TENNIS STRING PATTERNS 16X19 VS 18X20 - WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? 

Yes you are totally right 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Agree! Clay Court is for spin!!!

Balls on clay courts jump so high!!! I'm only used to hard courts.

Yeah, I agree.

Clay you want MORE spin. I used to use the Michael Chang Graphite with Luxilon original for the clay season

I love that racquet. It's brilliant having 100" head but 18x20. The stability of larger head, sweet spot, control... It's a really good place to be. Super underrated. Babolat 16x19 100"? Nahhhh, please, no thank you.

yeah clay courts you want MORE spin, so it doesn't make sense to go more dense. if you look at someone who uses one of the most dense pattern, del potro, he hits very flat and has success on hard coutt

sounds like cricket 😂

Exactly correct. For example, Rafa Nadal. He hits with a boatload of top-spin and what is his best surface? Clay. Honestly, the guy who made the video here sounds anti 18x20, like he has something against it lol

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Try out 14 by 18. Give that a spin.

Yes Nadal has the flattest stroke among all pros. That’s why he won 12 French Open ;)

@@suillee1358 Indeed. In general clay specialists use more extreme grips and much more topspin. Everyone knows that, well I guess almost everyone. :-(

xD Something isnt right here. Beside the 18x20 for clay statment. If in US are mostly hard courts they should be using 18x20, but its probably due to amateur players that like the free power from 16x19.

Suil Lee lol

Nadal puts fewer rotations on the ball than an MLB knuckleball.

I'm on the HD too, and once I adapted to it I found I was getting more spin than with 16x19.

yeah on clay which is more abundant in europe, they have to hit more spin which means like strings. but in the US it’s basically just hard which means sense using a denser pattern racket.

that´s my favourite too for last 2 years. Now I am switching to Wilson Clash 100 16x19 (21/21kg ) and the power you gain for free is amazing ! My next choice will be Blade 97 18x20 CV

North Texas 18x20. I play mostly doubles and in doubles while I would like a little more power and feel, I prefer have those flatter (controlled) shots so as to prevent leaving an opening for the opposing net player. But the more open patterns are definitely more fun to play with in singles.

You are describing pocketing. If you think about this and ping pong, you get a cushioned paddle that absorb the ball so you can impart spin. Ping pong works the opposite of tennis. This is why the future of pocketing is about strings...infused poly strings to be exact.

I can't find this racket anywhere? From what site did you order this?

Hola amigo yo soy de Bolivia pero no te entendí bien, osea usas 18*20 o 16*19 cual te gustó más?

Me pasó lo mismo cambiando de 16x19 a 18x20 en la Blade, muchísima más seguridad y sin preocuparse por tirarla afuera jaja, tal cual

@@federiconicolascarmona5792 gracias osea tú recomendarías usar 18*20? En qué parte de Chile juegas?

@@enriquegarbay4417 soy de Argentina, depende del nivel de juego y de lo que busques, en mi caso me ayudó más a desarrollar mis golpes, ya que la raqueta te "ayuda" menos y depende más de vos.

@@federiconicolascarmona5792 perfecto mil gracias por la ayuda si busco que la raqueta no ayude mucho, para no mandar mucha pelotas fuera, por la altura de acá.

explain please, i love learning new things about tennis!

@@JCMacDonald it's not quite as simple as 8 vs 6, but more to do with how tight the mains are through the middle, on most racquets 6 is pretty open but some racquets eg: the 2017 vs aero has a narrow throat and 6 strings in throat but the pattern is still tight in the middle. For me the tightness through the middle is what I look at more rather than the overall string pattern

@@overdrive_tennis If the bounce is irregular, you'd want the bigger sweet spot a 16x19 would offer

@@derekwhite8196 Hi. Interesting idea. You may also find this information useful: Not long ago I asked a high level clay player from my country why he uses 18x20 racquets, and he said he feels 16x19 patterns make his shots too deep, so he prefers less depth because he already generates enough speed, depth and topspin with both his forehand and backhand. Maybe that helps. Greetings!!

18x20 is more for old school tennis players. A lot of elderly who only play flat are using these types of rackets (speaking for the Netherlands).

@@qzer1rules2 it's an interesting observation. I recently read an article from a former atp pro, and he said 18x20 made sense when playing with "soft" strings (gut and nylon), but today there's no reason to use it with polys. So he advocated for 16x19 and 16x20 patterns. And players used to play flatter before polys appeared.

Uhm, soo you have to restring your racket every 3 hours?? Are you doing something wrong or am I? 😅😅😅 I get new strings every 2 to 3 months ish😅

I only started a few years ago but yes, I found the same, a low powered 18 x 20 racquet really helped me work getting a better swing. I guess for most players though a 16 x 19 is the better choice at the club level if they just are out to have fun.

I have the same question for the channel.

The Ezone is better and feels much better. However I play with the v7. Ask yourself if you want extra power, if the answer is yes go with the ezone

1 plus point is you dont have to string them extra tight for control > less stress on the racquets

You'll have more spin potential in the 16x20 compared to the 18x20 since the mains is responsible for that. The extra cross (compared to the 16x19) is going to give a slight bit more control over the 16x19 and more durability to your strings.

@@TyRaff Does the 16x20 gives more spin than 16x19? And 18x20 gives more control than 16x20, but not by a large margin right?

@@TyRaff ???

@@calvin9187 In general, a 16x20 string pattern will have slightly less spin potential than the more open 16x19 pattern, but more spin than the denser 18x20 pattern. In most cases, 16x20 serves as a hybrid between the two. The control differences between the three patterns can sort of work both ways, because in general having 20 cross strings will result in more ball to string contact from a horizontal swing path (directional control, in the since of aiming to a certain side), but that does not affect vertical or height control. In many cases an 18x20 pattern could result in a loss of control for a player with less consistent top spin strokes, because their balls will sail long without the RPM a 16x19 can generate. The extra control you would expect from an 18x20 pattern, aside from the directional control of the 20 cross-strings, is actually a lower launch angle combined with less trampoline effect. This allows you to potentially have more freedom with aiming higher, but it can be quite hard for players with less topspin to capitalize on. It is also worth noting that a difference in head size can really effect the playability of each string pattern, for instance in a Gamma Bubba RZR 137, the 18x21 pattern is much more open and spin-friendly than the 16x19 of the classic Pro-Staff 85. For a newer less experienced player, 16x19 is the easiest to use pattern, and 18x20 is the hardest to use but offers the most upside (theoretically, different playstyle effects this greatly). 16x20 patterns bridge the gap, and are suitable for all levels of players.

@@RyanSmith-kx7ix Thanks I appreciate what you wrote. This wall of text is too much for me to read though. Would you mind splitting it into paragraphs? Makes it a lot easier to read :)

Try Round the world stringing. Its great on that racket.

solid graphite paddle.

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Dude you hit the frame just right and you're gonna get a ton of power.

Ik speel nu met een Babolat pure drive 2004 16x19 en als ik een harde service moet terugslaan, vooral met backhand dan gaat de bal of heel hoog terug of niet vlak genoeg. Vergeleken met een Wilson pro staff six one 95 18x20 die ik een paar keer heb gebruikt, de pro staff voelde veel stabieler aan en was ook 33 gram meer tov Babolat (300gr vs 333gr)

Me too! Love my Wilson Burn 100S 18x16!!

And the 18x20 keeps tension, so you don't have to re-string because the shots go long very quick with a 16x19.

What strings and tension do you use?

@@augustblood6810 I did use regular kirschbaum SG 17G @ 62lbs for a few years but then got tennis elbow, so now i use Gamma SG 17G @ 52-50lbs (which feels great but still little soreness). But now I am experimenting with some multi strings like Wilson Sensation 17g @ 52lbs and I ordered more multi's like RIP Control, Velocity MLT, X-one biphase and Gamma Live Wire Professional.

@@DuyTran-ku8yl Try the x one biphase mixed with Vokl cyclone - it's a good hybrid with this racket.

@@augustblood6810 I recently developed TE and i was thinking about trying some type of hybrid string like cyclone or cyclone tour but a lot of people told me to not try Poly's since I have TE...

how is it? thinking of getting one before they run out

@@RenzoAMA it's definitely a good racquet..if you know what you're doing. I mainly use it as a training tool to help improve my game. But to play with it in a match, it's too demanding for my skill level

@@kazuyafan906 been playing with it for a week now and I love it, its my main one now, slightly more demanding than what I was used to but very rewarding in exchange

Got exectly the same stick, playing mostly on clay. Greetings from Poland

If you played with Aero, try out Xtreme graphene 360, its such a great racket

Tom Wharton Sounds like you are using a Steam S or older model Ultra...

Me too

From Singapore. I have played with a Wilson (18x20) all my life (starting with the Wilson Profile Hammer) without realising its significance until recently. I have been very comfortable with this string pattern as I like hitting through the ball. Only issue is that there is very little margin for error due to low net clearance. Only realised the difference when I bought a racket with a 16-19 string pattern (again not an intentional choice) - Wilson Pro-Staff. The ball launch was way higher and I had to change my strokes to keep the ball from flying off the court. I had been trying to generate more spin with the 18x20 not realising it was more difficult with such a string pattern. Still, the 18x20 feels great as I use a multifilament string - Technifibre TGV 16 Gauge strung at 53 lbs. Great feel, comfort and control. I am now trying the 17 Gauge to see if there is significant addition to spin. Just got the Wilson Blade 100 v.8 (a 16x19). Enjoying it but again some stroke adaptation required. And yes, the strings break a whole lot faster with a 16x19.