We've all heard on courts about players saying that a particular racquet, string or setup produces more spin, while some other players say otherwise.This debate is a very subjective matter and one man's meat is another man's poison.
From my own experiences from using various racquets, strings and setups, I feel that the main ways to produce good spin are as follows:
1. Swing Style - If you hit from low to high, you naturally add spin to your shots. I tend to hit across the ball and my shots are relatively flat.
2. String Pattern - I find racquets with an open string pattern generate more spin but this again depends on swing style.
3. String Type - Polyester-based strings generate spin much better than multifilaments and I found this to be very true when using Wilson NXT Tour compared with Luxilon.
Also, strings with rough textures help a lot in spin generation and strings like Luxilon ALU Rough/Spin, Ashaway Cross-fire & Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour add tremendous spin to my shots because of their rouch texture.
4. Racquet Head Size - I've found that racquets with a larger head-size generate more spin (perhaps due to a larger surface contact area).
In this case, string pattern doesn't really affect spin. For e.g., I found it hard to generate spin with the KSix-One 90 (open pattern) compared to my KBlade 98 (closed string pattern).
Babolat's 100 sq inch, open string pattern racquets (like the Pure Drive and Aeropro Drive) were a breeze to generate spin with but this again depends on your swing style and string type.
My suggestion is to experiment a little with string type and setup if you're having problems with spin potential. After all, tennis is a trial and error thing and only by experimenting, can you find the perfect balance to improve your game.
Good luck!
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