Wilson Stamina= Severely Underated here

Power Player · 03-20-2010, 06:43 AM

I highly recommend next time you get a hybrid string job to use Stamina as your cross. It is incredible string for the price. I never get more power, control and feedback then I do when I put this in. There is a little string movement, but not bad. Your spin will be incredible and the racquet will sound like a hand cannon. Insanely loud.

This is the poor man's Lux/Gut substitute:

Cyberflash 17 mains x Wilson Stamina 16. Cost is under$6

Setup I use for comfort and more spin :

Big Ace Micro mains x Wilson Stamina 16.

This is a great setup if you like to string in the 60s. The BAM is like a synthetic, so you will see some movement, but it is nothing major. Your arm will feel like gold and you will be crushing shots. I literally hit heavier shots due to the amount of power and spin I can put on the ball, while keeping it at a lower, flatter trajectory.

Ambivalent · 03-20-2010, 11:36 AM

I've used wilson stamina. It does not live up to its name. Breaks very easily. Also, does not stand out in terms of spin/power.

Power Player · 03-21-2010, 07:50 AM

It works great for me in a hybrid. Better then any other SGut I have tried.

Greg Raven · 03-21-2010, 03:48 PM

I use reels and reels of Stamina, and I have great success with it. My customers like it, it's easy to install, and the price is right. What's not to like?

stanfordtennis alum · 03-21-2010, 04:03 PM

It's underrated because there are much better syn guts out there for the price and performance

blackfrido · 03-21-2010, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

It works great for me in a hybrid. Better then any other SGut I have tried.

what tension you use with wilson stamina?
btw, did we play once couple of years ago at Monastery in Miami? is that you?

Steve Huff · 03-21-2010, 08:15 PM

Greg, glad to see that I'm not the only one who uses a lot of this string. It's my primary syn. gut for use in the crosses of many hybrids. I find it lasts about the same as PSGD, but moves around less. Plus, it seems a lot more durable than Gosen OG Micro.

brownbearfalling · 03-21-2010, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

I highly recommend next time you get a hybrid string job to use Stamina as your cross. It is incredible string for the price. I never get more power, control and feedback then I do when I put this in. There is a little string movement, but not bad. Your spin will be incredible and the racquet will sound like a hand cannon. Insanely loud.

This is the poor man's Lux/Gut substitute:

Cyberflash 17 mains x Wilson Stamina 16. Cost is under$6

Setup I use for comfort and more spin :

Big Ace Micro mains x Wilson Stamina 16.

This is a great setup if you like to string in the 60s. The BAM is like a synthetic, so you will see some movement, but it is nothing major. Your arm will feel like gold and you will be crushing shots. I literally hit heavier shots due to the amount of power and spin I can put on the ball, while keeping it at a lower, flatter trajectory.

Have you tried any other syn guts? Before you start recommending it as the best syn gut out there you have to try most of them.

I have strung with stamina and it glides through mains. It is a lot like Tecnifibre syngut (white color). the amber color is different.

Power Player · 03-22-2010, 08:59 AM

Yeah I have played SG since I was 8 years old. Mainly PGSD. I tried Gosen as a hybrid when I started back, Gamma, Prince, Tecnifibre, Dunlop. I also have demoed 2 new Wilson prototypes.

When people say there are much better guts out there for price, I'd like to know what they are. Because I will try others, but every time I do it, I miss the Stamina in my stick. Also, I do not like the feel of multis or SGs like the Gamma..I like the feel of the Stamina. What else compares to it?

I can basically echo what Steve Huff posted because I find the exact same results. Is there movement with the BAM? Yes, there is a little movement. But my spin production and consistency is still dramatically better for my swing. I know the Gosen OG micro is loved here, but it breaks faster for me.

scotus · 03-22-2010, 09:09 AM

Wilson Stamina is one of the worst strings I have ever used.

But perhaps my stringer completely prestretched the life out of the string.

Valjean · 03-22-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

Yeah I have played SG since I was 8 years old. Mainly PGSD. I tried Gosen as a hybrid when I started back, Gamma, Prince, Tecnifibre, Dunlop. I also have demoed 2 new Wilson prototypes.

When people say there are much better guts out there for price, I'd like to know what they are. Because I will try others, but every time I do it, I miss the Stamina in my stick. Also, I do not like the feel of multis or SGs like the Gamma..I like the feel of the Stamina. What else compares to it?

I can basically echo what Steve Huff posted because I find the exact same results. Is there movement with the BAM? Yes, there is a little movement. But my spin production and consistency is still dramatically better for my swing. I know the Gosen OG micro is loved here, but it breaks faster for me.

What else compares to it? Well, there is Gamma Synthetic Gut with Wearguard, which Stamina was designed to outstrip, and did.

JT_2eighty · 03-22-2010, 10:38 AM

Some like it, some hate it... sounds like a lot of strings. Different sticks, hybrids, etc. No need to be bashing one another about syn gut, ok?

I have a half set lying around I may try, from the half unused hybrid of the Wilson hyperlast 19g mains I use with gut. Curious how that may compare for durability/playability, I wish I could just buy the hyperlast half sets only (nice 'aramid' main btw), and was holding the stam for a friend who uses syn, but perhaps I'll give it a chance next time although compared to real gut cross... hey I'm open to anything.

Power Player · 03-22-2010, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Valjean

What else compares to it? Well, there is Gamma Synthetic Gut with Wearguard, which Stamina was designed to outstrip, and did.

I used it and they both felt entirely different. Oh well, I guess I like what I like, and that's fine with me.

Power Player · 03-22-2010, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by blackfrido

what tension you use with wilson stamina?
btw, did we play once couple of years ago at Monastery in Miami? is that you?

62#s.

No I don't think thats me..lol.

JackB1 · 03-29-2010, 05:26 AM

Another great syngut is Prince Synthetic Gut Multifilament.

meowmix · 03-29-2010, 07:15 AM

I wasn't too huge a fan of the stuff. I didn't think that it excelled over the other syn guts I've tried, nor do I think that it was inferior. The best synthetic gut I've played with to date is Dunlop's. But the tension drop on that thing was incredibly high...

Power Player · 03-29-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by meowmix

I wasn't too huge a fan of the stuff. I didn't think that it excelled over the other syn guts I've tried, nor do I think that it was inferior. The best synthetic gut I've played with to date is Dunlop's. But the tension drop on that thing was incredibly high...

I have the dunlop. A reel of it actually. It is just white synthetic gut and I have yet to try it. Since I have a reel of that and the explosiv, I figured that could be my back up hybrid. I am interested in seeing how it compares.

The Stamina (for me), is far better in a hybrid then any other synthetic I have tried out. Maybe the Dunlop will deliver too..that would be real nice.

JackB1 · 03-29-2010, 10:26 AM

What's interesting is that Wilson calls this string now a "polyvalent" (whatever that means), which is the same thing they call their new "Hollow Core" string, so I guess Hollow Core is the new Stamina?

Wilson rates power & control a "10" for the Hollow Core and a "6" for Stamina. The other categories are comparable.
I guess Hollow core is a syngut and not a multi.

mikeler · 03-29-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

I used it and they both felt entirely different. Oh well, I guess I like what I like, and that's fine with me.

You also used the regular Gamma synthetic gut in that racket I gave to you.

meowmix · 03-29-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

I have the dunlop. A reel of it actually. It is just white synthetic gut and I have yet to try it. Since I have a reel of that and the explosiv, I figured that could be my back up hybrid. I am interested in seeing how it compares.

The Stamina (for me), is far better in a hybrid then any other synthetic I have tried out. Maybe the Dunlop will deliver too..that would be real nice.

It's been a while since I last used Stamina (2,3 years?) so my mind's a little foggy on it. The Dunlop felt really nice- crisp with a hint of softness, pocketing- much more so than you'd expect from a synthetic gut, and some nice power. Too bad the tension maintenance was absolutely horrible- I cut it out after a week because of the tension drop...

03-20-2010, 06:43 AM	#1
Power Player G.O.A.T. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On my iPhone Posts: 13,562	Wilson Stamina= Severely Underated here I highly recommend next time you get a hybrid string job to use Stamina as your cross. It is incredible string for the price. I never get more power, control and feedback then I do when I put this in. There is a little string movement, but not bad. Your spin will be incredible and the racquet will sound like a hand cannon. Insanely loud. This is the poor man's Lux/Gut substitute: Cyberflash 17 mains x Wilson Stamina 16. Cost is under$6 Setup I use for comfort and more spin : Big Ace Micro mains x Wilson Stamina 16. This is a great setup if you like to string in the 60s. The BAM is like a synthetic, so you will see some movement, but it is nothing major. Your arm will feel like gold and you will be crushing shots. I literally hit heavier shots due to the amount of power and spin I can put on the ball, while keeping it at a lower, flatter trajectory. __________________ 🐐ing

03-20-2010, 11:36 AM	#2
Ambivalent Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,865	I've used wilson stamina. It does not live up to its name. Breaks very easily. Also, does not stand out in terms of spin/power. __________________ "If Allah allows, and I'm sure he does, I'll change my religion to Federerarism." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nTsaoYGlqY&feature=related

03-21-2010, 07:50 AM	#3
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03-22-2010, 08:59 AM	#9
Power Player G.O.A.T. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On my iPhone Posts: 13,562	Yeah I have played SG since I was 8 years old. Mainly PGSD. I tried Gosen as a hybrid when I started back, Gamma, Prince, Tecnifibre, Dunlop. I also have demoed 2 new Wilson prototypes. When people say there are much better guts out there for price, I'd like to know what they are. Because I will try others, but every time I do it, I miss the Stamina in my stick. Also, I do not like the feel of multis or SGs like the Gamma..I like the feel of the Stamina. What else compares to it? I can basically echo what Steve Huff posted because I find the exact same results. Is there movement with the BAM? Yes, there is a little movement. But my spin production and consistency is still dramatically better for my swing. I know the Gosen OG micro is loved here, but it breaks faster for me. __________________ 🐐ing