Correspondingly, what tension should I string my tennis racquet?
When it comes to the actual tension, most manufacturers recommend stringing elastic materials like nylon or natural gut around 50-60 lbs. If using a stiffer string like polyester, drop the tension to avoid arm injuries.
Lowering your tension will give you more power, more comfort and will open up the sweetspot of your racquet. Increasing your tension will give you more control and allows you to generate your own power more (instead of the racquet or string doing it for you).
Additionally, how do you check string tension?
How do you reduce tennis string tension?
What is the highest tension in badminton?
As a general rule, you would need to have good strength if you wish to tie your string at 27 lbs or above. For average players, 22-26 lbs will be good enough. Over-loose string will cause the string bed to be too bouncy, and hence make the control of your shot execution harder.
What racquet tension Do pros use?
ATP
| Player | Racquet Brand | Tension (Mains) |
|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | Head | 59 lbs. |
| Rafael Nadal | Babolat | 55 lbs. |
| Dominic Thiem | Babolat | 55 lbs. |
| Roger Federer | Wilson | 48.5 lbs. |
What tension Babolat Pure Drive?
50-59 pounds
How often should you string a tennis racquet?
As a general rule you should re-string each year as often as you play per week. If you play twice per week, you should restring your racket twice per year. All strings gradually stretch and lose their resiliency or go dead, even if you play infrequently.
What tension is too low tennis?
A low string tension would be anywhere from around 40-50lbs. There are exceptions, of course; some players even going below 40lbs! That end of the spectrum is pretty much trampoline territory and we’ll get on to that later!
Is it worth restringing a tennis racquet?
To this player, we’d recommend re-stringing every three months. While you won’t break your strings, the tension of your strings (how tight or loose they are) will change dramatically in that time. Your strings begin losing tension the moment your racket is taken off the stringing machine.