Materials
Nylon - synthetic gut or nylon? Truth be told, synthetic gut is nylon.
In fact, most of today’s “performance synthetics”
are constructed of nylon, albeit a higher grade than
basic nylon string. Today’s manufacturing processes produce
nylon strings (or synthetic gut, if you insist) that provide
a good combination of playability and durability. In the old
days (wood racquet era), any self-respecting player used
natural gut. Nylon was so bad that only beginners used the
stuff. Today, 98% of non-professional players use nylon strings.
It’s that much better. Other string materials include:
Natural Gut - the ultimate in playability and feel. Often overlooked
due to it’s cost, natural gut is the best choice for
players with arm problems or those who simply want the best.
It remains the #1 string choice for the top 20 ATP tour.
These players know that natural gut offers maximum
feel and control due to it’s low dynamic stiffness,
which provides better ball “pocketing”, and a
slight texture that provides more ball grab for enhanced spin.
Polyester - a very durable string designed for string breakers-not much
power or feel. Polyester strings also experience rapid
initial tension loss. Players switching from a nylon or
synthetic gut string should increase tension 3-5 pounds.
Kevlar - The most durable string available. Kevlar is very stiff and
strings up very tight. Therefore, it is usually combined
with nylon to reduce the string bed stiffness (Kevlar main
strings, nylon cross strings). Players trying kevlar hybrids
for the first time (from nylon strings) are recommended to
reduce tension by 10% to compensate for the added stiffness.
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