I'm using the Head Graphene 360 Speed Pro and am looking to string it up with a hybrid due to tennis elbow. I have RS Lyon and RS New York. What tension should I string it at?
I recommend being a little less subtle if you're trying to get some tennis elbow under control. Poly of any sort won't help a recovery nearly as much as using a softer string type. Dump it completely for the short term.
I'd say go as soft as you can with either a multifiber or syn. gut (or even a try with natural gut) for one or two rounds. Once your elbow is good and squared away, then consider experimenting with a semi-soft hybrid of some type, but not before you get back to healthy.
If full New York then, what tension? Around 52? And thanks for the feedback
Thanks for the feedback man, I'm a newbie when it comes to this stuff so I appreciate it a lotA full bed of the New York would probably be a good start. The tension is a little bit of a guess because of a few things. I've generally only played tighter 18x20 string patterns in mids, but it looks like you've got that pattern in this frame with a 100" head. A dense pattern and smaller head (in a mid) usually means I'll use a thinner gauge of string at a tension that's not too tight. Your 100" head is a bit larger than a mid, so it might work with either a 16 or 17 ga. string, but that hoop size might play too flimsy at lower tension with a soft string.
I'd probably try it at 54 or 55 lbs. with a 17 ga. multi., but a 16 ga. alternative would be a little more inherently firm. So that 16 ga. could work at 52 or 53 lbs. Whatever feels "right" for you may take one or two stringings to sort out - feel is a tricky thing to predict - but the first stringing with a softer option will at least give you a reference tension to work with going forward.
I have no experience yet with strings like the Evolution and Origin, but it also looks like very soft stuff. You might get a few responses and suggestions for tensions with those if you start a different thread that specifically asks about them.
I'm using the Head Graphene 360 Speed Pro and am looking to string it up with a hybrid due to tennis elbow. I have RS Lyon and RS New York. What tension should I string it at?
Any new set ups out there for the 18x20? Seems the more I play with the 18x20 the lower I could go on the tension regardless of whether it is full poly or poly/multi. 52/48 is about as low as I want to go with Gut/poly.
you're not gonna like it but:
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...kevlar-zx-hybrid.550375/page-36#post-13600488
just as a recent point of comperason
I strung up tonight the Wilson ultra tour FB poly @40lbs
got to play a couple sets with it, felt great
18/20 pattern full bed poly at low tensions worked for me
just as a recent point of comperason
I strung up tonight the Wilson ultra tour FB poly @40lbs
got to play a couple sets with it, felt great
18/20 pattern full bed poly at low tensions worked for me
String it at Max 45lbs. and check how it feels, then with next stringing go higher or lower, depending on how was it feeling.
Thanks!^^ Best advice in the thread ^^
^^ Best advice in the thread ^^
Which poly string was it? Just got a couple ultra tours myself from the clearance sale.