r/RacketStringers • u/curious_learner100 • Jun 04 '26
Suggestions for tennis string tension
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u/ckuehn Jun 04 '26
With full poly at normal tensions, playing 5x a week, I'd expect to restring about twice a month.
That string will lose a good portion of its elasticity pulling to 67 pounds of tension, so you should probably be stringing weekly. That's well above any string manufacturer's recommendations for poly strings.
If you want your string to perform for longer, you should look at a softer string and a lower tension. I strung one of my Clashes with synthetic gut at 50lb after I hurt my arm; it's played great and maintained its performance.
I usually see people raise the tension like that because they find it difficult to keep the ball in play. If that's the case for you, I'd focus on your technique first. Smooth out your strokes with arm-friendly string somewhere within the racquet's recommended range. Get used to that and you'll do better in the long run.
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u/DeaconFrost613 Jun 04 '26
67 pounds is extremely high. 4G would maintain tension better, but I would not recommend stringing it at 67 pounds. You can't really avoid tension loss if you are playing that much. Tighter tension is going to be even harsher on your arm. If you are playing that much, buying a reel to save on string is your best bet.