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Racquet & String Facts By: Michael Kowalski
USNTA Certified Instructor #K89139 and USRSA Certified Stringer. Mike currently teaches in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. |
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Racquet Facts
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String Facts
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| HEAVIER Frame – more power – vibrates less – larger sweet spot |
Tension – LOWER – more power ( if strings do not move much ) – HIGHER – more control ( for experienced players ) |
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| STIFFER Frame – more power – larger sweet spot – transmits more shock – more uniform ball response across the entire string plane |
ELASTIC String – more power – less shock – more/quicker tension loss |
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| LARGER Frame – more power – more resistant to twisting – larger sweet spot |
DENSITY Lower (fewer strings) – more power – generates more spin SOFTER String – vibrate less |
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| LONGER Frame – more velocity = more power – more velocity = more spin |
THINNER String – more power – more spin |
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| • Dynamic resilience of a string bed = how well it can absorb energy (pocket the ball) and return upon ball impact (snap back), thus providing the greatest control and energy return.• MORE Dynamic Resilience = More Power. The more dynamically resilient the string (or string plane), the greater the deformation and therefore the greater the energy return. | ||