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03-01-2004, 05:37 PM
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string tensions
do you know what the highest string tension played by the pros is? what about the lowest?
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03-01-2004, 06:17 PM
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Highest I know of is Thomas Muster at the Australian Open a few years back with a shocking 44/43kg with IsoSpeed Pro 1.25mm. Lowest?......few clay court guys on tour currently in 18kg range with polys. Pretty sure Chang did some pretty low tensions at Wimbledon a few years back too.
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03-01-2004, 08:19 PM
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Can you translate that to pounds for me?
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03-02-2004, 02:38 AM
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Just times it by 2.2 PCMD..
I know James Blake was up at 68lbs in Sydney.. Mark P. Strings up around the 33.5kg (around 73lbs) mark. Lisa Raymond was stringing at 69lbs too. as for LOW, i can remember doing Galo Blanco at like LOW 20's, cant remember exactly what it was.. it was with 1.38 BB original too.. nasty stuff |
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03-02-2004, 04:12 PM
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20 pounds? WOW, amazing. Sampras was like 72 lbs right? Isn't Haas way up there too?
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03-02-2004, 05:20 PM
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20, geez, how do the strings even stay together?
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03-02-2004, 06:27 PM
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Pete would always change tensions and gauges depending on weather, court speed, surface, etc......but would usually be above 31kg (other than at Wimbledon). Haas also likes a tight frame, from the low to mid/high 30kg mark. Another one is Seles, who likes her strings first prestretched, then each double pulled near 38kg.
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03-02-2004, 08:42 PM
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no no no, sorry fellas, I meant 20KG for Blanco.. not lbs
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03-03-2004, 07:40 PM
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38 kg? THATS HGUE!!!
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03-04-2004, 02:48 AM
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You also must consider the stiffness of the string and head size of her racquet....
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03-04-2004, 06:37 PM
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Does she have an oversize with natural gut or something?
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03-05-2004, 02:33 AM
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It's a pretty huge racquet strung with 515.
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03-05-2004, 01:56 PM
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sampras: 75 lbs.
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03-05-2004, 02:29 PM
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My arm hurts just thinking about hitting a ball with a racquet strung at 75!
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03-08-2004, 09:42 AM
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Sampras and Muster's frames are crazy.
Has anyone ever tried to copy their balances and tensions for fun? |
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03-08-2004, 03:12 PM
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I tried 68lbs 16g NRG in a 95 si. frame once and knew it was too high after hitting the very first ball. It was the first and last time I was ever fearful about My health on a tennis court.
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