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good pocketing??? anyone...
good pocketing??? anyone...
good pocketing??? anyone...
Less power, less trampoline effect. If you string really tight, you can swing as fast as you want and still keep the ball in play. But *you* have to generate the pace -- the strings won't help anymore. If you swing slowly, the ball doesn't go very far. But it's also really nice at the net when you're volleying: it's a lot easier to keep a high-pace ball in play with a volley.
More spin,, less power
If I understand correctly, a higher tension doesn't produce more spin, correct? Just less power/time on the string bed I thought.
Yeah the reason why they get more spin or think they are is probably due to the fact that they are forced to swing fast
geez this thread is all over the place. Someone stick up that TW link that states whats what.
Hi sansaephanh - Your request obliged.
String Facts
- Lower string tensions generate more power (providing string movement does not occur).
- Higher string tensions generate more ball control (for experienced players).
- A longer string (or string plane area) produces more power.
- Decreased string density (fewer strings) generates more power.
- Thinner string generates more power.*
- More elastic strings generate more power.
- Softer strings, or strings with a softer coating, tend to vibrate less.
- Thinner strings tend to produce more spin.
- Increased string density (more strings) generates more control.
- The more elastic the string, the more tension loss in the racquet after the string job.**
* Although Wilson's research for their Sweetspot string disputes this statement.
**Pre-stretching aligns (stretches) the polymer chains in the string and "sets" the string, which reduces tension loss, albeit slightly. Generally, the more pre-stretching (prior to stringing) the less tension loss after stringing.
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/LC/BasicFacts.html
-Jack