TW Professor
Administrator
The Tennis University String Comparison Tool has been improved. Go here:
http://twu.tennis-warehouse.com/learning_center/stringselector/stringselector.php
Compare strings on scientifically measured properties such as:
Stiffness
Energy Return
Tension Loss
Deflection
Dwell Time
Peak Impact Force
Impact Tension Increase
Strings are measured and compared for 9 different combinations of reference tension and swing speed. Strings behave differently relative to themselves and others depending on the impact force resulting from the combination of impact speed and tension.
That is one reason so many people can disagree about a string--if they are playing with different swing speed/tension combinations, they may be experiencing completely different string behaviors, even though they are using the same string.
Choose your current string from the dropdown. Choose the materials you want to compare it to and the specs you want compared (one at a time is good just for screen simplicity). You can then compare your string to all others. You can then also choose a different string to play with by choosing one that is x% more or less in whatever category concerns you.
The key to the tool is to click the thick blue cell borders to zoom in and zoom out to change the information displayed.
http://twu.tennis-warehouse.com/learning_center/stringselector/stringselector.php
Compare strings on scientifically measured properties such as:
Stiffness
Energy Return
Tension Loss
Deflection
Dwell Time
Peak Impact Force
Impact Tension Increase
Strings are measured and compared for 9 different combinations of reference tension and swing speed. Strings behave differently relative to themselves and others depending on the impact force resulting from the combination of impact speed and tension.
That is one reason so many people can disagree about a string--if they are playing with different swing speed/tension combinations, they may be experiencing completely different string behaviors, even though they are using the same string.
Choose your current string from the dropdown. Choose the materials you want to compare it to and the specs you want compared (one at a time is good just for screen simplicity). You can then compare your string to all others. You can then also choose a different string to play with by choosing one that is x% more or less in whatever category concerns you.
The key to the tool is to click the thick blue cell borders to zoom in and zoom out to change the information displayed.
