Racquet String/Tension Help

[TennisFrkJC92]

I play with a Pure Drive Roddick with Wilson NXT 16 on 65lbs. I'm sure the tension loosened up a lot but my shots are going long by a lil bit. When a hard balls comin at me, there's no way for me to return it even by tapping, they all go long. This didn't happen when i got my racquet strung at first but after about 1 month, this started happening.

I'm thinking about stringing my racquet with Luxilon BB Alu Power 16L on mains and NXT Tour 16 on crosses at 61/63 respectively. Or Luxilon BB Alu Power Rough 16L on mains and Wilson Natural Gut on crosses at 61/63 respectively.
Also, i'm not a string breaker so i'm pretty confident i can string at 62+ and not break it for at least 2-3 months and i play for 4-5 hours a week

Any way to keep the string tension longer?
Any suggestions on what kind of strings to use and at what tension?
Any recommendations at all will be appreciated.

 

[Valjean]

You're confusing durability and resiliency, aren't you? Sixteen to 20 hours is pretty good for NXT strung at 65 lbs., after a month you're likely going downhill in terms of placement accuracy. If you still want more stamina in a string, and/or more of a control orientation than just a restringing could give, I'd take you to NXT Max next. A poly hybrid, meant to give added durability to players who break strings frequently, is a world away from NXT multifilament, can hurt your arm and shoulder, and will afford even less playing life than you currently receive.

 

[dufferok]

Wilson NXT is a multifilament string; therefore, a string that adds power to your game. Since you are not a string breaker, you could switch to a synthetic gut string. This would provide less power and better tension maintenance. Try Prince Synthetic Gut Original or w/ Duraflex for a good standard synthetic gut string. You can then judge all other strings based on how the PSG played. So if the PSG is still too powerful, try a poly hybrid (poly strings in the mains and synthetic gut in the crosses). Also realize as you step towards less powerful strings, the comfort level goes down.

String power based on type (most powerful to least): Gut, Multifilament, Synthetic, Poly, Aramid

 

[TennisFrkJC92]

I thought Polys provide more power like Pro Hurricane Tour.