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10-11-2010, 12:25 PM
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G.O.A.T.
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Location: Central Florida
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The lower power is what attracted me to trying it. I've always felt I have to hold back on my forehand playing with the other multis. It would be nice to take a big full cut at the ball without it going 10 feet long. My racket is fairly flexible but those multis really pack a punch. |
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10-11-2010, 12:32 PM
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10-11-2010, 01:47 PM
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With the Quasi Gut 16, I highly recommend a prestretch when stringing it up, if you were a fan of Maxim Touch. (like I was)
I also recommend reserving judgement until it's had a bit of a breakin period, say 10-15 mins of hard hitting. Right out of the box it was just okay for me, but once it settled in, I liked it a lot better. Curious to hear your playtests finish up. |
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10-11-2010, 01:53 PM
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G.O.A.T.
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My Quasi and RIP reviews are now dependent on breaking the Isospeed/Mantis.
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10-11-2010, 05:04 PM
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Great post man alot of help
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USPTR certified, x2 Dunlop Biomimetic 500 tours mains Unique Big Banger @ 58-60lb/ crosses whatever I bought that month @ 60lb |
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10-11-2010, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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Mike, curious how old are you? I could not play any string at 60 anymore at age 52, even though i'm a a fit 4.5. You just replied to my GE thread in the h/f space. I was having no problems for over a year with a very soft co-poly (BAM) at 52-55 lbs. It was the damn experiment with volkl cyclone that just gave me the bad ge. And like you i think it was serving that did it, not groundies. I guess the gear shape of the cyclone (it really does bite the ball) did me in. Never again for that string, although the performance aspects are very tempting.
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10-12-2010, 05:15 AM
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G.O.A.T.
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It's going to take me a little while to break it. I usually play just 6 sets per week. The MT 17 I was using typically lasted 2 weeks for me. I'm thinking since this is 16g it should last at least that long. |
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10-12-2010, 05:15 AM
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G.O.A.T.
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I'm 37 years old and play with heavy topspin at a 4.5 level. |
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10-12-2010, 05:18 AM
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G.O.A.T.
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I added a few more sentences about stringing up the Mantis Comfort Synthetic. I'm playing in the morning tomorrow, so I'll try and report back in the afternoon. I bounced a few balls off the racket last night and I liked the feel, it was really soft.
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10-12-2010, 06:11 AM
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10-12-2010, 06:23 AM
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G.O.A.T.
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Are you still sticking with the Pacific PMX? What did you like about that versus the Mantis? |
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10-12-2010, 08:24 AM
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10-12-2010, 08:48 AM
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You are dead to the Multi family now!  That must mean your arm is doing better if you are flirting with poly again? |
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10-12-2010, 09:21 AM
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--yeah arm is doing well. The toughgut/multi to me is as forgiving and feels better than full X-1 biphase 16g, plus I get great playability from start to finish and usually can squeeze out about 15hrs off a job. |
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10-13-2010, 10:30 AM
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Glad to hear you found a good setup. |
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10-13-2010, 10:30 AM
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G.O.A.T.
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I wrote my Mantis review today. This is a fantastic string for me.
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10-13-2010, 11:50 AM
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Location: Poland
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Told You it's nice
If there is a string that can be described as "too comfortable", this is it  |
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10-13-2010, 12:07 PM
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After the first few hits, I kept expecting to feel feedback on my elbow because of the lower power but the entire match I felt absolutely no pain. I can't remember a time where I haven't even gotten 1 little twinge. |
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10-14-2010, 06:40 AM
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 Def a super string for the price (reel). Be interested to see what kind of durability you get. |
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10-14-2010, 07:08 AM
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Did you play with it until breakage? |
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