Comments: I originally bought this to check the tension on my racquets. Although it is supposed to check relative tensions, for example loss, I have found my particular gauge to be quite accurate. I later bought a stringing machine and use this to sanity check the finished string jobs. It usually agrees with the reference tension within one pound. That said, the flying clamps I have to use usually result in one of the center mains being off by two to three pounds. A recent string job using a new to me soft polyester from Gosen yielded a strange result, as the string continued to lose tension, even after leaving tension on each main for more than 60 seconds. All the mains were one to five pounds under the reference tension. The same day I strung an identical racquet with Hyper-G Soft and all mains were within one pound of reference except one center main, hopefully a starting clamp will fix this problem. If it weren't for this easy to use tool, I'd be clueless. Regarding Ricky's comment, it does look fairly fragile and is made primarily of plastic.
From:GD, 1/15/21

Comments: I had this Tourna stringmeter for around 2 weeks before it dropped on the floor one night and came apart. The spring came loose from the mechanism and I couldn't get it back together. Very delicate it seems.
From: Ricky, 3/16

Comments: I have had this equipment for over a year now and thought about chiming in. I basically have to agree with Brandon's comments. While it may not give you the exact tension on the string bed, it does tell you relatively how much tension you are losing over a period of time. Bottom line is it is a great tool to have in the bag.
From: Hari, 3/14

Comments: I purchased a stringing machine last summer so that I could restring my children's racquets (they play competitive tennis). The string meter is an invaluable tool to measure tension loss. I record the tension measured immediately after I string their racquets and check the tension every week or so. If there has been a drop in measured tension of at least 10%, I will restring. On a couple of occasions my daughter has told me that she feels that she has less control of her grounstrokes. Sure enough when I have checked the tension, there was a substantial drop that required me to restring. As long as you realize that this string meter does not measure actual tension you will come to understand its true purpose and it will be an integral part of a competitive tennis player's tools.
From: Tammy, Coral Springs, FL, USA. 4/10

Comments: Very happy with the Stringmeter purchase. It appears to be relatively accurate as I strung my racquet at 55 lbs and the stringmeter read 54lbs. That said, I know that it is supposed to be used as a "relative" guideline reference tool and I would emphasize that the purchaser should read AND understand the directions on how to use the tool . The directions are pretty clear , but you need to use the tool once to understand how it works. Easy to use after that. Also you can test your stringing machine for clamp slippage with this tool. It seems well made.
From: Ron, Gig Harbor, Wa. 1/10

Comments: This product is very cool. I string my own racquets and I like to know how well my string job is. This is perfect to let me know if I did a consistent job or did something wrong along the way. Its helping me become a better stringer. I also play with Poly and do not break them very often so it helps me to know when they have lost too much tension.
From: Rick, Columbia, SC, USA. 10/09

Comments: I had this little gizmo for about 2 years. It is worthless! Yes, you can check the tension immediately after stringing, BUT what does it mean? Well you can check to see if your stringing job was good in that your individual mains are closely the same, but it does not give you an accurate reading of real tension. A friend, who is also a sringer, has a stringmeter and using mine and his,(at the same time on the same racquet) there is a difference of 10 to 12 lbs. So I guess if you want to know on a given racquet what tension loss there has been, you might know if you tensioned and recorded the tension right after the stringing, but it would only be relative to that stringing and that racquet. Save your money!
From: Steve, Corunna, MI.,USA. 8/09

Comments: Reading the commentaries, I think it should be noted that all strings lose a significant amount of tension within the first hour after being strung. Thereafter, string tension will stabilize. Natural gut loses the least amount of tension--making it an obvious favorite for years. If you are interested in understanding the particular losses of tension for any particular string family, gut, polyester, multi-filament, etc., a wonderful resource is the book, Technical Tennis.
From: Tim, New York, USA. 3/06

Comments: The greatest value of this tool is to measure how good of a string job you're getting from your stringer. Depending on the type of machine your stringer is using (Drop weight, Constant Tension, etc.) you may get significantly different readings from different stringing machines even though you requested the same tension. As an earlier person said, the readings on the middle mains should be very close to what you requested. However, as you move to the outer mains the tension drops off (sometimes significantly - 20 lbs.) However, some people claim this isn't a problem because of proportional stringing - the amount of flex the string exhibits for a short main compared to a longer main. At any rate, look for consistency from side to side as the mains move to the outer part of the racquet.
From: Scott, Atlanta, GA, USA 03/06

Comments: If you research this product through the manufacturer, you will discover that it was not designed to tell you exactly what the tension is. It is actually designed to help you keep track of tension maintenance between stringing. It does what is designed for and is an invaluable tool. I am sure many of you have thought that your stringer or stringing machine may be inaccurate after using this product. Don't freak because this product was not intended to give you exact tension feedback, it simply allows you to see change.
From: Brandon, Columbia, SC, USA. 12/05

Comments: I just bought this item. Looks like my strings have over 20lbs less tension that I was led to believe (at 35lbs!). Awful. Does anyone know the best type of stringer/machine to use for the most accurate tensioning without loss? I'm considering doing my own from now on. (Please note that the Stringmeter measures actual tension, not the tension the racquet was strung which is called reference tension. A 20lbs difference is not uncommon - TW Staff)
From: Karl, Manchester, UK. 10/05

Comments: This is one tool every stringer should not do with out. It is a great tool to check your consistency through out the stringbed. I use a Klippermate, and the stringmeter shows that such low budget drop weight stringer can be just as consistent as stringing on a higher pro stringer. I highly recommend this great tool.
From: Gus, Burbank, CA, USA

Comments: I have had this product for almost a year now, and at first it reads tension VERY accurately, but now the spring that does the measuring effect started to get loose. I am not a stringer or somebody that strings a lot of racquets, only a couple a month, and I don't think the durability of this product is that good. The instructions aren't very easy to understand either. It is better if you figure how to use without the instructions.
From: Tomas, Alexandria, Virginia, USA. 09/04

Comments: First of all it was much lighter and smaller than I thought- it's a little smaller than the palm of my hand. It measures tension very accurately. The readings do change from main to main but the mains closest to the center seem to be the most important ones to measure, and only differ by a couple of lbs. Very easy to use and I'm very happy with it. A must buy for people wanting to monitor tension loss!
From: Anthony, Australia. 9/04