Strings

Choosing the right strings for your racket is crucial. Here are a few guidelines to help you find the right strings for you. All the strings below come in different gauges but I’ve listed the most popular. Please contact me for product prices and racket stringing enquiries.

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Find the right string for you

Playability

Opt for Natural Gut or Multifilaments
- Generally, a playable string snaps back quickly upon ball impact.
- Natural Gut – the original and most playable, but not the most durable.
- The material, construction, and thickness of a string will all affect the playability of a string.
- Some of the latest Multifilament strings are more durable than Natural Gut and are a better alternative to Natural gut for the majority of players.
Durability

Poly and Kevlar strings are ideal
- Unfortunately, increased durability in tennis strings is usually at the expense of playability.
- Thicker gauges and abrasion resistant materials will be more durable, but they are less elastic and resilient than their thinner, nylon-based counterparts.
- If a player is breaking a 16 gauge synthetic gut, I would suggest they switch to a 15 gauge version of that same string for more durability.
All round Strings

Go for Synthetic Gut and Soft poly’s
- These are a good choice for good all round performance.
- Soft polys are a great choice for those that like the power, restitution and the durability of poly strings, but not the harshness on the arm.

String Gauge Guide
- Generally speaking, thinner strings offer improved playability while thicker strings offer enhanced durability.
- Tennis string gauges range from 15 (thickest) to 18 (thinnest), with half-gauges identified with an L (15L, 16L, etc), which is short for “light”.
- Thinner strings also provide more spin potential by allowing the strings to embed into the ball more.
- Obviously, the thinner the gauge, the more powerful the string, with lots of spin potential. BUT the string will be less durable, but you could allow for that by going for a really thin, durable string.
- Gauge 15 (1.35 mm) is the standard gauge for tennis.
- Gauge 16 (1.30 mm) is the most popular gauge for tennis (optimum level of durability and power)
- Gauge 17 (1.25 mm) is “thinner than normal” gauge for tennis.
- Gauge 18 (1.20 mm) is the thinnest gauge for tennis.
Stringing Tensions Guidelines (Mains & Crosses)
- Each racket has its own tension range, shown in the technical spec of each racket.
- The optimum tension for the majority of people is mid-tension. We would recommend picking a tension 1 or 2 lbs more than mid as rackets lose tension fairly quickly.
- You can then adjust your requirement appropriately to even tighter or looser (towards the upper or lower end of the range).
- Generally speaking, the higher the tension, you get more control but less power. The lower the tension, you get more power but less control.
- The higher the tension, the more impact on your arm.
- If you go for a durable polyester string for both mains and crosses, you should reduce the tension by up to 10% as poly strings have no give in them, and can cause arm issues.
- For the majority of people, the same mains and crosses are ideal, but you can ask for custom mains and crosses ie a Hybrid selection or you can pick from a selection of Pre-selected Hybrid

Our Strings

Head – Tennis sets
- Hawk – 1.30mm Platinum Grey
- Hawk Power – 1.25mm Petrol
- Hawk Touch – 1.25mm Dark Grey
- Rip control – 1.30mm White
- Lynx – 1.30mm Anthracite
- Lynx tour – 1.25mm Champagne
- Lynx tour – 1.25mm Grey
- Lynx Touch – 1.25mm Transparent Black
- Reflex MLT – 1.25mm Natural
- Velocity MLT – 1.30mm Natural
Head – Squash sets
- Reflex – 1.30mm Yellow
- Rip control – 1.20mm White
- Evolution Pro – 1.30mm Black
- Reflex 1.30mm Black
Gamma Tennis – Tennis sets
- Live Wire XP 16 – 1.32mm Natural
- Synthetic gut 17 – 1.27mm White
- TNT2 – 1.25mm Natural
- Moto 17 – 1.25mm Black
Solinco – Tennis sets
- Vanquish – 1.30mm Natural
- Hyper-G – 1.30mm Green
- Tour bite – 1.30mm Silver
- Confidential – 1.25mm Black
- Tour Bite Soft – 1.25mm White/Grey
- Hyper G Soft – 1.25mm Green
Technifibre – Tennis sets
- X-ONE Biphase – 1.30mm Natural
- NRG2 – 1.32mm Natural
- Black Code – 1.28mm Black
- Razor Code – 1.25mm White
- Pro Red Code – 1.25mm Red
- Multifeel – 1.25mm Natural
- Luxilon Savage – 1.25mm Blue
- Ice Code – 1.25mm White
- TGV17 – 1.25mm Natural
Technifibre – Squash sets
- X-One Biphase – 1.18mm Natural
- Dynamix VP – 1.20mm Black
- 305 – 1.25mm Green
Yonex – Tennis sets
- Rexis – 1.30mm Natural
- Poly tour fire – 1.25mm Red
- Poly tour spin – 1.25mm Blue
- Poly Tour pro – 1.25mm Blue
- Tour Super 850 pro – 1.32mm White
- Poly Tour REV – 1.25mm Orange
- Poly Tour Strike – 1.25mm Iron Grey
Ashaway – Squash sets
- Power nick 18 – 1.15mm Red
- Ultra nick 17 – 1.25mm Optic Green
- Super nick ZX – 1.25mm Orange
- Super nick XL 1.25mm White with Red/Blue spiral
Babolat – Tennis sets
- RPM Blast + VS – 1.25mm x 1.30mm Black
- RPM Rough – 1.30mm Black
- XCEL – 1.30mm Natural
- RPM Blast – 1.25mm Black
- RPM Hurricane – 1.30mm Yellow
- Touch VS – 1.25mm Natural
- RPM Blast + RPM soft – 1.25mm Black x 1.30mm Grey
- RPM Soft – 1.25mm Radiant Sunset
- RPM Power 1.25mm Electric Blue
- Synthetic gut – 1.30mm White
Luxilon – Tennis sets
- Big Banger Alu Power – 1.25mm Silver
- Big Banger Alu Power Rough – 1.25mm Silver
- Big Banger Original – 1.30mm Amber
- Element – 1.25mm Bronze
Prince – Tennis sets
- Premier Touch – 1.30mm clear
- Topspin 15L – 1.38mm white
- Synthetic gut DF 16 – 1.30mm White
- Tour XP – 1.25mm Black
Prince – Squash sets
- Rebel touch – 1.20mm Clear
- Synthetic gut– 1.25mm Silver
Wilson – Tennis sets
- Sensation 1.25mm comfort
- NXT 1.30mm comfort/control

Grips

Babolat
- X-CEL Gel – Black/White
- SYNTEC EVO – Black/White
- SYNTEC PRO – Black/White/Black & Yellow
- SYNTEC TEAM – Black/White
Head
- ULTIMATE – Black
- HYDROSORB – Black/White
- HYDROSORB COMFORT – Black/White
- HYDROSORB PRO – Black/White/Yellow
Prince
- DURA RIB+ – Black
- RESI PRO – Black
Technifibre
- X-TRA FEEL – Black/White

Overgrips

Babolat
- PRO RESPONSE – Pack of 3 Black/White
- PRO TACKY – Pack of 3 White
- PRO TOUR – Pack of 3 Black/White
- VS – Pack of 3 Black/Blue/White
Head
- PRIME PRO – Pack of 3 White
- PRO GRIP – Pack of 3 Blue
- PRESTIGE PRO – Pack of 3 Black/White
- PRIME – Pack of 3 White
- XTREME SOFT – Pack of 3 Black/Blue/Pink/White
Prince
- DURA PRO – Pack of 3 Black/White/Yellow
Tourna grip
- TOURNA GRIP XL – Pack of 3 Blue
- TOURNA MEGA TAC – Pack of 3 Black/White
- TOUNA TAC XL – Pack of 3 Blue/Pink/White
Technifiber
- PRO PLAYERS – Pack of 3 White

Extras

Head
- Head Ball Holder – Plastic ball clip Assorted colours
- Head Wristbands – 2 x Black/Blue/Opal/Pink/white
- Head Headband – Black/White
- Head Xtra damp – 2 x Black with Orange logo
Babolat
- Babolat Headband –Black/White
- Babolat Wristbands – 2 x Flame/Yellow
- Babolat Super tape – Pre cut strips x 5 Black
- Babolat Vibrakill – 1 x Clear
- Babolat Elbow Support – one size fits all
- Babolat Wrist Support – One size fits all
Gamma
- Gamma String Things – 2 x assorted dampeners
- Gamma self-adhesive Lead Tape – ¼” x 6ft
Yonex
- Yonex vibration stopper – 1 x Pink heart/Yellow star
Aircast
- Aircast Elbow Strap – Natural/Black – one size fits all
Misc
- Racket head protection tape – Polyurethane 3cm x 5m White

Find the right string for you

Playability

Durability

All round Strings

String Gauge Guide

Stringing Tensions Guidelines (Mains & Crosses)

Our Strings

Head – Tennis sets

Head – Squash sets

Gamma Tennis – Tennis sets

Solinco – Tennis sets

Technifibre – Tennis sets

Technifibre – Squash sets

Yonex – Tennis sets

Ashaway – Squash sets

Babolat – Tennis sets

Luxilon – Tennis sets

Prince – Tennis sets

Prince – Squash sets

Wilson – Tennis sets

Grips

Babolat

Head

Prince

Technifibre

Overgrips

Babolat

Head

Prince

Tourna grip

Technifiber

Extras

Head

Babolat

Gamma

Yonex

Aircast

Misc