what is the best soft, last long multi string?

[NLBwell]

For me, NXT Max will last 3 or 4 times longer than XCel. XCel is an excellent performance string, though.

[Ramon]

Originally Posted by K21ferg

My favorite multi has to be the Babolat xcel string(16 gauge). This is the most popular choice of string for the customers I string for and I get nothing but great feed back. I also tested out this string @60 pounds and was very pleased.
Even at 60 pounds this string still was very soft and offered arm friendly play. This string had tremendous feel and played with great control. As I continued to play throughout the week these strings held there tension and continued to play great. I played for 2 hours with this string each day and by the end of the 2nd week they began to fray and that allowed amazing spin control. 3 days into the 3rd week they broke but I hit with a lot of spin and break strings very often and these held up longer then other multis I have played with. Although they are a bit expensive they played the softest had the most feel and control throughout the strings life.

Originally Posted by mikeler

XCel is a great string but very expensive.

Originally Posted by NLBwell

For me, NXT Max will last 3 or 4 times longer than XCel. XCel is an excellent performance string, though.

I never tried Xcel or NXT Max simply because I can't fathom how a synthetic multi can possibly be worth $18-20. Decent quality natural gut starts at about $26. For me, NG is much better at withstanding shear stress (I break multis on shanks quite often), lasts about twice as long, and plays more consistently from beginning to end. There are perfectly good multis I use as backups that are much cheaper.

[NLBwell]

Can't argue againt going to Nat Gut.

(I've never broken a multi from a shank, only once in my life for a poly)

[Tennusdude]

Mike, do you think that xcel is actually any softer than Gamma Professional or NXT? Thanks

[Tennusdude]

Originally Posted by K21ferg

My favorite multi has to be the Babolat xcel string(16 gauge). This is the most popular choice of string for the customers I string for and I get nothing but great feed back. I also tested out this string @60 pounds and was very pleased.
Even at 60 pounds this string still was very soft and offered arm friendly play. This string had tremendous feel and played with great control. As I continued to play throughout the week these strings held there tension and continued to play great. I played for 2 hours with this string each day and by the end of the 2nd week they began to fray and that allowed amazing spin control. 3 days into the 3rd week they broke but I hit with a lot of spin and break strings very often and these held up longer then other multis I have played with. Although they are a bit expensive they played the softest had the most feel and control throughout the strings life.

Is it really better than Gamma Professional 17g which lasts incredibly long for a 17g. I think because it is irradiated.

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by Tennusdude

Mike, do you think that xcel is actually any softer than Gamma Professional or NXT? Thanks

Xcel is way softer than NXT. I have not tried Gamma Pro yet but I do have a set at home that I'll try in January.

[Tennusdude]

Originally Posted by mikeler

Xcel is way softer than NXT. I have not tried Gamma Pro yet but I do have a set at home that I'll try in January.

Thanks for your prompt reply. Have you ever tried Prince Premier with softex and do you think that is soft? thanks

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by Tennusdude

Thanks for your prompt reply. Have you ever tried Prince Premier with softex and do you think that is soft? thanks

I've tried Prince Premiere LT and Attack but not soft flex.

[Tennusdude]

Originally Posted by mikeler

I've tried Prince Premiere LT and Attack but not soft flex.

so how do you rate the Prince Premier and Attack as far as easy on a bad arm?

[K21ferg]

Originally Posted by Tennusdude

Is it really better than Gamma Professional 17g which lasts incredibly long for a 17g. I think because it is irradiated.

Personally I feel that the xcel offers much more comfort and I'm not a fan of gammas live wire technology I just didn't enjoy the response after making contact with this string. Gamma Professional 17g is a great string but I just cant put it ahead of Babolat xcel (16g)

[JDMasFCK]

Technifibre X-1 Biphase

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by Tennusdude

so how do you rate the Prince Premier and Attack as far as easy on a bad arm?

Attack is softer than LT. Both tend to stiffen up as they age which is a weird phenomenon.

[fortun8son]

Originally Posted by mikeler

Attack is softer than LT. Both tend to stiffen up as they age which is a weird phenomenon.

It's a Prince thang.
Lightning and PSGD do that, too.
I see a lot of old sets, and they do get stiffer with age, even though they've lost a lot of tension.

[morten]

Yonex 850 pro, most underrated multi on the market, very consistant and durable, not as soft, but also not as springy/trampoline(in a good way) as many multis...

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by morten

Yonex 850 pro, most underrated multi on the market, very consistant and durable, not as soft, but also not as springy/trampoline(in a good way) as many multis...

It was springy for me.

[morten]

strange, i had to lower tension 2 lbs, still not springy