Re: Off topic - stringing question

Vari L. Cinicke wrote:
wendyg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
In article <49634e6b$0$28491$5a62ac22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, beaver999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Whisper) wrote:

Wrong forum I know, but last restring I went down to 50 pounds from 59 & am having trouble with some shots I made blindfolded.

50, and not 45, like McEnroe? :)

eg sometimes just slicing back a routine 'safe' shot sails out by a couple feet. On the one hand I get more power on my serve & some groundie winners, but overall I seem to have lost a lot of control which is really annoying me.

Well, that's the standard trade-off - lower tension, more power but less control; higher tension, less power but more control.
I want to persist until I get used to the new strings, as I believe lower poundage should in theory have some nice advantages, but it could be the lower poundage may not suit my racket at all & I'll never regain my touch?

Anyone had similar experiences they'd like to share?


When I had an elbow injury a few years ago as part of the recovery I dropped the tension a lot on my strings. It *does* take time to get used to it, but I'd be surprised if you couldn't adjust eventually. You can't expect to retrain your muscles that fast if they're used to reacting in a certain way. You're just going to have to practice and concentrate more on how you're hitting the ball for a while.

wg



With the new strings, Whisper must have had a couple of matches where the opponent almost won a game or two in a set? With his current level of 12 to 15 matches a day (and a round or two of golf and a few hundred laps in a pool), that seems likely.

His perfect string of 5555 perfect sets (or is it some other number?) will be coming to an end soon. How deflating!



Naturally I've been losing more games, but the reasons are obvious. I'm not concerned about losing to better play, but want my control back.

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