rv75
Rookie
Thank you! I have 2 sets of Hyper-G soft on order (16L & 16.). Do you happen to know if one maintains tension better than the other?
Mayami strings
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LocNetMonster
Professional
I think tour Hex is best played as a full bed. I've tried it with a couple of different crosses and it was nothing all that special. If you are looking for more powerful and heavy spin hybrid, try Mayami's Big Spin in the mains and their Magic Twist in the crosses. Currently hitting Big Spin mains with Toroline Wasabi in the crosses and I'm liking this combination a lot.
LocNetMonster
Professional
HP in a full bed, I think, or in the crosses with gut mains. Big Spin in a full bed will give you crazy spin and a nice level of power, but control might be an issue. Big Spin in the mains and Magic Twist in the crosses is a sweet combo. I think BS and Tier One's Ghost Wire may be nice, too. If you want a firmer feel, Wasabi, as I mentioned above, is nice combo. Not as comfy but spin, power and control is top shelf.
jugheadfla
Semi-Pro
And this is my currently flaw with TH. The power level is too low and gets lower as you play with it. It's probably the most low powered 1.23 gauge I've ever used. I'm going to try NG mains and TH crosses to see if I can get more pop out of it because the control is excellent with TH but its hard to put anyone away.
If you're searching for spin and power, you could try Big Spin mains + Hit Pro crosses ("Big Hit"). It's a power and spin monster!
rv75
Rookie
I've been dying to try this too. I posted this on the Clash 100 thread and didn't get a response. My issue is that the Clash 100 works best when strung at low tensions. NG typically needs to be strung tighter for control. I tried a hybrid with VS Touch @ 55 lbs and I thought it felt "boardy." Any recommendations on tension for NG on a Wilson Clash 100? VS Touch is pricey and I hate to waste money
topspn
Legend
Yes, but i love it as is
Big Spin with Ghostwire is awesome. I played with BS/MT and BS/GW side-by-side for about 15 hours each. I much preferred the GW combo. MT was stiffer (my elbow noticed) with a little less power, but mostly a much lower launch angle. Launch angle difference was very noticeable, I would go from hitting great with the GW racket to putting everything into the net with MT combo. Now, I will say that I use 1.10 GW and the smallest MT is 1.25. That is not an insignificant difference and could account for some or much of the difference.
rv75
Rookie
In you opinions, what's the best Mayami string to cross with VS Touch mains? Switched back to VS Touch/RPM after mild elbow discomfort from full bed of TH and HG/TH. My arm is thanking me. I currently have Hit Pro, Big Spin and Tour Hex but willing to try another string that would pair great with NG. Looking for control/spin as VS Touch has so much power
LocNetMonster
Professional
I'd go with Mayami Magic Twist.
megamind
Legend
I got elbow pain from Tour Hex too (not while playing, but like the day after), didn't get it from other polys
galapagos
Hall of Fame
Tour hex is still more comfortable than many other „control” oriented polys. Lets keep in mind that tour hex is about control and spin. Lynx tour, tourna silver 7 tour , hyper g , cyclone, tour bite , luxilon original, Alu power all are less comfy than tour hex. Of course for some it can be still not comfortable enough I get it. Especially now when strings World IMO is shifting towards performance and comfort combination.
Just worth putting some reference strings as well to see the whole picture
If you want more comfort and still retain the control aspect then I guess you can only look at „soft” versions of the strings like tour bite soft, hyper g soft etc etc. Or Yes. Try the hybrid.
jugheadfla
Semi-Pro
Any fans of hepta power? Thats the only string i havent tried from Mayami
I tried it from the sample pack I got and wasn't all that impressed. Its somewhat similar to RPM blast, but in my experience it lacked control and more noticeably feel. More lively than blast as well. It wasn't terrible, but there are better options for this category of string.
LocNetMonster
Professional
Got a demo pack of 5 strings back in November 2019. Been using their strings ever since.
rv75
Rookie
I got my 2 free samples about a month ago. They take time
never got mine and I signed up a while ago...
LocNetMonster
Professional
If you are in the USA, it does take time. Mayami does not have a US distributor yet so sample orders are shipped from Ukraine. Unfortunately, it takes about three weeks using standard overseas mail.
jugheadfla
Semi-Pro
I'm pretty sure they do have a US distributor. Mine were shipped form NJ and received them within 3 days. Doubt they would come from overseas that fast.
LocNetMonster
Professional
Cool news. Though the company website does have any contact info for the NJ center on their site. Except for maybe one or two reels that came from Florida, all of my orders have been sent from Ukraine. J/S.
taydbear7
Professional
Interesting. For some reason I thought they have in office in Miami.
I apologize for my post to Yaro. I didn't mean for it to come across as anything other than that they have good customer service.
Interesting enough I just got an email saying there's a delay in shipping. I guess somebody is lurking
Lol same
408tennisguy
Semi-Pro
waiting for a sale on Big Spin and Big Spin in 1.30mm....
HenriJH
New User
I liked their strings, but they have worst customer service ever. In February they supposedly sent me compensate strings and stencil for broken product that I paid.
I have reached them via mail and Facebook-chat (they have even read my messages) but no answer. I'm pretty sure that they haven't sent anything and are trying to shy away from responsibility Pretty sketchy company...
I have reached them via mail and Facebook-chat (they have even read my messages) but no answer. I'm pretty sure that they haven't sent anything and are trying to shy away from responsibility
Pretty sketchy company...
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taydbear7
Professional
I got the email so I'm not sure what it all means.
I think @LocNetMonster said they were releasing a multifilament string soon so I was hoping to get an update on that.
vandre
Hall of Fame
it sure doesn't seem like it...
topspn
Legend
They have always been very decent with me. Aside of some really good strings when they made a mistake they certainly fixed. They sent me the wrong gauge string once and replaced with right gauge for free. A pity people are being idiotic not understanding this is a small producer and if they have sickness issues they are just overwhelmed right now. So take a breath folks
Were they receiving that much criticism and negative review because people here weren't receiving their samples? The email sent out seemed really personal and less of a professional business decision. I think they bit more than they could handle and along with health issues, they couldn't meet the demand of sending of samples on time. I like their strings and do think they have excellent customer service but this is definitely not a good look on them...
Huh? I would expect that as the bare minimum if it was their mistake. Unless you mean they let you keep the wrong gauge which is nice but I would expect most other companies would do the same if it was their mistake.
Right, that was my take as well. I am sympathetic to them for trying to break into the industry especially with the current pandemic, and also appreciate them trying to be transparent about their current issues. However, things seemed to veer into excuse making and bullying/threatening of potential customers. Idk it leaves a poor impression for me which is a shame as they seem to make nice strings.
topspn
Legend
Yes, replacing would certainly be an expected outcome. He let me keep a whole reel that was the wrong gauge and sent me another reel in the right gauge. I'd say that's pretty generous reaction and don't think others would have done it. Tour Hex is now my regular string.
Oh yes, whole reel is definitely generous! Was thinking it was just a single set.
taydbear7
Professional
I chalked it up as one apple ruin it for everybody. In their email they reference the bad apple.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
It was one guy too many. It happened many times already. Some people just are not familiar with smaller, fast growing brands. Their customer service is at top lvl. Never had any issues and many times the owner is behind everything from what I’ve read here so far...
Things like this kill positive attitude for sure. You try to give some strings for free? One random guy says something and bah! Ban on forum.
You decide to give out many more strings ? And you get even more hate? Lol. People are sometimes crazy and this kills every giveaway from any other brands... making it harder for the people that are much more passionate about this sport...
irulan
Rookie
Small, fast-growing brands are still businesses though. Your entire operation can't just call in sick for a month without shipping in e-commerce, that's just nuts. It's not like they added a banner to their website "please expect shipping delays." Instead, orders stacked up for 3-4 weeks by their own words, and it seems their first update on the issue / national lockdown / sick employees was two days prior to the email blast.
At the same time, I've had a pretty good experience buying from their US distributor. I purchased the sample set in early March, it was shipped 4 days later and in my hands a week after the initial order. Tour Hex is awesome, jury still out on Big Twist, have yet to try Hit Pro. Hepta Power reminded me of Black Widow, but with much less feel/feedback and way too much power.
Mayami makes some good strings, but they desperately need someone more disciplined to manage comms / social media. His email blasts are going to hurt his business far more than COVID / bad reviews.
Edit: upon rereading the email and the above post and taking both parties at their word, I'm finding this timeline even more tragic/laughable.
Customer buys 3 sets + stencil bc he likes the string so much he wants to rep the brand to the people he plays with.
Back in February, Customer receives either a used stencil or a broken stencil due to damage in shipping and requests a replacement.
Mayami offers two sets + replacement stencil to Customer. Customer eagerly awaits shipping of replacement items so he can ink a Mayami logo onto his racquet.
Customer reaches out via email.
Customer reaches out via FB-chat and gets left on read.
8 weeks later, sets + replacement stencil is still status unknown for the customer, probably never shipped judging by Mayami's email.
Customer complains on TW (while still complimenting the strings).
80 minutes later rage email, orders closed, customer banned.
I get that there are delays that are entirely out of control, but blasting your entire mailing list with "sorry for shipping delays, we promise we'll get to you" takes far less time than drafting that rant. If anything, the guy scrolling this forum could have just taken a few minutes to email @HenriJH and let him know that his stuff was shipped / will be shipped in X weeks / wasn't forgotten.
At the same time, I've had a pretty good experience buying from their US distributor. I purchased the sample set in early March, it was shipped 4 days later and in my hands a week after the initial order. Tour Hex is awesome, jury still out on Big Twist, have yet to try Hit Pro. Hepta Power reminded me of Black Widow, but with much less feel/feedback and way too much power.
Mayami makes some good strings, but they desperately need someone more disciplined to manage comms / social media. His email blasts are going to hurt his business far more than COVID / bad reviews.
Edit: upon rereading the email and the above post and taking both parties at their word, I'm finding this timeline even more tragic/laughable.
Customer buys 3 sets + stencil bc he likes the string so much he wants to rep the brand to the people he plays with.
Back in February, Customer receives either a used stencil or a broken stencil due to damage in shipping and requests a replacement.
Mayami offers two sets + replacement stencil to Customer. Customer eagerly awaits shipping of replacement items so he can ink a Mayami logo onto his racquet.
Customer reaches out via email.
Customer reaches out via FB-chat and gets left on read.
8 weeks later, sets + replacement stencil is still status unknown for the customer, probably never shipped judging by Mayami's email.
Customer complains on TW (while still complimenting the strings).
80 minutes later rage email, orders closed, customer banned.
I get that there are delays that are entirely out of control, but blasting your entire mailing list with "sorry for shipping delays, we promise we'll get to you" takes far less time than drafting that rant. If anything, the guy scrolling this forum could have just taken a few minutes to email @HenriJH and let him know that his stuff was shipped / will be shipped in X weeks / wasn't forgotten.
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LocNetMonster
Professional
Yeah, me, too. I just checked my email and didn't get anything either.
irulan
Rookie
Yes, the subject line was all caps.
Mayami Strings said:
I liked their strings, but they have worst customer service ever. In February they supposedly sent me compensate strings and stencil for broken product that I paid.
I have reached them via mail and Facebook-chat (they have even read my messages) but no answer. I'm pretty sure that they haven't sent anything and are trying to shy away from responsibility
I got free sample pack not too long ago...Tour hex 1.23 mains / ghostwire 17g crosses feels fantastic setup in my pure strike 98 16x19 3rd gen...my only gripe is that the sharp edges on tour hex become smooth after 5-7 hrs (similar to cyclone) but then I just restring cross using opposite side of string bed. Thanks a bunch Mayami, keep up the great work!
topspn
Legend
It is good to support these smaller businesses especially when they are showing they are producing some good products that compete with the big boys. Makes the whole sport richer and our journeys more fun. I am sure he didn't want delivery disruptions but if you're seriously sick and its a small operation things can go south and i suppose he took some accusations a bit personally. Remember not all cultures are the same and react differently
