Are there any high level players that play with a full syn or multi? When i say high level, i mean 4.0 and above or a college player.
i recently hit with a college team and i noticed that a good amount of kids were using a full syn. do many jrs that are 4.0+ play with a syn?
Jurgen Melzer used Isospeed nylon in the 70 lb range at RG '09, lost in 3rd round.
But yea, a lot of 4.5 guys in my league use syn gut, because it's what they've been using for decades. They don't pour over their gear like us on tt, they are typically the ones still with their trusted eastern or continental strokes.
Plenty of 4.0-5.0s in adult leagues. A couple of the guys on my college team string full syn gut (makes my life as a stringer a lot tougher than it needs to be IMO... :neutral: ).
What's easier to string than a full bed of syn gut?
I used to play exclusively with PSGS... I really miss that string...
What's easier to string than a full bed of syn gut?
I used to play exclusively with PSGS... I really miss that string...
Oh you mean you don't have to string as often? Then yes...
What? They don't get obsessive about 1 pound of tension loss or an extra gram of weight on the hoop? Who are these people?
Exactly. Stringing is stringing to me (unless it's full Lux, which is where I begin to cry).
Exactly. Stringing is stringing to me (unless it's full Lux, which is where I begin to cry).
Usually the guys who win...
I've only done full Lux once. Never again...
Exactly. Stringing is stringing to me (unless it's full Lux, which is where I begin to cry).
What's easier to string than a full bed of syn gut?
I used to play exclusively with PSGS... I really miss that string...
I'll tell you a multi that'll make you cry... full RIP Control. S*** is like barbed wire.
Agreed. That is the hardest multi to string up. It still was nowhere near as bad as Lux BBO.
Haha. Well put.
Agreed. That is the hardest multi to string up. It still was nowhere near as bad as Lux BBO.
don't recall either being that hard to string. recall TF E-Matrix being a pain since it feels fragile and can easily kink.
don't recall either being that hard to string. recall TF E-Matrix being a pain since it feels fragile and can easily kink.
E-Matrix took longer to string than it lasted.
Exactly. Stringing is stringing to me (unless it's full Lux, which is where I begin to cry).
Jim Courier.
He is at least 4.0, don't you think?
Jim Courier.
He is at least 4.0, don't you think?
Oh, but he's retired and played with a small-headed racket, so nowadays most all 4.0's would beat him.
Uh huh.
Jim Courier currently uses a hybrid. I'm not sure what strings he uses specifically, but in a post-match interview (played Borg - Champions Tour) he commented on his strings and how he's made the move to using a more contemporary setup with polys in the main and a synthetic in the cross.
Uh huh.
Jim Courier currently uses a hybrid. I'm not sure what strings he uses specifically, but in a post-match interview (played Borg - Champions Tour) he commented on his strings and how he's made the move to using a more contemporary setup with polys in the main and a synthetic in the cross.
to get back to the original topic. If anyone has seen the tennis documentary a lot of the players were using a full syn
Why would Jim Courier be playing with a string from Gosen? Wouldnt he be sponsored by some big name company?
Exactly. Stringing is stringing to me (unless it's full Lux, which is where I begin to cry).
Agreed. That is the hardest multi to string up. It still was nowhere near as bad as Lux BBO.
actually, BBO is not that bad. It slides fairly easily making it easy to weave. Babolat Revenge is horrible, because it sticks. Also, Poly Star Energy is a mother to string because it is very slippery, especially in a 18X20 pattern. Try those two in a box pattern, and you will be cursing life. :evil: