Yonex Poly Tour Pro 125 Review

[ckcgary]

Originally Posted by GarryClarke

so far ive played with a fullbed of YPTS @ 52/50,YPTS/SYNGUT @ 46/50 a fullbed of YPTP @ 52/50 and now a hybrid of YTPS/YPTP @ 44/42.

Very nice test report. Thanks a lot.

May I know that why you drop the new YTPS/YPTP from 52/50 to 44/42? You may got apple to apple result if comparing with same tension as fullbed of YPTS & YPTP at 52/50.

[GarryClarke]

Originally Posted by syke

Sounds like a winner! Thanks for the great effort Garry...

A YPTP hybrid with more control and spin. Awesome..

This is definitely my next string setup...

cheers syke

and yes loads of spin but with the added power of the YPTP

had another 2 hours on court playing doubles and i was playing so well with it,
was the 1st time actually had a proper game and to say im impressed is an understatement
ive got one big smile on my face i can tell you,still cant believe hybriding the 2 would work so bloody well.

would like someone else to try this setup and add there thoughts (come on jim pull your finger out lol).

ive now put 4 hours on this setup and the tension is fine so its all good and even if it only last another couple of hours im more than happy to re-string,its cheap and im loving it

cheers garry

[GarryClarke]

Originally Posted by ckcgary

Very nice test report. Thanks a lot.

May I know that why you drop the new YTPS/YPTP from 52/50 to 44/42? You may got apple to apple result if comparing with same tension as fullbed of YPTS & YPTP at 52/50.

hi ckcgary

thanks alot for the response and im going to string my other PD with YPTS/YPTP @ 52/50 as this is my go to tension

my reason for such a tension drop is that the YPTS is so low powered and when i first strung it in a full bed @ 52/50 it was hard work hitting with it plus the depth of my shots were very very short so it was easy to get them picked off and after about 4 hours it started to stiffen up on me so i cut it out pronto.

i then used YPTS/SYNGUT @ 46/50 and that was alot better with more depth to my shots and more power but the syngut crosses kept moving about all over the show and i couldnt stand that so cut that out,dont get me wrong as its a very good setup and well worth a try.

hope you can see where im going with this and im playing with tension,s to see what works for me what doesnt.


cheers garry

[finalfantasy7]

got 2 set of Y-PTP, string it probably 2 months time due to my gut hybrid set up feels brilliant.
i asked this question before but wasnt answered, has anyone experimented with this string in tension?, is it like how people say about co focus shold be strung at mid 50's or higher?

[smirker]

Originally Posted by GarryClarke

cheers syke

and yes loads of spin but with the added power of the YPTP

had another 2 hours on court playing doubles and i was playing so well with it,
was the 1st time actually had a proper game and to say im impressed is an understatement
ive got one big smile on my face i can tell you,still cant believe hybriding the 2 would work so bloody well.

would like someone else to try this setup and add there thoughts (come on jim pull your finger out lol).

ive now put 4 hours on this setup and the tension is fine so its all good and even if it only last another couple of hours im more than happy to re-string,its cheap and im loving it

cheers garry

I'm hearing you mate, will get the YTPS/YTPP hybrid pronto sir! The YTPS/Syn gut is getting a bit tired so needs refreshing. Played well today but had a few balls fly on me which I attribute to the tension dropping below what is optimal. I hit some sweet stop volleys today which is not supposed to happen with the PD. Surprisingly this shot has come into my repetoire since changing from the DUNLOPS, not sure why but its a positive for me.

Back on topic think I will go 46/44 on the hybrid, that should be about right for the combination of power/control/spin I am looking for. Checking out Pro Kennex frames for the arm benefits. Ki 5 and the new Q5 look interesting. Demos a challenge as always!

[dadozen]

Created a thread to ask about the graphite version of PTGP, but totally forgot about this one.

Has anyone tried the graphite version of PTGP? Does it differ in any way from the yellow version, performance-wise? If there's no difference in how they play, I'll definitely make the switch since the yellow doesn't go well with my Prestiges...

[colan5934]

Gave this string a try over the weekend in the 1.25 diameter. 58 pounds in my PDR. It's a good string. I still have to adjust to it a bit just because it's a bit different from my regular Tour Bite 1.25. It's dead-feeling but soft. Much more spin than expected too. Control is decent. It's hard to reign in the power of the PDR, and I would string it a couple of pounds higher or switch to the 1.30 diameter. There was not necessarily a lack of control, but an excess of power...it's difficult to explain. Oh, and the tennis ball yellow color is nice too. Basically, it was a nice test, and I hope it plays well until it breaks, which looks like it will be another 3 hours or so for a total of 7 or 8 hours (average for me).

Compared to Tour Bite in the same gauge:
Spin: Tour Bite
Control: Tour Bite
Feel: Poly Tour Pro
Power: Poly Tour Pro
Durability: Even
Tension Maintenance: Even--I strung a set of each on the same day and played them fairly equally this weekend, and the tension for the Tour Bite is reading 47 on rackettune while the Yonex is 48.

[Seth]

Originally Posted by colan5934

Gave this string a try over the weekend in the 1.25 diameter. 58 pounds in my PDR. It's a good string. I still have to adjust to it a bit just because it's a bit different from my regular Tour Bite 1.25. It's dead-feeling but soft. Much more spin than expected too. Control is decent. It's hard to reign in the power of the PDR, and I would string it a couple of pounds higher or switch to the 1.30 diameter. There was not necessarily a lack of control, but an excess of power...it's difficult to explain. Oh, and the tennis ball yellow color is nice too. Basically, it was a nice test, and I hope it plays well until it breaks, which looks like it will be another 3 hours or so for a total of 7 or 8 hours (average for me).

Compared to Tour Bite in the same gauge:
Spin: Tour Bite
Control: Tour Bite
Feel: Poly Tour Pro
Power: Poly Tour Pro
Durability: Even
Tension Maintenance: Even--I strung a set of each on the same day and played them fairly equally this weekend, and the tension for the Tour Bite is reading 47 on rackettune while the Yonex is 48.

From my experience with both string, your review is dead-on. Both are great strings, but I went with the PTP because I love the color and that little bit better feel.

[smirker]

So I finally got round to stringing up the YPTPS/YPTP hybrid (thanks for the encouragement Gary!) and hit with it last night. I don't know if I just had an off night but I didn't enjoy this as much as the YPTPS/syn gut set up I had in the PD previously. I was struggling with depth control and either the balls were falling short or sailing on me. Spin was good but no more so than the previous set up. Serves had noticeably lower power which was not a positive. Surprisingly I did enjoy volleying with it.

I won't right it off just yet, have to play with it some more first. It could be a good baseline set up but I need more feel and precision for my game. Gut/poly is the way forward for me.

[GarryClarke]

Originally Posted by smirker

So I finally got round to stringing up the YPTPS/YPTP hybrid (thanks for the encouragement Gary!) and hit with it last night. I don't know if I just had an off night but I didn't enjoy this as much as the YPTPS/syn gut set up I had in the PD previously. I was struggling with depth control and either the balls were falling short or sailing on me. Spin was good but no more so than the previous set up. Serves had noticeably lower power which was not a positive. Surprisingly I did enjoy volleying with it.

I won't right it off just yet, have to play with it some more first. It could be a good baseline set up but I need more feel and precision for my game. Gut/poly is the way forward for me.

hi jim
not sure what to say about your hit with blue/yellow!!!!
all of the things you describe are the opposite to how that setup plays for me!!!!!
but as i said earlier someone elses setup might not always suit you,i no it was your 1st hit with it last nite but give it another outing before you right if off
its a shame as i think ive stumbled on a great setup that suits my game but again it might not work for everyone

jim keep us all psosted on how your next outing goes with this setup


cheers garry

[smirker]

Originally Posted by GarryClarke

hi jim
not sure what to say about your hit with blue/yellow!!!!
all of the things you describe are the opposite to how that setup plays for me!!!!!
but as i said earlier someone elses setup might not always suit you,i no it was your 1st hit with it last nite but give it another outing before you right if off
its a shame as i think ive stumbled on a great setup that suits my game but again it might not work for everyone

jim keep us all psosted on how your next outing goes with this setup


cheers garry

Will do mate, I really wanted to love it but the simple fact was I didn't play very well with it. It might have been that I had tinkered with the PD (again!) so it wasn't a fair comparison. Will play again later and post another update. I think maybe the PTPS needs a softer string to go with it.

An update: Played again last night with the hybir of the two Yonex polys. It was like night and day compared to the previous evening. I don't know if the strings had lost a bit of tension or the fact that I had altered the lead placement on the PD but this time around power was there, spin was there and more importantly comfort was there. Ground strokes, serves and volleys were all solid. No matchplay as yet but I was hitting some nice angles and dipping return in the serve&volley drills I was doing last night. @ Gary, sorry mate, should have had a little more faith.

[Torres]

Originally Posted by smirker

PP, FYI.They (the shop me & Gary get ours from in the UK) do have the YTS (acronym for Youth Training Scheme here!) but only in set form.

They also have it in reels now.

[Torres]

#update#

Poly Tour Pro 1.25 - had another hit with this string this past month.

I'm not entirely convinced by it. It has such muted feel on contact with the ball. You really don't get much feedback regarding what the ball's doing on the stringbed. Apart from the lack of feel, there's nothing wrong with it in terms of the way the string performs, but there's nothing to blow you away either unless you consider consistency and neutrality strong points.

It's smooth hitting, controlled, reasonably powerful but never overpowered, has spin but not massively spin orientated. Smooth, neutral, considered, controlled. It's makes for a consistent, predictable ball off the stringbed.

Would probably suit a bigger hitter who absolutely cracks the ball because its lends control to the equation. Playability of the string lasts absolutely ages. Even when its dead / semi-dead its still very playable and control orientated, though its gets slightly harder on the arm the deader it is.

I don't dislike PTP, but I am loving Genesis Black Magic 17 much more at the moment, not least because of the greater bite and feel on contact. If they could improve the feel of PTP and add some more spin, it would be right up there as a really, really good string.

Cat amongst the pigeons, but I'd go so far as to say that PTP is a comfortable version of Luxilon 4G, albeit more muted in terms of feel.

[Power Player]

I would agree. When I hit real hard and big with it, it was a vicious string, but on rally balls I lost a lot of feel and could not tell what was going to happen with the ball.

In this aspect, I much prefer a crisper string. But even Black Magic, which I have in another stick gives me more ball feel.

It is a tough call..I consider PTP an excellent string, but Gosen Polybreak plays so much better in my racquet that it makes everything else feel second rate in this price range.

[bad_call]

^ PP - next time out (hitting with me) see how the BM performs in match play...it might just take a dump...lol

couldn't resist the "BM".

[finalfantasy7]

OK been playing with this tring for 5hrs now, fill bed 51lbs, in a prestige mid. So far this is what i think.

It has good control and power, spin, thats about it, honestly for me it has no feeling (not stiff), just carnt feel the ball on stringbed - this is what annoys me. Comfort - like i said not stiff nor soft

It doesnt have any special qualities about it, considering its price £8.00 a set, not worth buying - scorpion is way better and many other strings.
Best description - DULL

[finalfantasy7]

Originally Posted by YesTennis

Do you think it's soft enough to use full bed or would it be best to hybrid? I'm looking to use a soft poly/co-poly for the first time, but don't want to develop elbow problems.

It's neither soft string nor stiff string, its in the middle. The string is best described as muted- no feeling.
I've used it as a full bed in my prestige mid at 51lbs full bed - I used it for 24hrs cut it out, I know I stated I didn't like the string earlier here, but now I do like it- I still state that is has no great characteristics and a bit dull feeling but I got used to it and it helps me to hit deep consistently

I just dislike fresh poly- just put in scorpion 48/52 I played my worst tennis ever, couldn't hit 3 shots together

[parasailing]

This came as a cross in my Wilson Blade with VS mains and I found it to be a very soft poly. I like that you can flat out hit the ball really had and still maintain control. It isn't a spin monster but I find the price and tension maintenance to be good.

I am going to test this out again freshly strung to see how well it plays. On the Blade 98, I didn't like my favorite setup, VS mains and Ltec crosses as much maybe due to lower temperatures in the 50s, it doesn't feel plush and solid.

[canny]

Already tried the spin version of this as a cross with klip 18g gut mains at 60/58. After 2 hours or sooo it played real nice. I prefer focus hex though for a more predictable ball. But I just strung up the other half in the mains at 58 and prince lighting xx spin in the crosses at 58 too just for fun. I'll be playing everyday this week so ill get back to you guys.

[parasailing]

I have tried the 16L graphite version of the string but haven't tried the yellow one. Has anyone tried both colors and is there any difference between them?