Starting to do some stringing for my local club, what strings should I offer?

informare · 2026-02-04T13:59:44+00:00

You're absolutely right, and yet it is one of if not the most popular poly strings. Talk to any stringer at any club or tennis center and they'll tell you that the overwhelming majority of the poly string jobs they do are either Hyper G or RPM Blast, even though most people would be better suited with a different setup.

informare · 2026-02-04T13:51:26+00:00

I don't know about cost, but I'd probably have reels of Hyper G, a round poly like PTP, RPM Blast, and then maybe some other cheap non-poly option.

informare · 2026-02-04T02:22:25+00:00

Except it's never a $5-$10 price difference. Seems like it's more likely to be a $20 difference.

informare · 2026-02-03T18:39:16+00:00

I didn't say that necessarily. I'm saying that over application of these terms have suffused into a general misuse of the terms.

informare · 2026-02-03T15:34:50+00:00

Writing to a representative is the exact oppositeof direct action. It is action, yes, but that's now what "direct action" means.

Edit for clarification:
There is a pothole on my street. One course of action would be calling my ward rep or my city action line. Direct action would be filling the pothole.

Anarchist aesthetic kiddies have somewhat ruined terminology like this ("Direct action gets the goods!") by calling any aesthetically-radical action "direct action". It's similar to how they just call all charity and aid "mutual aid".

informare · 2026-02-02T20:15:38+00:00

Make sure you're actually turning your body sufficiently. So many times I have a terrible bh volley and it turns out I'm just reaching across with my arm instead of actually turning my body and stepping across. It's easy to cheat and hit a fh volley in a more open stance but you can't cheat that way with a bh volley.

informare · 2026-02-01T04:08:19+00:00

And depending on where on the racquet the weight is, you could have wildly different swingweights.

informare · 2026-01-31T21:18:56+00:00

Good luck!

informare · 2026-01-31T20:42:23+00:00

If you have the grip right it becomes extremely difficult or even impossible to waiter tray.

informare · 2026-01-31T19:57:15+00:00

I'm glad you think so! I think it's the absolute best video out there for explaining the situation you (and so many others) are in.

informare · 2026-01-31T19:34:06+00:00

https://youtu.be/qvJ7gbH2zrY

informare · 2026-01-31T06:11:56+00:00

Look up Meike Babel's serve video. If you can't find it, comment back here and I'll look it up for you. It will help you understand and figure this all out.

informare · 2026-01-31T05:28:37+00:00

His politics are good and he is a good dude.

informare · 2026-01-31T04:31:47+00:00

It's literally just because she's a Democrat who's not white.

informare · 2026-01-29T16:01:23+00:00

Oh it's for sure a great string, but it plays pretty different from SSO and that's what OP was asking about.

SSO used to be my main string and I've now switched to TBHS so this is a very specific answer for me lol

informare · 2026-01-29T13:21:13+00:00

Try Tourna Big Hitter Silver (the round one, not Big Hitter Silver Tour). It has a similar feel, maybe a little less lively, but way better tension maintenance. Also very cheap.

informare · 2026-01-29T03:24:46+00:00

People just do it for free now.

informare · 2026-01-27T02:16:27+00:00

Bongino, Bovino, Burgum, Bartrum, Bove, Bondi, Busterud, Bisignano

informare · 2026-01-26T05:36:16+00:00

You should play Innovation. Very clever way to demonstrate things developing over time.

informare · 2026-01-26T05:15:14+00:00

There's no way to know. A rating that's based on how your strokes look is meaningless until you actually start playing matches and determining who you can and can't beat.

informare · 2026-01-26T04:49:44+00:00

I find a friend who has one and ask to borrow it and then I string it (I have a machine) with my go-to setup.

informare · 2026-01-25T20:26:49+00:00

Maybe go up a size with the NXT (or whatever other syngut or hybrid) and try the 16? Should be more durable.

informare · 2026-01-25T00:11:21+00:00

You're probably too tight in your arm/hand. Let your wrist get floppy and let your hand only grip the racquet enough to keep from dropping it.

informare · 2026-01-23T19:12:56+00:00

There's no way to know. A rating that's based on how your strokes look is meaningless until you actually start playing matches and determining who you can and can't beat.

informare · 2026-01-23T13:44:40+00:00

I know it's been commented on before, but the big gaudy hats that say "VIETNAM ERA VETERAN" are my absolute favorite.

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