GLTC Professional Racket Stringing Service

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There are many misconceptions out there about stringing and the greatest myth of all relates to the tension (or tightness) of the strings. You will often hear people complaining that their strings have gone soft, and they are losing power. FALSE! Strings have an in-built elasticity which wears out over time and a fresh re-string will give a much livelier response with the result that you will have much better feel. Depending on the tension of the restring, you may also have more power – but this will be down to the fact that the new strings are more elastic and therefore you are getting much more rebound off the racket face. Comparing like with like, higher tensions give a more consistent bounce off the racket-face and therefore, more accuracy. However, the sweet spot in the racket will get smaller, you will get less power overall – and it makes it harder to get spin on the ball. Conversely, lower tensions will give you more power as you get more of a trampoline effect – but with that also comes less accuracy and the tendency to ‘spray’ the ball more. It is recommended that you re-string your racket at least once per year as it loses tension/feel. The longer you leave it between restrings, the bigger the difference in the feel will be – and for some people this can lead to more problems adjusting to the new strings. As a general guide, if you are playing twice a week you should probably be getting your racket re-strung twice a year – 3 times a week, then 3 restrings a year. 

SYNTHETIC:

HEAD SYNTHETIC (16g/1.3mm) Black/White: €25

DUNLOP ICONIC TOUCH (16g/1.3mm) White: €25

WILSON SENSATION (16g/1.3mm) Green: €25

PRINCE MULTI COLOURED: (16g/1.3mm): €25

DUNLOP ICONIC TOUCH (17/1.25mm) White: €25

DUNLOP COMFORT PRO (17g/1.28mm) White: €25

POLYESTER-MONOFILAMENT:

LUXILON POWER: Mono (16g/1.3mm): €30

LUXILON POWER ROUGH (16g/1.25mm): €30

DUNLOP EXPLOSIVE: Mono (16g/1.3mm) Red: €25

SOLINCO OUTLAST: Poly (16g/1.3mm). Red: €25

SOLINCO HYPER G: Poly (16g/1.25m) Green: €25

HEAD HAWK TOUCH: Mono (17g/1.25m) Grey: €25

HEAD SONIC PRO: (17g/1.3mm) Black/White: €25

DUNLOP BITE: Mono (17g/1.27mm) Black: €25

HEAD HAWK TOUCH: Mono (19g/1.15mm): €25

SOLINCO TOUR BITE: Co-Poly (20g/1.05mm) €25

AVERAGE TENSION:

SYNTHETIC 55LB

MONOFILAMENT 50LB

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WHERE STRING IS PROVIDED

€18 FOR ALL RACKETS 

ASHAWAY SUPERNICK: (17g/1.25mm) €25 

ASHAWAY POWERNICK: (18g/1.15mm) €28

ASHAWAY MULTINICK: (18g/1.15mm) €28

TECHNIFIBRE 305: (17g/1.20mm) €30  

DUNLOP ICONIC PRO: (18g/1.18mm) €28

DUNLOP ICONIC PRO: (17g/1.22mm) €28

DUNLOP ICONIC POWER: (18g/1.1mm) €28

Recommended Tension: average 27/28lbs.

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WHERE STRING IS PROVIDED

€18 FOR ALL RACKETS 

ASHAWAY ZYMAX FIRE: (22g/.62mm) €18

BETTER FEEL: COLOURS: ORANGE-WHITE.

ASHAWAY ZYMAX TX: (22g/.64mm) €18

MORE DURABLE: COLOURS: ORANGE-WHITE. 

YONEX EXBOLT 63: (22g/.63mm): €23

QUICK REPULSION. COLOURS: YELLOW

YONEX EXBOLT 65: (22g/.65mm) €23

QUICK REPULSION. COLOURS: GREEN-RED-WHITE-YELLOW

YONEX BG 80: (22g/.68mm): €23

QUICK REPULSION: COLOURS: WHITE-BLACK-PINK-NAVY

YONEX BG 80 POWER: (22g/.68mm): €23

POWERFUL SMASH. COLOURS: WHITE.

YONEX NANOGY 98: (22g/.66mm): €23

MEDIUM FEELING: COLOURS: GOLD.

RECOMMENDED TENSION:

BEGINNER (20-23lbs)

INTERMEDIATE (24-26lbs)

ADVANCED/HIGH PERFORMANCE (27-30lbs)

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WHERE STRING IS PROVIDED

€18 FOR ALL RACKETS 

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REQUESTS FOR RACKETS TO BE STRUNG

OUTSIDE OF THE RACKET SPECIFICATIONS

IS AT OWNERS RISK.

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