Black Poly Help

[einca13]

For the last 2 years have been using Hyper G Soft 1.25/Ghostwire 1.22 at 45/43 in weighted up blacked out Extreme Tours. Plays good, no arm issues and inexpensive ($99 for each reel when on sale). I know string color is of little importance overall, but I can’t stand the green. Actually I don’t like any color strings.

Please recommend some black poly’s that I can use in the mains with Ghostwire as a cross. Soft to medium stiffness. I usually restring after 6 hours, so as long as I can get 2-3 hits in before it completely bags out, tension maintenance is not all that important. Shaped round doesn’t matter, I create my own spin. 5.0 heavy topspin baseliner.

I have tried the following so far:

T1 Black Knight - Stiff break-in period then a fantastic string, but bothered my elbow a little. May try again.
Gamma Moto Soft - You don’t hear much about this string, but it played pretty well. Good feel
Cyclone Tour - Not really black, but close. Great pocketing, comfort but even at 1.30 a little too lively.
Confidential - Not very comfortable, didn’t do anything for me.

Thanks

 

[codonnell]

Kirshbaum pro line 2 is a nice slick round black poly. Plays softer based off gauge size and will last you the 6 hours before restringing. Very affordable as well.

 

[Mircat]

Lynx Tour. Also great in Grey and Champagne.

 

[Arzivu]

Diadem solstice black. Quite soft.

 

[jimmy8]

Tourna big hitter black zone - soft to medium, durable enough, no break in, very affordable

 

[DanF1961]

Volkl Cyclone is less lively that Cyclone Tour, so Cyclone Black could be worth a try. Ytex Square X Black is comfortable and could also be worth a try. Since you're stringing so often, I would go with good value strings, and both of these are good values.

 

[veelium]

Isospeed Black Fire S (could go for the round version too but I imagine coming from hyper g, you want some bite).

Tecnifibre Black code is another good one but not that cheap compared to some other options.

 

[Chairman3]

If you liked Gamma Moto, try Gamma Ocho.
8-sided, used as a main in a poly/syngut hybrid and really liked it.

Also liked poly tour drive, good spin, feel wasn't bad. Did NOT last long in a full bed, but as a hybrid you'd probably be ok.

 

[Hawks9451]

Tecnifibre 4S is good if you want RPM Blast characteristics. Kind of similar to Hyper G. Good string.
Of the ones you've already tried, Gamma Moto is my favorite.

 

[Yurifi]

Signum Pro Hyperion. for even more spin you can also try Tornado (it’s shaped).

 

[gvsbdisco]

poly tour pro; black 5 Edge

 

[fuzz nation]

You should consider Isospeed Baseline, which TW sells at $40 per reel.

 

[WYK]

MSV focus Hex 1.20 soft is a lot like HyperG 120, and the 125 version is a bit like the HyperG 125.
Having said it, I prefer HyperG to them.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Hyper G Soft is only a 172 stiffness, so Cyclone Tour is one of the few that's close; tension maintenance with CT is a noted issue, so you could try upping the tension slightly. Regular Cyclone or Poly Tour Pro might work if you can tolerate an increase in stiffness.

 

[Chairman3]

poly tour pro; black 5 Edge

Poly tour pro is round....

 

[gvsbdisco]

Poly tour pro is round....

I believe the OP said "..shaped round it doesn't matter..."

 

[Chairman3]

I believe the OP said "..shaped round it doesn't matter..."

But your post seems to imply poly tour pro is 5-sided.
I was simply pointing out it is in fact, round.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Weiss CANNON Black 5 Edge.
(Note Andy hitting an effortless one handed - he's normally two handed hitting over the ball - topspin backhand cross court winner at the end of the string playtest vid.)

 

[Steve Huff]

Volkl Cyclone. Yonex PT Spin--I get it in 1.20 as it is a little stiff in the thicker gauges.

 

[Arjuntino]

Genesis black magic

 

[kies]

RP.NY poly black. Made by solinco specifically for rp.ny,

“New RP.NY co-poly is designed and developed by Solinco exclusively for RP.NY Tennis. It is softer then Solinco Hyper G yet firmer then Hyper G Soft.”

 

[gvsbdisco]

But your post seems to imply poly tour pro is 5-sided.
I was simply pointing out it is in fact, round.

I was suggesting two different strings: Yonex Poly Tour Pro, and Weiss Cannon Black 5 Edge

 

[Chairman3]

I was suggesting two different strings: Yonex Poly Tour Pro, and Weiss Cannon Black 5 Edge

Aaah, see i sort of thought that, but didn't know there was a string called black 5 edge.
My bad

 

[einca13]

Thanks for all the recommendations. I removed strings that were too costly, too stiff or too sharply shaped. I have narrowed down the list to the following strings. I will give them a try and see if one works for me.

Tourna Black Zone
Tourna Big Hitter Black
Black Magic
KB Pro Line II
IsoSpeed Blackfire and Baseline
Signum Hyperion
Cyclone
MSV Focus Hex +38

Thanks again.

 

[1HFH]

Y-Tex Quadrotwist black

 

[EggSalad]

Wilson Revolve 1.25 Black.

I’d probably go full bed rather than hyrbid with Ghostwire.

 

[Hawks9451]

RP.NY poly black. Made by solinco specifically for rp.ny,

“New RP.NY co-poly is designed and developed by Solinco exclusively for RP.NY Tennis. It is softer then Solinco Hyper G yet firmer then Hyper G Soft.”

Has anyone tried this black hyper g?

 

[kies]

I tried a set of it, feels similar to hyper g, just more muted. Similar spin, slightly more comfortable. It was in a bladeV7 so it could have been the racket that made it feel muted.

It would be my choice if you like Hyper G, just want it in black.

 

[einca13]

After a few weeks of testing, I narrowed down my favorites list. I ended up trying 11 new strings all at 45/43 and in 1.25 gauges (or closest) crossed with 1.22 Ghostwire.

There were a few strings I wanted to try, but didn’t for various reasons:

IsoSpeed Baseline - Heard good things, but as they don’t sell sets I didn’t want to spend $40 on a reel just to try.

Poly Tour Pro - Tried this years ago, but don’t remember if I liked it. Thought about trying it again, but I must not have liked it all that much If I can’t recall.

**** String - A black Hyper G intrigued me, but again only a reel and regular Hyper G is a little stiff for me as I preferred Hyper G Soft.

Favorites

Tourna BHB7 - Reminded me of a more aggressively shaped Cyclone Tour. Comfortable, good pocketing but not as launchy. Doesn’t last very long, but not a factor for me as I restring after a few hours anyway.

Tru Pro Black Knight - Always come back to this one, just wish it wasn’t so boardy for me for most of the first hitting session.

Tourna Black Zone - This string surprised me. Had a similar feel to BHB7 in a round string. Lower powered and a much more consistent string bed. No problem creating tons of spin with it and seemed to hold tension pretty well. KB Pro Line II played close, but a little stiffer for me so I liked Black Zone better.

The Winner

Black Zone. Never even heard of this string before this post and really connected with with it. Controlled power and comfortable is how it felt to me. If Black Knight didn’t have the break-in period, it would have been a tough call but Black Zone plays nice from the start. Also I can find it for $85 a reel, so perfect for frequent re-stringing. I will buy another set to play with just to make sure my arm is ok with it, before picking up a reel.

Thanks Again.

 

[brownbearfalling]

Thank you for the update. What did you think about Hyperion and black magic?

 

[einca13]

Thank you for the update. What did you think about Hyperion and black magic?

Black Magic was a nice string and one I could play with. It played somewhat similar to Black Zone and Pro Line II. For me Black Zone did everything just a little bit better. Maybe Black Magic was slightly more comfortable, but not by much.

Hyperion had no feel for me. Not stiff, but just generic feeling to me. Nothing really stood out for me on this one.