****the Pure Storm LTD Support Group****

[pyrokid]

Originally Posted by dantesinferno18

i am still trying to find a good cheap($8 or under) string job that i really like with this racket, any suggestions?

cyberflash 18, only thing I know of under 8.

[Jakesteroni]

Originally Posted by Arize

Just bought one today blind, never tried it before but based on specs I think it will be a great racquet, I am coming from prestige mid plus line which is my racquet of choice unless the pure storm ltd gt changes that for me, it is coming prestrung with technifiber feel 17, I was planning oin stringing it with kevlar and something soft on the corss at a higher tension about 55/57 how does that sound ? Anyone try kevlar on it ?

I have the Prince Problend on them and I love it. I think I'm one of the few that enjoy problend. I've used it on most of the rackets I've played with I.presige mid, dunlop mw 200g and they all felt great. Good pop for me. Many say its too harsh, theres no feel, or with a 18x20 its not a great set up, but then again what works for one may not work for another. Try it out at 60lbs.

[downs_chris]

Originally Posted by dantesinferno18

i am still trying to find a good cheap($8 or under) string job that i really like with this racket, any suggestions?

i know this goes over your budget...but Luxilon Big Banger Ace 18 in the mains (54 lbs. $6.50 for half set -- $5.83 per half set in reel form) and I tried the cheap Gaucho Gut 16 Gauge (around $7 for a half set) in the crosses at 56 lbs...WOW! this is the first time i've tried natural gut in the crosses and it makes a big difference in this frame...gives you that extra pop / ball pocketing / feel and comfort...in this racquet for me, it's string perfection...i'm really amazed how nice it is...

[SlapShot]

Originally Posted by pyrokid

cyberflash 18, only thing I know of under 8.

Agreed.

I'm using either Cyberflash or Unique Big Hitter grey in a full bed on mine, and it's very nice - plenty of pop when needed, decent (but not fantastic feel), and lots of bite.

[PED]

Originally Posted by Jakesteroni

I have the Prince Problend on them and I love it. I think I'm one of the few that enjoy problend. I've used it on most of the rackets I've played with I.presige mid, dunlop mw 200g and they all felt great. Good pop for me. Many say its too harsh, theres no feel, or with a 18x20 its not a great set up, but then again what works for one may not work for another. Try it out at 60lbs.

Plus 1

I used Problend in a PSL and it's a great setup. A lot of the stiffness of the problend is offset by the soft nature of the psl and I was pretty shocked really. Great spin and power and it's reasonably priced.

[downs_chris]

Originally Posted by PED

Plus 1

I used Problend in a PSL and it's a great setup. A lot of the stiffness of the problend is offset by the soft nature of the psl and I was pretty shocked really. Great spin and power and it's reasonably priced.

so you have the non-GT version?

[PED]

Originally Posted by downs_chris

so you have the non-GT version?

I owned and played for awhile last fall with the GT version.

However, last spring, I had an extended demo with the non Gt version strung with Problend at 62. I was expecting it to be horrible and have no feel but it was quite nice.

Great feel and great stick but in the end, just not a good fit for me; I couldn't ever come to grips with the balance-even after adding lead. I spent 18 months with the PST and much preferred the heft of that one

[haerdalis]

I have experimented a bit and now I have found a good setup for me. An overgrip and a dampener and 12 grams of lead. 8 at 3 and 9 and 4 in the trapdoor. It is now very stable with decent power and yet very very controlled. Weighs in at 354 grams with a good HL balance. Perfect!!

[Arize]

Originally Posted by JGads

I think lower tension is better with this frame. gets you some added pop without losing the control. however, very interested to get your feedback on this vs. a Prestige MP. Went out today and hit with the Ltd. vs a Prestige Pro, and the Pro had so much more pop, especially on serve, but I couldn't hold it in the court -- especially going straight from the Ltd. to the Pro. Same free swing on the Pro gave me a lot of fliers.

Alright so I got to play with the PSL GT today it was strung with tenchnifiber feel 17 55m/53c, I usually like to play with high tension and a harsh stringbed like kevlar and poly setups so I was not too happy with this string and tension however I really like the frame and I am probably making the switch to it over the youtek prestige mid plus but I will give it a little more time before I decide for sure.

Forehand: I found it to have more plow compared to the youtek but not as forgiving and would drop some balls short every now and then. I play with a semi-western forehand with an open stance and mild topspin.

1HBH: For sure I enjoyed hitting my backhand a lot more with this frame simply because it has more mass behind it and the thin 19mm beam plus the smaller head size it just works better when hit well, most of my shots would stay in and with really nice depth. My backhand is hit with extreme eastern again with mild topspin and as the forehand I flatten them out when needed to hit a winner etc.

Serve: No question here the PSL GT again wins this category, the 1st set I was struggling with the serve a bit but boy when it started coming in it was just thawp after thwap, most of all my 2nd serve was spot on from start to finish I was hitting my spots with it and ran into about 2 double faults out of 3 sets.

Volley: Not much of a volley player yet, I would like to develope it more maybe this summer so I don't have any comments in this category but most poeple say this is a great racquet at net and I am sure it is so.

Currently trying to move some of my other racquets out and will be picking up a 2nd one of these, planning on stringing one with Prince Problend 16 (Kevlar setup) @ 60 pounds and the other with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 16 @ 60 pounds

[downs_chris]

Originally Posted by Arize

Alright so I got to play with the PSL GT today it was strung with tenchnifiber feel 17 55m/53c, I usually like to play with high tension and a harsh stringbed like kevlar and poly setups so I was not too happy with this string and tension however I really like the frame and I am probably making the switch to it over the youtek prestige mid plus but I will give it a little more time before I decide for sure.

Forehand: I found it to have more plow compared to the youtek but not as forgiving and would drop some balls short every now and then. I play with a semi-western forehand with an open stance and mild topspin.

1HBH: For sure I enjoyed hitting my backhand a lot more with this frame simply because it has more mass behind it and the thin 19mm beam plus the smaller head size it just works better when hit well, most of my shots would stay in and with really nice depth. My backhand is hit with extreme eastern again with mild topspin and as the forehand I flatten them out when needed to hit a winner etc.

Serve: No question here the PSL GT again wins this category, the 1st set I was struggling with the serve a bit but boy when it started coming in it was just thawp after thwap, most of all my 2nd serve was spot on from start to finish I was hitting my spots with it and ran into about 2 double faults out of 3 sets.

Volley: Not much of a volley player yet, I would like to develope it more maybe this summer so I don't have any comments in this category but most poeple say this is a great racquet at net and I am sure it is so.

Currently trying to move some of my other racquets out and will be picking up a 2nd one of these, planning on stringing one with Prince Problend 16 (Kevlar setup) @ 60 pounds and the other with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour 16 @ 60 pounds

this racquet really begs for thinner strings...sometimes the 16 gauges in this racquet can feel a little bit much...

[rlau]

How does the PSL (GT or non-GT) perform on clay, as opposed to faster surfaces like carpet or hardcourt?

[gloumar]

Hi, i'm a brand new user of the PSL, and i'm very glad of it
I come frome a dunlop Aerogel200, pretty much the same but less HL balance.

This stick is amazing ! Very manoeuverable, and still very good plowthrough on groundstrokes and volleys, with a great accuracy on everything, touch shots included. Maybe not too much power on serves though, this is true...
And the leather grip is definitely a +

Talking about sensations, with a "soft control-oriented" 1.25 copoly stringed @47-45, it's just butter, as some say : a great comfort, good power when I ask for it, easier defensive shots too.
I didn't have a good feeling with the original multi @55lbs, which was a bit old i guess, and didn't feel smooth at all.

All in all, by far my new favorite stick.

[gloumar]

Oh, and I just plaied on clay last week ! I dt really know how the surface can change the way a stick behave lol, i guess it changes the way you play with it !
But to answer you anyway, as the frame is very versatile, I could play rallies from the back, and vary the game to short angles (very spin firendly) and net play pretty easily. great feeling

[pyrokid]

Originally Posted by gloumar

Oh, and I just plaied on clay last week ! I dt really know how the surface can change the way a stick behave lol, i guess it changes the way you play with it !
But to answer you anyway, as the frame is very versatile, I could play rallies from the back, and vary the game to short angles (very spin firendly) and net play pretty easily. great feeling

and you killed it at the net, amirite?

[Arize]

Originally Posted by downs_chris

this racquet really begs for thinner strings...sometimes the 16 gauges in this racquet can feel a little bit much...

Could be but I always use 16 guage strings on 18x20 patterns, still playing with the PSL GT and still enjoying it quite a bit, having some trouble doing my short ball cross court winners and cracking down the line winners off of a serve which I was very used to on my i.prestige and it's kind of frustrating but I am hoping to get the timing sorted out soon (Only played about 3 times with it so far)... Planning on picking one more of these up and then I will get them both strung, really can't wait to see how it is going to feel at 60 pounds with kevlars and polys, all in all I believe this is going to be my racquet

[rlau]

OK, I just bought two first-gen PSLs and I'm hoping to get them early next week. So I guess this is a good time to join this Support Group.

[nn]

Originally Posted by PED

I owned and played for awhile last fall with the GT version.

However, last spring, I had an extended demo with the non Gt version strung with Problend at 62. I was expecting it to be horrible and have no feel but it was quite nice.

Great feel and great stick but in the end, just not a good fit for me; I couldn't ever come to grips with the balance-even after adding lead. I spent 18 months with the PST and much preferred the heft of that one

same with me. Demo ltd when it came out but balance and string pattern didn't work for me.

pure storm tour has heft, weight and string pattern for spin & heavy balls.

I think most of the poster has put some lead on ltd to make it heavy and less headlight (not necessary but little less head light)

If you put leather grip on pure storm tour it becomes perfect without any lead. (345 strung leather+overgrip+ dampener & 8 point head light)

[Bjorn]

I'm considering getting myself a couple of used PSLs and requested to see pics. When I took a look at the pics, the two head sizes seemed a little different:

Now, I have no doubt that they're real, but it just seems odd.

Has anybody here experienced their head shapes changing due to tighter tensions or anything?



Could it be the camera angle?

[1hbhBUX]

Comments from Spencer, who is now using the Pure Drive Ltd GT:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=320666

[ReopeningWed]

So now I'm looking for more PSLtd.s, but Tennis-warehouse hasn't got any in my grip size. Does anyone know if they would build the grip up for me?