Dunlop Ice: First Impressions

db10s · 12-07-2012, 06:31 PM

Well... It's clear alright... I would say its like fishing line clear. It feels like a generic poly in hand, doesn't seem like it will be to tough to string... Something else, it's DIRT CHEAP! I've found very little first hand experience from others. I hit with it once, but not in my racket, and with a racket I had never hit with before, so I have no reference point. I'm stringing it up tomorrow and hit with it Sunday after I hit the woods (yes, I'm a duck hunting tennis player, odd combo, huh?)

More to follow...

db10s · 12-07-2012, 06:34 PM

Also, I'm going to try a low tension string bed in one frame and a mid tension in another... Or YOU tell ME what I should string it at.

zapvor · 12-07-2012, 07:59 PM

um.......i am pretty sure Ice is going away end of 2012. and you are just trying it out now??

rafafan20 · 12-07-2012, 09:52 PM

I was not a fan of the ice, a little bit too much pop and the strings moved a lot. Liked it for serving but thats about it.

cork_screw · 12-07-2012, 10:07 PM

It sounds like a new street drug.

db10s · 12-08-2012, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by zapvor

um.......i am pretty sure Ice is going away end of 2012. and you are just trying it out now??

It was never on my past order forms from Dunlop.....

db10s · 12-08-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rafafan20

I was not a fan of the ice, a little bit too much pop and the strings moved a lot. Liked it for serving but thats about it.

What tension?

db10s · 12-08-2012, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cork_screw

It sounds like a new street drug.

I think it already is one.....

pvaudio · 12-08-2012, 02:04 PM

I love how Dunlop released this string and didn't market it at all. I honestly had no idea it came out. For a string with its price, they should have definitely made a fuss. Truth be told, Dunlop really only needs 3 polys: a flagship, mid-grade and entry. In that order should be Black Widow, Juice and Ice. Right now, Explosive is at the bottom and it's simply woeful. Why they even bothered, I don't know.

db10s · 12-08-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pvaudio

I love how Dunlop released this string and didn't market it at all. I honestly had no idea it came out. For a string with its price, they should have definitely made a fuss. Truth be told, Dunlop really only needs 3 polys: a flagship, mid-grade and entry. In that order should be Black Widow, Juice and Ice. Right now, Explosive is at the bottom and it's simply woeful. Why they even bothered, I don't know.

Agreed, 3 is the magic number. And Explosive is abysmal at best.

rafafan20 · 12-08-2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by db10s

What tension?

55 -- it lost tension pretty quickly

db10s · 12-08-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rafafan20

55 -- it lost tension pretty quickly

At least thats proportional to price... unlike Lux.

rafafan20 · 12-08-2012, 02:34 PM

Never even used Lux, I was disappointed but it is reasonably priced. My go to string is only $8 a pack though.

db10s · 12-08-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rafafan20

Never even used Lux, I was disappointed but it is reasonably priced. My go to string is only $8 a pack though.

At my pricing its a cheap poly to keep on hand... $40-$50 a reel for me....

westpac690 · 12-08-2012, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by db10s

(yes, I'm a duck hunting tennis player, odd combo, huh?)

More to follow...

You're not the only one. I don't know what I love more my Dunlop 400 or my Faulk's bamboo duck call! Sorry, I never tried Ice but I do like me some Hexy Fibre

zapvor · 12-08-2012, 08:02 PM

well if you like stock up now! they are doing a whole new thing in 2013. i made a thread about it.

db10s · 12-10-2012, 05:14 PM

I went out to hit with it... It plays like Alu Rough, with a little less spin. It had some nice pop, a little less than the Kirschbaum Super Smash Orange, but more controlled. I strung up one frame at 55lbs and another at 36lbs. I didn't get a chance to hit with the 36, but I REALLY liked the extra pop. The power was controllable, with fair control. I felt like spin was lacking, but other than that, pretty good string for the price.

db10s · 12-10-2012, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by westpac690

You're not the only one. I don't know what I love more my Dunlop 400 or my Faulk's bamboo duck call! Sorry, I never tried Ice but I do like me some Hexy Fibre

Hexy Fibre is some good stuff, I have a few packs of it... It sure smells like glue though.

zapvor · 12-10-2012, 06:09 PM

so are you going to stock up?

db10s · 12-11-2012, 06:19 AM

Maybe a few reels...

12-07-2012, 06:31 PM	#1
db10s Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2012 Location: S. FL Posts: 1,974	Dunlop Ice: First Impressions Well... It's clear alright... I would say its like fishing line clear. It feels like a generic poly in hand, doesn't seem like it will be to tough to string... Something else, it's DIRT CHEAP! I've found very little first hand experience from others. I hit with it once, but not in my racket, and with a racket I had never hit with before, so I have no reference point. I'm stringing it up tomorrow and hit with it Sunday after I hit the woods (yes, I'm a duck hunting tennis player, odd combo, huh?) More to follow... __________________ Dunlop D-Squad Member... So I'm biased towards Dunlop. Biomimetic Max 200G x3 and a few others...

12-07-2012, 06:34 PM	#2
db10s Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2012 Location: S. FL Posts: 1,974	Also, I'm going to try a low tension string bed in one frame and a mid tension in another... Or YOU tell ME what I should string it at. __________________ Dunlop D-Squad Member... So I'm biased towards Dunlop. Biomimetic Max 200G x3 and a few others...

12-07-2012, 07:59 PM	#3
zapvor Legend Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: tennis courts Posts: 7,908	um.......i am pretty sure Ice is going away end of 2012. and you are just trying it out now?? __________________ Member of TW MAC. yes, we are better than you. and we bout to hop on a court to make another 'mil

12-07-2012, 09:52 PM	#4
rafafan20 Semi-Pro Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Posts: 669	I was not a fan of the ice, a little bit too much pop and the strings moved a lot. Liked it for serving but thats about it. __________________ RAFA (hes back!) & Garbiñe Muguruza fan. Solinco Outlast 17 is the greatest string on earth.

12-08-2012, 02:34 PM	#13
rafafan20 Semi-Pro Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Posts: 669	Never even used Lux, I was disappointed but it is reasonably priced. My go to string is only $8 a pack though. __________________ RAFA (hes back!) & Garbiñe Muguruza fan. Solinco Outlast 17 is the greatest string on earth.