String Tips #8 - Should you wait until your string breaks before restringing?

It's not unusual to hear that  as long as the string hasn't broken,  there's  no point in touching it.  However, this is wrong. Waiting for it  to break almost always means playing too long with a  string that has lost  its  properties . 

Monofilament : wear is reflected  in  tension 

A string is "alive" inside: its filaments work with each strike and wear down gradually, long before breaking. And depending on its type, this wear does not manifest itself in the same way. 

On a  monofilament string , wear and tear is primarily manifested as a loss of tension. Repeated powerful shots , combined with the temperature and climate in which you play , significantly accelerate this loss. This is precisely why most professionals change their strings approximately every eight games: generally, before the string breaks , the string bed has already lost most of its qualities.      

Multifilament  :  wear is visible 

A multifilament string ,  on the other hand, doesn't break all at once: it frays little by little. If you hit   the ball cleanly and in the sweet spot  ,   you 'll see the string wear visibly over the weeks. As soon as this fraying  becomes  significant ,  it's time to restring. 

In both cases, the logic is the same: the right time does not depend on the breakage, but on what your string has lost  in terms of properties. 

 ➤ Tecnifibre's advice   :  Trust what you feel for a monofilament, what you see for a multifilament.