Hey everyone,
As promised I have returned to deliver my verdict on Wilson Stamina (WS). As a refresher, I was playing with head rip control (HRC) for about a year but decided to change it up since I didn't like the muted feel of HRC and also wanted something with better tension stability. I tried tech x-one biphase (TXOB) but it had far too much power for me. Though on the plus side it had excellent feel and access to spin. After much debate I went to WS because it's claim is low power and good tension stability.
I have played for about 6 or more hours with WS at mid-tension. My verdict is that WS is low powered. However, it has poor access to spin. The coupling of the low power and lousy spin means I am swinging harder and wippier to on groundstrokes. This is bringing me inconsistent results, sometimes I am sending balls long and other times they are lacking pep. I have not been able to get into a good groove. The feel is less muted than HRC and far less plush than TXOB. I don't really love it or hate the feel so it works for me for the most part. Tension is holding up well, and the strings are behaving consistently (consistently lack luster in my opinion).
I am getting frustrated at this point because I have been playing poorly for a month and can't get into a groove again. Prior to that my GF and I were demoing a bunch of rackets for her birthday gift and we both were playing awesome. I can't believe I am saying this but I am thinking of trying yet another string set-up. This is getting ridiculous. Thinking of going back to HRC, I obviously didn't love those strings but at least I will know what I am getting. I would be happy to hear any advice, I could use the help right about now