🎾 How To Spot When Tennis Strings Are Dead 💀 & You Should Re-string Your Racket? 👀
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Did you know that you can have "dead" 💀 strings in your tennis racket? Yes! And they make your tennis worse without a doubt. Lack of feel, too much easy power, lack of control and unpredictable lenght of your shots - it all can happen due to "dead" strings. How to spot them & when it is time to re-string your racket even if your strings did not break? You will find out in this video. Enjoy the manooovrlbity!
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Nice piece of advice my friend, I will use the app in the future. Do you know how long a string can last when kept stored and unused? I bought a string 7 years ago and I have never used it, since I was not able to play. keep up your content, great work and charisma!
Modern polyester strings can last very long when stored in a dark place with moderate (room) temperature. It can be different with natural gut or multifilaments, as they can loose some of their properties like elasticity when stored for too long.
@@CzechTennisGuy Thanks my friend, maybe I will buy new strings just to be sure, what is your opinion abouth Artengo strings? Im looking for strings that give me power
@@unweoncualquiera2.0 I never tried Artengo string except the one that were pre-strung. For power look for softer polyester strings and multifilaments. For more control and spin potential, look for stiffer polyester strings. I think companies that make strings describe them quite well on the packaging or on their websites.
@@CzechTennisGuy thanks a lot my friend!!
Thanks Tennisguy, I've read a lot about when to change strings and most just say when feel or power is gone but I'm not good enough to be able to determine that.
This is the first time I've seen ways to objectively quantify if the strings need changing. Great video!
Excellent, excellent video. Really appreciate your detailed video and everything you talk about makes sense in all aspects. I play with a 18x20 pattern and long story short, i play with a shaped poly mains (volkl cyclone 19 ) and round poly cross (yonex poly tour pro) typically @47/45 lbs mains/ cross and this setup has worked for me without any issues (20+ hours of play easily). Found out the hard way high tension (> 50 lb) doesn't work in my setup
Good points! I am a certified stringer through ERSA and they recommend stringing when dynamic tension drops under 28 pounds. Dynamic tension can be measured using a ERT 300. Polyester strings have to be restrung more often due to lack of elasticity.
That’s good to know! I use an ERT 700 (the old version of the 300). A DT of 28 for a mid + racquet would correspond to a strong tension of 42 lbs or so. Would letting the tension drop this low change the playing characteristics of the racquet a lot if some strung at 52 lbs for example? I’m guessing they would start spraying shots.
I´m also using an ERT 300, the lowest value I measured once was 25 on a multifilament string, I had to deep clean the racket before even getting it on the machine as it was a white racket but it was so dirty it looked more like creme/beige in terms of colour...
When I returned the racket the woman was really asking if this is her racket =P
I myself prefer having a newly strung racket, instead of playing too long, as I´m not breaking strings anyway.
I have 3 of the same racquet’s Wilson profile 95s , and I get my racquets strung once a month, because I get a lower tension the strings last longer. Great video my friend.
Thank you for your interesting advice.
"... that ball was on the line ... Chalk FLEW!" you got the tennis passion for sure
I use the same app :) on cold you should lower tension. My best experience is,when I play new string and new balls. Since you don't break string before it loosen tension is better to go with thinner gauge. It's obvious you don't need 1.28....
Good. I'm a savvy person. I used to play with 1.25 mm Babolat Hurricane Tour, but since Tecnifibre offers only 1.24 mm - 1.28 mm Black Code string, I go for the thicker one. I need to say I'm very happy with it. Also the string is hexagonal and the durability at 1.24 mm would be quite lower. For me 8-12 hours of serious play is optimal.
Excellent advice 🎾🤗
Hmm...very nice educational video. Just wish you started to make these videos 10 years ago 😀would have made my life much more easier with all this knowledge 🙂
:-D I wish I had started with them much earlier, too. But it's never too late to learn new things. ;-)
Thanks for a good video! What strings and what tension do you use i your artengo? Have you tried whith natural gut?
Thanks Thomas. I use Dunlop Explosive Spin 1.25 mm at 24/23 kg. I didn't try natural gut yet, it's too expensive and I would not benefit from it.
Good stuff!
Great video
Thanks for the content! What is that tension meter app?
It is called TennisTension.
thanks, buddy for letting me know about the tension measuring app and useful info on strings. in my group guys are using the same strings for years they do not change strings bcoz they are not broken. I always change my racquet strings after 2-3 months. we play 1 to 1.5 hours 5 days A WEEK. is this ok?
you must live in warm and dry climate, yes?
Hey there, if you play regularly like you do, maybe you should re-string your racket every 1-2 months just to keep your game at the same level of enjoyment. If you have two rackets, you can switch between them. Then always string one racket at higher tension so when you switch the tension is at the similar level of the previous racket when it was freshly strung. Re-stringing is also good from the health point of view. Old strings get stiffer and your arm will suffer more from the lack of elasticity of the strings. Always re-string your racket when you start feeling something is wrong with the quality of your shots even though you did everything right.
Nice video. Did you modify your Artengo woth lead tape or do you play stock? I also have this racket and its good but little bit underpowered.
Thank you. Yes I did because as you said yourself, the racket in stock form is underpowered. Here is my custom job video about this racket and I have to say it's perfect now - higher swingweight, better plowthrough, better stability and overall control. And the manooovrlbity remained very good. czcams.com/video/hJttarcsl9g/video.html
@@CzechTennisGuy did you try the Babolat Pure Strike VS 2022, latest model. Its similar to the Artengo, a control racket but with power and spin, the core elements of Babolat. How does it behave in comparison to the Artengo?
@@born_hard9705 No I didn't try the new Pure Strike VS 2022 so I can't compare it. But just from the specs the Pure Strike VS will have more power for sure and it will be just a little bit more precise and control oriented with softer feel.
I'm using this racket with high string tension, lead tape at 3 & 9 & 11 & 1 oclock. 2 g each tape. leather grip + 2 overgrips.
the feeling is sublime.
Really, technifibre is right next to Yonex in my mind, would you say artengo is better than VCORE 95 for control?
I don't know, I didn't hit with the Vcore 95. Probably the Vcore 95 is more precise.
Flat ball i know, but dead string i never met, or if i met i wouldn't know😢
Does "dead" strings mean anything different than strings that have lost their tension?
It's more things together as I mention in the video. One thing I didn't talk about yet and it's super important for the feel of the strings is the "dynamic tension". That can be measured only by ERT300 and other similar physical devices that pull the strings in the sweetspot and measure how they react to that pull. Basically "dead" means old strings + loss of tension + loss of elasticity. It's a big difference if you have old strings that dropped from 25 kg to 19 kg and you have freshly strung racket at 19 kg. Both rackets will feel very different although they have the same 19 kg. Imagine an old EVA foam in running or tennis shoes. At the first sight it might look ok, but the compression and decompression effect of the old midsole EVA foam will feel very dead so the energy transfer will not work for you.
i am from india and in india artengo TR960 IS NOT AVAILABLE . how can i get . can u share some online links which can help me to get tr960?
You can get the racket only in Decathlon store. So if you don't have the store in your country, you can't get it right now.
Mine are always dead in the winter … I don’t understand 😮💨
Winter is a very specific time of the year. Always string your racket 1-2 kg / 2-4 pounds on a lower tension compared to summer if you play in a significantly colder conditions. And always put your rackets into bag right after you finish your session, don't leave them in car over night etc. Strings are sensitive for temperature change so always try to have your rackets at home at normal temperature between 18°-24°C. It is also good to experiment with the gauge. For winter play with thinner strings let's say 1.20 - 1.24 mm and in summer you can go up from 1.25 - 1.35 mm.
Not all strings snap back. Wilson NXT frequently doesn't snap back, poly is a different story it should always snap back.
Multifilaments don't snap back that much. Snap back is actually destroying them so that's why multis are in general best for flatter hitters. But with a poly/multi hybrid, it can snap back pretty well.
@@CzechTennisGuy Those polys tend to leave pocket chips when they are about to snap.
it sounds like you only talked about mono. can you expand upon other strings?
I'm not a multi or gut user so I can speak only for myself and my own experience with mono strings. But you can use some of these tips also for the multi or gut.
@@CzechTennisGuy hi ive used gut for years and the strings can move after the first few hits without moving back. not sure about the other tips. ty for your reply though!
@@kylebeng I see. So the gut is a very specific string. It's not gliding and snapping back like a polyester string. That's why you could see Roger Federer putting the strings back to it's position after every point. To avoid this you can try some hybrid - main guts / crosses polyester and you can see that guts glide and snap back on the polyester string a lot better for maximum spin potential. Roger was also famous for using the string fleas, I don't know how it is called, but the small dots that you insert between main and cross strings to make them last longer. These small dots prevent strings from gliding and help prevent friction, which also helps with the overall durability of the string. This small things can help you, too.
@@CzechTennisGuy yes I use a round copoly for my crosses to tame the power and so there's less friction
You should have measured the tension with the app right after your strung the racquet, a day later, and after 5 hours. I doubt that the app would show exactly 24kg after you strung the racquet.
Probably right after you take the racket from the machine, it will have about 0.5-1.5 kg lower tension. But it also depends on the stringing machine, stringer technique (pre-stretch) and strings of course.
Is it Control Pro or Tour???
CT = Control Tour
Dík, super
The app lets you use it all until you want the results. You are required to give credit card details to know your tension.. Its rubbish
It was updated to this version after my video. It's a common thing. Apps are for free for some time and after they get enough attention, you have to pay for them. But maybe there is still the old version of this app for free. It was Tennis Tension and now there is a new version called Tennis Tension Pro. Try searching for the older Tennis Tension app on Android.
Went to Prague this new year, beautiful country, cheap too, I should consider moving if your politicians doesn’t play the woke game 😂
Prague is beautiful, but too big for me. I like smaller cities. I don't know what the politicians play for a game, but I'm sure it's not tennis :-).
Keep hitting until the string breaks and get yourself 15L gauge so it'll last longer even on clay 😉
This was my approach for 15 years. But when you reach point you play with a racket that dropped tension from 23 kg to 16-17 kg, it sucks. Last couple of years I don't wait for strings to break, I check them and if they look like they are 2 hours away from breaking, I re-string them to make sure they last one full match. Another positive from this is that you have overall better experience and you play constantly. I recommend doing it this way for every serious intermediate and advanced players.
Some string won’t drop tension that much and I have 3 perfectly matched frames. So if the strings break on one, not a big deal for me and match continues.
Haven't seen him play but guarantee this guy is bad at tennis. This level of fixation on equipment is for top 500 players or for someone who needs something to think about other than actually improving at tennis
I hope I'm not that bad. Playing tennis since 4 years old, now I'm 38, so 34 years with a tennis racket in my hand. By far not a pro, but very good advanced/experienced player. Played a lot of tournaments when I was younger. Still playing competitive for 2 teams: in the Czech Republic and Austria. Here you can check my profile in Austria where I have been playing since Summer 2000: www.noetv.at/spieler/detail/mm/pi/NU81103.html My score is 94:17 singles and 87:35 doubles. Which is total of 181:52 win/loss ratio. And that's just matches in Austria. In Czech Republic I have maybe double the score of matches. Here you can check my training match with the Artengo TR960 Control Tour 16x19 from end of the last clay season: czcams.com/video/QBX0KfjxTAA/video.html And in the last Rackets of the Year 2022 you can see some good footage of me hitting the ball: czcams.com/video/uGHFS_LZTi4/video.html
@@CzechTennisGuy fair enough but he has a point. Sometimes people tend to focus to much on things other than what they need to improve (which is obviously spending more time on the court). It’s easy to get lost while trying to find your optimal specs.
For sure some people blaim strings, rackets, balls for their bad skills which is ridiculous, but the point of this video is just simple - to be aware of quality of your strings, which are essentialy 50% of racket performance. This is one of the easiest ways how to spot when strings work against you instead for you.
@Tennis Guy ok, good that you can hit yourself. But if you were out to help people get better on tennistube, you'd be out with matchplay footage or coaching tips or something, not this. This type of content has not helped any of the few thousand viewers you who watch you improve at tennis, but certainly has given many of them an avenue to waste their time and make them *feel* like they're improving without changing at all. You're just pumping out toxic McContent so you can leech ad revenue without a care for your viewers
Did you realize that my content is about rackets, shoes, strings, balls etc. = it's called tennis equipment. I focus on this topic because I like it. People who follow me also watch this type of videos. It's simple. For coaching tips find another youtuber - Intuitive Tennis, Mouratoglou etc. There is plenty to choose from. Leave that on other peoples decisions. If you have nothing to add to this topic just leave.