Author: Racquet Network Staff

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Kicking Plastics: Options for Racquet Sports Players Who Care

Organic Racquet String for Tennis, Squash and Badminton

If you are the kind of player who thinks about the impact of plastics on the environment, then you should know what your options are in the category of organic strings. Unlike plastic strings which can take hundreds of years to break down, organic strings are animal byproducts and break down quickly and completely.

Babolat ™ leads the way in natural strings, of course. They started in France (1871) as a string company making strings for musical instruments. Now they are the world’s leading producer of natural gut racquet strings for tennis, squash and badminton.

Once alone in this field, Babolat has recently been joined by Wilson ™ and Luxilon ™, both of whom offer their own versions of natural gut string for tennis racquets.

The vast majority of recreational tennis players can play with fully organic sets. In other words, they can play with natural gut on both the mains and the crosses of their tennis racquets. So they will will want to consider these options:

Organic Tennis String Sets

Advanced intermediate players and extremely hard servers may find they are breaking their strings too often after switching to natural gut. These players may want to switch to hybrid sets in the category below.

Hybrid string sets feature plastic strings on the mains and natural gut on the crosses. This provides durability where durability is needed (on the mains) but opts for organic string on the crosses, which are least likely to break.

50% Organic Tennis String Sets

While nobody makes an actual set of natural gut strings for squash racquets, there is no difference between tennis and squash string other than the gauge. Typically, squash string is 17 gauge while tennis string is 16 gauge.

However, there are lots of tennis players who string their tennis racquets with 17 gauge and many squash players who string their racquets with 16 gauge string. So don’t worry about the label “tennis string”. Squash players should simply look at the gauge. And if they find they are breaking 17 gauge too often, then they should switch to 16 gauge.

Organic Squash String Sets

Squash players who switch to 16 gauge string and find they are still breaking strings too often should come into the store and talk to us. While there are no hybrid sets for squash, we can put together hybrid options off the reel that use half sets of natural gut on the crosses and plastic strings on the mains.

Badminton players who want to kick plastics to the curb don’t need to worry about gauges because Babolat makes several grades of badminton string in a few different gauges.

Organic Badminton String Sets

As with squash players, badminton players may have to experiment with different options in order to find a combination that holds up to steady use. And again, as with squash players, badminton players who are breaking strings too often should talk to our racquet techs in store. We can put together some hybrid options off the reel for anybody that is serious about reducing their use of plastic strings.

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Save Time, Save Money and Play with the Best

Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 135

Racquet Network has always had great squash program. But now it’s even better — because it saves you time, saves you money, allows you to play with the best gear and it reduces environmental impacts.

This is how it works…

Every Tecnifibre ™ squash racquet purchased in-store or online now comes with $200 in stringing upgrades.

As a squash player, you know that broken strings are common. You also know that repairing broken strings can be expensive and time consuming.

Tecnifibre Carboflex Series

Racquet Network’s new squash program saves you $20 every time you string your racquet. It also cuts down on the number of trips you have to make to our store.

Here is how things normally work. 1. Break a string. 2. Bring racquet to the store. 3. Go home and wait for email notification. 4. Come back to the store a few days later to pick your racquet up. In other words, you make two trips to the store.

Here is how things work now. 1. Break a string. 2. Book an appointment. 3. Bring your racquet to the store. 4. Wait 30 minutes and then take your racquet home with you. In order words, you only come to the store once.

Tecnifibre Dynergy Series

The new system also saves you money. Guaranteed one-hour racquet service normally costs $40.00 plus the cost of string. Under the new program, it costs the same as one-week service: $20 plus the cost of string.

So players who are participating in our new program save $200 and 10 trips to the store, which more than pays for the cost of a new racquet.

This is because when you purchase a new Tecnifibre squash racquet from us, we automatically include $200 worth of stringing upgrades.

Tecnifibre Suprem Series

While this is awesome deal for anybody who lives in southwest Calgary, this is an even better deal for squash players who live far from our store because it saves them even more time and more money on racquet stringing services.

In addition to these new elements, our Tecnifibre squash program still retains the best part of the old program, which is our commitment to carrying replacement grommets and bumper guards for all racquets in the Tecnifibre Carboflex series.

As we always have been, we are committed to supporting the Carbolex series for the three years it is on the shelf, plus an additional three years after the frame is discontinued.

Free Stringing Upgrades

Our new squash program, therefore, continues to be the best overall program in Calgary for squash players who want to save time, save money and play with the best squash racquets in the world. In addition to those three things, our program is also best for the environment because it reduces car trips and keeps racquets out of the landfills for longer.

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Tecnifibre Squash String Sets

Tecnifibre String Reels

Racquet Network offers the full line of Tecnifibre squash string sets imported by Tecnifibre Canada. Customers may have their orders shipped to their homes/offices or they may choose SHIP TO STORE for local pickup.

Tecnifibre Squash String Sets

Below is a selection of the Tecnifibre squash string sets we offer online. To see our full range, use our ONLINE RACQUET SELECTOR below or visit is in-store.

String Selector For a full list of racquet string in this category, please check out our ONLINE STRING SELECTOR. You can sort by sport, gauge, brand, and more.
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Tecnifibre Tennis String Sets

Tecnifibre String Reels

Racquet Network offers the full line of Tecnifibre string sets imported by Tecnifibre Canada. Customers may have their orders shipped to their homes/offices or they may choose SHIP TO STORE for local pickup.

Tecnifibre String Sets

Below is a selection of the Tecnifibre string sets we offer online. To see our full range, use our ONLINE RACQUET SELECTOR below or visit is in-store.

String Selector For a full list of racquet string in this category, please check out our ONLINE STRING SELECTOR. You can sort by sport, gauge, brand, and more.
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Tecnifibre String Reels and Eco-Boxes

Tecnifibre String Reels

Racquet Network offers the full line of Tecnifibre reels and eco-boxes imported by Tecnifibre Canada. All string reel orders must be placed online through the website. Customers may have their orders shipped to their homes/offices or they may choose SHIP TO STORE for local pickup. We do not sell string reels out of the store. All reels in the store are for use on our stringing machines.

We are happy to offer both tennis and squash string made by Tecnifibre. We carry the full range of colours and gauges imported by Tecnifibre Canada. Please understand that some colours and gauges are not available in Canada.

Tecnifibre String Reels

Below is a selection of the Tecnifibre string reels we offer online. To see our full range, use our ONLINE RACQUET SELECTOR below or visit is in-store.

String Selector For a full list of racquet string in this category, please check out our ONLINE STRING SELECTOR. You can sort by sport, gauge, brand, and more.