My Take on Yonex Poly tour spin string

[smirker]

Originally Posted by Power Player

Garry go press Smirker's name and then select "send email to smirker" so you don't derail this thread. thanks.

Syke, is the yonex string more comfortable than SPPP?

To PP (and other interested parties),

Sorry, should have read your post. will continue via PM.

Apologies for thread de-rail.

[Power Player]

No worries at all man. Garry has taken heat in other threads for this so Im just saving him the grief.

Interested in seeing how the syn gut mains thing works out. I really like it...this yonex string could be a perfect cross if you like it more than SPPP.

[smirker]

Originally Posted by Power Player

No worries at all man. Garry has taken heat in other threads for this so Im just saving him the grief.

Interested in seeing how the syn gut mains thing works out. I really like it...this yonex string could be a perfect cross if you like it more than SPPP.

cheers PP, happy to take the heat, us Brits are fine to admit when we **** up (British phrase there for you which might have different connotations in the US!)

I had a brief stint with syn gut mains but the mains notched very quickly with poly cross and the power level was unpredictable. Back to full poly for the time being but I might dabble again when my YTPS comes in.

The word asterisked out rhymes with sock and lock, not luck or suck!

[GarryClarke]

Originally Posted by Power Player

No worries at all man. Garry has taken heat in other threads for this so Im just saving him the grief.

Interested in seeing how the syn gut mains thing works out. I really like it...this yonex string could be a perfect cross if you like it more than SPPP.

dont worry PP no more hijacking/spoiling threads from me and as you well no i have learnt my lesson and thanks for the reminder

PP i just hope all this hype about this yonex string lives upto your expectation or im gonna change my profile name and go hide for a bit lol

jim-i have emailed you and my email addy is juliezuka@yahoo.co.uk and lets talk tennis/carp fishing YEA lol

[Power Player]

Trista, how would you tension a yonex stick if you did poly mains and syn crosses? I want to mess with the polyspin in the mains and I know that yonex says to string the crosses lower. Well I'd like to try something like 54 main and 56 crosses since it is syn gut, but I am not sure if this is good for the stick.

[syke]

Originally Posted by Power Player

Garry go press Smirker's name and then select "send email to smirker" so you don't derail this thread. thanks.

Syke, is the yonex string more comfortable than SPPP?

At the same tension, straight from the stringer, no..
The tour spin will feel slightly stiffer...... But after the initial tension loss on the tour spin, it becomes rather comfortable. I would say on par and better than the SPPP.

[tistrapukcipeht]

Originally Posted by Power Player

Trista, how would you tension a yonex stick if you did poly mains and syn crosses? I want to mess with the polyspin in the mains and I know that yonex says to string the crosses lower. Well I'd like to try something like 54 main and 56 crosses since it is syn gut, but I am not sure if this is good for the stick.

PP,

I have researched and talked to some people (today btw) in respect of this tension with 3-4 Lbs less on crosses with Yonex.

A few of the players I talked to, the coach who lives in my neighborhood who plays with Yonex Xi he also uses 3Lbs less on crosses, his kids also use 3 lbs less on Xi 98 and Vcore 98D.

I also read some posts from buckethead and he also was on the 3 lbs less on crosses, this week somebody else who i read his reviews posted on Yonex facebook, also suggested me to keep 3 lbs less on crosses, i started with 2 lbs less recommended from the local shop guy, later I strung with 3 Lbs less, I noticed a little more comfort and slightly more power, I liked it. Now the guy at my local shop started to recommend Yonex with 3 Lbs less as well, He was using Xi 98, and is now with VCore Tour 97 with 3 lbs less.

As far as hybrids, I don't know much, I guess people use synthetic gut crosses because it's cheaper, less performance and add the comfort, so in this case I would think stringing a synthetic gut 3lbs would only add more comfort and power to the string bed, maybe more spin depending how the strings interact with themselves, that friction theory and so forth.

Bottom line is, I'm very happy with my set up, already with 5-6 months or so, doesn't cost to try it, it may be good.

Lastly, browsing through some posts of a member of string forum gulbisbighitter, that seems to be another Yonex expert, He too uses 3 lbs less, appears to be a general consensus that Yonex does really work better with crosses being 3-4 lbs lower.

Try and let us know.

If you want a poly with less power the poly Tour HS is the one, great string, it tamed my Xi Team Plus like Ceasar Milano taming dogs .

[Power Player]

I agree that it does. I have been stringing with crosses 3 pounds lower and it works. I guess my concern is that with a poly main, id have to do something like 54/51 and just hope the crosses are not too powerful. I have been hitting very deep and too long so I'm trying to reign it in a hair, but I think the poly switched from the cross to the main may do that just fine.

So I will stay with the 3 pounds less on the crosses. I feel that it is the way to go with these racquets as you have read as well.

[tistrapukcipeht]

What strings do you use?

If you're hitting long you may need to go up a couple pounds and see how it works for you, or use less powerful strings for that tension you like.

[Power Player]

I use ogsm mains and sppp crosses. Today I am switching them so sppp is in the mains, so I can see how I like it. I love the feel and how the ball launches off the ogsm mains, but I also tend to miss long more than normal. I string around 58/54 or 60/54 so fairly high. I think the ogsm mains may just provide too much power.

[TenFanLA]

I liked Yonex Pro Tour Pro 1.25's pop, control, spin and esp. comfort for a poly. But the feel was just so weird I could not get used to it. I didn't know where I was hitting it on the stringbed. How does YPTS compare in terms of power, control and spin? And very importantly, comfort and feel?

[GarryClarke]

Originally Posted by TenFanLA

I liked Yonex Pro Tour Pro 1.25's pop, control, spin and esp. comfort for a poly. But the feel was just so weird I could not get used to it. I didn't know where I was hitting it on the stringbed. How does YPTS compare in terms of power, control and spin? And very importantly, comfort and feel?

Just ordered 2 sets of pro tour pro 1.25 so I can hybrid it with the yonex poly tour spin
Yellow/blue blue/yellow in the PD will look cool IMO!!!!

[GarryClarke]

another 2hours played in doubles/mixed doubles so 8 hours in total with this string,
power was good but again due to tension loss
serves were powerful but a bit wayward but could have been down to me having a bad night!!!!!
spin was still good but felt it had lost a bit of bite.
F/H topspin was good but again not as much bite and a few were flying long.
B/H topspin again the same as my F/H
control had gone in my eyes as i had trouble with my B/H slices and all of the above.
also the comfort had gone and i could feel it in my arm and shoulder so had to change rackets pronto,
have now cut it out but ive got another fresh set to go straight back in but at a lower tension this time as the yonex is very low powered.

i still rate this string highly and cant see myself changing anytime soon,
ive also got some yonex poly pro 125 to try out but that will be going in my second PD which is on its way

cheers garry

[tistrapukcipeht]

Did Tomic jump on this bandwagon as well?

I saw a picture of him on the atp site and it definitely had blue color there.

[tendat]

Hi guys. im deciding between poly tour spin and babolat revenge. please check out my thread. has anyone played with both and can comment on which they liked better? thanks so much! http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=442255

[okaythen]

my racquet's tension recommendation is 55 to 60.......the stringer said if the string isn't nylon then you can string it higher or lower than that..is that true? if it is true then how much higher/lower can you string it? my string is yonex poly tour spin

[Doubles]

Originally Posted by okaythen

my racquet's tension recommendation is 55 to 60.......the stringer said if the string isn't nylon then you can string it higher or lower than that..is that true? if it is true then how much higher/lower can you string it? my string is yonex poly tour spin

Try it at 50. A lot of us play at low tensions. I string my rackets in the 40's.

[okaythen]

ok with slazenger pro-braided I did it at 55/55 and it hurts my arm and shoulder after 2 hours of playing, I am going to use that racquet as a backup when other racquet string breaks. And I am thinknig about stringing poly tour spin in my hammer 6.2 at 50/50. good idea? what do you guys think.

slazernger pro-braided's recommended tension is 55 to 60....will it be ok to string poly tour spin at 50/50 on that racquet?

[syke]

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[Torres]

Originally Posted by syke

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