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WHY ARE STRINGS SO IMPORTANT?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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As Westchester\u2019s premier stringing locations, Sportech, located in Rye Brook, NY and The Tennis Professionals pro shop located at Rye Racquet Club in Harrison, NY are renowned for their exceptional stringing and racquet repair expertise.\u00a0 \u00a0Our team or stringers have strung over 50,000 racquets strung since we began our stringing app in 2017.\u00a0 We keep a detailed history of racquet, grip size, date strung, string and tension.\u00a0 With that history it is easy to discuss a player\u2019s decision to change string or tension.\u00a0 We string approximately 4,500 racquets per year. We serve the tennis communities of Rye, Greenwich, Harrison, White Plains and many distant areas as people travel quite a distance for quality racquet stringing. \u00a0Needless to say, with four electronic Bairdo and Technifibre stringing machines and three full time and two part time stringers, we take our stringing quite seriously. Stringing can often change the way a racket plays. You can have two of the same rackets and have different strings in them and the two rackets will play\u00a0quite differently.\u00a0\u00a0 Remember, the ball hits the string bed, not the frame! \u00a0The strings are considered the \u2018engine\u2019 of the racquet.\u00a0 And, if you have more than one frame it is important to keep the stringing\u00a0consistent\u00a0in order to keep them playing the same. The frequency of stringing will depend on your playing style and the amount of times you play per week. The more frequently you play, the more you should string your rackets. Playing one day a week, stringing\u00a0once a year would be adequate. Two times a week of play and you should have it strung at least two times a year. We usually recommend\u00a0restringing rackets even if you don’t break strings. Restringing before the outdoor season and before the indoor season would mean that you have a\u00a0well-tuned racket.\u00a0 We can also help you with racquet customization and the replacing of worn-out grommets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WHAT IS THE RIGHT STRING FOR ME?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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There are many different ideas and philosophies that people think about when putting strings into their rackets. Do I put in gut, polyester or a synthetic string? What is the difference, and what will make my game better?\u00a0 First of all one must understand the technology of strings. Then the right decision can be made as to what is the best choice for the player.\u00a0 Let us help you decide the best strings for your game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Polyester strings from Luxilon, Babolat, Solinco, Yonex and others\u00a0are strings that are made for players who break strings frequently and\u00a0who hit with excessive spin. The strings have a slick coating to them which allows for quick ‘snap back’ to their original position. The strings can be made with different angles, not only round, to help enhance the movement of the strings to give more spin and to have less friction burn. Friction burn occurs when\u00a0the main and crosses rub together\u00a0which will inevitably make them break. The other issue with polyester is that tension doesn’t last long. Tension loss usually occurs between 10 to 15 hours of play.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A second group of strings would be \u2018natural gut\u2019 and multifilament. The characteristics of natural gut fiber string is the incredible feel, the holding of tension, a longer ‘dwell time’ and the noticeable ease on one’s arm. The drawback of the string is that it’s temperamental with the elements and the cost\u00a0might deter people from purchasing it. The $80 natural gut restring is often recommended for the purist, tennis elbow sufferers and the\u00a0player who does not break strings often. Brands with the best\u00a0gut strings\u00a0are\u00a0Babolat and Wilson. Multifilament strings are another type of string that has a similar feel to natural gut but are made of nylon fibers. The strings have many fibers that make for a soft feel and allow the string to maintain its tension for a longer period of time. Being softer,\u00a0the strings\u00a0also allow for more of a \u2018cupping\u2019 of the ball and trampoline effect that will give you more power on your shots. Wilson, Babolat, Gamma and Technifibre are a few companies that have come out with exceptional\u00a0multifilament strings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Synthetic gut strings are another type of string that offers feel and durability. Not as soft as a multifilament because it has a center core, this type of string is used mostly by players who want the string to last longer and be more\u00a0cost effective. Often, players who use this type of string are not as particular with their choice. This type of string comes in many different colors and offers a larger variety of manufacturers that produce them such as\u00a0Babolat, Yonex, Dunlop, Head, Wilson and Prince.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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HYBRID STRINGING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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“Hybriding” these different types of strings is also an option when stringing your racket. Hybrids consist of two different types of strings. Most of the time the preferred hybrid stringing would use a poly in either the mains or the crosses and then a synthetic or multifiber for the other string. Usually, when one puts polyester strings in the mains and synthetic or natural in the crosses, they are stringing for durability instead of having more feel. To have more feel, we would suggest stringing the synthetic or natural strings for the mains and the poly for the crosses.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We carry over 100 types of strings making your stringing options vast.\u00a0 We also sell individual sets of strings as well as reels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Marc Kessler, The Tennis Professionals and Sportech\u00a0<\/p>\n

Babolat VS string team, stringer at the French Open\u00a0and 6 time US Open stringer<\/p>\n

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WHY ARE STRINGS SO IMPORTANT?\u00a0 As Westchester\u2019s premier stringing locations, Sportech, located in Rye Brook, NY and The Tennis Professionals pro shop located at Rye Racquet Club in Harrison, NY are renowned for their exceptional stringing and racquet repair expertise.\u00a0 \u00a0Our team or stringers have strung over 50,000 racquets strung since we began our stringing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n

WHY ARE STRINGS SO IMPORTANT?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Westchester\u2019s premier stringing locations, Sportech, located in Rye Brook, NY and The Tennis Professionals pro shop located at Rye Racquet Club in Harrison, NY are renowned for their exceptional stringing and racquet repair expertise.   Our team or stringers have strung over 50,000 racquets strung since we began our stringing app in 2017.  We keep a detailed history of racquet, grip size, date strung, string and tension.  With that history it is easy to discuss a player\u2019s decision to change string or tension.  We string approximately 4,500 racquets per year. We serve the tennis communities of Rye, Greenwich, Harrison, White Plains and many distant areas as people travel quite a distance for quality racquet stringing.  Needless to say, with four electronic Bairdo and Technifibre stringing machines and three full time and two part time stringers, we take our stringing quite seriously. Stringing can often change the way a racket plays. You can have two of the same rackets and have different strings in them and the two rackets will play quite differently.   Remember, the ball hits the string bed, not the frame!  The strings are considered the \u2018engine\u2019 of the racquet.  And, if you have more than one frame it is important to keep the stringing consistent in order to keep them playing the same. The frequency of stringing will depend on your playing style and the amount of times you play per week. The more frequently you play, the more you should string your rackets. Playing one day a week, stringing once a year would be adequate. Two times a week of play and you should have it strung at least two times a year. We usually recommend restringing rackets even if you don't break strings. Restringing before the outdoor season and before the indoor season would mean that you have a well-tuned racket.  We can also help you with racquet customization and the replacing of worn-out grommets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


WHAT IS THE RIGHT STRING FOR ME?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many different ideas and philosophies that people think about when putting strings into their rackets. Do I put in gut, polyester or a synthetic string? What is the difference, and what will make my game better?  First of all one must understand the technology of strings. Then the right decision can be made as to what is the best choice for the player.  Let us help you decide the best strings for your game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Polyester strings from Luxilon, Babolat, Solinco, Yonex and others are strings that are made for players who break strings frequently and who hit with excessive spin. The strings have a slick coating to them which allows for quick 'snap back' to their original position. The strings can be made with different angles, not only round, to help enhance the movement of the strings to give more spin and to have less friction burn. Friction burn occurs when the main and crosses rub together which will inevitably make them break. The other issue with polyester is that tension doesn't last long. Tension loss usually occurs between 10 to 15 hours of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second group of strings would be \u2018natural gut\u2019 and multifilament. The characteristics of natural gut fiber string is the incredible feel, the holding of tension, a longer 'dwell time' and the noticeable ease on one's arm. The drawback of the string is that it's temperamental with the elements and the cost might deter people from purchasing it. The $80 natural gut restring is often recommended for the purist, tennis elbow sufferers and the player who does not break strings often. Brands with the best gut strings are Babolat and Wilson. Multifilament strings are another type of string that has a similar feel to natural gut but are made of nylon fibers. The strings have many fibers that make for a soft feel and allow the string to maintain its tension for a longer period of time. Being softer, the strings also allow for more of a \u2018cupping\u2019 of the ball and trampoline effect that will give you more power on your shots. Wilson, Babolat, Gamma and Technifibre are a few companies that have come out with exceptional multifilament strings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synthetic gut strings are another type of string that offers feel and durability. Not as soft as a multifilament because it has a center core, this type of string is used mostly by players who want the string to last longer and be more cost effective. Often, players who use this type of string are not as particular with their choice. This type of string comes in many different colors and offers a larger variety of manufacturers that produce them such as Babolat, Yonex, Dunlop, Head, Wilson and Prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HYBRID STRINGING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hybriding\" these different types of strings is also an option when stringing your racket. Most hybrids consist of two different types of strings. Most of the time the preferred hybrid stringing would use a poly in either the mains or the crosses and then a synthetic or multifiber for the other string. Usually, when one puts polyester strings in the mains and synthetic or natural in the crosses, they are stringing for durability instead of having more feel. To have more feel, we would suggest stringing the synthetic or natural strings for the mains and the poly for the crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We carry over 100 types of strings making your stringing options vast.  We also sell individual sets of strings as well as reels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marc Kessler, The Tennis Professionals and Sportech <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babolat VS string team, stringer at the French Open and 6 time US Open stringer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrip Tripodi  Stringing guru of 40+ years<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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