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Although the vast majority of ball movement (i.e., direction, trajectory, speed, and spin) is under the control of the person wielding the tennis racquet, the string can have a slightaffect on the ball, depending on its thickness (gauge) and how tightly it is strung onto the racquet, even though the ball is on the strings only 1/100th of a second. For more information, refer to the "Introduction to Racquet Science" link, below.

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In a nutshell, lower string tension increases power because the ball ends up staying on the strings longer. However, this decreases your control.

Higher string tensions will decreases power because it makes the sweet spot smaller and the ball doesn't stay on the strings as long. This will increase your control.

Thus, there is a trade-off that many people seek to find and have a good balance of power as well as control.

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In a nutshell, lower string tension increases power because the ball ends up staying on the strings longer. However, this decreases your control.

Higher string tensions will decreases power because it makes the sweet spot smaller and the ball doesn't stay on the strings as long. This will increase your control.

Thus, there is a trade-off that many people seek to find and have a good balance of power as well as control.

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Yes. The ball will be forced back into your racket at a certain speed and will be somewhat shot out as if it was a slingshot.

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