eb_tennis_247
Semi-Pro
Many say that one should cut polys after 8-12 hours of play but that is a quite arbitrary and uncertain measure because it is highly dependent on the intensity of play and weather conditions (temperature). It is really about elasticity loss due to repeated stretching of the poly string.
When I play and practice singles with bigger hitters, polys definitely die out much more rapidly. I can clearly feel the loss of responsiveness.
Playing doubles, with 3.0/3.5 rec. players and in mild weather makes polys last longer.
In either cases, it also depends on the exact poly composition.
With all this said — does anyone have any more reliable way to measure the elasticity loss — without buying a multi-$K Babolat RDC machine or counting some arbitrary hours or waiting to “feel it in the arm”?
Tourna Stringmeter and similar don’t measure elasticity loss.
When I play and practice singles with bigger hitters, polys definitely die out much more rapidly. I can clearly feel the loss of responsiveness.
Playing doubles, with 3.0/3.5 rec. players and in mild weather makes polys last longer.
In either cases, it also depends on the exact poly composition.
With all this said — does anyone have any more reliable way to measure the elasticity loss — without buying a multi-$K Babolat RDC machine or counting some arbitrary hours or waiting to “feel it in the arm”?
Tourna Stringmeter and similar don’t measure elasticity loss.