Is the L-Tec/JET just a fad?

cluckcluck · 09-23-2012, 05:57 PM

As the title says. For a while there, this board would be filled with L-Tec hybrid reviews and JET/Jaycee method questions. Now, not a peep. Is the whole idea/concept dead? Or do players still try/use it?

Up&comer · 09-23-2012, 06:04 PM

Yep.

10 fads come and gone

cluckcluck · 09-23-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Up&comer

Yep.

I'm not sure what you're "yepping" to.

parasailing · 09-23-2012, 06:09 PM

Not sure about the JET method but it is not a gimmick at least the string itself. I don't string using the JET method and I still like how Ltec 4S/0S plays as a cross in a hybrid setup with natural gut mains and I have tried many strings.

tvu · 09-23-2012, 06:12 PM

Maybe people are tired of debating. Either you like it or you don't, and no amount of raving or bashing will change folks from one camp to the other.

filphil · 09-23-2012, 06:14 PM

My only full bed of poly was strung with the JET method. I can't say much more than that and don't exactly plan on going back to full poly.

cluckcluck · 09-23-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tvu

Maybe people are tired of debating. Either you like it or you don't, and no amount of raving or bashing will change folks from one camp to the other.

This is probably true, I did read a few threads with one poster (Torres) going bananas in hatred for the strings and method. I for one, enjoy the method and strings very much...when I can afford to pay my stringer.

Torres · 09-23-2012, 07:14 PM

The L-Tec wars were won ages ago. Even the original L-Tec groupies (LA fan etc) and their leader (kiteboard) no longer play with the strings anymore.

pvaudio · 09-23-2012, 07:27 PM

The stringing method is a stringing method. Nothing more. Whether one likes the strings or not is their preference. I think people realized however that since 99% of stringers will not adopt a new technique just to install a particular string, that it's not worth the price.

levy1 · 09-23-2012, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by parasailing

Not sure about the JET method but it is not a gimmick at least the string itself. I don't string using the JET method and I still like how Ltec 4S/0S plays as a cross in a hybrid setup with natural gut mains and I have tried many strings.

Agree, good answer. I string Jet sometimes.

levy1 · 09-23-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cluckcluck

This is probably true, I did read a few threads with one poster (Torres) going bananas in hatred for the strings and method. I for one, enjoy the method and strings very much...when I can afford to pay my stringer.

What you said except I string for myself.

schap02 · 09-23-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pvaudio

The stringing method is a stringing method. Nothing more. Whether one likes the strings or not is their preference. I think people realized however that since 99% of stringers will not adopt a new technique just to install a particular string, that it's not worth the price.

Agreed.

I've tried the method and not worth the time to explain to clients about the new methods.

Have several samples of L-tec to try, haven't mustered the courage to give them a whirl...is it that they're overpriced? Probably. I know one thing is true, they will not be installed with JET.

parasailing · 09-23-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by schap02

Agreed.

I've tried the method and not worth the time to explain to clients about the new methods.

Have several samples of L-tec to try, haven't mustered the courage to give them a whirl...is it that they're overpriced? Probably. I know one thing is true, they will not be installed with JET.

I think it's the price that gets people but for me, it plays pretty good. For me since I don't enjoy restringing that much, it's the right string for me given the durability is higher than all the others I have tried.

Up&comer · 09-24-2012, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cluckcluck

I'm not sure what you're "yepping" to.

The title. Was it just a fad? Yes. It was a string and stringing technique that claimed if you don't string it exactly how we tell you, you won't get the best playability.

GlenK · 09-24-2012, 04:01 AM

I tried the 4S as a cross and didn't like it. Did come away using the JET method though. Just like the way the string bed feels..

cluckcluck · 09-24-2012, 08:23 AM

So it appears that some like the string (not necessarily the method) and some don't. That could be said about every string on the market. That means, it's "just another poly"?

arche3 · 09-24-2012, 08:37 AM

I still use it as a cross. Either 0s. Or 4s.
My favorite poly. Had to use gut mains to keep my arm healthy. But I really like the string.
I am going to do a review vs. Lux 4g 16 as a cross thought. I just picked upna set of 4g.
Ltec is my favorite full poly string job.

DonBot · 09-25-2012, 11:49 AM

I tried a few set ups with it and it is ok....nothing that other way cheaper polys on the market can't accomplish...I think it does hold tension fairly well, but playbility is mediocre during the whole encounter. I had it strung in the high 50s so take my opinion for what it's worth given the low low tensions they recommend.

drakulie · 09-25-2012, 12:09 PM

The JET method simply doesn't work as advertised. Period. It's not going to make one a better player, and it doesn't hold tension as well as claimed, so why bother going thru the extra trouble to string it with this method?

can't comment on strings.

Boricua · 09-25-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by drakulie

The JET method simply doesn't work as advertised. Period. It's not going to make one a better player, and it doesn't hold tension as well as claimed, so why bother going thru the extra trouble to string it with this method?

can't comment on strings.

You should try them and comment.
In a full job of LTEC 5S in a stiff racket, one should go 44 mains and 48 crosses if not using the JET method. (That I was told by a professional stringer that knows the strings and method-JY.)
Im going to give it a shot and compare side by side this LTEC 5S with B5E at that same tension in a APD GT. Could be a waste of money but who knows.

09-23-2012, 05:57 PM	#1
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09-23-2012, 06:14 PM	#6
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09-24-2012, 04:01 AM	#15
GlenK Semi-Pro Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: St. Augustine, FL Posts: 596	I tried the 4S as a cross and didn't like it. Did come away using the JET method though. Just like the way the string bed feels.. __________________ Head YouTek Prestige MP (18x20) - Wilson Nat Gut 17/MSV Co-Focus 1.18 (55/54) - Gamma X-Els

09-24-2012, 08:23 AM	#16
cluckcluck Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Between the baseline and netcord. Posts: 1,505	So it appears that some like the string (not necessarily the method) and some don't. That could be said about every string on the market. That means, it's "just another poly"? __________________ Donnay X-Dark Red 94

09-24-2012, 08:37 AM	#17
arche3 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,632	I still use it as a cross. Either 0s. Or 4s. My favorite poly. Had to use gut mains to keep my arm healthy. But I really like the string. I am going to do a review vs. Lux 4g 16 as a cross thought. I just picked upna set of 4g. Ltec is my favorite full poly string job. __________________ Babolat AeroProDrive GT. (x3) Babolat VS blk gut 16/Lux 4G 16 (55/52) 350 grams, 8 points HL, 336 SW