alternative natural gut to Babolat Tonic +

[DNA2002]

I am a fan of Babolat Tonic + 15L Natural gut.
Fantastic feel, durability(better than NRG2 for me).
But price is threatening me continually.
I need to search nice natural guts.
What Guts do you recommend for poor man.
Please let me know your experience. thanks

 

[ultradr]

Klip legend, both coated and uncoated. I think Legend 16G is almost as thick as 15L. lower tension just a bit. Problem is it is hard to get them.

 

[esgee48]

Pacific NG is good alternative. Same issues as Klip - supply chain makes them hard to find.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

If I don't have to worry about Klip's supply issues, Klip Legend. I found Klip Legend coated plays very similar to Babolat Tonic, and it's $10 less.

Pacific stuff used to be GREAT and inexpensive. Now they have tons of quality issues and priced like Babolats.

 

[ace18]

so, let me make this first point, I AM NOT a gut user so I don't know what one would expect from a gut in terms of feel, power, control, durability, etc. Last week, a buddy gave me a pack of 16G gut which came from Natural Gut Wholesaler. It was 14 bucks a pack. I strung up a hybrid for myself, Gut Mains/YPPT crosses. Let me tell you first, my string choice is Solinco Revolution Mains/Gosen Micro Crosses.

I have been pleasantly surprised at how much I've liked the gut, I've hit with it 3 times. The power is awesome, but feel is great too. Most noticeably, my MPH has really kicked up on notch. There is a thread if you do a search for this brand. Check it out. There have been some pro's and con's. In my case the string was free, so I had nothing to lose. I just ordered 2 packs. I strung up my 14U Advanced son's racquet with gut mains and poly crosses, he's normally full poly, he loves it too. I had minimal stringing issues, feeding thru the grommet in a few places on my IG Rad Pro and my sons Prostaff 97, but not biggie with careful stringing.

 

[ace18]

about me, sorry, soon to be 51, 4.5 player with an old school game. I'm not a string breaker unless I use a full bed of syn gut or multi. I cut poly's out before I break the syn gut. With that, i'm not sure how this holds up with a big topspin hitter. But here's a pic..

 

[Fintft]

Poor men buy expensive stuff, so goes the saying hence my advice: Babolat VS team full bed, but take proper care of it- pre stretch it, get it strung by someone who knows what he is doing, wax it after each hit, store it in a locker, alternate between two sticks on service changes etc.