string cost comparisons

String Costs Explained

This page is designed to show average club players the actual cost of racquetball, squash, and tennis strings.

Many players in this group only have their racquets restrung once or twice each year

One of the aims is to show them that they should consider using better quality strings

The following table shows some typical costs

Other Players

There are many players who have a greater number of restrings per year.

They need to use a different method to calculate the cost.

One method is to calculate the cost per hour of playing time.

String Costs Compared
Restring Cost	£20.00	£30.00	£40.00
String Life - months	10	10	10
Cost per Month	£2.00	£3.00	£4.00
Games per Month	10	10	10
Cost per Game	£0.20	£0.30	£0.40
You can easily prepare a similar table for your own circumstances. Many players may consider using better quality strings after calculating their costs.