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lol i knew someone would say that! after 5 or so hours it feels dead and at 10 hours it's just not rebounding correctly anymore and it's very 'ropy.' totally gone. but fresh it feels 'crisp' and 'snappy' just not 'plush' like rpm blast et al. if you string often, and like a paddly and very firm...

i feel that 70-72 is the absolute limit for polylon. for curiosity i did a PD GT at 73 and the string snapped in the machine before i'd finished the mains. also, even if it hadn't snapped, it seemed that it was simply 'stretching' rather than 'tightening' if you know what i mean. i'm sure it...

lol i appreciate that. i'm over 30 and have been playing since my teens. i've been playing this setup for about a year, 5 days a week with 0 problems as i've said. i'll add i did have wrist problems some years ago, discovered that i probably had developed a wonky forehand form, took lessons to...

the black reel plays the same for me as the ice clear version did. i play 3 hours a day 5 days a week with this string and only re-string on sundays. i string at 70 lbs in a PDR and have had 0 pain. i would not recommend my setup to anyone, however. can anyone suggest other stiff-playing poly...

i want to comment on the value this string represents. i have a full bed of the 15L in one of my 90sq Vantage frames at 65/63lbs and VS Touch in the others. i have Bab. Elastrocrosses in the sweetspot and wherever i see fraying. if you play 5 or 6 days a week like i do, this is a very...

i have the 2011 blue colorway version of the pure drive roddick. do yourself a favor and put a full set of babolat tonic + in this racket the top of the racket's tension range. it's just ... magic. feels wonderful from the first hit until it breaks. my second choice (and i've used it) is Xcel.

i play 3 to 7 days a week 2.5 to 3.5 hours per session. i weigh 170 pounds and only play singles, 90% hard court. i do not wear my tennis shoes off of the tennis court AT ALL. i used the previous version of the Nadal shoe (the one with the shadow dots all over), and it was the best shoe for...

i hate to say this, but a WristAssist would solve this problem immediately. by having something on your arm/racquet that keeps the UNIT constant for you, all that you have to do is swing from about 1 foot below the ball through to a higher contact point, and you've got it. you can do a wiper...

as an aside, i was on court the other night in the middle of a set against another player. we were really battling; even though i'd already won 3 sets we were playing on! some beginners around the 2.0 level came onto the court beside us. on the changeover, we watched them a minute and i...

i've played there. i highly recommend it. the grass court is terrific, and the entire place is maintained beautifully. the best part may be the staff. jim leopold has some records for longest rallies (the destroyed balls from that record are on display in the lounge area of the pro shop)...

abeldm: thank you. i will give that a try as well. so far, i am coming to the conclusion that there is no poly that retains its 'magic' and 'energy' beyond 2.5 (i will not even go as far as to say 3) hard sets. but let's continue, and find out if i am wrong.

Sorry for the delay. First up is Polyfibre Black Venom 1.30mm in a Vantage 90. 43&41lbs. I used a drop weight to string this. I noticed immediately that this is a firm string. Using a drop weight machine gives some clues about what type of string I am about to deal with on the court. And...

I am holding in my hand an empty package that a set of Babolat RPM Blast comes in. With the color printed inserts, and this well designed plastic container, this has got to cost Babolat close to $2.15 right here in in my hand. Assuming the package is made in China. Just this package. Rafa gets...

Great guy on the phone, superb advice. He is the person who introduced me to my go-to string of the last year and a half or so: silverstring. And my mother playes Xplosiv! (or however it is spelled) which we order from him. On a side-note, I am hoping that the booths at BNP Indian Wells will...

Hang on a sec. When I'm playing, invariably someone comes up to ask "what strings you have in that club of yours today?" And you want me to say "I've got a full set of BEAST"??!! Who's naming this crap these days, Charlie Sheen?

As we speak i'm ordering a set of polyfibre black venom 17L and a set of genesis black magic from TW, a few sets of B5E from the Weisscannon guy down in atlanta or wherever he is (great guy). Oooops....TW hasn't got genesis. I'll add a pack of Signum Pro Tornado 17 to the black venom 17L and if...

Where do you buy Gaucho? I am a poly player but I want to give the new spider silk version a try. Thank you. EDIT: it's gaucho strings dot com

I'm coming to the exact same conclusion. There's going to be a serious drop off, and that's that. I think that with some of the suggestions here, the drop off might not be so damned unbearable though. I picked up some Cyclone 18 from the Racket Doctor here in LA when I asked for Silverstring...

You are absolutely right. And if it was league play or a tourny etc, I would have. But this was just two guys going out to play 5 sets on a Sunday. I had cut my strings out that morning, and he called me to go out and hit. So i strung up a k90 right then and there and was at the court 20 minutes...

I used to think this type of statement was similar to saying "you need to change your motor oil every 200 miles." I'm sure many reading this think it's overdoing it. However, after stringing up some RPM at low tension and playing it within an hour of it coming out of my machine...He is talking...

A reel of that is less than $100! You've used RPM? How does this Genesis compare to a fresh bed of RPM?

Thank you. I notice in your sig that you are playing full poly at low tensions. So maybe we like the same sort of setup. Will you please give me a link where to order a full reel of this at a good price? A private message might be appropriate out of respect for TW.

Thanks so much. So you had the same experience with RPM that I did. Alright, I'll try a pack of Tornado. And I'll look up Savage right now...

lol i appreciate that. i've had nothing but good things to say about weisscannon in the past so i'll order a pack of the black5 edge tomorrow and string it up in the mid-high 40s. let me look up polyfibre black venom right now. jesus what a name!

see my thoughts on this topic: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=371528

Fedace: I've experimented with a lot of strings and for me this fresh 1-hour-old RPM Blast is the best I've ever experienced. But damn the fun didn't last long. The next morning it felt like spun wood. Weisscannon Silverstring is very nice. But fresh, RPM Blast is far better. More pop, just as...

Like I said, it did not feel the same at the end of that match as at the beginning. I certainly did feel the drop off. But, when i walked off the court, I intended to use it for my match the next morning. In other words, while I did notice the decline it was not sufficient for me to cut it out...

Thank you. Looking at it now. The price is ok. What makes this a better option, in your opinion?

I need your help and opinions. Strung up RPM Blast 16 in a Wilson K90 at 47 lbs and went out to play a 5 setter. The feel was PERFECT for me. Perfect amount of pop but zero trampoline. Linear power, no surprises. With my regular windshield wiper forehand the ball climbed up a yard to two...

right. we have the high tossers like lendl, and guys like leconte who tossed right to the hitting point with no drop. the serve was a weapon for both of these guys although their tosses and rhythm are night and day.