Best Spin Strings 2024

So this Summer you want to dominate your opponents with massive spin, well this will be more than just a boring top 5 list, we are going to talk about the intersection of spin and different playing characteristics to help you find the best string for your tennis.

• Spin and Power

• Spin and Control

• Spin and Comfort

• Spin and Feel

• Ultimate Spin

I’m also going to give at least 3 options for each category because I know that many of us might have more limited string selections depending on where you live. I’m also going to include a small pairing list of racquets that play nicely with a given string. Further, some of these strings are products produced by our affiliate partners, so I want to offer you options to mitigate any perceived bias on your end.

A Quick Discussion on Bias

I’m definitely biased, who isn’t? But I do want to offer an explanation on my biases. Currently, TennCom is affiliated with 3 string companies, Toroline, ReString and Grapplesnake. We are also affiliated with Tennis Warehouse, so I’m able to offer links to more mainstream brands them. The commision structures through each of these avenues are comparable, so I’m not intentionally pushing one brand over another for our financial gain. Further, we also now sell Grapplesnake strings on this website, so that introduces a level of bias as well.

All of that said, my intention with TennCom is always to be as honest and thoughtful as possible. I want to guide you to the string that will work best for you, not the string I think is the best, not the string I make the most money from selling and not the strings the top pro’s are using.

So this list is a compilation of strings that I think the average player has the best chance of enjoying.

Spin and Power

Here, I want to talk about strings that will give you both massive spin and easy access to depth. These options are going to be more forgiving which is especially useful if you sometimes struggle to access high swing speeds on every shot.

So first up, let’s go with a classic: Hyper-G Soft.

Hyper-G Soft brings a lot of the classic playing characteristics we all love from normal Hyper-G, but in a much more user friendly package. I found very easy access to depth with this string, which helped me a lot on defense when pulling balls out from the corners. The launch angle is on the higher side for a lot of poly’s, which makes it easy to clear the net, and the shaped profile of the string offers plenty of spin. The downside with Hyper-G Soft is the tension maintenance. After my first hit with it, I noticed a significant tension drop, which does increase power, so it's good for this category, but it might make control an issue for some players.

Hyper-G Soft at Tennis Warehouse

The solution? My absolute favourite string for spin and power, ReString Zero. Not only is this the most durable option we are going to talk about today, but in my experience, it’s the most spin friendly. I notice when I play opponents using Zero, that their incoming balls kick up on me 10-20% more than usual because of how easy the snapback is. There’s a lubrication infused into the string which keeps the string performing at its best for much longer than your typical poly. Combine that with A+ tension maintenance and you’ll be saving money by stringing a little less frequently than less durable options, like Hyper-G Soft.

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Last option for spin and power is YTEX Square-X Sharp. While Zero gets its spin from maximum snapback, Square-X Sharp gets its spin through maximum ball bite. The edges of the string are some of the sharpest I’ve ever encountered which gives you this insane grip on the ball.

That grip means the launch angle is quite a bit higher than most poly’s, much higher than even Hyper-G Soft but depth comes very easily.

Spin and Control

For these selections, I want to suggest strings that offer a strong combination of snapback and ball bite, but offer a very consistent response so you feel comfortable ripping the felt off the ball on every shot. These strings offer easy access to spin with excellent predictability and will be geared to more advanced users who can provide a lot of their own swing speeds.

Solinco Confidential is a classic. The hitting feel is neither too muted nor too responsive, I describe it as solid, and it’s played very well in pretty much every racquet I try it in, but I think it’s got some magic with Yonex racquets, especially the VCORE 95. The launch angle is on the higher side for a control oriented string, but it's extremely consistent from all areas of the court. The string also brings excellent tension maintenance and playability duration so you can play better for longer.

Solinco Confidential at Tennis Warehouse

The thing with Confidential is that it can be a bit stiff, so if you want something a little more comfortable that delivers on consistency, control and durability, I’m a big fan of Toroline Wasabi. The hitting feel is more muted, but that’s going to be a common theme with these strings that are super slippery. While the string is officially 1.23mm 17 gauge, the square profile means that it plays a lot thicker, more like a 16 gauge string. This means Wasabi brings all the benefits of a thick string to the table, including great durability, tension maintenance and a more consistent launch angle.

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On the other hand, if you prefer that feeling of huge ball bite, I’ve got two options. Tour Bite Diamond Rough, which is going to have a pretty low launch angle considering how huge the bite is, though it’s not the most comfortable option. Most strings with a ton of ball bite tend to launch the ball because the surface of the stringbed can be pretty uneven, but in my experience, rough strings keep the ball down and produce a much more predictable response. It’s got that classic Tour Bite experience, playing stiffer and more responsive, mimicking ALU while lasting longer and offering ton of grip on the ball. 

Tour Bite Diamond Rough at Tennis Warehouse

If I have one complaint with the string, it’s that there’s so much friction in the setup that it can be hard to generate good snapback, especially after the strings have started to notch. I personally think that Grapplesnake Game Changer is a better option. It’s available in two colours, green, which feels more Hyper-G like, and silver, which actually has a slightly different chemical composition and brings more of an ALU feel. The edges are super sharp, very similar to Square-X Sharp, but the launch angle is so much more consistent, and there are even actual touring pro’s using this string.

Game Changer at Grapplesnake USA
Game Changer at Grapplesnake Canada

Spin and Comfort

I personally think that Hyper-G Soft has always been the benchmark for spin and comfort. It was the first string that felt like it was a serious alternative for people transitioning from a nylon string who were looking for more spin. The thing is, about half of Toroline’s options are lab tested by Sergetti to be softer than Hyper-G Soft and they are more slick. The rank HGS as a 2/5 in stiffness (with 1 being the stiffest and 5 the softest) while most of Toroline’s strings rank a 3-5.

Of their softer options, Toro Toro is definitely my favourite. The 6 sided profile means that the launch angle is pretty consistent and the feel is slightly crisper so things don’t feel too mushy. On the whole, Toroline’s strings are more muted, and Toro Toro is no exception, but that really helps with comfort as fewer vibrations are transmitted through the frame.

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Bonus option, I’m also a big fan of the Experimental hybrid which uses Toro Toro mains and Enso Pro yellow crosses and I think the playability is slightly more connected and controlled than a full bed of Toro Toro.

My second suggestion here is Lynx Touch. Lynx Touch is not a full polyester string as it features a “co-extrusion process.” This means it has a soft elastic material wrapped in a polymer. This string offers way more spin than any multifilament or solid core nylon string that I’ve ever tried and feels much softer than most, if not all poly’s. Durability is going to be worse than a full poly option, of course, but better to break strings than arms.

Lynx Touch at Tennis Warehouse

Last suggestion is going to be especially helpful if you aren’t a fan of the muted feel that Toroline offers. Enter Tru Pro Ghostwire. This white, slick round polyester is a great tool to soften up any full bed of poly. If you’ve been using something stiffer, like Hyper-G, Tourna Silver 7 Tour or Lynx Tour and you want to soften things up, using Ghostwire in the cross will add a nice plushness to the hitting experience while retaining a very connected feel and offering some free depth and power.

Spin and Feel

There are a lot of great strings that fulfill the niche of spin and feel. We all want that ALU, crisp, responsive feel with great ball pocketing to help us stay in touch with every shot, there’s Tour Bite, Silver 7 Tour, Lynx Tour, but in my opinion, none of these quite match Grapplesnake Tour Sniper.

I’ll admit, Silver 7 Tour is a killer budget option, Tour Bite probably hits more spin and Lynx Tour is more readily available, but if you can get your hands on Tour Sniper, I think it’s the closest in feel to ALU Power but it’s a little softer so you get more ball pocketing, and the mild 5-sided shape gives you a little extra grip on the ball without introducing a hint of launchiness into the setup.

Tour Sniper USA
Tour Sniper Canada

While Tour Sniper was my string of choice for several years, there’s one thing that’s making me consider switching. The promise of better snapback. The tricky thing is, more snapback, often means less feel.

Here’s my hypothesis regarding this, feel comes from vibration, and the more slippery your strings, the less friction and the less vibration. I’ve only tried two strings that offer high snapback while retaining a connected feel. The first one I tried was Grapplesnake Tour M8 and the other is ReString Sync and they are both easy recommendations for me.

Sync gives the most spin, though because it’s round, the ball bite isn’t the best, but I notice a nice increase in spin production with a full bed of Sync even compared to like Tour Sniper mains with Sync crosses. Both Sync and M8 are more forgiving than Sniper, but I do think that Sniper offers a more connected feel. The closest mainstream alternative is, in my experience, Tour Bite Soft, though it’s not pre-stretched from factory like Sniper, so the tension maintenance isn’t quite as good unless you pre-stretch TBS yourself.

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Tour M8 USA
Tour M8 Canada

Ultimate Spin

For Ultimate Spin, at all costs, I legit think Zero is still king. We tried using Square-X Sharp in the mains and I’m not convinced it was any better than a full bed of Zero. ReString Zero actually works great as a quick spin buff with any setup, just put Zero in the crosses and try whatever main string floats your boat.

I’ve tried it with Silver 7 Tour mains, and it felt a lot more connected than a full bed of Zero, but offers much more spin than a full bed of Silver 7 Tour. Same goes with Caviar mains, you get that nice plush, elastic hitting feel from Caviar, but Caviar’s spin isn’t great in a full bed and Zero beefs it up significantly.

Effectively it’s the Pure Aero-fication of any racquet.

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