Basic Facts About Frames & Strings*

 

Racket Facts

String Facts

ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL:

•  A heavier frame generates more power.

•  A heavier frame vibrates less.

•  A heavier frame has a larger sweetspot.

•  A stiffer frame generates more power.

•  A stiffer frame has a larger sweetspot.

•  A stiffer frame transmits more of the shock load to the arm than a more flexible frame.

•  A stiffer frame provides a more uniform ball response across the entire string plane.

•  A larger frame generates more power.

•  A larger frame is more resistant to twisting.

•  A larger frame has a larger sweetspot.

•  A longer frame generates more velocity and therefore more power.

•  The string bed in a longer frame generates more spin due to increased velocity.

ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL:

•  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.

•  Lower string density (fewer strings) creates more power.

•  Thinner string generates more power.

•  More elastic strings generate more power. (Generally, what will produce more power will also absorb more shock load at impact.)

•  Softer strings, or strings with a softer coating, tend to vibrate less.

•  Thinner strings tend to produce more spin.

•  Lower string density (fewer strings) generates more spin.

•  The more elastic the string, the more tension loss in the racquet after the string job.

   

* - Much of this material is derived from original material of the United States Racquet Stringers Association

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