Acelon flouro extreme string

[mcleantennis1985]

I normally use Babolat Tonic ball feel 16 NG on the main (58 lbs) and Luxilon ALU Power Rough on the cross (54 lbs). This works quite well; however, Luxilon ALU Power Rough feels like barb wire and my fingers hurt when I string. I then change the cross to HEAD Intellitour. However, both of these strings are not very durable. The cross string usually breaks after 10 hours of playing time. then I have to re-string the cross again.

I have heard of great reviews about Acelon Flouro extreme string from experts in this forum on how comfortable and durable the string is. I just ordered a reel of Acelon Flouro 16ga

With the Balolat NG on the main and Acelon Flouro on the cross, should I get more than 10 hours of playing time with this combination? If I string ALU power Rough or Head intellitour 54lbs on the cross, should I string Acelon Flouro extreme at 54lbs as well or should it be higher or lower than 54lbs?

Thanks in advance.

 

[racket king]

I have heard of great reviews about Acelon Flouro extreme string from experts in this forum on how comfortable and durable the string is.

LOL. Such as who?

The string is rip off priced junk.

 

[mcleantennis1985]

LOL. Such as who?

The string is rip off priced junk.

I plan on using this string only on the cross. Is it much easier to string than ALU power rough? is it much durable than ALU Power rough?

 

[racket king]

I plan on using this string only on the cross. Is it much easier to string than ALU power rough? is it much durable than ALU Power rough?

If you don't mind me asking, how exactly did you decide to randomly buy a reel of string that costs $340 per 200m reel when the fluorocarbon fishing line string that it's based on is as cheap as anything?

 

[travlerajm]

I bought 30m of 100% Fluorocarbon 1.28mm fishing line (also PVDF monofilament). I haven't tried it yet, but I have a feeling it won't be would I hoped it would be, and I will regret my purchase.

 

[TinTin 1]

I plan on using this string only on the cross. Is it much easier to string than ALU power rough? is it much durable than ALU Power rough?

It is much easier to string than any poly.
It will also last longer play wise. It is slippery and will not saw into natural gut like a rough poly will.

 

[racket king]

It is slippery and will not saw into natural gut like a rough poly will.

It's not slippery, it's by far, the stickiest string I have ever played with. This is a freshly strung poly / Acelon Extreme hybrid.

It's also an abrasive string, very high in friction.

 

[Shroud]

It's not slippery, it's by far, the stickiest string I have ever played with. This is a freshly strung poly / Acelon Extreme hybrid.

It's also an abrasive string, very high in friction.

Very strange. WHy would Tin Tin say its smooth? Like given those picts its clearly not slick.

 

[mcleantennis1985]

If you don't mind me asking, how exactly did you decide to randomly buy a reel of string that costs $340 per 200m reel when the fluorocarbon fishing line string that it's based on is as cheap as anything?

A friend of mine string his racquet with Wilson NG on the main and Acelon Flouro extreme on the cross. I played with it and like it a lot so I decide to give it a try. That is not to say that I will like it. I might end up regretting it but I don't know until I try it myself on my own racquet.

 

[Shroud]

A friend of mine string his racquet with Wilson NG on the main and Acelon Flouro extreme on the cross. I played with it and like it a lot so I decide to give it a try. That is not to say that I will like it. I might end up regretting it but I don't know until I try it myself on my own racquet.

Makes sense but a whole reel without even trying it. Why not just a pack?

 

[mcleantennis1985]

Makes sense but a whole reel without even trying it. Why not just a pack?

Since I have my own stringing machine and my kids play a tennis with other kids in the neighborhood, I also do string racquets for them as well for FREE (both labor and string Babolat NG on the main and Head Intellitour on the cross)

I figure if Acelon Flouro extreme string does not work for me, I will string it as cross for the kids instead of Head Intellitour

 

[epiczeko]

Honestly if you like Alu Rough I would seriously have to recommend Kirschbaum Max Power Rough. Its unbelievable. A little bit softer than Luxilon. But I work in a sports shop and string rackets daily so I know a good quality string when I see one. The moment I felt this in my hands the quality was significant to that of Luxilon Alu Rough. Im not trying to make this sound like the best option but its certainly worth a try. I played with it a few times and even though it is slightly softer it still has that crispness that Luxilon is so well known for.

 

[racket king]

Very strange. WHy would Tin Tin say its smooth? Like given those picts its clearly not slick.

Probably because he doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him. If you touch the string with your fingers, it's smooth (as in not jagged). But then, so is synthetic gut. Doesn't mean that it doesn't result in super high friction when weaved against another material. The only thing extreme about Acelon Extreme is how extremely high in friction it is and it's extreme rip off price.....

 

[travlerajm]

Observations from Pre-Stretching 100% Fluorocarbon String:

I had purchased a 30m reel of 1.28mm (150-lb test) 100% Fluorocarbon monfilament fishing line (Seaguar brand). It is 100% PVDF, the same base polymer of Acelon Fluoro. The string reel came in a zippered mesh bag and is marketed as a high-end fishing line material.

I cut off of 19-ft piece and pre-stretched it thoroughly using the manual pulsed body-weight lean method.

Two things were notably exceptional compared to other types of tennis string material:

1. The material had very poor creep resistance during the stretching procedure. The 19-ft segment elongated an extra 28" of permanent creep. For reference, ZX Pro elongates 22" to 24" with the same stretch protocol, and poly string elongates about 6" or 7". Nylon stretches 4" to 5". Kevlar creeps about 2".

2. The tensile (Young's) modulus is very low compared to any other material I have prestretched. When leaning with approximately half my body weight (~80 lbs, and pulsing 100+ lbs for 10 minutes or so), it stretched elastically about 3 ft. For reference, ZX Pro stretches about 1 ft with the same force, and poly stretches about 9". In other words, this string has about 1/3 the stiffness of ZX, and about 1/4 the stiffness of poly. This is a very stretchy string!

In conclusion, I would suggest that any playtest of this string should not be done without thoroughly prestretching. Otherwise, the tension will drop rapidly and dramatically during the first several hours of play. The same can be said of Monogut ZX.
Secondly, since the stiffness is extremely low compared to other synthetic tennis string materials (maybe even lower than that of natural gut?), I am still interested to see how this string performs as a cross string with kevlar mains, using my favored high-tension-differential 'ESP' setup.

 

[TinTin 1]

Probably because he doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him. If you touch the string with your fingers, it's smooth (as in not jagged). But then, so is synthetic gut. Doesn't mean that it doesn't result in super high friction when weaved against another material. The only thing extreme about Acelon Extreme is how extremely high in friction it is and it's extreme rip off price.....

Do some research and see what this string is made of.

 

[TinTin 1]

Probably because he doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him. If you touch the string with your fingers, it's smooth (as in not jagged). But then, so is synthetic gut. Doesn't mean that it doesn't result in super high friction when weaved against another material. The only thing extreme about Acelon Extreme is how extremely high in friction it is and it's extreme rip off price.....

I don't have anything to do with this company.
And I can get any string free from any company. I like the string . If you don't , no worries. No need to attack and think I am up to something. I am not.

 

[racket king]

Do some research and see what this string is made of.

I don't have anything to do with this company.
And I can get any string free from any company. I like the string . If you don't , no worries. No need to attack and think I am up to something. I am not.

I went down to the courts earlier with these strings and manage to come back with a trout!

As far as tennis goes, it is, by a considerable margin, The Worst Tennis String Ever. Stickier than superglue. More abrasive than sandpaper. Notches like a mofo. Loses tension like it's going out of fashion etc etc.

And at $25 a set, it's a complete poke in your eye (or more accurately, hook in your mouth).

 

[travlerajm]

I'm going to string up the thoroughly prestretched Fluoro as a cross with kevlar mains, with 50-lb differential today, on my shortened, leaded-up BLX 6.1 95 18x20. I will report back.

 

[travlerajm]

I'm going to string up the thoroughly prestretched Fluoro as a cross with kevlar mains, with 50-lb differential today, on my shortened, leaded-up BLX 6.1 95 18x20. I will report back.

Ok. I strung it up with 16g ashaway kevlar mains (used with ~5-6h of play). I combined the used strings from 2 other racquets because I am out of fresh kevlar.
I tensioned the kevlar mains to 90lbs. And tension the crosses to 45 lbs. The tension arm still had some creeping in it, even after my thorough prestretch last night.
I ended up with nearly 6ft of leftover string. This is after starting with 19ft before the prestretch. This means it only takes about 14ft of string to do an 18x20 95si frame. This makes the price for reels more reasonable (I can get 7 sets of crosses out of my 30m reel).

The stringbed ended up on the soft side for my tastes (just bouncing ball on stringbed in living room). This Fluorocarbon stuff is really, really soft and supple compared to any string Ive used before (including nat gut). I expect it to be powerful and spinny. At least initially, the strings still snapback, but maybe not as vigorously as they do with poly or ZX crosses.

 

[WayCool]

Hey Racket King ... really ? All that over an effing string ?

Don't like it???? ... don't use it.. I already offered to buy your remaining set and I da*mn sure don't have anything to do with "Acelon" and don't get my string for free from ANYONE ! Consider my offer retracted. Pretty sure the personal attacks and ASSumptions about any motive are unnecessary at this point. If spending $25 is that big a deal.. then my recommendation would be to wait until Tennis Warehouse does a playtest and review.

I happen to like the string so far.. maybe I will change my mind at some point dunno... I have chronic tennis elbow (GE) and MUST use a soft racquet and strings. This string is so far pretty dang good at that as a cross string without sacrificing control. But I'm just a hack so I wouldn't expect a PRO to have the same opinion NOR someone that doesn't suffer from an arm/shoulder/wrist injury. But for those of us that do... this is yet another option.

I don't have any sticking yet... and I have whatever ... 4 doubles matches (two of them three sets) plus however much warmup included and I didn't use a slick poly main string(Cyclone Tour). But then I don't hit 110 MPH serves either and didn't string it up at 60lbs. I do see notching in the main strings.. which is surprising as Cyclone Tour is pretty durable and quite rough. But I haven't had the strings stick.

The racquet still feels great. If I had strung pure poly I would be starting to feel like the racquet might be getting ready for fresh strings .. my arm tells me pretty quick when poly is going dead... if I had strung gut mains and poly crosses I would be cutting the crosses out and replacing before my match tonight.

.02 and YMMV

 

[mcleantennis1985]

I have a follow-up question about the Acelon Flouro extreme string. I use the Alpha Ghost stringing machine to string racquets.

Does it mean I need to configure the ghost machine to pre-stretch it to 5%, 10%, or 15% when stringing Acelon Flouro on the cross?

Thanks in advance.

 

[racket king]

Hey Racket King ... really ? All that over an effing string ?

Don't like it???? ... don't use it.. I already offered to buy your remaining set and I da*mn sure don't have anything to do with "Acelon" and don't get my string for free from ANYONE ! Consider my offer retracted. Pretty sure the personal attacks and ASSumptions about any motive are unnecessary at this point. If spending $25 is that big a deal.. then my recommendation would be to wait until Tennis Warehouse does a playtest and review.

I happen to like the string so far.. maybe I will change my mind at some point dunno... I have chronic tennis elbow (GE) and MUST use a soft racquet and strings. This string is so far pretty dang good at that as a cross string without sacrificing control. But I'm just a hack so I wouldn't expect a PRO to have the same opinion NOR someone that doesn't suffer from an arm/shoulder/wrist injury. But for those of us that do... this is yet another option.

I don't have any sticking yet... and I have whatever ... 4 doubles matches (two of them three sets) plus however much warmup included and I didn't use a slick poly main string(Cyclone Tour). But then I don't hit 110 MPH serves either and didn't string it up at 60lbs. I do see notching in the main strings.. which is surprising as Cyclone Tour is pretty durable and quite rough. But I haven't had the strings stick.

The racquet still feels great. If I had strung pure poly I would be starting to feel like the racquet might be getting ready for fresh strings .. my arm tells me pretty quick when poly is going dead... if I had strung gut mains and poly crosses I would be cutting the crosses out and replacing before my match tonight.

.02 and YMMV

It's a crap string. And at a rip off price.

Double whammy.

 

[mcleantennis1985]

It's a crap string. And at a rip off price. Double whammy.

We've heard you many times over.

I work in Information Security and there are many type of security firewalls, Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper, Fortigate, Palo Alto, etc... it depends on your taste but some prefer one vendor over another. It does not mean that the product itself is bad. It is boiling down to what you are comfortable with.

I will report back when I get the string. I might like it or I might not like it but it does not mean that the string itself is bad.

 

[TinTin 1]

I have a follow-up question about the Acelon Flouro extreme string. I use the Alpha Ghost stringing machine to string racquets.

Does it mean I need to configure the ghost machine to pre-stretch it to 5%, 10%, or 15% when stringing Acelon Flouro on the cross?

Thanks in advance.

I typically pre-stretch 10%. I have not tried 15%.

 

[kiteboard]

I normally use Babolat Tonic ball feel 16 NG on the main (58 lbs) and Luxilon ALU Power Rough on the cross (54 lbs). This works quite well; however, Luxilon ALU Power Rough feels like barb wire and my fingers hurt when I string. I then change the cross to HEAD Intellitour. However, both of these strings are not very durable. The cross string usually breaks after 10 hours of playing time. then I have to re-string the cross again.

I have heard of great reviews about Acelon Flouro extreme string from experts in this forum on how comfortable and durable the string is. I just ordered a reel of Acelon Flouro 16ga

With the Balolat NG on the main and Acelon Flouro on the cross, should I get more than 10 hours of playing time with this combination? If I string ALU power Rough or Head intellitour 54lbs on the cross, should I string Acelon Flouro extreme at 54lbs as well or should it be higher or lower than 54lbs?

Thanks in advance.

I got a set of tintin's rec. strings. Will try it today, but my frame is at 365g 110 sq. in. Polarized. So I strung mains at 72lbs and 60 in hitting bed, 68 on down on crosses.

 

[racket king]

We've heard you many times over.

I work in Information Security and there are many type of security firewalls, Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper, Fortigate, Palo Alto, etc... it depends on your taste but some prefer one vendor over another. It does not mean that the product itself is bad. It is boiling down to what you are comfortable with.

I will report back when I get the string. I might like it or I might not like it but it does not mean that the string itself is bad.

LOL. Did you just compare a tennis string to a computer firewall??

It's not about like or dislike. I've tried hundreds of strings. Some I like, others I don't particularly like, yet this is the first time I have ever played with a string that I would describe as 'bad'. It's just a crap string.

 

[Shroud]

I typically pre-stretch 10%. I have not tried 15%.

Do you do a manual one too or just the machine?

 

[WayCool]

We've heard you many times over.

I work in Information Security and there are many type of security firewalls, Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper, Fortigate, Palo Alto, etc... it depends on your taste but some prefer one vendor over another. It does not mean that the product itself is bad. It is boiling down to what you are comfortable with.

I will report back when I get the string. I might like it or I might not like it but it does not mean that the string itself is bad.

Hey mcleantennis,

I'm in IT as well infrastructure/system administration mostly I feel about like Racket King does about this string but me it's Smartnet bill.. ahem..

 

[TinTin 1]

Do you do a manual one too or just the machine?

I pre stretch with the machine while stringing.

 

[Shroud]

I pre stretch with the machine while stringing.

DId you see travs write up for his prestretching on this string? Its super stretchy. IMHO the prestretch function is pretty useless for crosses because of the main friction. Was it a lock out?

Also what is the current tension? I am betting you are getting lots of tension loss and the playability you are getting is more from the crosses being much lower, than the string itself.

Have you checked for hoop squashing?

 

[TinTin 1]

DId you see travs write up for his prestretching on this string? Its super stretchy. IMHO the prestretch function is pretty useless for crosses because of the main friction. Was it a lock out?

Also what is the current tension? I am betting you are getting lots of tension loss and the playability you are getting is more from the crosses being much lower, than the string itself.

Have you checked for hoop squashing?

I have a stringway constant pull machine from Denmark. Also Babolat 5 electric.
I will need to read Travs post as I string at 44 lbs in an oversized frame. I did do one frame at 50 with gut in a Wilson Ultra.

 

[Shroud]

I have a stringway constant pull machine from Denmark. Also Babolat 5 electric.
I will need to read Travs post as I string at 44 lbs in an oversized frame. I did do one frame at 50 with gut in a Wilson Ultra.

Nice machines. I just have a gamma/ wise combo but on mine even the 20% option wont prestretch the crosses

Is your frame shorter?

 

[scotus]

I have a stringway constant pull machine from Denmark. Also Babolat 5 electric.
I will need to read Travs post as I string at 44 lbs in an oversized frame. I did do one frame at 50 with gut in a Wilson Ultra.

The Netherlands, I believe.

 

[TinTin 1]

The Netherlands, I believe.

Yep, I think you are correct

 

[TinTin 1]

Nice machines. I just have a gamma/ wise combo but on mine even the 20% option wont prestretch the crosses

Is your frame shorter?

My frame length is 27.25

 

[Shroud]

My frame length is 27.25

you measured it?

 

[TinTin 1]

you measured it?

Not sure what you are asking. My Superlite 114 is 27.25 in length.

 

[Shroud]

Not sure what you are asking. My Superlite 114 is 27.25 in length.

Please measure it. I bet its now shorter.

let me know what it actually measures.

 

[travlerajm]

Review of Kevlar/Fluoro prestretched at 90/45 lbs.

Ok. I strung it up with 16g ashaway kevlar mains (used with ~5-6h of play). I combined the used strings from 2 other racquets because I am out of fresh kevlar.
I tensioned the kevlar mains to 90lbs. And tension the crosses to 45 lbs. The tension arm still had some creeping in it, even after my thorough prestretch last night.
I ended up with nearly 6ft of leftover string. This is after starting with 19ft before the prestretch. This means it only takes about 14ft of string to do an 18x20 95si frame. This makes the price for reels more reasonable (I can get 7 sets of crosses out of my 30m reel).

The stringbed ended up on the soft side for my tastes (just bouncing ball on stringbed in living room). This Fluorocarbon stuff is really, really soft and supple compared to any string Ive used before (including nat gut). I expect it to be powerful and spinny. At least initially, the strings still snapback, but maybe not as vigorously as they do with poly or ZX crosses.

Ok. Here's the scoop. In short, there's a lot to like.

I can't do a complete review, because I'm dealing with a severely inflamed lateral side of the elbow. I can hit 2hbs and topspin drive forehands, but not much else. I can't hit serves, overheads, forehand volleys, forehand slices, or 1hb volleys without pain.

But after a wall session of hitting topspin drive groundies (the only shots I can hit without pain), here is my review of the kevlar/fluoro 90/45 prestretched stringbed. See post #14 above for prestretch observations.

Adjectives to describe the stringbed: grabby, spinny, comfy, predictable, lively.
Considering how soft and low-shock the impact felt, the launch angle was very predictable and low. The spin level was as good as a typical fresh full poly job, if not better. Definitely more comfortable than poly. The feel was softer and springier than my personal preference, but considering my current injury status, the softer stringbed was welcome today. If I were stringing it for competitive play I would have probably upped the tension to 90/50 or so. I think this fluoro stuff needs to be strung a lot tighter than other strings, both because it is so much softer than other types of string (probably softer than natural gut), but also because it's tension stability is inherently poor.

Even though the surface of the fluoro is stickier than ZX or poly, there was still enough slip so that strings were definitely snapping back with this high-differential setup. I could feel the mains grabbing the stringbed, and they ended up mostly straight after hitting. This setup is in my opinion superior to kevlar/ nat gut because it doesn't lock, so that it gives more comfort and spin. It is probably most similar to kevlar/ZX (my favorite string combo), but I would need to string it somewhat tighter to do an apples-to-apples comparison with kevlar/ZX. For reference, I would have strung the same frame at 90/40 (with ZX 10 lbs less I would prefer with the fluoro) if I did it with kevlar/ZX to my preferred stiffness.

I think this fluoro stuff is obviously very unique. It is as soft and stretchy as natural gut; it has surface properties that are much more slippery than natural gut or worn nylon, but clearly stickier than ZX or poly; and it requires thorough prestretch due to it's poor creep resistance (unlike natural gut, which is cross-linked for excellent creep resistance). I think using fluorocarbon monofilament as a cross string with much tighter kevlar mains is probably the way to best take advantage of it's unique properties.

I look forward to continuing to experiment with this.

 

[SpinToWin]

Ok. Here's the scoop. In short, there's a lot to like.

I can't do a complete review, because I'm dealing with a severely inflamed lateral side of the elbow. I can hit 2hbs and topspin drive forehands, but not much else. I can't hit serves, overheads, forehand volleys, forehand slices, or 1hb volleys without pain.

But after a wall session of hitting topspin drive groundies (the only shots I can hit without pain), here is my review of the kevlar/fluoro 90/45 prestretched stringbed.

Adjectives to describe the stringbed: grabby, spinny, comfy, predictable, lively.
Considering how soft and low-shock the impact felt, the launch angle was very predictable and low. The spin level was as good as a typical fresh full poly job, if not better. Definitely more comfortable than poly. The feel was softer and springier than my personal preference, but considering my current injury status, the softer stringbed was welcome today. If I were stringing it for competitive play I would have probably upped the tension to 90/50 or so. I think this fluoro stuff needs to be strung a lot tighter than other strings, both because it is so much softer than other types of string (probably softer than natural gut), but also because it's tension stability is inherently poor.

Even though the surface of the fluoro is stickier than ZX or poly, there was still enough slip so that strings were definitely snapping back with this high-differential setup. I could feel the mains grabbing the stringbed, and they ended up mostly straight after hitting. This setup is in my opinion superior to kevlar/ nat gut because it doesn't lock, so that it gives more comfort and spin. It is probably most similar to kevlar/ZX (my favorite string combo), but I would need to string it somewhat tighter to do an apples-to-apples comparison with kevlar/ZX. For reference, I would have strung the same frame at 90/40 (with ZX 10 lbs less than the fluoro) if I did it with kevlar/ZX to my preferred stiffness.

I think this fluoro stuff is obviously very unique. It is as soft and stretchy as natural gut; it has surface properties that are much more slippery than natural gut or worn nylon, but clearly stickier than ZX or poly; and it requires thorough prestretch due to it's poor creep resistance (unlike natural gut, which is cross-linked for excellent creep resistance). I think using fluorocarbon monofilament as a cross string with much tighter kevlar mains is probably the way to best take advantage of it's unique properties.

I look forward to continuing to experiment with this.

I've said this before, but give your arm some rest for Christ's sake, you will regret it badly if it gets worse and you need to lay off tennis for several months.

 

[travlerajm]

I've said this before, but give your arm some rest for Christ's sake, you will regret it badly if it gets worse and you need to lay off tennis for several months.

I absolutely agree that would be the smart thing to do. Addiction can be difficult to deal with.

 

[racket king]

I absolutely agree that would be the smart thing to do. Addiction can be difficult to deal with.

No wonder you have tennis elbow. Playing with kevlar at 90lbs for the last year has just destroyed your tendons. You are absolutely mad to be playing with that setup. Playing with a shorter racket and the resultant loss of leverage doesn't help either.

 

[travlerajm]

No wonder you have tennis elbow. Playing with kevlar at 90lbs for the last year has just destroyed your arm.

Actually, it was switching to poly for a week (which was much harsher than my usual kev/ZX) that killed my elbow.

 

[racket king]

Actually, it was switching to poly for a week (which was much harsher than my usual kev/ZX) that killed my elbow.

I saw that thread, but it's unlikely to be the case. You cannot get tennis elbow from simply hitting with a poly for a few hours. It's possible you got could get some tendonitis, but tennis elbow (tendonosis) is a degradation and atrophying of the tendon fibres as a result of repeated microtears and a failure of tendon healing. That can only occur through a longer period of time. Not in the space of a few hours. The likelihood is that your elbow tendon was already in a vulnerable state and ready to go, and the poly just tipped you over the edge. Think about it - 2 years or whatever with the stiffest string on the market at 90lbs, or a few hours with a poly? Just because the poly was the last thing that you played with doesn't mean it was the underlying cause.

 

[travlerajm]

I saw that thread, but it's unlikely to be the case. You cannot get tennis elbow from simply hitting with a poly for a few hours. It's possible you got could get some tendonitis, but tennis elbow (tendonosis) is a degradation and atrophying of the tendon fibres as a result of repeated microtears and a failure of tendon healing. That can only occur through a longer period of time. Not in the space of a few hours. The likelihood is that your elbow tendon was already in a vulnerable state and ready to go, and the poly just tipped you over the edge. Think about it - 2 years or whatever with the stiffest string on the market at 90lbs, or a few hours with a poly? Just because the poly was the last thing that you played with doesn't mean it was the underlying cause.

I'm quite certain that the poly stringbed on my BLX was the stiffest, least comfortable stringbed I have played with in years (of course, the high stiffness is partly why I liked it at first). Kevlar/ZX at 90/40 is much more comfortable and easy on my arm because the mains slide much more freely and the stringbed doesn't lock. Of course, 90/40 is actually only about 50 because the frame shortens a few mm.

 

[travlerajm]

I saw that thread, but it's unlikely to be the case. You cannot get tennis elbow from simply hitting with a poly for a few hours. It's possible you got could get some tendonitis, but tennis elbow (tendonosis) is a degradation and atrophying of the tendon fibres as a result of repeated microtears and a failure of tendon healing. That can only occur through a longer period of time. Not in the space of a few hours. The likelihood is that your elbow tendon was already in a vulnerable state and ready to go, and the poly just tipped you over the edge. Think about it - 2 years or whatever with the stiffest string on the market at 90lbs, or a few hours with a poly? Just because the poly was the last thing that you played with doesn't mean it was the underlying cause.

What level are you? I'm going to be in MN in 3 weeks. I'm about 4.5 in my currently somewhat crippled state. Still have legs working fine to play singles points.

 

[racket king]

I'm quite certain that the poly stringbed on my BLX was the stiffest, least comfortable stringbed I have played with in years (of course, the high stiffness is partly why I liked it at first). Kevlar/ZX at 90/40 is much more comfortable and easy on my arm because the mains slide much more freely and the stringbed doesn't lock. Of course, 90/40 is actually only about 50 because the frame shortens a few mm.

Some strings can feel comfortable but are doing damage to your arm. You simply cannot have microtearing and failure of tendon healing in the space of a few hours. That continual microtearing tendon repair cycle takes around 12 weeks.

I played D3 in college and for also some matches for a 4.5 and 5.0 league team a few years back. Haven't played much in the last year though as we had our first kid.

 

[travlerajm]

Some strings can feel comfortable but are doing damage to your arm. You simply cannot have microtearing and failure of tendon healing in the space of a few hours. That continual microtearing tendon repair cycle takes around 12 weeks.

I played D3 in college and for also some matches for a 4.5 and 5.0 league team a few years back. Haven't played much in the last year though as we had our first kid.

Whatever damage was done to my elbow, it occurred within the span of a week. Interested in hitting the week of May 3-7? My default in Minnesota is to hit with a gal from Belarus who played #1 for UM recently - we're pretty evenly matched (of course playing points against her helped injure my elbow!).

 

[racket king]

Whatever damage was done to my elbow, it occurred within the span of a week. Interested in hitting the week of May 3-7? My default in Minnesota is to hit with a gal from Belarus who played #1 for UM recently - we're pretty evenly matched (of course playing points against her helped injure my elbow!).

Like I said earlier, if its tendinitis, then it could be due to the poly. If its tendonosis, it will almost certainly be the 90lb kevlar that's causing it. If you're in town, give me a shout nearer the time.

 

[travlerajm]

Like I said earlier, if its tendinitis, then it could be due to the poly. If its tendonosis, it will almost certainly be the 90lb kevlar that's causing it. If you're in town, give me a shout nearer the time.

This ain't no tendinosis.