Things You Should Read If You Want To Know How to String a Tennis Racket

September 8, 2009 by: Sports Update

What you are going to read is an article you should read if you want to know how to string a tennis racket. Just like the others sporting equipment, tennis rackets also need suitable maintenance and care to keep those rackets in good condition for work. Things you are forbid to do when caring for your tennis racket is throw it, bang it, or step on it. Don’t you keep your racket in a hot car, because the sun can transform a graphite frame to the extent that the strings are pulled out of shape, you have to restring it once or twice a year (this number is not an absolute, but it is conditional, depending on how often you play) and don’t you ever string beyond the recommended range if you don’t want to break the frame.

What equipments do you need to string you racket and how to string a racket? If you want to start stringing your tennis racket, you will need a diagonal cutter and stringer machine to help you. Here are the steps to string a tennis racket.

1. Step 1. The first step to do is you have to decide on what kind of strings will you get. A combination between resiliency and durability is the best way to go. You have to choose durable main strings and softer gut cross strings. The most durable and toughest strings well known are made of Kevlar, as well as certain polyester strings, like Lexilon.

2. Step 2. Make certain about the tension that is best for you. A good rule of thumb is that tighter strings give more control while looser strings give more comfort and power because they tend to project the ball farther. String tension is a personal decision and another aspect that will probably need some experimentation.

3. Step 3. After you have chosen your tension and chosen your strings, you have to mount the racket in a stringer, ensuring the head and neck of the racket are very safe. Ensure all clamps are tight, so that the racket will not move.

4. Step 4. Adjust the tension on the stringer to the weight that you are comfort with. Be sure not to go beyond the limit of the frame. The limit of the frame usually located near the neck of the frame.

5. Step 5. After that, prepare to string your major strings by counting out 36 to 40 feet of string. The majors are strung vertically. If your racket has for holes, take 12 feet of string and start inserting it at the head of the racket, going down to the neck and back up to the head. Locate the clamp on the first string at the head, apply tension and clamp the string. Keep clamping until all of the major strings are done. Use leftover string to bind a firm knot. Unclamp and release tension, and cut off any excess string.

Besides information about how to string a tennis racket, you also need to know about caring your racket. Racket care is mostly common sense:

- Don’t you expose it to extreme heat or cold such as by leaving it in you car in summer or winter season.
- Keep your racket out of the sun when not in use.
- Don’t you ever throw it, bang it, or sit on it.
- Avoid scraping in when you are picking up balls.
- Put protective tape over those parts of the outer surface that you might scrape reaching for low balls.

Here are some great videos on how to stringing and care Tennis Racket properly:
1. How to string a tennis racquet