Grippiest rough string?
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VacationTennis
Semi-Pro
Just got it in the mail and haven't tried it yet, but RPM Blast rough 17 is lookin' pretty rough to me!
DrumWizOHBD
Semi-Pro
The diadem solstice and the black diadem one.....texture seems same to me as Pro Supex Black Fusion and Blue gear. Also Gosen Lumina Spin (terrible tension maintenance on Gosen, but it's cool string to try on sale). Gamma ruff (syn gut), It's like sandpaper...not sure if they still make it.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
I recently tried BHBR for the first time last week but strung it way too tight. Really want to try it again...the string felt very rough.
TagUrIt
Hall of Fame
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
It was supposed to be at 50 but it felt like 60 or higher. 100% sure the stringer read the number wrong, was drunk, whatever the reason. Going to a different person next time.
1HBHfanatic
Legend
solinco barb wire!!
Injured Again
Hall of Fame
In my mind, there are rough strings, and there are shaped strings. Rough strings have surface features on an otherwise round string, while shaped strings are gear or square shaped. Is that a distinction you're making? Because I haven't really found much different spin due to surface roughness versus a round string, whereas there can be widely varying spin capability among shaped strings.
Shaolin
G.O.A.T.
Yes, looking for a rough string for my crosses.
Typical string for me in the mains is a shaped poly like Cyclone, Solstice, UltraCable etc.
I want some grab from the crosses as well so looking for a rough string. Sometimes I hit very flat and almost let the strings slide horizontally off the ball, esp inside out forehands. I think rough crosses would be nice for those shots.
Harrybollz
New User
I tried many strings including yonex poly tour spin, rpm blast, alu rough, black code 4s, hyper g. The best bang for buck, pro kennex iq hexa 18g. Good bite, great tension maintenance, great playability in the 4th week, playing 4 to 8hrs a week. Still great control. Made in Taiwan, i suspect it is from the same factory as Solinco.
Injured Again
Hall of Fame
That's kind of the million dollar question! In my experience, two of the three highest spin capable strings I've tested have been square shaped with very sharp edges, being Volkl V-Square and Grapplesnake Cube. The third string was V-Torque Tour, which has some really sharp edges in what are kind of keyhole shaped recesses in an otherwise round'ish string. Unfortunately, the two Volkl strings didn't last - I got just two to four hours before they wore through and broke, and Cube went dead and really changed playing characteristics at about the six hour mark. I haven't tried Ultra Cable, but there does seem to be something about the square shape with sharp edges that helps it to grab the ball when the contact pressure between the ball and stringbed isn't that high.
BBender716
Semi-Pro
Just purchased these BOGO. Can't wait to try!full bed tourna big hitter silver 7 tour is the way to go...as grippy as solstice power but as soft as cyclone tourDD
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TagUrIt
Hall of Fame
Injured Again
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I thought Tennis Warehouse had a BOGO sale a few weeks back. I was out of country at the time or I would have bought some, but then again the reel is so inexpensive that if you get 18 string jobs out of it, the cost each time is just over $5. This is an incredibly good string regardless of price, but at that price really can't be beat by any string.
