KungfuTennis
Semi-Pro
So as someone who currently lives in China and works at a tennis club, I've tried a lot of polys. Almost all Lux strings, almost all Solinco strings, Black Widow, Quadro Twist, RPM, MSV Focus Hex, Cyclone, you get the picture. When I first came to China, I found that a lot of high level players (5.0-5.5+, usually city/provincial team or former provincial team players) used very cheap TAAN strings and were very happy with them. I tried TAAN 5600, which is a smooth round thin 18g poly and found that it indeed played super well and maintained playability for far longer than many of the name brand polys I've tried (especially Lux, eugh).
TAAN 8580 is a 10 sided poly that gave me great spin but a little less feel, 8600 is a 6 sided twisted string that also plays well for me, while 5600 is literally my preferred string over Hyper-G 18g and Confidential 17g, despite being smooth (not twisted, textured, or sided). I just bought a reel of 5600 for 175 RMB, which is 25USD, an absolutely absurd value for how much I actually like the string. I'm curious if anyone else has tried TAAN strings?
(Quick note, the brand is pronounced "Thai Ah-ng" (泰昂) in Chinese, and not "Tan")
TAAN 8580 is a 10 sided poly that gave me great spin but a little less feel, 8600 is a 6 sided twisted string that also plays well for me, while 5600 is literally my preferred string over Hyper-G 18g and Confidential 17g, despite being smooth (not twisted, textured, or sided). I just bought a reel of 5600 for 175 RMB, which is 25USD, an absolutely absurd value for how much I actually like the string. I'm curious if anyone else has tried TAAN strings?
(Quick note, the brand is pronounced "Thai Ah-ng" (泰昂) in Chinese, and not "Tan")
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