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Forum: Racquets

02-07-2013, 02:58 AM

Replies: 17

Racket the most control of the world?

Views: 902

Posted By kcjim

Define your swing type and your needs, and this...

Define your swing type and your needs, and this board can help you. Are you consistantly hitting long? Do you hit flat, or spin. Do you feel you time the ball well, but have inconsistant results as...

Forum: Strings

01-10-2013, 08:06 PM

Replies: 3

Next strings?

Views: 401

Posted By kcjim

wow, someone who uses strings i've actually...

wow, someone who uses strings i've actually tried. lol. I love rpm as a main or cross in a highbred. Hurricane is to me a mid-line poly, decent in all areas (durable, tension, playability) but not...

Forum: Strings

01-10-2013, 07:53 PM

Replies: 25

natural tension gut advice

Views: 1,630

Posted By kcjim

You can get the feel of gut and the spin of poly...

You can get the feel of gut and the spin of poly by using gut in the mains and poly crosses. Just a suggestion. I use 58lb on my gut mains, 54 on my black code crosses, and it feels great on both my...

Forum: Strings

12-04-2012, 09:09 PM

Replies: 21

Need string suggestion for older friend

Views: 1,203

Posted By kcjim

I would think the best setup would be gut mains...

I would think the best setup would be gut mains and blackcode crosses. It is soft on the arm, tremendose spin, plenty of pop. You didn't mention his current tension, but if it is say... 50lbs with...

Forum: Strings

09-10-2012, 07:36 PM

Replies: 3

Ideal Hybrid Stringing for Pure Drive 2012

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Posted By kcjim

ok, you asked for the best....vs gut and pro...

ok, you asked for the best....vs gut and pro huricane...mains at 56, crosses at 52lbs. you will love it i think. great spin and control. need less power and a weather proof stringjob, try technifibre...

Forum: Strings

09-10-2012, 07:20 PM

Replies: 2

Hybrid tension

Views: 568

Posted By kcjim

i agreewith the above post. at that low tension,...

i agreewith the above post. at that low tension, with a synthetic cross, it would likely be unplayable. too much pocketing, inconsistant launch angle, great on serve maybe, but horrible on...

Forum: Strings

08-02-2012, 07:04 PM

Replies: 7

Popping sound

Views: 880

Posted By kcjim

I'll stick my two cents in. X-1-biphase. Neat...

I'll stick my two cents in. X-1-biphase. Neat sound to that string. Bow brand and klip uncoated gut also, if strung 60lbs or higher. I wonder though, how much it depends on the racquet?

Forum: Strings

08-02-2012, 05:55 PM

Replies: 10

best hybrids

Views: 896

Posted By kcjim

I have one racquet (fischer m-pros) strung with...

I have one racquet (fischer m-pros) strung with rpm blast mains at 52lbs and a.g. nylon crosses at 52lbs, and my other with bab vs gut mains at 60 and pro hurricane crosses at 54lbs. Both hit with...

Forum: Strings

05-11-2012, 06:07 PM

Replies: 8

(Hybrid)Stringing Suggestions for Power/Feel?

Views: 879

Posted By kcjim

I'm using rpm mains and gamma syn gut crosses on...

I'm using rpm mains and gamma syn gut crosses on my mpro, and i like it alot. I strung it at 50lbs, both ways. Next time i believe i will go 48lbs on the mains, 50 on the crosses, just to make it a...

Forum: Strings

04-17-2012, 06:01 PM

Replies: 3

16x10 string pattern, what tension for crosses??

Views: 600

Posted By kcjim

I hate to admit it, but i tried the 16x10 on my...

I hate to admit it, but i tried the 16x10 on my m-pro. Used inexpensive pro-fin multi on the mains @ 65lbs, pro huricane crosses at 70lbs. It was fun to serve with--95mph benders that dipped in 6...

Forum: Strings

04-09-2012, 09:35 PM

Replies: 8

Need string advice

Views: 807

Posted By kcjim

I like luxilon savage, and i use it as a low...

I like luxilon savage, and i use it as a low power cross for gut on my m-pro. What head size is your racquet, and what would you be looking for in the way of improvement on savage? more power, more...

Forum: Strings

04-09-2012, 09:26 PM

Replies: 41

Proportional Stringing: It Works!

Views: 2,615

Posted By kcjim

I never thought of it as proportional striging,...

I never thought of it as proportional striging, but when i do a one piece string job, I always up the poundage 5lb. on the two outer mains and crosses. My players have always said they like my...

Forum: Strings

04-06-2012, 08:33 PM

Replies: 6

discount madness

Views: 631

Posted By kcjim

for a good mix of spin and feel, try vs gut mains...

for a good mix of spin and feel, try vs gut mains at 56lbs, prince syn gut multi crosses at 54lbs. for more spin, less feel, use copoly at 49lbs on the crosses. if gut is too expensive, try biphase...

Forum: Strings

02-16-2012, 06:51 PM

Replies: 36

Bow Brand Championship Natural Gut

Views: 3,779

Posted By kcjim

I got some very old sets ( I would guess 30 year...

I got some very old sets ( I would guess 30 year old sealed sets ) of Bow gut at auction, 16 gauge, and had no problems stringing it at 60lbs on the mains. Did not use it on the crosses. BTW, it...

Forum: Strings

05-21-2011, 03:42 AM

Replies: 1

High Tension Polys?

Views: 252

Posted By kcjim

I know the reason in my case: to tame my racquet...

I know the reason in my case: to tame my racquet to my swing speed. I really like my m-pro fischers, but I lack self control and take too many full swings. Also, foot problems have limited the amount...

Forum: Strings

05-10-2011, 03:26 AM

Replies: 3

Help me choose my next string job!

Views: 342

Posted By kcjim

Unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with the polys you...

Unfortunately, I'm unfamiliar with the polys you have on hand, but i still have a suggestion. Instead of using the polys on the mains, use them on the crosses. This will still mute the power of the...

Forum: Strings

02-03-2011, 03:53 AM

Replies: 5

lame but curious.

Views: 365

Posted By kcjim

It is time we stopped exploiting the creatures...

It is time we stopped exploiting the creatures which share this planet with us. They breath the same air, bask in the same warm sun, and it is presumptuous and morally wrong for us to assume they are...

Forum: Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines

01-25-2011, 05:35 PM

Replies: 8

poly stretches on dropweight machine- confused

Views: 556

Posted By kcjim

Me again. Stringing at 52lbs, still a lot of...

Me again. Stringing at 52lbs, still a lot of stretching. no slippage--looking at the writing on the string on the gripper. no slippage at all. what gets me is the amount of initial stretch. the only...

Forum: Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines

01-25-2011, 02:57 PM

Replies: 8

poly stretches on dropweight machine- confused

Views: 556

Posted By kcjim

Thanks to you both. Steven, I'm sure its not...

Thanks to you both. Steven, I'm sure its not slippage, but that was a good idea.
Rich, I think I will go to a lower tension and let it stretch till it stops. Maybe, as I have heard is the case with...

Forum: Stringing Techniques / Stringing Machines

01-25-2011, 02:11 PM

Replies: 8

poly stretches on dropweight machine- confused

Views: 556

Posted By kcjim

poly stretches on dropweight machine- confused

I bought some wilson enduro pro 18g., and I am really confused. I have strung a lot of poly, but I have never seen one that keeps stretching and stretching like this one does on my gamma dropwieght...

Forum: Strings

01-14-2011, 08:32 PM

Replies: 9

Views: 581

Posted By kcjim

Out of curiosity I checked, and the price of...

Out of curiosity I checked, and the price of titan gut has been raised to 19.99. At that price, buy klip for five dollars more. Seconds should never sell that close to perfects.

Forum: Strings

01-14-2011, 08:26 PM

Replies: 9

Views: 581

Posted By kcjim

You know, for $15 at TW (last time i checked) you...

You know, for $15 at TW (last time i checked) you can get a set of titan natural gut, and it will outplay and outlast gamma livewire pro. If moist playing conditions dictates synthetic, then x-one...

Forum: Strings

01-14-2011, 08:17 PM

Replies: 22

My new Stencil

Views: 1,535

Posted By kcjim

so that is the chinese symbol for an exposed...

so that is the chinese symbol for an exposed buttocks. interesting.

Forum: Strings

01-14-2011, 08:10 PM

Replies: 25

Crunching theories

Views: 1,185

Posted By kcjim

It seems to me that textured polys would have an...

It seems to me that textured polys would have an advantage on drop shots and softly struck balls, where there is unlikely to be much recoil effect from the mains. But on a well struck ball, the...

Forum: Strings

01-14-2011, 08:01 PM

Replies: 4

Kevlar and Synth gut hybrid, which should be in the mains?

Views: 349

Posted By kcjim

I have recently been experimenting with gamma...

I have recently been experimenting with gamma powerplay, which is, as far as I can tell by the picture on the package, a blend of kelvar and other softer fibres in a multifilament configuration. It...

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