Best elasticity maintaining syn gut multifilament?

[Djokovicfan]

Im looking at twu listing of the lowest tension loss percentage syn gut nylon multifilament strings and it seems that wilson nxt max 15L and wilson nxt duramax 16 and head sun gut pps 17 are all very conservative in their tension loss percentage.

I assume this means they also maintain their elasticity and playability well, without going dead like polyester strings do after a certain number of hours.

Also i played with a head microgel radical mp that had the “head synthetic gut” as its factory stringing and i was wondering if if was the same as head syn gut pps 17 or if it was different. It played really well and i feel like if it is durable/long lasting/doesnt go dead, i dont see why poly would even be worth it.
unless your self esteem owes its entire existence to your absolute tennis playing ability.

 

[happyandbob]

IME Head syn gut PPS will retain its elasticity until it breaks and it has a really slick coating but that slick coating only lasts 2 hours or so. After that, PPS starts sticking and you'll need to adjust strings after each point.

 

[esgee48]

Coatings on multifibers and SG do not last very long. When the coating wears off, the strings will start to stick out of position.

 

[EggSalad]

This is my exact experience with the coated SynGut strings. 2 hours and they are sticking. It doesn’t bother me though and I don’t think there is a better SynGut solution for tension maintenance than those types.

 

[graycrait]

@Djokovicfan , Try the thinner gauges to find type, tension and acceptable breaking time. I am really liking 1.15mm OGSM in 93" 18x20 Volkls. I am experimenting with thicker mm gauges and higher tensions in 95 18 &16 x 20s.

 

[fuzz nation]

Im looking at twu listing of the lowest tension loss percentage syn gut nylon multifilament strings and it seems that wilson nxt max 15L and wilson nxt duramax 16 and head sun gut pps 17 are all very conservative in their tension loss percentage.

I assume this means they also maintain their elasticity and playability well, without going dead like polyester strings do after a certain number of hours.

Also i played with a head microgel radical mp that had the “head synthetic gut” as its factory stringing and i was wondering if if was the same as head syn gut pps 17 or if it was different. It played really well and i feel like if it is durable/long lasting/doesnt go dead, i dont see why poly would even be worth it.
unless your self esteem owes its entire existence to your absolute tennis playing ability.

I'm not a huge fan of multi's in general, but I keep Prince Premier Control on hand for string jobs that call for a multi. This string has a tiny core in the center that seems to give it pretty good tension maintenance compared with other multi's and it's also relatively affordable by the reel.

I generally string my own frames with syn. gut. I don't take enormous cuts at the ball, but syn. gut lets me slug just fine (at the right tension) while still giving me moderate softness. If it starts to get crusty and routinely stuck out of place, it's affordable enough that I can replace it whenever I want (I string at home). Even when it's in that condition though, it still seems to hold onto some of its resilience until it snaps.

Just to clarify, when I refer to syn. gut, I'm talking about solid core string and not multifiber. The softer syn. guts that work best for me these days include Babolat, Volkl Classic, and Kirschbaum (my personal favorite). Forten Sweet is actually soft enough to work as a cheap substitute for some multi's, so that can be useful. Gosen OG Sheep Micro - OGSM - is a popular syn. gut that's slippery and pretty durable, but it's also stiffer than most others. I really only use the Gosen these days as a durable cross in a poly hybrid.

Natural gut is quite expensive, but it's still the best in terms of retaining resilience and playability until it snaps. All the synthetic strings - poly, syn. gut, multi... - degrade at different rates as they're used. Since syn. gut is fantastic for me (especially when relatively fresh) and it's also pretty cheap, I've found no reason to mess with anything more "exotic".