Why is the Natural Gut string so efficient and expensive compared to other strings?
Because it maintains tension so well, natural gut will continue to offer its superior playability characteristics for the duration of its life. Players who do not frequently break strings may find natural gut to be a better value than synthetic strings. Rather than having to cut out and replace 'bagged-out' synthetic strings, a player using natural gut can continue to benefit from the playability of the string until it breaks. Natural Gut has a very unique design which gives it good qualities for a tennis string. Located inside the string is a substance called collagen which was in the beef serosa of the cow, the collagen has a molecule design which can resist against stretching and contraction of the intestine and so Pierre Babolat decided to use the strength of an animals intestine in a string. Collagen is very elastic which is essential in good tennis strings due to a connective tissue from the serosa. The Natural Gut tennis string is braided into a fashion which looks like a rope this provides good cushioning to the material which is why it is very efficient, not only giving great control and feel of the ball but great comfort. Due to the softness and elasticity of the Natural gut string it is easy on the arm minimizing tennis elbows. The Natural Gut string places minimal pressure on the users arm or shoulder because it has a cushioning aspect making it arm friendly and reducing vibration. The natural gut string is usually recommended for players who suffer from tennis elbow and players who are at a championship level and have the profit to spend on these strings as they break quite easily compared to other strings. This is why Natural Gut is so efficient compared to other strings, other strings tend to have problems such as being to breakable, losing durability easily or wearing out easily. Where as Natural Gut never wears out and is perfect for any type of player. |