A Pic of Global Gut after 9 hours of hitting

beststringer · 03-18-2010, 08:28 AM

GG 50 mains
Multi 55 crosses
POG 110

It looks like these puppies don't frail much after 9 hours.

I typically break gosen 18g after about 2 or 3 hours. I think using string savers definitely helps. I also wax the gut with candle wax to keep the gut strong.

But I also have a theory that because the cross strings are way soft so it doesn't cut into the mains as much. Any thoughts?

alidisperanza · 03-18-2010, 02:09 PM

Methinks this is one of those cases where stringsavers are literally saving the day. I typically pop econoguts in 45min-3ish hours of decent hitting. Having softer strings and string savers certainly helps. Waxing imo, although there is much debate on this, helps keep the gut together and from fraying excessively.

alidisperanza · 03-18-2010, 02:17 PM

Methinks this is one of those cases where stringsavers are literally saving the day. I typically pop econoguts in 45min-3ish hours of decent hitting. Having softer strings and string savers certainly helps. Waxing imo, although there is much debate on this, helps keep the gut together and from fraying excessively.

-Kap- · 03-18-2010, 05:53 PM

That pic's got a freaky optical illusion going on. Let your eyes quickly jump from one stringsaver to the next, and you'll see the ones in your peripheral vision turn gray.

Heh.

mad dog1 · 03-18-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by -Kap-

That pic's got a freaky optical illusion going on. Let your eyes quickly jump from one stringsaver to the next, and you'll see the ones in your peripheral vision turn gray.

Heh.

you're right. it's rather amusing!

ManuGinobili · 03-18-2010, 07:57 PM

or roll your mouse wheel and u get a weird stop motion sequence!!

mctennis · 03-18-2010, 08:00 PM

Looks like you use stringsavers. I'm not sure what they would look like without them.

auburnlull · 03-19-2010, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by alidisperanza

Methinks this is one of those cases where stringsavers are literally saving the day. I typically pop econoguts in 45min-3ish hours of decent hitting. Having softer strings and string savers certainly helps. Waxing imo, although there is much debate on this, helps keep the gut together and from fraying excessively.

What type of wax is used and where do you get it? What is the debate?
Thanks.

The_Question · 03-19-2010, 06:11 AM

Wow, that's a lot of string savers on there...

jrod · 03-19-2010, 06:24 AM

This is more of a statement on the stringsavers than it is on the string.

What does GG look like without all those stringsavers after hitting for 9 hours?

auburnlull · 03-19-2010, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alidisperanza

Methinks this is one of those cases where stringsavers are literally saving the day. I typically pop econoguts in 45min-3ish hours of decent hitting. Having softer strings and string savers certainly helps. Waxing imo, although there is much debate on this, helps keep the gut together and from fraying excessively.

What type of wax is used and where do you get it? What is the debate?
Thanks.

beststringer · 03-19-2010, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by auburnlull

What type of wax is used and where do you get it? What is the debate?
Thanks.

I used something i bought for 20 cents. Here's a pic like it. I run the bottom of the candle over the string bed slowly with some light pressure.

beststringer · 03-19-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by auburnlull

What type of wax is used and where do you get it? What is the debate?
Thanks.

the debate is whether it was the soft crosses, string savers, or the candle wax that kept the string going?

I guess it's all of the above.

jrod · 03-19-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beststringer

the debate is whether it was the soft crosses, string savers, or the candle wax that kept the string going?

I guess it's all of the above.

If you had instead introduced each of these independently instead of together you wouldn't have to guess. As it stands, it's still unclear whether it was one or a combination of these things that helped.

InsideOut94 · 03-19-2010, 09:45 PM

How hard are you hitting the ball to keep those strings in that condition after 9 hours?

beststringer · 03-20-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by InsideOut94

How hard are you hitting the ball to keep those strings in that condition after 9 hours?

i played about 3 or 4 matches where i was hitting very hard serves and groundies. in similar matches i've broken gosens 17g or poly 17gs within 1 hrs (sometimes 10min or less) of play due to mis-hits. (but they didn't have string savers and were strung at 60 or 65.)

beststringer · 03-20-2010, 12:06 AM

the greying of the yellow stringsavers is just freakish. still...

KiNG · 03-20-2010, 01:39 AM

Global Gut has the worst quality of any natural guts you can ever see. That thing is a whopping 14G string, depsite what the package says. Its more like a rope than a string. No surprise it lasts.

marosmith · 03-20-2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by KiNG

Global Gut has the worst quality of any natural guts you can ever see. That thing is a whopping 14G string, depsite what the package says. Its more like a rope than a string. No surprise it lasts.

you are an idiot.

thanks

pvaudio · 03-20-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiNG

Global Gut has the worst quality of any natural guts you can ever see. That thing is a whopping 14G string, depsite what the package says. Its more like a rope than a string. No surprise it lasts.

Thanks for your input, it's greatly appreciated! And by greatly appreciated, I mean keep that **** to yourself unless you can comment constructively.

03-18-2010, 08:28 AM	#1
beststringer Rookie Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Cal Posts: 254	A Pic of Global Gut after 9 hours of hitting GG 50 mains Multi 55 crosses POG 110 It looks like these puppies don't frail much after 9 hours. I typically break gosen 18g after about 2 or 3 hours. I think using string savers definitely helps. I also wax the gut with candle wax to keep the gut strong. But I also have a theory that because the cross strings are way soft so it doesn't cut into the mains as much. Any thoughts? Last edited by beststringer : 03-18-2010 at 08:44 AM.

03-18-2010, 02:09 PM	#2
alidisperanza Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The fishy looking thing that sticks off the East Coast Posts: 1,869	Methinks this is one of those cases where stringsavers are literally saving the day. I typically pop econoguts in 45min-3ish hours of decent hitting. Having softer strings and string savers certainly helps. Waxing imo, although there is much debate on this, helps keep the gut together and from fraying excessively. __________________ "Play like to want to win, not like you want to avoid losing." Yonex 95D

03-18-2010, 02:17 PM	#3
alidisperanza Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The fishy looking thing that sticks off the East Coast Posts: 1,869	Methinks this is one of those cases where stringsavers are literally saving the day. I typically pop econoguts in 45min-3ish hours of decent hitting. Having softer strings and string savers certainly helps. Waxing imo, although there is much debate on this, helps keep the gut together and from fraying excessively. __________________ "Play like to want to win, not like you want to avoid losing." Yonex 95D

03-19-2010, 09:45 PM	#15
InsideOut94 Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 163	How hard are you hitting the ball to keep those strings in that condition after 9 hours? __________________ "The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."

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