Gosen 18g - breaks too easily - Page 2

beststringer · 01-17-2010, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tenkenazn

how well does the string hold tension and what the max can you string it up to?

full bed, I couldn't tell. It broke fairly quickly.

the Gosen rep I called told me that it can go up to 65.

rudester · 01-17-2010, 06:56 PM

i have strung it regularly at 63 with no problems.

Rob_C · 01-17-2010, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes_Loves_Dunlop

Bankers are not ripping you off, the gov is. You make 100 bux and the gov takes half. is that fair? dont talk **** about rich people. You are what is wrong with our society.

Banks do rip people off, middle - lower class people b/c they they generate revenue from overdraft fees by manipulating transactions, which in turn leads to more OD fees.

kenshireen · 01-18-2010, 07:12 AM

I have always used Gosen 17G and it is the best synthetic you can get, regardless of cost in my opinion.. I tried 18G gosen and when stringing, it snapped on my last cross....there were no kinks or anything....

When I restrung I went out and snapped it after 2 sets at 3:00 grommet..
I know it was an off-center hit but still......
I use 17G and it lasts me for a month before I pull out...never breaks...

just my .02

beststringer · 01-18-2010, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenshireen

I have always used Gosen 17G and it is the best synthetic you can get, regardless of cost in my opinion.. I tried 18G gosen and when stringing, it snapped on my last cross....there were no kinks or anything....

When I restrung I went out and snapped it after 2 sets at 3:00 grommet..
I know it was an off-center hit but still......
I use 17G and it lasts me for a month before I pull out...never breaks...

just my .02

what tensions did you string the 17g and 18g at?

kenshireen · 01-19-2010, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by beststringer

what tensions did you string the 17g and 18g at?

I use a 110 and string both at 60

SecondServe · 01-19-2010, 04:39 AM

Have any of you tried the Gosen 18g at 50# or less? How was the durability going with less tension?

WilsonPlayer101 · 06-13-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by beststringer

ok, i agree the volkl may be too much of a stick for me. no feel, unstable, and light. my current stick is heavier than that piece of junk.

so is being poor a reason for one person to look down on another person? this is what wrong with our society. the bankers are rich. they are ripping us off. but we don't look down on them. instead, we got people on tv talking **** about the poor people in haiti.

I know this is an old post but I have to reply.

I tried the Power Bridge 10 by Volkl and it was amazing. There was feel and power to it. Normally I use a heavier racket. A Wilson Pro Staff from the '90s that is a lot heavier than the PB 10. I was making shots I could not believe. I just think it comes down to personal preference. If you don't like it that's fine but that does not necessarily mean that it's junk. It's just not for you. But that's your choice to call it junk I suppose.

meowmix · 06-13-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes_Loves_Dunlop

maybe its just cause you suck and cant use it.
And you cant argue the fact that syn guts are the bottom of the string ladder. If you can't, you are an idiot. The only reason you think its good is because you're too poor to afford anything else.

Oh really? So what's at the top of the string ladder? Polyester? Or is it just whatever you use?

Lest you forget, tennis is a PERSONAL sport. What is junk for you is somebody else's gift to mankind.

And, just for future reference, your rhetoric is absolutely illogical. Your ad hominem attacks have no place in a logical argument. The use of such a childish device speaks wonders about you.

Throwing around insults at people on an ANONYMOUS board is incredibly childish, cowardly, and uncalled for. Stop flaming.

louis netman · 12-02-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SecondServe

Have any of you tried the Gosen 18g at 50# or less? How was the durability going with less tension?

With gut, multi or syn gut, less tension will be less durable than more tension as there is more string movement.

fortun8son · 12-02-2012, 08:59 PM

18g syngut breaks quickly? Who'da thunk it!

It still makes a nice cross for 18g poly in a dense pattern.
I use Head PPS 18 for those rare occasions.

Gosen 17g is one of the best all-around crosses ever.
Definitely belongs in the Price/Performance Hall of Fame, along with PSGO, Gamma orig Syngut16, and Isospeed Baseline.

01-18-2010, 07:12 AM	#24
kenshireen Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,028	back on topic I have always used Gosen 17G and it is the best synthetic you can get, regardless of cost in my opinion.. I tried 18G gosen and when stringing, it snapped on my last cross....there were no kinks or anything.... When I restrung I went out and snapped it after 2 sets at 3:00 grommet.. I know it was an off-center hit but still...... I use 17G and it lasts me for a month before I pull out...never breaks... just my .02

12-02-2012, 08:59 PM	#31
fortun8son Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: The Desert Posts: 2,996	18g syngut breaks quickly? Who'da thunk it! It still makes a nice cross for 18g poly in a dense pattern. I use Head PPS 18 for those rare occasions. Gosen 17g is one of the best all-around crosses ever. Definitely belongs in the Price/Performance Hall of Fame, along with PSGO, Gamma orig Syngut16, and Isospeed Baseline. __________________ Neos 1000, Eagnas Combo 810(home),Prince 5000(work) Member USRSA Last edited by fortun8son : 12-02-2012 at 09:01 PM.

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