String RPM soft as you would string any other multi. Great string works very well in FB but also with MF black as a cross string.
Thx great overview, I'll try at 24/23 like my gut/poly.
Happi - I've just got some multifeel to trial as you speak very highly of it. I currently play kirschbaum SG FB, at 56-52lb in a Dunlop 300g.
Be aware that MF black is very different from the natural bersion. The black is smooth and crisp and plays almost like a poly cross, so yes I would string it like you would string your poly as a cross.
Thanks. Yes I've got black multifeel. I will try it as a cross and provide feedback.
Sorry, just realized that you play syn gut mains, then I would string syn gut main at your normal tension and then MF 2-3 kg lower as cross. Let me know how it is, as I have some Babolat black syn gut and I could try that with MF as cross.
1/3 of the price but 1/3 of the control/spin...
Sadly not 3 times the spin of synthétique gut.
RPM soft was the one I tried before Triax.
So i tried Isospeed full bed at 46 on my DR 98 and it was actually surprise it did not ply much different at all than a round soft poly in term of power and spin. It also true i was testing my arm and hitting against the wall, however for enough time to understand the string. It is also very soft multi however i thought it was that much softer than poly string.
Generally multis have a longer life span and should be fine even if you let them in the racquet for weeks or months.
That's great! Thanks!
Yeah it's very low powered so you can string it low. But it's comfortable at higher tension which is useful in hybrids.
In my hands Triax started to fray extremely quickly and broke after 5 hours. Did you have the same experience ? I wanted to like Triax but I really couldn’t see any advantage to this string over the HyperG Soft.
It's absurd why poly players have to keep pushing poly strings, in one of the only threads here that discuss non poly strings.
The advantage is that it is NOT a 100% poly string, and way better for arm comfort.
The advantage is that it's softer and not a monofilament poly string. Hyper g soft is certainly stiffer but if you don't have issues with it, hyper g soft will surely last longer and provide more spin.
I don't think my post is off topic. It's a thought I had for a moment about trying something other than a poly like several others who share their experiences here. I thought they might be interested, but if not sorry! My goal is not to push anything, just to share my experience and know yours.
Honestly, I was a bit disappointed by the level of comfort of Triax. Actually I did not find it really more comfortable than HyperG soft in a H2H comparison. One of my racquet was strung with HyperG Soft and the other one with Triax, though I must acknowledge the Triax was strung at a slightly higher tension (don’t remember exactly how much).
I just moved to multies from playing only poly and trying the isopseed professional which is supposed to be one of the softest string in full bed at 45lbs i did not notice that much difference in comfort, so i thought that it could be because the DR 98 flex on the throat instead of the head.
Sorry for my rant, but the topic is clearly “accepting that you cant use poly strings” and players are trying go give alternative advice to each other and sharing experience. There are plenty of threads that discuss soft poly strings, trust me we have tried them all…..
Sorry that you did not find the Isospeed String soft, I only know the classic version and I like that string a lot. Isospeed Professional Classic is close to Head RIP Control and players here have a love / hare relationship with that string as it plays muted, the same is true for Isospeed.
My arm is even sensitive to the poly in Triax, HDMX and others, I do find that if I string Triax like a poly (low) instead of a multi (medium) then comfort is much better.
My TC95’s 18x20 are 310g 315mm and around 295SW unstrung. With a 17g multi its around 322 SW. I actually prefer SW 315-320.
So strung spec is probably around 327g, 32.5cm, and let's go with 322sw, as that's what it's actually at right now. In an MGR/i calculator (link), that's a recoil weight of only about 156... a decent fit if you're, say, 5'5" to maybe 5'7" or 5'8", but if you're any taller than that, or have average or longer arms for a guy, there's a good chance you could stand to play with a bit more, which alone would increase comfort and offload some noticeable bludgeoning shock from your body to the frame (and ball), as well as allow you to swing the racquet with a more lose wrist coupling and consequently less tense forearm muscles. If that sounds like it would be worth trying, then you might consider adding ~5g spiral-wrapped 1/4" lead tape (so ~20") below the base grip, centered at about 2-3" up the handle, which will boost recoil weight about 5 points, while keeping playability about the same, and actually increasing maneuverability slightly. Upward heaving effort on overheads and serves will go up ever-so-slightly, but the added stability-in-motion will likely be more of a benefit overall. Perhaps give it a try. In the end, the idea is that it will add effortlessness and stability to your swing, as well as comfort and ability to play a slightly firmer, less shock-absorbent string bed, perhaps even allowing for the use of some very low-percentage-content poly with less or no pain.
Thank you @Trip there are some very good info there, I will have to look into this. I got myself a Briffidi SW and I think there is an addition to meassure Twistweight if that is what you are refering to. It is complicated as I have experienced that 1g in string weight is around 1.75 in SW.
While playing I didn't find Triax that comfortable-feeling but I know it afterwards or the next day that it's more comfortable than the polys.
That's it right there. Static and dynamic stiffness are a minority part of the equation. It's really the shock propagation of the material itself that is the main comfort factor. Much higher in most poly/co-poly than in non-poly. This is why syn gut strung at 60 can, more often than not, still feel more comfortable than most poly strung at 45.
my experience aligns with your example about syn gut and poly, but is "shock propagation" has been measured? i have wondered what measurable variables aside from stiffness affect comfort. even within string types, particularly multis, the twu stiffness ratings do not seem to tell the entire story
Hopefully @Trip has some more thoughts to share on the term itself but my proxy has been to stay below a 140 TWU vibration number on the racket itself and then skip poly completely. Tension then seems to be more a matter of preference when using syn gut or multi rather than a must stay below tension number - within a normal range - to avoid elbow issues.
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