When To Restring My Racquet?

A general rule of thumb is that  you should replace your strings as many times per year as you play per week. If you played two times per week then you should restring your racquet two times per year.

When To Change My Strings?

Loss in control:  as strings wear and lose tension it can become difficult to control the ball. This It usually won’t be drastic, but if you’re finding yourself hitting just long, hitting more unforced errors or having difficulty placing the ball then it might be time for you to restring.

Difficulty generating spin: as your strings lose tension the ball will sit on the strings for a fraction of a second longer, which can impact the trajectory of the ball. As this happens players will sometimes feel like it’s harder to generate spin. While it has been shown that tension has little to do with spin it’s a sensation that players can look out for to help determine when to restring.

Lack of pop: when you’re strings are fresh they’re also resilient, i.e. they snap back into place quickly. This gives you a great response or nice pop when hitting and typically comes along with a familiar “ping” sound. As time goes on your strings will lose their resilience and tension, which tends to be followed by more of a “thud” sound. At this point it may be time for a restring.