Category Archives: String
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What is “Soft”?
For many years, we have been testing string for elongation and subsequent power potential.
There is a new batch of strings that include the term “soft” in the promotional language, seemingly in an effort to mitigate the injuries associated with very stiff strings.
At some point, we can go into detail about how the soft version of a string compares to the non-soft version; however, for now, I want to reintroduce you to a post we did in 2016… almost ten (10) years ago!
Click on this link to go to that post
Thank you for reading this again. Â It is important “Play Harder not Hurterâ„¢”
Why String Bed Stiffness (SBS) matters.
String bed stiffness is a critical performance metric and therefore deserves more attention than it gets in the discussion(s) of string characteristics.
In this video, which is a little “jumpy” at first, you will see the data we collect for every racquet we do. For this discussion, we concentrate on these data:
- Reference Tension
- RDC string bed stiffness
- Flex Four-string bed stiffness
- Racquet Quest SBS (String Sense) stiffness
- Effective stiffness
- Master Tensometer string bed stiffness (kg/cm^)
Use Your String
We want you to play your best, and using your string is a component of your performance.
If you have any questions about your string and the best stringing technique, please let us know. We can provide information that may help the tournament stringing team meet your expectations.
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