Comments on: How Do You Lose Tension in a Tennis Racquet?

By: Irvin

Irvin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:49:43 +0000

get a cutter and cut your strings… it will loosen up in no time… and 59 is not too high for it is barely past half if the highest is 100.

By: tennisbl

tennisbl — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:11:24 +0000

I took my racquet back to the store I bought it at, and, I don;t know what they did, but they made the tension looser.

By: topseedv

topseedv — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:55:46 +0000

Well, you could cut a string…that would do it! (just kidding)
The only way is to have it re-strung as far as I know. 59 pounds is not very tight anyway…..

By: fighter2

fighter2 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:52:39 +0000

Hm… well why do you want it looser is the question lol do you really think 2 lbs will effect your game?
But if you really must insist then this is how you do it.
Pick up your raquet and smash your strings on something flat and somethign that wont hit the frame. Maybe your knee if you had iron knees lol.. yeah that guys idea of stepping or like.. stomping on the strings works but.. watch out cause you dont wana loosen taht tention to lets say.. 50 lbs… oooo that’d be bad.
But yeah.. just like hit it w/ something haha

By: vkay

vkay — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:48:38 +0000

Tension is lost over time (how fast is determined on which string–gut loses tension quickest), so if you have time, you can wait a few days.
If you want immediate results, put your racquet on the ground and step on your strings–put both feet on the strings and bounce up and down for a minute or so–the tension should be looser.
No, you won’t break your racquet or the strings, and yes, this works.

By: Sandy in Grease!

Sandy in Grease! — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:53:11 +0000

Well, if you just bought or just strung the racket, then don’t worry because rackets lose ten pounds of tension in the first few days. If you’ve had the racket for a while and the tension still seems too tight, then you can get your racket restrung – but be sure to tell them what tension you want (probably around 50 to start out), otherwise they’ll probably still go with 60 (that’s what mine is strung at). However, you need to realize that you can’t generate as much power with lose strings. Before you restring it, try putting a couple shock absorbers on the bottom of your strings. That can make it feel like it doesn’t have as much ZAP, but without having to go through a restringing process that you might not even like. Hope this helps!