new Gamma strings anyone?

[zapvor]

Surprised I didn't see a post here yet....so The Ice and such is going away. Brand new stuff rolling out. The thing that most stuck out to me is thisnew hybrid poly-syn string they made. it's called like "polyistomer" or something. its apparently like mushing poly and syn together into one string. So you get both worlds in one string. Felt pretty stiff but lively in my hands. funny names too.

[NLBwell]

I could never even keep track of the old ones.

[zapvor]

haha true. most everyone i talked to just know professional, livewire, tnt, and "that Zo twist one"

[julian]

Originally Posted by zapvor

Surprised I didn't see a post here yet....so The Ice and such is going away. Brand new stuff rolling out. The thing that most stuck out to me is thisnew hybrid poly-syn string they made. it's called like "polyistomer" or something. its apparently like mushing poly and syn together into one string. So you get both worlds in one string. Felt pretty stiff but lively in my hands. funny names too.

Is Gamma going to keep Gamma Professional gauge 17?
I am very concerned

[db10s]

I don't really care for Gamma strings now.... And that nuclear construction marketing crap is a bigger joke than Cortex...

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by julian

Is Gamma going to keep Gamma Professional gauge 17?
I am very concerned

professional is staying. we were wondering ourselves too

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by db10s

I don't really care for Gamma strings now.... And that nuclear construction marketing crap is a bigger joke than Cortex...

yes its more marketing than anything but seeing that new isotmer string it definitely is a hybrid between poly and syn gut. its not a string i have ever felt before.how it plays is to be determined

[LanEvo]

I want the string that TW let me Playtest for Gamma, I really liked it.

[zapvor]

oh cool i didnt know there was a gamma playtest?

[fortun8son]

I wouldn't be surprised if TOA is already marketing that string outside the US under their own name, at half the price, the way they do ZoVerve(Devil Spin) and Asterisk.

[pvaudio]

Originally Posted by db10s

I don't really care for Gamma strings now.... And that nuclear construction marketing crap is a bigger joke than Cortex...

Originally Posted by zapvor

yes its more marketing than anything but seeing that new isotmer string it definitely is a hybrid between poly and syn gut. its not a string i have ever felt before.how it plays is to be determined

Actually, it is not. Many a year ago, an engineer discovered that if you hit certain plastics with gamma radiation, you could re-align certain parts of the polymers and make them more durable. A particular gentleman decided that it would be interesting to apply to tennis strings. A company was made (more or less it already existed, but this put them on the map in Europe), and was named after the initial breakthrough. The same technology is applied to other hard coatings like polyurethane for flooring.

[cluckcluck]

Originally Posted by zapvor

oh cool i didnt know there was a gamma playtest?

There was one a while back, it was the rectangular white (noodle) string that not many people liked.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Actually, it is not. Many a year ago, an engineer discovered that if you hit certain plastics with gamma radiation, you could re-align certain parts of the polymers and make them more durable. A particular gentleman decided that it would be interesting to apply to tennis strings. A company was made (more or less it already existed, but this put them on the map in Europe), and was named after the initial breakthrough. The same technology is applied to other hard coatings like polyurethane for flooring.

So I'm going to get cancer..... great.....

Thanks for the info, even from you I'm hesitant to trust it.... Either way, whatever, I'm not convinced even after playing with it. It isn't my cup of tea.

[NLBwell]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

The same technology is applied to other hard coatings like polyurethane for flooring.

I didn't know that. Pretty interesting.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by pvaudio

Actually, it is not. Many a year ago, an engineer discovered that if you hit certain plastics with gamma radiation, you could re-align certain parts of the polymers and make them more durable. A particular gentleman decided that it would be interesting to apply to tennis strings. A company was made (more or less it already existed, but this put them on the map in Europe), and was named after the initial breakthrough. The same technology is applied to other hard coatings like polyurethane for flooring.

Do you have a source? Other than the Gamma website.

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by cluckcluck

There was one a while back, it was the rectangular white (noodle) string that not many people liked.

what was the string?

[db10s]

Originally Posted by zapvor

what was the string?

The Playtest string aka "fettuccine in the mail"...

[zapvor]

i meant what was the actual string?

[db10s]

Originally Posted by zapvor

i meant what was the actual string?

I don't believe it was ever released.

[zapvor]

ohhh interesting. i want to say it was, maybe TW just didnt release the info