Please recommend strings for a string breaker

[rod_b]

Anyone have any good recommendations for a chronic string breaker. Here's the deal...

I just started stringing rackets for a friend of a friend. He is constantly breaking strings within several hours of playing. His basic setup is Head i.S1, PSGD17@56#, hits spin on everything and had a nasty case of TE about a year ago. Everytime I inspect his broken strings, there are deep cuts in the mains. So it looks like he's getting too much string movement. I just started stringing his rackets so I thought it was me but my friend says he's been doing this for as long as he's been playing. I'd like to recommend a poly but I'd feel awful if his TE came back. Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Nuke]

Well, moving him to 16 guage would obviously help.

 

[krprunitennis2]

What is his tension?

 

[rod_b]

Well, moving him to 16 guage would obviously help.

I fear that would only prolong the inevitable by a short period of time. Not that I mind...he pays me everytime I string his rackets no matter how long they last. I just feel bad for the guy. He's gonna go broke stringing rackets all the time.

 

[rod_b]

What is his tension?

His string setup is 56lbs, Prince Syn Gut w/Duraflex 17g

 

[Rafa's best friend]

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[krprunitennis2]

His string setup is 56lbs, Prince Syn Gut w/Duraflex 17g

Have you tried Wilson Stamina DT for your mains?

 

[rod_b]

Have you tried Wilson Stamina DT for your mains?

I can suggest it to him. What's been your experience with this string?

 

[Valjean]

Adding string savers first, then moving him to a thicker gauge is the way to start. Then suggest Prince Topspin, which has Duraflex added in and is a 15L. However, first you need him on board with any change, and the need for one, don't you...

 

[ChicagoJack]

Long lasting, comfortable and cheap is a rare combination.

I have found it with Head Rip Control 16. I was a happy long time Tecnifibre X- one Bi Phase user, I really loved that string but it would only last me a week or two at the most. I hit with a lot of topspin and I'm really sensitive to comfort so durability has always been an issue with me. Head Rip Control is actually more comfortable, is closer to natural gut on the USRSA stiffness scale than Biphase, and last about 3 times longer. I had my last set in for 4-5 weeks and chose to cut it out at that point. Have no idea how long it takes to actually break a set, but I'm sure to find out eventually. Plus it's cheap, this is a premuim string for a low price.


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"RIP Control is a unique string. It has features of a multifilament and a polyester in one. It eventually develops the slightly softer feel of a multifilament, and it kinks and develops fuzzy ends like a multifilament during installation. But it has increased coil memory and impressive durability like a polyester string. We would highly recommend this string to players who are breaking strings too often, but do not want to go to a polyester or a Kevlar hybrid. Head made a wise decision recommending this string for their Control Series racquets because players targeted for these frames will tend to break strings more often." [1]

Head RIP Control 16 String Review
Reprinted with permission of the
United States Racquet Stringer's Association
[1] http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Reviews/RCON16/RCON16Review.html


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Best regards
-Jack

 

[Midlife crisis]

Anyone have any good recommendations for a chronic string breaker. Here's the deal...

I just started stringing rackets for a friend of a friend. He is constantly breaking strings within several hours of playing. His basic setup is Head i.S1, PSGD17@56#, hits spin on everything and had a nasty case of TE about a year ago. Everytime I inspect his broken strings, there are deep cuts in the mains. So it looks like he's getting too much string movement. I just started stringing his rackets so I thought it was me but my friend says he's been doing this for as long as he's been playing. I'd like to recommend a poly but I'd feel awful if his TE came back. Any suggestions are appreciated.

I'd suggest going with Polyon SP17 and stringing it about 54 pounds. Polyon SP17 is one of the softest playing poly strings around and has fairly good tension maintenance. This was the first poly string I moved my son to after he started breaking strings, and it was an easy transition for him.