Strings
Information about tennis strings, such as tennis string reviews, articles about co-poly strings, multifilament strings, natural gut strings and other types of tennis strings.
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Are the strings more important than the racquet?
Are the strings more important than the racquet? This sounds like a silly question. But hear me out because there is a point to be made. Well, the silly answer to: Are the strings more important than the racquet? Is: Yes! Because otherwise, it will be challenging to hit the ball! Let’s get a bit […]
Thiem’s Strings
Dominic Thiem is back to winning ways again. It’s evident that he has changed his string setup. So what are Thiem’s strings? Some claim that the strings play a bigger role than the racquet since it’s the strings that make contact with the ball. And you have several important variables for your string choice, type, […]
Pro player strings from Atlanta ATP
Thanks to fellow tennis nerds on Instagram, I get information about pro player strings, racquets and tensions. These are the strings/tensions from Atlanta ATP. What can we learn from pro player strings and tensions? Well, it shows us how different players and their tastes are. There are no cookie cutter setups. You need to play […]
Thiem’s New Strings
Dominic Thiem has struggled since he came back from injury. Today he won his first ATP match in a long time! What are Thiem’s new strings? When I usually post something with the title “Thiem’s new strings”, I know what they are. But sadly, I’m in the dark at the moment. I posted about his […]
Luxilon Element Forest Green
Luxilon Element is a softer polyester, with multi-mono technology. Now they introduce a new variant: Luxilon Element Forest Green. Luxilon Element Forest Green is meant to especially complement the Blade V8 racquets. Paired with a low-powered racquet like the Blades, it will offer a bit of extra power and a softer feel than traditional polyesters. […]
My Top 5 Tennis Strings Right Now
My Top 5 Tennis Strings Right Now are all polyester strings, because that is mainly what I use for my own game. But there is plenty of info about multifilaments on Tennisnerd as well. I got asked a question on my YouTube channel by patron John B. He wanted me to list my 5 favorite […]
The string, not the racquet
Sometimes it’s the string, not the racquet that you need to change. My buddy Robin Mick Bucher gave me a good example recently. I’ve already talked a lot about how small tweaks can have a big impact in this video about not giving up on your racquet. I got a good example of that a […]
Grapplesnake Tour Sniper Review
I’ve tested two Grapplesnake strings thoroughly and enjoyed both. I published my Grapplesnake Tour Sniper review on YouTube a while back. My Grapplesnake Tour Sniper Review impressed me with excellent control, decent spin potential and good feel for a medium-firm polyester string. I always like to point out that although polyester strings are the most […]
Luxilon Alu Power Vibe String Review
I’ve been play-testing a new string from Luxilon, which is a little different. Read on to find out more in this Luxilon Alu Power Vibe string review. For this Luxilon Alu Power Vibe review I mainly used the string in my perhaps two most-used racquets which I often use for string reviews. The Babolat Soft […]
Why pros still use natural gut
Yesterday I wrote a correction about Taylor Fritz strings. That turned into a video with the topic: “Why pros still use natural gut”. Natural gut strings were invented in 1875 by Babolat. At first they were made from sheep intestine, but since the 1960s they are made from cow intestine. According to Babolat it takes […]
