Best syn gut?
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darklore009
Hall of Fame
in TT, i mostly see Gosen OG micro, Forten Sweet, and PSGDF. those are the most popular in the synthetic gut catagory.
THESEXPISTOL
Hall of Fame
I'm rocking Dunlop S-Gut at the moment.
Take a look at this: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=457430
Take a look at this: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=457430
fortun8son
Hall of Fame
Wilson Red Alert
anubis
Hall of Fame
Plain-Jane nylon
1. Babolat Nv. Y.
2. Prince Original Synthetic Gut
Multifilaments
1. Technifibre X-1 Biphase
2. Prince Premiere Attack
3. Babolat Xcel Premium
Triskadekaphilia
Semi-Pro
It is totally subjective. Obviously. Best to try some out on your own.
Prince synthetic gut with duraflex is the default standard. It does everything well and nothing great so it is a good starting point.
I like volkl syn gut with duraguard as well. Plus it has a cool look to it with the pinstripes.
I tried forten sweet in a full bed and don't see why anyone woul like it. It was very mushy with no bite.
Good luck
MikeHitsHard93
Hall of Fame
PSGD 16 is my default string. I have 4 packs of it as my backup string.
Fugazi
Professional
Let's just say it doesn't matter as long as we stay in the syn gut/cheap multi range...
good starting point(s).
Just do what I'm doing right now. Order a whole bunch of different types of skynthetic gut and try them out for yourself. They're so cheap it won't hurt your pocket to do so and it will be fun.
I ordered about 8 different brands and when one breaks I just string up with a different one and compare and keep notes. I just started so I've only compared the Forten natural vs forten white (not as different as some people have described here). Natural color just feels slightly more plush. I break synthetic in about 8-10 hrs of play so I just strung up one of my racquets with Gosen (natural color) day before yesterday. Looking forward to comparing it tomorrow
I ordered about 8 different brands and when one breaks I just string up with a different one and compare and keep notes. I just started so I've only compared the Forten natural vs forten white (not as different as some people have described here). Natural color just feels slightly more plush. I break synthetic in about 8-10 hrs of play so I just strung up one of my racquets with Gosen (natural color) day before yesterday. Looking forward to comparing it tomorrow
mikeler
Moderator
you might want to try Head RIP Control, might be a tad lower powered than others.
Fugazi
Professional
Cheap is about 12$ tops.
In this case I go with Prince Premier Attack (PPA) or Gamma TNT2. There are some other premium syn gut (babolat N.vy and such) but I have not played with them.
You could also try NRG and Addiction
Fugazi
Professional
Played again with Babolat N.Vy and Technibre syn gut, this time a few days after the initial string job... Performance was terrible: couldn't keep the ball in, too powerful (tension loss I guess) and no spin. Either multi, a return to poly or a hybrid setup seem like my options now.
nickarnold2000
Hall of Fame
What do you guys recommend for a tough 15gauge syn gut as a cross? I want to start using the 99s Wilson(or the Prince 16x16) racket but don't want to go full poly. Thanks.
