Kevlar - some questions...

[Automatix]

I've read the threads about kevlar strings and hybrids and am a bit confused... could more experienced answer my questions?

Kevlar is durable in terms that it doesn't snap just like a poly... but poly goes dead, looses it's elasticity and even if it still looks okay it needs to be cut out... so what about kevlars playability in time? Does it go dead (it seems pretty dead from the start...) or does it maintain it's playability until it snaps?

Is it acceptable to use a 1.10mm kevlar string as the main and a 1.30-1.33 soft multi as the cross? Is it worth the bother or will the kevlar just saw through the multi?

Is it better to use a stiffer multi in the crosses or a softer one? Which one should last longer?

Is it better (playability wise) to use a hybrid (1.10/1.30-33) strung a bit tighter or a full 1.10 kevlar at really low tension.

Thx...

 

[Bud]

I've read the threads about kevlar strings and hybrids and am a bit confused... could more experienced answer my questions?

Kevlar is durable in terms that it doesn't snap just like a poly... but poly goes dead, looses it's elasticity and even if it still looks okay it needs to be cut out... so what about kevlars playability in time? Does it go dead (it seems pretty dead from the start...) or does it maintain it's playability until it snaps?

Is it acceptable to use a 1.10mm kevlar string as the main and a 1.30-1.33 soft multi as the cross? Is it worth the bother or will the kevlar just saw through the multi?

Is it better to use a stiffer multi in the crosses or a softer one? Which one should last longer?

Is it better (playability wise) to use a hybrid (1.10/1.30-33) strung a bit tighter or a full 1.10 kevlar at really low tension.

Thx...

Kevlar loses elasticity very fast... However, it feels the same throughout its life. Perhaps, because it has very little feel... it's difficult to tell when it actually goes dead.

Use a nice soft cross and it's a very nice setup as long as your arm is healthy and no history of TE.

Try it at 50# mains and soft crosses around 55#.

I like it at 45# in the mains/50# crosses. However, I can't use Kevlar much anymore due to a susceptibility to TE.

 

[Automatix]

Thank you Bud!

Query: Do you think that Ashaway 1.10 and Isospeed Control would do?
And another question: Tension maintaince... you wrote to string the crosses higher than the mains... is it because you incorporated the initial tension loss?

P.S.: What was your hybrid and what did you change to?

Thx!

 

[Irvin]

Kevlar has no elasticity and is dead from the get go. If you are going to use a thin Kevlar I would go with thicker crosses unless you want the string moving all over the place.

Irvin

 

[Bud]

Thank you Bud!

Query: Do you think that Ashaway 1.10 and Isospeed Control would do?
And another question: Tension maintaince... you wrote to string the crosses higher than the mains... is it because you incorporated the initial tension loss?

P.S.: What was your hybrid and what did you change to?

Thx!

Yeah, those will work fine.

The Kevlar mains are much stiffer than the soft crosses (whatever kind you choose) and may slightly round the head if you make the tensions equivalent. On a hybrid like this, I usually string the soft crosses at 5 lbs. higher to compensate for the marked stiffness differential.

My favorite setup was Forten Kevlar mains and Forten tournament nylon crosses.

 

[Bud]

Kevlar has no elasticity and is dead from the get go. If you are going to use a thin Kevlar I would go with thicker crosses unless you want the string moving all over the place.

Irvin

Make sure too, that the crosses are not textured (smooth is the best with Kevlar mains). Otherwise, they will saw right through the Kevlar... if you hit with even moderate topspin.