A Useful Tennis Tool | Tourna Stringmeter

This is a handy tool for those that want to track various things tension related for tennis strings! I think those who are serious about keeping track of their string job quality or string lifespan would love this.
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Tourna Stringmeter
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Gamma Tension Tester
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Tier One Strings
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Black Knight: amzn.to/3AUdqUs
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[@Alex-eu3wd]

Epic video. Will definitely be getting the tool after this super useful video.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Nice, I still use it haha

[@lirenchan]

Thanks for the excellent explanations.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Appreciate ya! You're welcome

[@LL-kz1qe]

I tried the application tool and is more precise

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

I'm sure it is haha.

[@poqeteer]

I've had the Tourna version for years. I agree it is only useful for measuring loss. It is my understanding that, when first released, it was not meant for use with polys. The stiffness of the string will affect the accuracy of the measure, so yeah don't use it for actual measurements. Some apps use sound frequency as the measure... As long as you can put the actual string make and model then in theory it could be more accurate... But as far as I can tell, they seem to be only marginally more accurate for actual string tension.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

I agree! Useful only in context to these things that would mess with the reading.

[@cybergrail]

excellent video! Thank you!

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Glad you liked it!

[@firstdog4]

you mentioned Tier One Fire wire. What is your take on it after using it? T1 has some great strings but Fire Wire is not one of them in my experience.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Got a lot of bite but I think it sacrifices a lot of snapback and feel for it's shape and goes too far in that direction for its own good. You can negate a bit of that with another string in the crosses but only so much.

[@bowsershark]

How close is it to real tension? I like then idea of a test for tension loss.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

For me it was dead on. But say you string the mains and crosses at 60, you'll see the mains probably read 60 and the crosses maybe 50. But that actually indicates a job well done.
Best to check tension right after stringing to track loss of tension. But gives you a good idea of what your gauge says vs what your stringer said.

[@sidramone66d]

@@ZeroLoveTennis ..keep in mind..the type of string and gauge will cause variations in readings.

[@mindphaser23]

No way would I use this tool to measure actual tension. I tried it on two racquets *just* strung at 53 lb and the tool measured 37 for one and 38 for the other. Useful to gauge tension loss? Probably. Just not exact tension loss. Still not 100% sure I'm going to keep it.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Yeah you have to put it into perspective to see what it's worth and is saying.

[@darrellelam2061]

That’s actually what is called the dynamic tension,that tool is never going to tell you the actual string tension….

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

Right. But I explain this, don't I?

[@sidramone66d]

@@ZeroLoveTennis Yes you did tell them it is for relative tension loss. I have been to tennis shops and they are telling customers that this is actual tension.

[@ZeroLoveTennis]

That's too bad. If you just give it a second, it's pretty obvious that it could only be relative since there are too many factors at play for a tool that only measures gauge (pooly, kinda) and tension (with a spring that probably varies in the resistance it puts up)
But it's solid for relative tension and is probably within a few pounds of the truth, most of the time.