For me, the poly crosses usually flatten out while the gut mains still look fine. Once the crosses flatten, the mains will require a little straightening from time to time. Eventually the flattened crosses will shear but I generally cut out the strings before then.
Flatten? I'm not completely following you. Do they lose its playability? I was hoping that the gut/poly hybrid would give me more spin and playability with just losing some durability with the gut popping sooner. Does the poly die quicker with this hybrid too?
if you hit with enough spin, the crosses will eventually flatten and yes, once they flatten, playability suffer.
I'm still not following you...
You mean when the strings are dead?
he means the strings themselves become flattened I believe. Like how shaped polys become smooth with wear.
If by flatten you mean the string dies then does it die faster in the poly cross than the poly main?
And yes the main question I have is the durability difference..was looking for any people who have experience with both hybrids and can comment on how fast they popped the gut mains vs the poly mains
Flattened poly? How hard must you hit to flatten a poly? I've shredded TiMo 1.10 and CoFocus 18 but never had poly in long enough to notice a ribbon-like profile.
Course you could buy a pre-flattened poly with Gosen PolyMaster. But it wouldn't play "flat", would it?
there's a big difference in durability in a Poly/Gut hybrid vs Gut/Poly hybrid. the Gut is too soft and will never wear through the Poly mains where are the Poly is generally much harder than the Gut and will eventually saw through the Gut mains. Poly/Gut will usually last longer than Gut/Poly. i'm only talking about durability and not playability.
Now if I asked about playability will the answer be different than the durability? Which will have more playability for a longer duration?
Now if I asked about playability will the answer be different than the durability? Which will have more playability for a longer duration?
playability will depend on which poly you're using. some polys hold tension better than others. naturally, the better a poly holds tension, the longer the playability. if the poly loses too much tension, with the gut mains, you'll end up w/ rocket launcher in your hands in no time.