Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Are you so in love that you've abandoned the evil Ultra Cable/Red Code Wax test?
The most slippery round strings on the market in 2019
Are you so in love that you've abandoned the evil Ultra Cable/Red Code Wax test?
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Totally, man!!!
The Cube Extra Sharp main is a TERRIFIC SPIN MONSTER!!!!!!!! With much better tension maintenance than UC.
And the Liquid cross give great comfort, feel and power!!!
That hybrid is an ABSOLUTE CHEF D'ŒUVRE!!!!!!
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Lol...high praise bro. Gonna have to try it out for myselfTotally, man!!!
The Cube Extra Sharp main is a TERRIFIC SPIN MONSTER!!!!!!!! With much better tension maintenance than UC.
And the Liquid cross give great comfort, feel and power!!!
That hybrid is an ABSOLUTE CHEF D'ŒUVRE!!!!!!
liftordie
Hall of Fame
You have to!!!Lol...high praise bro. Gonna have to try it out for myself
What you think about UC/BZ??
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
You have to!!!
What you think about UC/BZ??
Haven't tried it yet...new sticks coming on Tues, one with UC/BZ, one with ALU/BZ...Cant wait
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Let me know how UC/BZ play! You have to compare it with the Neon Dust hybrid asap!!!Haven't tried it yet...new sticks coming on Tues, one with UC/BZ, one with ALU/BZ...Cant wait
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Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Will do. If you try anymore Grapplesnake hybrids let us know how they play (esp if you find anything better than neon dust)!
liftordie
Hall of Fame
I have two reels of Neon Dust so it will take some time before thinking about trying something new!!!
graycrait
Legend
You convinced me to order 6 sets.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Of what?
graycrait
Legend
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Aren't you using a hybrid? I thought it was the above string posted by graycrait.I have two reels of Neon Dust so it will take some time before thinking about trying something new!!!
Sardines
Hall of Fame
Interesting you found PRCW 1.2mm wax coating lasts long. I found the Poly Tour Fire's slickness to last longer. PRCW starts rubbing off and even chafing at around 5-6 hrs. Tension maintenance is very decent though. Revolve's coating doesn't last long nor maintain tension well. RPM Blast Rough is very slick but the coating rubs off the fastest, and tension maintenance is average. I use Volkl 18L or gut mains with PRCW.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Of course I'm using the NEON DUST hybrid!
I have one reel of CES (Cube Extra Sharp) Neon Dust (main) and one reel of Liquid Neon Dust (cross).
LocNetMonster
Professional
My top three so far in no specific order:
1. Tier One Ghost Wire
2. Prince XC
3. Tier One Strike Force RIP
1. Tier One Ghost Wire
2. Prince XC
3. Tier One Strike Force RIP
strange_doood
New User
why don't you use the Poly Tour Fire if it's better than the PRCW?
strange_doood
New User
thx for sharing! as both of these strings are shaped, do they get notches fast and stay out of place after each shot? or do they rather stay slick and snap back into their positions?Totally, man!!!
The Cube Extra Sharp main is a TERRIFIC SPIN MONSTER!!!!!!!! With much better tension maintenance than UC.
And the Liquid cross give great comfort, feel and power!!!
That hybrid is an ABSOLUTE CHEF D'ŒUVRE!!!!!!
Sardines
Hall of Fame
Well PTF's silicone is infused into the poly, just like PRCW's PE Wax. The PRCW's problem is that it scrapes off.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
strange_doood
New User
must be some kind of a wondergear if youre not in a deal with the manufacturer
Addxyz
Hall of Fame
Does Tour XC still come in anything thinner than 16L?
liftordie
Hall of Fame
No deal at all LOLmust be some kind of a wondergear if youre not in a deal with the manufacturer
It's just an amazing hybrid!!!!!!!
LocNetMonster
Professional
I remember looking after I got my first reel of 16g and couldn't find any. The only other gauge I could fine was 15g. I would have loved this string in an 18g.
JustTennis76
Hall of Fame
I use Tour XC in the crosses with gut mains. It also comes in a thinner 17L 1.22 mm. The same string is now rebranded and sold on TE as Prince Diablo Pro.
quencheu96
Rookie
Have you tested to see what kinda tension retention is has?
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Impressive tension maintenance and durability.
I love that hybrid so much!!!
Addxyz
Hall of Fame
Thank you! I just checked Diablo Pro and you're right.
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quencheu96
Rookie
I can't wait to try it out! How long has it stayed playable for you so far?
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Does XC 1.22 work too in other hybrids like in the mains with multi cross, or with other poly in cross?
I m not interested in most armfriendly as in most playability.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Does XC 1.22 work too in other hybrids like in the mains with multi cross, or with other poly in cross?
I m not interested in most armfriendly as in most playability.
LocNetMonster
Professional
I used it as a cross with Tier One's Firewire. YMMV, but it lasted right around 6 weeks for me.
LocNetMonster
Professional
I tried it in the mains with Prince Premier and Sgut. The performance was pretty mundane in 16x19 - 98 si head and I tried it at a few different tensions. I think in a more open pattern it would be more playable than what I experienced.
quencheu96
Rookie
Which one did you use as a cross? the main or the cross from the CES hybrid?
LocNetMonster
Professional
I used XC/Diablo 16g as the cross with 17 and 18g Firewire. My thinking at the time was to get the sharp edge of FW higher off the string plane for more ball penetration as well as have a slick coating for FW to snapback easily. FWIW, when I cut the XC out it was still very slick.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
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liftordie
Hall of Fame
You have to try Grapplesnake Irukandji as a cross with gut. Oh yes you have to!!!
ckhirnigs113
Rookie
I’m about to string up Tier One Ghost Wire in the crosses with gut mains. I liked it in the Firewire Boost hybrid, so I’m optimistic for the gut/poly setup.
Never heard of it. Have you tried it?
liftordie
Hall of Fame
No. I don't play with gut.
But I play with the Neon Dust hybrid and it's bomb.
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
I’d second that Ghostwire is a very good slippery cross. Comfy too. Just put it into my PP100 and PP93P and the mains really slide nicely and my balls are really jumping up off the court.
SavvyStringer
Professional
Try Yonex Poly Tour Fire. I strung it last night. Incredibly slick poly. Almost difficult to hold onto when weaving.
Yup that's what I have been using and I am getting good durability with the gut.
I was breaking strings quicker with other crosses.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Man, I will finally try PRCW (1.20) as a cross with my Grapplesnake CES Neon Dust main (1.25)!!!Have you tried this? Looks like the ultimate spin hybrid
CES is a wonderful square string as UC.
I can't wait to see how slick is PRCW and how good the snapback will be!!!
EVIL SPIN is coming!!!!!!!!!!
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Man, I will finally try PRCW (1.20) as a cross with my Grapplesnake CES Neon Dust main (1.25)!!!
CES is a wonderful square string as UC.
I can't wait to see how slick is PRCW and how good the snapback will be!!!
EVIL SPIN is coming!!!!!!!!!!
Cant wait to hear what you think....I hope you shred the cover off the ball
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Friction of a certain string a against another string b could be totally different against string c!
Then the different gauges act differently too.
So the question about the most slippery string can not be answered. In TWU database there is extensive data on inter string friction of same strings. Then several strings by Weiss Cannon are most slippery. However i doubt if they would act so slippery against softer strings because they are very sharp and therefore i assume they would cut right into other strings.
Croc coach
New User
Hi, I really like your evil enthusiasm for spinMan, I will finally try PRCW (1.20) as a cross with my Grapplesnake CES Neon Dust main (1.25)!!!
CES is a wonderful square string as UC.
I can't wait to see how slick is PRCW and how good the snapback will be!!!
EVIL SPIN is coming!!!!!!!!!!
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