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[SportsAdiktus]

kung malakas ka na pumalo, mas mataas na tension ang kelangan mo for more accuracy in placing your serves. kung mid-range naman ang lakas ng palo mo, you may use lower tension at the cost of less accurate placement of serves..

mataas or mababa yung tension?

[Darkwing]

Parehas, kahit mataas o mababa ang tension. Ang kailangan mo ay mataas na skill level para lumakas ang service mo

[SportsAdiktus]

I agree with sir Darkwing, kung mataas na skill level mo, low or high tension sa racquet doesn't matter that much anymore. pero kung di mo pa na-aachieve yung ganung status, pwede makatulong sa serve yung string tension na gamit mo. personal observation ko po from experience..

Parehas, kahit mataas o mababa ang tension. Ang kailangan mo ay mataas na skill level para lumakas ang service mo

[mikki_blinkme]

I agree with sir Darkwing, kung mataas na skill level mo, low or high tension sa racquet doesn't matter that much anymore. pero kung di mo pa na-aachieve yung ganung status, pwede makatulong sa serve yung string tension na gamit mo. personal observation ko po from experience..

Parehas, kahit mataas o mababa ang tension. Ang kailangan mo ay mataas na skill level para lumakas ang service mo

korek!!! sa matataas na level lang ang maselan sa tension.

[burosky]

Dagdag ko lang sa discussion.

Walang duda na merong effect ang string at tension sa lakas ng serbisyo.  Para sa 'kin, ang tanong dito ay puro serve lang ba ang papaluin mo?  Alam ng karamihan na kapag mababa ang tension, mas may power.  Sa string naman, parang ganoon din.  Kapag mas elastic yung string, mas may power.  Based on this, low tension + more elastic string = more power.

Ngayon, let's say nakuha mo na yung power na gusto mo para sa serve mo.  Paano na kung hindi mo naman ma-control yung bola kapag na-return yung serve mo?  Ito ang dahilan kung bakit sabi ni Racketwiz at iba pa dito na mas maigi kung mag-concentrate ka na lang sa tamang mechanics ng serve.

Mas maigi kung gamutin mo yung sugat kesa tagpan mo lang ng band-aid.   

[SportsAdiktus]

nice assessment sir. 

Dagdag ko lang sa discussion.

Walang duda na merong effect ang string at tension sa lakas ng serbisyo.  Para sa 'kin, ang tanong dito ay puro serve lang ba ang papaluin mo?  Alam ng karamihan na kapag mababa ang tension, mas may power.  Sa string naman, parang ganoon din.  Kapag mas elastic yung string, mas may power.  Based on this, low tension + more elastic string = more power.

Ngayon, let's say nakuha mo na yung power na gusto mo para sa serve mo.  Paano na kung hindi mo naman ma-control yung bola kapag na-return yung serve mo?  Ito ang dahilan kung bakit sabi ni Racketwiz at iba pa dito na mas maigi kung mag-concentrate ka na lang sa tamang mechanics ng serve.

Mas maigi kung gamutin mo yung sugat kesa tagpan mo lang ng band-aid.   

[racketwiz]

It’s common tennis knowledge that lower tensions and elastic strings equals more “power”.  Physics proves this to be true.

However, I think it is more important and relevant to quantify this “extra power” in order to give us a realistic measure of what “more power” really means.

For instance, consider a pair of Barricades that are on sale.  We know the price is discounted because it’s on sale.  But, it’s not enough to know that the shoes are on sale.  We want to know how much discount we’re getting in order for us to quantify our expense.

So, how much “power” are we really gaining from lowering tension or elastic strings? 

Research has shown that lower tensions contribute a power increase of only 0.7%.  If a player has a 120-mph serve, lowering his tension would increase his serve speed by 0.84 mph to 120.84 mph.  Research has also shown that the power factor of string type or string gauge is insignificant.  I suppose that very few of us actually have 120-mph serves, which means that our net power gain will be a lot less than 0.84 mph.

Some will say that they feel that lowering tension or switching to elastic strings do add a significant amount of power.  This, however, can be attributed to perception resulting from the player’s individual interpretation of the sound the ball impact makes and the feel that the ball impact conveys.  In addition, a player knowing that he is serving with a lowered tension also feeds his mind with the expectation that he will indeed serve with more power. Hence, he might subconsciously add a bit more power to his service motion in order to achieve the anticipated result.

So, yes, lower tensions and elastic strings equals more power, but the increase in power is not as significant as we all think it is.  Therefore, as I’ve said earlier, power begins with proper stroke mechanics.  No amount of racket doctoring will give a player a game-changing power boost, even if our perception tells us otherwise.  Physics has proven this to be true.

[SportsAdiktus]

very nice comment sir racketwiz. you are a true wiz pag dating sa racquet specs/racquet science...

It’s common tennis knowledge that lower tensions and elastic strings equals more “power”.  Physics proves this to be true.

However, I think it is more important and relevant to quantify this “extra power” in order to give us a realistic measure of what “more power” really means.

For instance, consider a pair of Barricades that are on sale.  We know the price is discounted because it’s on sale.  But, it’s not enough to know that the shoes are on sale.  We want to know how much discount we’re getting in order for us to quantify our expense.

So, how much “power” are we really gaining from lowering tension or elastic strings? 

Research has shown that lower tensions contribute a power increase of only 0.7%.  If a player has a 120-mph serve, lowering his tension would increase his serve speed by 0.84 mph to 120.84 mph.  Research has also shown that the power factor of string type or string gauge is insignificant.  I suppose that very few of us actually have 120-mph serves, which means that our net power gain will be a lot less than 0.84 mph.

Some will say that they feel that lowering tension or switching to elastic strings do add a significant amount of power.  This, however, can be attributed to perception resulting from the player’s individual interpretation of the sound the ball impact makes and the feel that the ball impact conveys.  In addition, a player knowing that he is serving with a lowered tension also feeds his mind with the expectation that he will indeed serve with more power. Hence, he might subconsciously add a bit more power to his service motion in order to achieve the anticipated result.

So, yes, lower tensions and elastic strings equals more power, but the increase in power is not as significant as we all think it is.  Therefore, as I’ve said earlier, power begins with proper stroke mechanics.  No amount of racket doctoring will give a player a game-changing power boost, even if our perception tells us otherwise.  Physics has proven this to be true.