Basic Synthetic/Premium Multifilament Hybrid

[tennis347]

I like the Technifibre line of strings but the durability is the weakness.

I was thinking of trying Gosen Micro 16 in the mains with NRG or X-One Biphase 16 on the crosses in BB Delta Core London to save a few bucks and get some more playability. I have elbow and shoulder problems and can't play with a poly any longer.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this combination or recommend something else? I normally get about 6-10 hours out of a basic synthetic 16 gauge string. Thanks!!

 

[fuzz nation]

Biphase is crazy expensive for what it is - using it as a cross could be a bit of a waste. I generally don't use multifiber in my own racquets, but if I string for somebody else who plays it, I might use something more affordable like AlphaGut 2000.

If you want the personality of the Biphase in your own racquet, maybe try that string in the mains with the Gosen OG Sheep Micro 16 in the crosses - tensions are up to you. It won't necessarily last longer, but you'll only be gobbling up half a set of the Biphase per racquet and you'll get most of its feel and softness by running it in your mains.

Probably the most durable multifiber I've seen in recent years has been Yonex 850 - also more affordable than Biphase.

If you're looking for an option that's rather soft and also quite affordable, I'd say try Forten Sweet 16. They also offer that string in a 17 ga. option, but it sounds as though you'd chew through that string rather quickly given the service life you get now with 16 ga. syn. gut.

 

[tennis347]

Biphase is crazy expensive for what it is - using it as a cross could be a bit of a waste. I generally don't use multifiber in my own racquets, but if I string for somebody else who plays it, I might use something more affordable like AlphaGut 2000.

If you want the personality of the Biphase in your own racquet, maybe try that string in the mains with the Gosen OG Sheep Micro 16 in the crosses - tensions are up to you. It won't necessarily last longer, but you'll only be gobbling up half a set of the Biphase per racquet and you'll get most of its feel and softness by running it in your mains.

Probably the most durable multifiber I've seen in recent years has been Yonex 850 - also more affordable than Biphase.

If you're looking for an option that's rather soft and also quite affordable, I'd say try Forten Sweet 16. They also offer that string in a 17 ga. option, but it sounds as though you'd chew through that string rather quickly given the service life you get now with 16 ga. syn. gut.

Thanks for the input. I did some additional thinking and thought that purchasing biphase would not be cost effective for what I am trying to accomplish. I did see that the Yonex 850 Pro received favorable reviews and TW has it on sale for 11.25 which is quite a bit cheaper than biphase.

I would not hybrid the Yonex string if I decide to go that route.

Another thought came to mind with hybrid of Gosen Micro 16 in the mains and Forten Sweet 17 in the crosses. This would give me a tad more feel, spin and power along with being quite arm friendly. This would be an economical set up considering I don't get more than 10 hours out of synthetic string. I think that it would probably be closer to 6-8 hours which is acceptable factoring the price. I have a stringer that only charges 12 bucks for labor with my own string.