Wednesday, June 28, 2006

REPLACEMENT TENNIS STRINGS

Most likely candidates could be:
1. Luxilon Big Banger 16 Original:
-perfect for 98-100 racquet head size.
-a favourite among hardcourt and claycourt pros (Nalbandian, Coria, Ferrer, Ferrero)
-advertised features: gives more power, durable, show no loss of efficiency, don't move, impervious to atmospheric conditions.

2. Babolat Pro Hurricane, guage 15L:
-used by Nadal and Roddick, perfect for oversized rackets
-advertised features: polyester based durability string. New construction process called Technology XFP which utilizes Babolat's latest string material Xtrem Futur Polymer.
-the hell with the above technologies, i'm only considering based on trust, it being used by Nadal.

3. Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power 16L:
-used by Agassi, Kuerten, Gasquet, defenitely perfect for my Ti Radical OS as these players use the same family of racquet and head size.
-same features as Big Banger Original, only finer in gauge and offers better control.

4. Gamma ZO Sweet:
-i'm too comfortable to let go of this as i'm already quite happy with my game using this brand. been using it for the past 2yrs. if the issue is durability, i might try lowering my tension from 66 to maybe 60. and maybe by doing that will compromise control but will add more power to my game. hence, basic players start off with more control, then gradually adds power to their game as their level advances.

Useful references:
Pro Equipment Log: 2005 US Open Men Players
Pro Equipment Log: 2006 Australian Open

Note: Tensions above 38.5 are in pounds; 38.5 and below are in kilograms.

Now its time to hit the gear shops and compare prices.

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