Strings that are easy on the arm

[netguy]

Originally Posted by Tennusdude

I believe most people would want string to last more than two days worth of playing And realistically how many hours can somebody play in two days?
maybe 6 at most.

Where I live several people hit 8 hours in two days ( 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening each day) or even more....

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by netguy

Where I live several people hit 8 hours in two days ( 2 in the morning and 2 in the evening each day) or even more....

Then MCS will last 1 day of hitting. I break it in about 2 hours of drilling. Match play I could most likely get a match and a half to two if I'm lucky.

-Fuji

[netguy]

Originally Posted by Fuji

Then MCS will last 1 day of hitting. I break it in about 2 hours of drilling. Match play I could most likely get a match and a half to two if I'm lucky.

-Fuji

I see in your signature you have 5 racquets...
way to go for string breakers

[Ramon]

Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo

As easy on the arm as natural gut? You may not want to hear this, but it's going to natural gut.

Premium multi's like NRG2 or Bi-Phase are a distant 2nd unfortunately.

Comfort is mostly subjective. For RSI stiffness, there's no comparison to natural gut, but then again I disagree with many of the RSI numbers.

Subjectively, I thought MCS was softer than Klip Legend. Pacific Classic was a closer comparison. I'll give the edge in softness to Pacific Classic, but not by much.

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Originally Posted by Ramon

Comfort is mostly subjective. For RSI stiffness, there's no comparison to natural gut, but then again I disagree with many of the RSI numbers.

Subjectively, I thought MCS was softer than Klip Legend. Pacific Classic was a closer comparison. I'll give the edge in softness to Pacific Classic, but not by much.

That's a very good point. Comfort is mostly subjective. For synthetics, I find Head RIP Control to be as comfortable (if not more) than those premium multis. Then natural gut blows everything out the water.

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by netguy

I see in your signature you have 5 racquets...
way to go for string breakers

Pretty much the only way to go. I usually only bring a pair of sticks to practice, but for tournaments I'll have all 5 strung up the same just for my sanity.

I'm using a poly/syngut hybrid, in a pretty dense 18x20 pattern. I don't break nearly as much as I do with open patterns. That being said though I get roughly 8 hours of a string job. I rotate my sticks so that I'm not constantly restringing. Every hour of play I try to remember to switch out my racket so that I'm getting 40 hours (sometimes more or less) of play before breaks/restringing. It works out pretty well for myself at least!

-Fuji

[fortun8son]

MCS or Pro's Pro Hitec Multifibre is about as soft as it gets.
Low-powered and somewhat fragile.
At least in open patterns.
I'd not skip a beat putting it in a Prestige or Radical, or any other 18M tight pattern frame.

[Frankc]

Yep, agreed, MCS in a 90, 18X20, for a flatter hitter is feel and joint nirvana. Btw, a hybrid of MCS and Head Fibergel in the crosses is delicious - a softer yet dynamic feel as the Head settles in...

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by Say Chi Sin Lo

That's a very good point. Comfort is mostly subjective. For synthetics, I find Head RIP Control to be as comfortable (if not more) than those premium multis. Then natural gut blows everything out the water.

Interesting, I found RIP Control to be a little bit on the stiffer side for a multi. Natural gut may feel better than MCS to some just because you can hit the same ball with much less effort due to the high power level.

[tennisnut123]

Mik- what are your thoughts on prince premier w/ softflex?

[tennisnut123]

Also, what about K-gut?

[mikeler]

^^^ Have not tried either of those strings...yet.

[Fuji]

Originally Posted by tennisnut123

Also, what about K-gut?

K-Gut was stiff as all heck when I tried it last year...

-Fuji

[KenC]

Mantis Comfort Synthetic is about as comfortable as one can get next to gut. Even more, because it isn't so high powered, you can get away with lower tensions making it even more arm friendly. I tried it at 23kg or about 51 lbs in a PK Ki 315 and it played just fine. 24kg or 53lbs is perfect for me.

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

Originally Posted by Fuji

K-Gut was stiff as all heck when I tried it last year...

-Fuji

I actually liked K-Gut quite a bit. I wouldn't say it's stiff, but a comfortable crispy string.

Still though, I think no synthetic come close to gut.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by tennisnut123

Also, what about K-gut?

Originally Posted by Fuji

K-Gut was stiff as all heck when I tried it last year...

-Fuji

Agreed. Stay far, far away from K-Gut if you're looking for a string that's easy on the arm. It's VERY stiff for a multi. Even stiffer is K-Gut Pro. Run as fast and as far away as you can from K-Gut Pro if you want an arm-friendly string. I thought it was stiffer than some polys and it gave me tennis elbow very quickly even as just a cross with a soft multi main.

[TennezSport]

Originally Posted by BreakPoint

Agreed. Stay far, far away from K-Gut if you're looking for a string that's easy on the arm. It's VERY stiff for a multi. Even stiffer is K-Gut Pro. Run as fast and as far away as you can from K-Gut Pro if you want an arm-friendly string. I thought it was stiffer than some polys and it gave me tennis elbow very quickly even as just a cross with a soft multi main.

BP, correct me if I am mistaken, but didnt Wilson discontinue all K-Gut production???

If you need a soft string that is durable you may want to try Tec TGV16 or NRG16. We use that string here when players have arm issues as they are very shock absorbent. Durability is good due to the thicker gauge (1.32mm)

Cheers, TennezSport

[db10s]

Originally Posted by TennezSport

BP, correct me if I am mistaken, but didnt Wilson discontinue all K-Gut production???

If you need a soft string that is durable you may want to try Tec TGV16 or NRG16. We use that string here when players have arm issues as they are very shock absorbent. Durability is good due to the thicker gauge (1.32mm)

Cheers, TennezSport

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