Ashaway 100% Zyex monofilament - Page 2

bsandy · 03-28-2012, 04:44 AM

I put Zyex Monogut in my crosses with Dynamite 17 (the green stuff) in the mains last night.

Holding Zyex Monogut in my hands, it feels like a poly. When I went to prestretch it pulled like a thick nylon, but strung up like a poly. I'm hoping Ashaway considers changing the color. The baby poop brown is not that appealing.

Actually . . . It reminded me a lot of Lux Supersense. I'm hoping it plays softer and more lively than Supersense!

Playing tonight:

50lbs Dynamite 17 x 45lbs Zyex Monogut in a Tour 100 16x18

. . . Bud

Automatix · 03-29-2012, 11:32 AM

What's the verdict?

PBODY99 · 03-29-2012, 12:13 PM

My Zyex Main/ poly cross is holding up fairly well after ten hours of court time. String movement is minimal, notching is ok, I may try it as a cross once I start hitting outside more.

corners · 03-29-2012, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by blackfrido

Hi Corners,
don't you agree with me that these strings have an unbelievable feel?

Hey Frido, I've never tried them. But I'm glad to hear that they do have incredible feel. That makes them an even better gut mains replacement! Are you using them in a full bed?

corners · 03-29-2012, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by PBODY99

My Zyex Main/ poly cross is holding up fairly well after ten hours of court time. String movemnet is minimal, notching is ok, I may try it as a cross once I start hitting outside lmore.

Thanks for the update on durability. How does the Monogut/poly hybrid compare to natural gut/poly?

blackfrido · 03-29-2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by corners

Hey Frido, I've never tried them. But I'm glad to hear that they do have incredible feel. That makes them an even better gut mains replacement! Are you using them in a full bed?

No, I'm not using them anymore. I played for a while coming back to tennis from my tennis elbow injury. I played them in full bed in a PK Ki5, this string has in my opinion his unique feel and pockets the ball like no other.
I've never played with natural gut, but I guess is the type of feel Dynamite provides.
On the bad side, the strings move like crazy. I couldn't stand that at all, and that's why I did not play with them any longer. The other negative aspect is that the outer layer peels off in hours leaving exposed dozens of filaments until the strings break.
I would love to know if they addressed and fix these problems with the newer version of it.

corners · 03-29-2012, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackfrido

No, I'm not using them anymore. I played for a while coming back to tennis from my tennis elbow injury. I played them in full bed in a PK Ki5, this string has in my opinion his unique feel and pockets the ball like no other.
I've never played with natural gut, but I guess is the type of feel Dynamite provides.
On the bad side, the strings move like crazy. I couldn't stand that at all, and that's why I did not play with them any longer. The other negative aspect is that the outer layer peels off in hours leaving exposed dozens of filaments until the strings break.
I would love to know if they addressed and fix these problems with the newer version of it.

Ah, you're talking about Dynamite. This thread is about Ashaway's new 100% zyex monofilament, which does not have the braided nylon out wrap that peels and frays so badly. Dynamite has lots of individual strands of zyex twisted together and then wrapped with the nylon braid. This new string is one single strand of zyex.

blackfrido · 03-29-2012, 05:17 PM

^ yes the only reference I have from Ashaway Zyex is Dynamite, I wish having now only one single strand of zyex they fixed the problems dynamite had but keeping its outstanding characteristics.

mikeler · 03-30-2012, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackfrido

No, I'm not using them anymore. I played for a while coming back to tennis from my tennis elbow injury. I played them in full bed in a PK Ki5, this string has in my opinion his unique feel and pockets the ball like no other.
I've never played with natural gut, but I guess is the type of feel Dynamite provides.
On the bad side, the strings move like crazy. I couldn't stand that at all, and that's why I did not play with them any longer. The other negative aspect is that the outer layer peels off in hours leaving exposed dozens of filaments until the strings break.
I would love to know if they addressed and fix these problems with the newer version of it.

I've tried plenty of "gut like" synthetic strings. One that feels like gut does not exist yet that I can tell.

blackfrido · 03-30-2012, 05:09 AM

^ I tried plenty of strings too, I did not have the intention to mislead the readers.....that's what I said "I've never played with gut", but these strings are very different in terms of feel from the rest I've tried.
Mikeler thanks for your knowledgeable opinion.

mikeler · 03-30-2012, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by blackfrido

^ I tried plenty of strings too, I did not have the intention to mislead the readers.....that's what I said "I've never played with gut", but these strings are very different in terms of feel from the rest I've tried.
Mikeler thanks for your knowledgeable opinion.

I have not tried anything from Ashaway yet so I can't comment on this string. You would never confuse any synthetic string with gut is what I was trying to convey. Mantis Comfort synthetic is as soft but the power level is WAY lower.

bsandy · 03-30-2012, 06:17 AM

To me, this string played like any soft poly. Very Very similar to a Polyfibre or MSV string.

I have a torn TFCC (look it up). I need a soft string bed, I was hoping for a nice control string that didn't make my wrist hurt.

Zyex Monogut is not it. To mention the word "gut" in the description of this string, should be criminal.

. . . Bud

PBODY99 · 04-02-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bsandy

To me, this string played like any soft poly. Very Very similar to a Polyfibre or MSV string.

I have a torn TFCC (look it up). I need a soft string bed, I was hoping for a nice control string that didn't make my wrist hurt.

Zyex Monogut is not it. To mention the word "gut" in the description of this string, should be criminal.

. . . Bud

What tension did you try, as ZYEX needs to be strung low, 20 kg for the mains, 1.20 poly @22 kg in my 110 Speedports.
The use of MONOGUT was a poor one as the MONOGUT poly was one string of theirs I could not stand. There is no need to confuse customers with a recycled name in the crowded string market.

bsandy · 04-03-2012, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PBODY99

What tension did you try, as ZYEX needs to be strung low, 20 kg for the mains, 1.20 poly @22 kg in my 110 Speedports.
The use of MONOGUT was a poor one as the MONOGUT poly was one string of theirs I could not stand. There is no need to confuse customers with a recycled name in the crowded string market.

50lbs (23kg) Dynamite 17 x 45lbs (20kg) Zyex Monogut in a Tour 100 16x18

. . . Bud

Torres · 04-25-2012, 01:03 PM

How nobody tried this yet?

Sounds like the most intriguing string released for quite some time.

Automatix · 04-26-2012, 10:16 AM

I have a set but I'm pretty happy with Prince Beast XP 1,25mm so I'm not really in a hurry to test it.

gd! · 04-26-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Automatix

I have a set but I'm pretty happy with Prince Beast XP 1,25mm so I'm not really in a hurry to test it.

I may try it before you but will wait to report till you have reported

Torres · 04-26-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeler

I have not tried anything from Ashaway yet

I think you should test it. Your 'mikelers multis' thread has no credibility until you do.

(the fact that I'm curious as to what Zyex is like is purely coincidental)

polytheist · 04-26-2012, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Torres

I think you should test it. Your 'mikelers multis' thread has no credibility until you do.

(the fact that I'm curious as to what Zyex is like is purely coincidental)

money right here

Automatix · 04-29-2012, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by gd!

I may try it before you but will wait to report till you have reported

Just don't forget what you think about it. Knowing me it will take quite a bit.
My drawer is full of strings I want to try but just can't seem to do it...
On my list there is a hybrid - kevlar 1,10mm mains and Tecnifibre TGV 1,25mm crosses and similarly to the Ashaway Zyex MonoGut it will have to wait.

03-28-2012, 04:44 AM	#21
bsandy Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,991	I put Zyex Monogut in my crosses with Dynamite 17 (the green stuff) in the mains last night. Holding Zyex Monogut in my hands, it feels like a poly. When I went to prestretch it pulled like a thick nylon, but strung up like a poly. I'm hoping Ashaway considers changing the color. The baby poop brown is not that appealing. Actually . . . It reminded me a lot of Lux Supersense. I'm hoping it plays softer and more lively than Supersense! Playing tonight: 50lbs Dynamite 17 x 45lbs Zyex Monogut in a Tour 100 16x18 . . . Bud __________________ My girlfriend told me if I bought another tennis racquet she'd leave me -- Darn I'm going to miss her. Last edited by bsandy : 03-28-2012 at 04:55 AM.

03-29-2012, 12:13 PM	#23
PBODY99 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,750	My Zyex Main/ poly cross is holding up fairly well after ten hours of court time. String movement is minimal, notching is ok, I may try it as a cross once I start hitting outside more. __________________ GAMMA 4000 + WISE \| PRINCE SPEEDPORT GOLD Last edited by PBODY99 : 04-02-2012 at 05:19 PM. Reason: spelling

03-29-2012, 05:17 PM	#28
blackfrido Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,254	^ yes the only reference I have from Ashaway Zyex is Dynamite, I wish having now only one single strand of zyex they fixed the problems dynamite had but keeping its outstanding characteristics. __________________ if you focus on the results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results

03-30-2012, 05:09 AM	#30
blackfrido Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,254	^ I tried plenty of strings too, I did not have the intention to mislead the readers.....that's what I said "I've never played with gut", but these strings are very different in terms of feel from the rest I've tried. Mikeler thanks for your knowledgeable opinion. __________________ if you focus on the results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results

03-30-2012, 06:17 AM	#32
bsandy Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,991	To me, this string played like any soft poly. Very Very similar to a Polyfibre or MSV string. I have a torn TFCC (look it up). I need a soft string bed, I was hoping for a nice control string that didn't make my wrist hurt. Zyex Monogut is not it. To mention the word "gut" in the description of this string, should be criminal. . . . Bud __________________ My girlfriend told me if I bought another tennis racquet she'd leave me -- Darn I'm going to miss her. Last edited by bsandy : 04-01-2012 at 11:22 PM.