ive been using a lot of polys all these times.. but wat surprises me is that all these times whenever i use polys on my string (most of the time babolat polymono ballistic).. ive never broken it.. i did a hybrid once with poly main and syn cross and i ended up busting the syn gut first.. everytime i use full poly job.. it ends up that the polys lost like 10 lbs before i even get a chance to break it.. ive played div 1 tennis and when i tried my serves in the speed gun (aus open) i did reach 210km/h.. in the game my 1st serve would probably avg around 180-185 km/h.. so i dont think im a slow hitter either.. so is it just me or poly just doesn't break?
Does poly ever break?
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lol yeh true.. ok for the normal humans then.. forget about the clark kents that is strong enough to break it.. but for the majority.. is polyester unbreakable? or its just a durability string that ull break but just longer? or most of the time it just doesnt break that u need to cut it?
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Ripper said:
Funny thing you should mention aramids becuase as far as I know I did break kevlar strings on a POG. Poly is tough to break but it's not impossible. From my expereince breaking polys all depends on the gauge. 16g lasts for months, let's say 3, 18g lasts for hours, let's say 4 hours, so I guess 17g would last a month and a half.
safin_protege
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I, a "normal" being, usually restring before I break strings, but I have broken full poly sets before.
Richie Rich
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i just recently broke a set of kirschbaum super smash. played with it for about 1 month - 20 sets. first time i have ever broke a poly before i cut them out of my racquet. never, ever, broke poly before but then again i use an 18x20 string pattern racquet so i'm not hard on strings to begin with
PBODY99
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They break, clay or Hard Tru cuts the life down due to the grit . If you don't swing that violently, you might not need to use polys.
The BIG BOYS use it since they want to get at least a ball change to a match out of a string job.
I don't feel that most normal folks need to trade the extra wear and tear for durability that exceedes any useful string life.
The BIG BOYS use it since they want to get at least a ball change to a match out of a string job.
I don't feel that most normal folks need to trade the extra wear and tear for durability that exceedes any useful string life.
Purostaff
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1 year old topic whee!
Anyways, I broke my first poly (Techifibre Spinfire 17) on my PS Tour 90 couple days ago. Took around 30 hours (1 month) of play/practice total. I was low on budget at the time or else I would've cut it out after ~15 hours or so. I didn't really plan on breaking it intentionally, but it wasn't a bad experience either.
Anyways, as above posters have stated, poly is very hard to break and you probably want to cut them out once it's gone dead (usually around 10-20 hours depending on the string). I also have a friend who play with the same synthetic gut for over 3 years, and he plays regularly..
Anyways, I broke my first poly (Techifibre Spinfire 17) on my PS Tour 90 couple days ago. Took around 30 hours (1 month) of play/practice total. I was low on budget at the time or else I would've cut it out after ~15 hours or so. I didn't really plan on breaking it intentionally, but it wasn't a bad experience either.
Anyways, as above posters have stated, poly is very hard to break and you probably want to cut them out once it's gone dead (usually around 10-20 hours depending on the string). I also have a friend who play with the same synthetic gut for over 3 years, and he plays regularly..
Zets147
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1 year old topic whee!
Anyways, I broke my first poly (Techifibre Spinfire 17) on my PS Tour 90 couple days ago. Took around 30 hours (1 month) of play/practice total. I was low on budget at the time or else I would've cut it out after ~15 hours or so. I didn't really plan on breaking it intentionally, but it wasn't a bad experience either.
Anyways, as above posters have stated, poly is very hard to break and you probably want to cut them out once it's gone dead (usually around 10-20 hours depending on the string). I also have a friend who play with the same synthetic gut for over 3 years, and he plays regularly..
Wow, it took you 15 hrs to break a soft poly like spinfire?
You gotta hit harder!
IanRichardson
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i broke babolat hurricane 16 in a midplus prince 03 tour one time... i had to hit with it for about 20 hours roughly i think. i think the reason it broke though had something to do with the o port being rough and the string rubbing against that.
kirbster123
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i break full poly in 1-3 weeks depending on which poly. One of my friends breaks Lux BB Original in 2-4 days, so its definetly not impossible.
ThePro101
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I just finished off a 200M reel of Wilson Polylast 17 - exclusively stringing my Wilson ROKs (18x20 93sq) and my friends' Prince NXG Tour Graphite (16x19 OS). This reel lasted about a year, and each string job was required because of broken strings - not cutting... so, they do break!
Tofuspeedstar
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My pro hurricane setup broke after about 2 months...and that was playing 3-4x a week.
i think gauge definately plays a big role in breaking strings. i don't break strings very often, even though i have a hard serve and play with good spin and pace. i definitely don't break poly (16g) before it loses tension. don't worry about breaking strings. if they aren't playing up to par just cut them out and get a new set!
rum02
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I usually string with a poly in the mains and a synthetic/multi in the crosses. I broke sppp 17g in about 5 hours of playtime. babolat pro hurricane and spinfire 16g took about 3-4 weeks to break (i play 7-10 hours a week). my string tension is usually 58lbs. i never thought i was much of a big hitter, but according to the op's logic i should be able to hit a first serve over 210 km/h! when people say strings go "dead", does that mean they've just lost heaps of tension or something else? i don't think i've ever cut strings out just because they've gone "dead," i mean unless you never EVER break strings i don't see why you'd cut out strings, waste of money imo, unless you're a pro of course. although i don't have a stringing machine, it costs me 20$ aus per string job (and that's just for labor).
RoddickistheMan
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lostinamerica
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My experience with Polys is about 8-10 hours of playing time. As for the folks who do not think you can break Kevlars, I break those in about 15 hours of playing time. I am hard on strings. Although, I just use multifilaments now. It does not last long t all but it plays much better.
Aeropro master
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Mine lost like 15 lbs. They will break eventuall though.
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If you break synthetic gut, you can break nearly any poly, it is just a matter of time and whether you want to play with a racquet that has lost a ton of tension. My mother had the same synthetic string in her Wilson Sledge Hammer for 6 years. She wanted to try one of my racquets four months ago and we switched, the very first cut I took at the ball, crack they went. Had I not hit with it; I bet her punch counter punch ways would have still not broken the strings to this day. If you take full swings at the ball, you are going to break poly, it will just take longer depending on the string characteristics.
onkystomper
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soft poly i.e. kirschbaum pro line I will last me about 6 hours - i have been using the topspin poly polar recently and that is giving me between 12 - 15 i string tight (62 lbs) and use quite a lot of topspin. all in 16 gauge
Funny thing is i hybrided 15 L gut with some poly mains, i got a good 8-10 hours out of it. more than the soft kirschbaum string!!
Funny thing is i hybrided 15 L gut with some poly mains, i got a good 8-10 hours out of it. more than the soft kirschbaum string!!
PROTENNIS63
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of course polyesters will break depending on your level and style of play.
Back in the day, I used to break polyesters within 3- hours.
Back in the day, I used to break polyesters within 3- hours.
What do you think?
Kirshbaum competition, 1.20 @ 64lb. about 10 hours of playing.
Man, that's some power. Do you have any video of your buddy playing? I break poly on my O3 quicker than my APD (because of the O-ports) but I've never done or seen anything like that.
asintu
Professional
yup it sure does unfortunately...after 6-8 hrs for me
jmverdugo
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Dont have one right know but we have a little tournament this weekend, Ill see if i can put something together for sunday night.
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