A couple of “beaten to death” things about strings and racquets (and some other things, too):
How often (if ever) should you restring your racquet?
In general, you should restring as many times a year as you play in a week. If you play 4 times a week, you should restring 4 times a year.
Why? – you may ask. The answer is simple - tension loss…
Tension loss:
All strings loose “tension” over time. Some loose very little (natural gut) some loose a lot, in very short time (poly).
Should I try (“expensive brand A”) poly or (“expensive brand B”) poly?
Having a favorite player, and knowing their racquet/string combination, inevitably leads to the urge to try their “setup”.
Do it once if you have to, but chances are you’ll be disappointed on the second use.
… and it will cost you a lot of money…
Remember – most pros restring for every game. They can afford to cut out $40 worth of strings (assuming you try a hybrid) after one use (or even no use) just to get the same consistent feel every time.
Like I said before, poly (a LOT of pros use it in all sorts of hybrids or even full beds) looses playability very fast, and it’s not very cheap.
Should I try (“even more expensive brand C”) natural gut?
Well, this can be a different story altogether. If you suffer from the dreaded tennis elbow – natural gut may be the thing for you.
Personally, I absolutely love natural gut, but because it’s too expensive, and I tend to break strings quite often, I rarely use it.
I suggest you make it one of those “… at least once in a lifetime…” things.
Is natural gut really that sensible to humidity?
Yes, it absolutely is! – ask me how I know… 
– a little rain, or excessive moisture on a cold/damp fall morning will absolutely ruin natural gut.
For a brief and utterly incomplete classification of strings – click here.
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