I dont see a reason for you to go multi cross either. Only as last resort if racket switch or lower tension doesnt work. interested to hear g4driver his response in the other thread on your situation
this is very very helpfulmy string preferences-
FB poly in 16x19 (for comparison)- 50lbs main, 48lbs cross
FB poly in 18x20 (for comparison)- 46lbs main, 44lbs cross
FB low powered multi (i.e. PPC or velocity) in 16x19 (for comparison)- 55lbs
FB low powered multi (i.e. PPC or velocity)in 18x20 (for comparison)- 50-52
poly/multi in 18x20- 47lbs poly main, 51 lbs multi cross
polys recs (in order of my preference): 1) wilson revolve spin 17g 2) wilson revolve 17g 3) hyper g soft 17g 4) cyclone 17g
multis i would recommend as a cross: 1) PPC- available in 15g in some areas 2) Velocity 3) Tourna Quasi Gut Armor (most comfortable cross for me)
take a look here as well:
Kobayashi Maru String Scenario
The player breaks the Hyper G Mains of a Hyper G 1.30mm/1.25mm Head Hawk set up in his Ai 98 in 12 hours, he now has a serious elbow injury and wants to keep playing but you can't use "poly" or Kelvar. Can you find him a solution with these restrictions: 1) the setup lasts at least 10 hours 2)...tt.tennis-warehouse.com
appreciate it. I ordered velocity and will try wilson revolve as well. curious to try it after head lynx and see which I like better. really do you know what multi they used?
Maybe I missed it in the thread, excuse me if I did. But know im curious if one of these hybrids are even a better fit .. *thinking*. anyway if yall have an opinion on this let me know. velocity cross is first on the list. round poly mains. lynx/ptp/revolve. have the feeling it would play similar so ill start with the lynx I have laying around.
aha I like that. thanks for clearing that up
damn. yeah this inspires me to just try fb multi. If djokovic can do it then certainly it would be good enough for me.
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whoa, you're far too kind sir. You already helped me alot. Didn't expect you to bless me with a personal consultation@K1Y
Want a comfortable long-lasting setup in that Pure Aero? I watched the YouTube video you posted. Nice forehand and nice red clay!
I have 4.5C friends using the 2019 model Pure Aero with Klip Legend 1.35mm / Ghostwire 1.27mm as they tend to break strings somewhat quickly in the uber open Pure Aero.
1) Put some 1.30mm quality Natural Gut (listed at the bottom of my post) and use a smooth poly cross like 1.27mm Ghostwire or 1.25mm Poly Tour Pro. It's going to be buttery soft compared to any poly/multi or shaped~edged poly/syn gut and it will last 3 times as long.
2) Find someone who strings Natural Gut frequently and don't let a novice stringer string the NG/poly. This setup works well for several of my 4.5C-rated USTA clients (4.5C players are in the top 10% of all rec players in the USA) It lasts them several months. NG holds tension better than any string. It's the most powerful string and it is the softest. The poly crosses are there to tame the power of the NG, and the NG mains slide across the poly crosses as the NG releases the oil in the string. The upfront cost is greater, but you will restring less often and your elbow will thank you. NG/poly is a spin-friendly, soft setup. Plenty of threads on NG/Poly out there. But my .02 is that from a stringer.
3)Tell the stringer this:
a) Tie the poly crosses to the poly crosses (yes tell them to ignore Babolat's Tie locations for the crosses) (Why? it prevents premature shanks from snapping the gut mains)
b) Add 10% tension to the outer four strings (the two outer mains and the two outer crosses)
My .02 string your frame at 25kg Mains / 24kg Crosses or 55M/53X and if you snap the 1.30mm NG in less than two months, move up to 1.35mm NG.
Pretty certain you aren't in the US, but highly recommend you get the cheapest of these four NG and avoid the cheap budget natural guts.
KLIP Legend Natural Gut 16/1.30 String | Tennis Warehouse
Wilson Natural Gut 16/1.30 String | Tennis Warehouse
Luxilon Natural Gut 16/1.30 String | Tennis Warehouse
Babolat Touch VS Natural Gut 16/1.30 String | Tennis Warehouse
Best wishes my friend
and thanks for the compliment on the video.ure aero: fb poly (red devil) at 19 kg: also no pain. higher launch angle. lot more spin. but alot more difficult to play with in the sense that I really have to work to get consistent good shots. when I hit it well the balls go deep and alot of spin. When I hit it not so well or not spin enough it's not that forgiving. Balls just flop sometime or fly. Has alot of potential if I play good. String bed feels good when I spin. But there is alot of disconnect. no real connection to the ball. Also feel like the balls went less powerful than with the poly/syn hybrid. So whats more difficult for an opponent? faster shots or more spinny shots? Hi @tobi9008, glad you found it useful. Thanks for reading it all. I ended up selling the aero because I noticed the grip was too big, that made me squeeze the racket too much, causing a stiff arm and more chance of injuries. My elbow pain mostly dissapeared over time when I started restringing more frequently. Dead poly really is the cause of most discomfort for me. In the end I didnt try all the multi setups. For my game I reallly need to play with some sort of poly. It depends on what you want. If you are not competitive I would try full bed of multi. If you are competitive and you are used to poly I would try a soft poly at 50 lbs max first. My favorite soft poly has got to be Head lynx. I guess cream works too. Alternatively, you can string a poly low, my favorite setup in the aero before I sold it was kirschbaum super smash orange at 40 lbs. So it depends on how badly u need poly, but go soft or go low. 52 lbs cream is fine if you have no arm pain at the moment, but if you have it then it would be too harsh I think. If you play flat then a hybrid could work too, I think whatever round poly and whatever multi at 50 lbs is soft enough if you dont have super sensitive arms.
