Dunlop Ice: First Impressions
 

Well... It's clear alright... I would say its like fishing line clear. It feels like a generic poly in hand, doesn't seem like it will be to tough to string... Something else, it's DIRT CHEAP! I've found very little first hand experience from others. I hit with it once, but not in my racket, and with a racket I had never hit with before, so I have no reference point. I'm stringing it up tomorrow and hit with it Sunday after I hit the woods (yes, I'm a duck hunting tennis player, odd combo, huh?)

More to follow...

Also, I'm going to try a low tension string bed in one frame and a mid tension in another... Or YOU tell ME what I should string it at.

um.......i am pretty sure Ice is going away end of 2012. and you are just trying it out now??

I was not a fan of the ice, a little bit too much pop and the strings moved a lot. Liked it for serving but thats about it.

It sounds like a new street drug.

It was never on my past order forms from Dunlop.....

What tension?

I think it already is one.....

I love how Dunlop released this string and didn't market it at all. I honestly had no idea it came out. For a string with its price, they should have definitely made a fuss. Truth be told, Dunlop really only needs 3 polys: a flagship, mid-grade and entry. In that order should be Black Widow, Juice and Ice. Right now, Explosive is at the bottom and it's simply woeful. Why they even bothered, I don't know.

Agreed, 3 is the magic number. And Explosive is abysmal at best.

55 -- it lost tension pretty quickly

At least thats proportional to price... unlike Lux.

Never even used Lux, I was disappointed but it is reasonably priced. My go to string is only $8 a pack though.

At my pricing its a cheap poly to keep on hand... $40-$50 a reel for me.... :)

You're not the only one. I don't know what I love more my Dunlop 400 or my Faulk's bamboo duck call! Sorry, I never tried Ice but I do like me some Hexy Fibre

well if you like stock up now! they are doing a whole new thing in 2013. i made a thread about it.

I went out to hit with it... It plays like Alu Rough, with a little less spin. It had some nice pop, a little less than the Kirschbaum Super Smash Orange, but more controlled. I strung up one frame at 55lbs and another at 36lbs. I didn't get a chance to hit with the 36, but I REALLY liked the extra pop. The power was controllable, with fair control. I felt like spin was lacking, but other than that, pretty good string for the price.

Hexy Fibre is some good stuff, I have a few packs of it... It sure smells like glue though.

so are you going to stock up?

Maybe a few reels...