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