Chris carries a broad and constantly evolving selection of tennis, squash, badminton and racquetball strings, plus grips, overgrips and dampeners. If your preferred string is not listed, ask—there are many additional sets in stock and most alternatives can be ordered.
Tennis strings
The range includes popular options from Babolat, Dunlop, HEAD, Luxilon, Solinco, Tecnifibre, Wilson, Yonex and specialist brands. Polyester, multifilament, synthetic gut, natural gut and hybrid setups are available.
Whether you want more spin, control, comfort, power or durability, Chris will recommend a string and tension based on your racket and game.
Babolat:
RPM Blast – My biggest selling string and the string of choice of Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. Pretty durable and excellent tension retention and of course able to rip the spin. £28.
RPM Power – More pop off the stringbed than the Blast.£28.
VS Touch - Probably the most popular natural gut on the market. Lovely, soft feel.£58.
Dunlop:
Black Widow – Great access to spin due to its multi-sided design and very comfortable also. One of the best for spin and touch on the market. £26.
Explosive Spin – Fantastic all round poly.£26.
Explosive Speed – Powerful, soft feel.£26.
HEAD:
Hawk – HEAD’s most popular poly. £30.
Hawk Rough – The rough version of HEAD’s most popular polyester. £30.
Hawk Touch – One of the best for helping with control. Used by Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. £30
Hawk Power – Used by several Pro players.£30.
Lynx – Very impressive offering from Head, this string appeals to a wide variety of players who are progressing to a higher level. Very comfortable and above average tension maintenance for a soft poly. – £26.
Lynx Touch – Great touch string, very resdponsive. – £28.
Lynx Tour – Great feel, great tension maintenance and control but this offers exceptional spin too. £28
RIP Control – Very popular multifilament due to it’s durability, spin potential and comfort. £26
Sonic Pro Edge: A fabulous spin oriented string. £24
Velocity MLT – One of the most popular multifilaments. Great as a hybrid or in a full bed. £24
Luxilon:
Adrenaline: Good control but still a lively poly and comfortable on the arm too. £26.
Element – The best string for players transitioning from a multifilament or synthetic gut to a poly. Outstanding durability and ticks every single box going. Highly recommended. £32.
ALU Power Eco – Want to reduce your carbon footprint? This was the first string to be made from recycled materials.£26
ALU Power Eco Spin – The only string on the market which is not only made from recycled materials but is also biodegradable.£26
ALU Power Ice Blue – Blue version from this popular range.£32
ALU Power – Widely used and popular on the pro tour with, amongst others Djokovic and Jack Draper both using it in their set ups. Unbeatable touch and responsiveness, this is arguably the greatest string ever produced. Available in both 1.25mm and 1.30mm. £32
ALU Power Soft – As the name suggests this is slightly softer than the massively popular original. Still stiffer than most other poly’s however so don’t be fooled by this! £32
ALU Power Rough – Now stocking this legendary string. Roger Federer used this in his hybrid set up. – £32
ALU Power Vibe – The newest string from Luxilon and I didn’t hesitate to add it to the range. It feels like a multifilament but plays like a poly. Fabulous. £32.
Alu Power Black – Slightly stiffer feel. £32.
Alu Power Ocean Blue – Lovely soft feel and ocean coloured! £32.
Fuel – COMING SOON!
4G – The ultimate in control and tension maintenance. Widely used on the pro tour. Used by Grigor Dimitrov (Hybrid), Stefano Tsitsipas and Alex de Minaur. £32
4G Soft – Softer option but still the excellent tension maintenance, £32
Natural Gut – Everyone should try it once! Equally effective in a hybrid or full bed. £58
Prince:
Synthetic Gut with Duraflex – Prince claim this is the biggest selling string Worldwide. Very durable for a synthetic gut. Recommended. £25.
Prince Tour Xtra Power – Perfect for more experienced players looking for a no frills poly. Great power. £26.
Solinco:
Confidential – Another outstanding string from Solinco. Great tension maintenance. £28.
Confidential Soft – The latest string from Solinco. Bright pink so very striking! Nice, soft, responsive. £28.
Hyper G – Very highly recommended polyester, widely used on the pro tour particularly amongst doubles players such as the Bryan brothers and Luke Johnson. Gives you plenty of spin and power. £28.
Hyper G Soft – One of the best around at the moment. Hugely popular and lovely mix of feel and power. Available in 1.15 or 1.25. £28.
Mach 10 – The latest string from Solinco. A power oriented string that fits in nicely between Hyper G Soft and Confidential in terms of comfort.£28.
Outlast – Outstanding durability from this string, ideal for string breakers. – £26.
Pro Stacked – Works really well with any poly in a hybrid, particularly the Solinco range and also in a full bed if you like synthetic guts. 1.30 gauge. £24.
Tour Bite – One of the best there is…very highly rated poly. £28.
Tour Bite Soft – This soft version of the popular Tour Bite is very easy on the arm without losing too much of the bite. Available in 1.25 or 1.15 gauge. £28.
Tecnifibre:
Synthetic Gut – Good enough for a cross in a hybrid and underrated if used in a full bed. £24
Triax – Outstanding and unique – 50% poly and 50% multifilament. Tecnifibre are well know for their softer strings and this one stands out from the rest. £32
Razor Code: Probably Tecnifibre’s most popular poly. £26
Razor Code Soft: Currently being used by Danniil Medvedev. A firm feeling, low powered string. Great responsiveness. £26
Wilson:
Natural Gut - Used on the pro tour.£58
Sensation – My biggest selling multifilament. Recommended. £26.
Revolve – Outstanding offering from Wilson. Fantastic all round string with great spin potential, durability and feel. Highly recommended. £26.
NXT – Widely regarded as the string closest to natural gut.£32.
Repel –New multifilament from Wilson. Great comfort.£28
Yonex
Poly Tour Pro – The string of choice of Nick Kyrgios that has built up a loyal following and is one of my biggest sellers. Available in 1.25mm or 1.30mm gauge. £26.
Poly Tour Spin – Need more spin than the Poly Tour Pro offers but still need the same comfort? Look no further. Casper Ruud uses this in a hybrid with Poly Tour Pro. – £28.
Poly Tour Strike – Really solid poly…ticks all the boxes if you’re looking for control, tension maintenance and a stiff feel. Outstanding durability – £30.
Poly Tour Rev – Lovely, low powered string which is infused with silicone oil to increase snap back.£28.
Poly Tour Air – One of the softest poly’s around, it’s ideal for junior performance players who break multifilaments regularly.£26
Rexis Comfort – High level multifilament, perfect for junior players. Soft enough to help avoid arm problems but still plenty of access to spin. £26
Grapplesnake
Tour M8 – I was skeptical about this brand until I tried it….this is the pick of the range. Lovely, responsive poly.£30
Tour Mako – Soft poly with very easy power. Perfect for club players looking for something extra and ideal for hybrids too.£30
Aspera Tripium – The spin option from Grapplesnake. A rough string that is also edged so plenty of bite available.£30
Kirschbaum
Orange – The best pound for pound priced poly there is. Similar to Revolve. Recommended.£24
Flash – Really crisp feel. Extremely responsive.£24
Competition – Designed for increased comfort and durability.£24.
Badminton strings
Options include established Yonex, Ashaway and Victor strings for power, control, repulsion and durability. Please contact Chris for current turnaround times.
Yonex BG80 Power – As the name suggests it offers more power so better for aggressive players. £24.
Yonex BG80 – Ever popular but only for advanced players.£24
Yonex BG Aero Bite – Yonex’s premier hybrid. £25
Yonex BG65 – More user friendly than the as it’s a soft feeling string. £24.
Yonex BG65 Titanium – More durable than the regular BG65 but with a harder feeling. My best selling badminton string with BG66.£24.
Yonex BG66 Ultimax – Medium feeling string and massively popular. £24.
Yonex Exbolt 65 & 68– Very durable and fantastic tension retention – this will still feel freshly strung for a long time. Great control oriented string. Advanced players only. £24.
Yonex nanogy 98 – Another medium feeling string and has the highest repulsion power in the Yonex range. Amazing for high and defensive shots. £24.
Ashaway Zymax 68 – Excellent alternative to the Yonex range.£24
Ashaway Rally – The most durable string around.£22.
Victor VBS Power – 68 – This is a stiff string but still powerful. Great tension maintenance. £26.
Squash and Racquetball strings
Ashaway, Tecnifibre, Prince and other specialist strings are available for different balances of power, feel and durability.
Ashaway Supernick XL – This is my biggest selling string and is renowned across the globe. Highly recommended. £28.
Supernick ZX – Slightly more favourable to the touch player than XL £28.
Ultranick – Not as textured as the Supernicks so has a slightly crisper feel to it. As used by England’s number 1 Patrick Rooney. £28.
Oblivion Hybrid – The perfect combination of power and feel is this premier string. Expensive but worth it! £30.
Prince Lightning XX – Great multifilament from Prince. £20.
Tecnifibre Synthetic Gut – Cheaper option to the Ashaway but still a very high performing string. Slightly thinner so less durable. £20.
Tecnifibre 305 – Widely used by professionals. £30.
Dynamix – Great for power and used by current World number 1 Mohamed El Shorbagy £32
Stock and prices change as new products are tested. Contact Chris for the latest availability and a personalised recommendation.
