Tennis String Review

Wilson Revolve Spin Tennis String is comprised of Crosslink Ester Polymer and UHMW. Now featuring an edged shape, Revolve Spin offers exceptional spin while maintaining comfort and power.

The best way you can improve the playability and comfort of your current tennis racquet is regular and proper restringing with a high quality tennis string. A good rule of thumb is to restring your tennis racquet each year as many times as you play a week. For a 3 time a week player restring at least 3 times a year. It may also be a good idea prior to important tennis tournaments to get your racquet restrung. For a limited time there is special savings on Tecnifibre tennis strings. They are a favorite with many of our customers.

Calling all tennis power hitters and those who want to crush the ball. The new Yonex VCore Duel G Series is here. The series is an upgrade to the VCore Tour tennis racquets. They are built especially for aggressive advanced players who like to unholster and fire from the baseline.

RPM Blast tennis racquet string is a high-density co-polyester monofilament string, which features an octagonal shape that creates more bite, more spin and better control. Polyester is known for durability, so this string is great for players who break their racquet strings often.

Tennis strings are a major component of your tennis racquet that can truly affect your playing. But there are so many different types and brands. How do you choose? Here are some things you need to know while shopping for strings.

How do you know what type of tennis racquet and tennis string you need based on your personal playing level and style? There are many variables to consider and picking a new tennis racquet can be full of uncertainty, but it doesn’t have to be. Once you narrow down a few features you're looking for, that will lessen all the options out there.

According to Volkl, this is a co-poly string which is designed to provide high levels of both spin and power. I think that is a very accurate description. There is a very soft ball pocket with this string and it was easy to both spin the ball and pound it with good levels of control and comfort.

Wilson, one of the United State’s largest sports equipment firms, has a long history with racquet sports. Wilson Shock Shield tennis string was recently introduced and appears intended for players seeking comfort as their # 1 concern. Wilson Shock Shield is constructed with a hollow-core center that is filled with a shock-absorbing gel (Isozorb). This center core is then surrounded with a multi-filament outer wrap. Wilson Shock Shield is blue in color.

Dunlop Sports recently introduced a tennis racquet string they named SILK. This string is a multi-filament synthetic gut and part of Dunlop’s BIOMIMETIC line of products. This play test was conducted using a 100” player’s racquet which was strung at mid-range. Dunlop Silk in the...

Gamma Sports has recently added a new string to their line of polyester tennis strings—Zo VERVE. This play test was conducted with the 17 gauge version and strung in a 100” player’s racquet at exact mid-range. The string isred with black stripes. Gamma is promoting Zo VERVE as one of their ...

Tecnifibre recently released a mono-multi-filament tennis string they call “XR 1”. I obtained a set from Do  It Tennis and strung my racquet (player’s racquet / 100” headsize) at 58 lbs. Tecnifibre, a French Company, makes XR 1in France. The packaging states that XR 1 has “maximum playability” and...

Tecnifibre, a well-know manufacturer of tennis string has recently introduced a couple new additions to their product selection. One of these is “Ruff Code 130”, a polyester string designed to enhance spin. I obtained a set from DO IT Tennis and strung my racquet Tennis specific shoes are designed for rough surfaces. They require extra cushioning...

Gamma is a brand that has been around for a long time. They sell almost anything one could desire for the sport of tennis. From strings, to racquets, to clothing, to on-court materials, they have it! Gamma has recently released some new tennis strings. One of these is TNT2 TOUCH...

Dunlop is well-known in the tennis world. Many famous players have used Dunlop products successfully. It appears that Dunlop wishes to increase their presence and they have released several new racquets and tennis strings. This review is on the “Dunlop Black Widow” polyester...

Dunlop has modified their presence in the tennis string department with some interesting changes. This is a test of the DUNLOP DNA tennis string in the 17 gauge. It was strung on a...

Dunlop has introduced some new tennis products recently, including a variety of tennis strings. One of those strings, “Juice”, was made available to me by the folks at “DO IT TENNIS” for a play-test. Dunlop Juice is a premium mono-filament polyester string with a pentagonal profile. I used a 100” 22mm beam racquet for this test...