| I've played racquet sports for years, and had little to no | | | | are the PowerNick, and the SuperNick strings. They go |
| idea about the different types of strings available, or | | | | for about the same price, but their are significant |
| what the actual differences where between those | | | | differences between them. |
| strings. I've played everything from tennis, to | | | | The biggest I find, is that the SuperNick has more of a |
| racquetball, to badminton, to squash to ping pong. Well, | | | | texture to the string. What this means, is if you run |
| ping pong may be pointless, but none the less, it's a | | | | your hands across the strings, you'll notice a slightly |
| racquet sport of some kind I'm sure. | | | | abrasive feel. This abrasive feeling translates into more |
| Anyway, if you haven't played for long, you probably | | | | ball control for the player. The racquet basically bites or |
| pick strings the same way I used to. Just tell the guy at | | | | grabs the ball a little better, and aids in touch or feel |
| the racquet store to put on whatever was the | | | | shots. Drop shots for instance. The downside of these |
| cheapest. It couldn't make that much of a difference | | | | strings, is that they wear faster. That abrasive texture |
| right? Well, wrong of course. I currently play a lot of | | | | not only grips the ball, but rubs against cross strings. |
| squash these days, and the strings I tend to choose | | | | The strings inevitably wear each other down. |
| between are both manufactured by Ashaway. They | | | | |