Black poly recommendation

[clarky]

Hi all,

I have. Head youtek prestige MP normally play with lux bb rough. Looking to get a new poly that's a bit cheaper and better tension maintenance than the lux. Was looking at technifibre black code, Dunlop Black widow, volkl cyclone or possibly rpm blast. Be interested to hear people's thoughts or if any prestige users have used or use any of these polys.

Thanks

[fortun8son]

Iontec Black is worth a look.

[SteveI]

Originally Posted by clarky

Hi all,

I have. Head youtek prestige MP normally play with lux bb rough. Looking to get a new poly that's a bit cheaper and better tension maintenance than the lux. Was looking at technifibre black code, Dunlop Black widow, volkl cyclone or possibly rpm blast. Be interested to hear people's thoughts or if any prestige users have used or use any of these polys.

Thanks

Tourna Big Hitter Black 7. I would go with the 17G in a tight string pattern and 16G in a 16 x 19.

[Seth]

I love Volkl Cyclone.

[dyldore]

Originally Posted by clarky

Hi all,

I have. Head youtek prestige MP normally play with lux bb rough. Looking to get a new poly that's a bit cheaper and better tension maintenance than the lux. Was looking at technifibre black code, Dunlop Black widow, volkl cyclone or possibly rpm blast. Be interested to hear people's thoughts or if any prestige users have used or use any of these polys.

Thanks

I have RPM Blast in my APD right now. The tension maintenance is alright, but it has lost it's "specialness" already. I've hit for about 20 hours since I got it strung a week ago, the rest of the time it has been sitting. The glossy quality is gone so the strings don't snap back as much. It plays like any other good quality poly now.

I'm planning on trying Lux Savage and Tecnifibre Black Code in the near future, so I would suggest those.

[db10s]

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpage-ALLINK.html

Or you could use this...

[Doubles]

Originally Posted by dyldore

I have RPM Blast in my APD right now. The tension maintenance is alright, but it has lost it's "specialness" already. I've hit for about 20 hours since I got it strung a week ago, the rest of the time it has been sitting. The glossy quality is gone so the strings don't snap back as much. It plays like any other good quality poly now.

I'm planning on trying Lux Savage and Tecnifibre Black Code in the near future, so I would suggest those.

Totally unrelated, but if you haven't broken RPM after 20 hours of hitting, then you aren't at a level where you need poly.

[Bartelby]

The harder you hit the better poly performs, but most people can benefit from a poly if the pace of their shot is sufficient.

[dyldore]

Originally Posted by Doubles

Totally unrelated, but if you haven't broken RPM after 20 hours of hitting, then you aren't at a level where you need poly.

It's not match play...and I don't hit very flat, so I don't break poly anyways. It just gets very loose.

[clarky]

Thanks for the responses so far. How does the big hitter black compare to the volkl cyclone. What holds tension better?

[Doubles]

Originally Posted by dyldore

It's not match play...and I don't hit very flat, so I don't break poly anyways. It just gets very loose.

Hitting flat doesn't break poly. Hitting with spin does. If you've played with poly for 20 hours, whether it's match play or practice, and you still haven't broken it, then you don't have the swing speed to fully utilize it.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by Doubles

Hitting flat doesn't break poly. Hitting with spin does. If you've played with poly for 20 hours, whether it's match play or practice, and you still haven't broken it, then you don't have the swing speed to fully utilize it.

Yep.... QFT, poly is only beneficial for people who can break it.

[dyldore]

Originally Posted by Doubles

Hitting flat doesn't break poly. Hitting with spin does. If you've played with poly for 20 hours, whether it's match play or practice, and you still haven't broken it, then you don't have the swing speed to fully utilize it.

In my experience, poly breaks more from stretching than sawing, but whatever.

I was unaware that practicing volleys and rallying doubles put a lot of wear and tear on your strings.

But seriously, step off of your medium height e-coaching horse.

[dyldore]

Originally Posted by Doubles

Hitting flat doesn't break poly. Hitting with spin does. If you've played with poly for 20 hours, whether it's match play or practice, and you still haven't broken it, then you don't have the swing speed to fully utilize it.

Originally Posted by db10s

Yep.... QFT, poly is only beneficial for people who can break it.

If you live near San Diego, I know you don't db, I would love to hit with you and film it.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by dyldore

In my experience, poly breaks more from stretching than sawing, but whatever.

I was unaware that practicing volleys and rallying doubles put a lot of wear and tear on your strings.

But seriously, step off of your medium height e-coaching horse.

Not cool... Because he is right...

I can break a 16g poly in ~5hrs of match play.... Always from the mains being worn down and sawed through. I'm the type of player who should be using poly. And poly "stretching"and breaking? Please explain.

[Doubles]

Originally Posted by dyldore

In my experience, poly breaks more from stretching than sawing, but whatever.

I was unaware that practicing volleys and rallying doubles put a lot of wear and tear on your strings.

But seriously, step off of your medium height e-coaching horse.

It's not about the wear and tear on your strings. Its the fact that polyester has terrible tension maintenance. If you use it because it takes 20+ hours for you to break the string, then you're using it for the wrong reason.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by dyldore

If you live near San Diego, I know you don't db, I would love to hit with you and film it.

Err, I was in San Diego the week before Thanksgiving.

[dyldore]

Originally Posted by db10s

Not cool... Because he is right...

I can break a 16g poly in ~5hrs of match play.... Always from the mains being worn down and sawed through. I'm the type of player who should be using poly. And poly "stretching"and breaking? Please explain.

I haven't seen poly get sawed through, it always does this http://www.grebo.net/~peter/twforum/broken_poly.jpg .

Like I said, I was working on volleys and rallying at 10% with my friends. I just got a new racket and am still getting used to it. I used to play with other non-poly strings but I saw through them in 2 hours regardless of how lightly I hit, so I do need poly.

I responded like that because I don't like to make excuses, especially to random people on the internet. He made a huge assumption about my game based on 20 hours of hitting. What type of hitting? He had no idea, and didn't care to ask before making a rude comment. Even if he was right and I had slow strokes, there was next to no reason to say it, and it derailed this thread.

[dyldore]

Originally Posted by Doubles

It's not about the wear and tear on your strings. Its the fact that polyester has terrible tension maintenance. If you use it because it takes 20+ hours for you to break the string, then you're using it for the wrong reason.

I use it because it is durable and I hit harder and with more spin than non-poly strings. I try to not break my strings. If they get loose I couldn't care less, I can't afford to be restringing my racket every week, or even every month.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by dyldore

I use it because it is durable and I hit harder and with more spin than non-poly strings. I try to not break my strings. If they get loose I couldn't care less, I can't afford to be restringing my racket every week, or even every month.

Ok, makes sense. Ever try Kevlar?