BSOAT string?

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
So what are your nominations for the string that provides the Best Spin of All Time?

Compiled list--
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.17
MSV Hex 1.10
Genesis Typhoon
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Rough 1.25
Pro Supex Blue Gear
 
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DELPO

Banned
So what are your nominations for the string that provides the Best Spin of All Time?

Mine are--
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.17
MSV Hex 1.10

None of those are even close to blue gear 16, especially not tour bite
 

Uvijek Argen

Semi-Pro
hoodjem- I read in other post that you don't like Big hitter blue,cause feel plastic. Well I spend looking for a cheaper better string for me and in spin area the best one that I found was BHB ROUGH 17g(48/46 pounds).
So much spin that I have to stop using it cause I couldn't create flat winners...the hard that I hit, the more spin it does...so much spin that gave time to my opponent to reached every ball to the point that it was frustrated.

So the UNIQUE TOURNA BHB ROUGH will be the best compare to this spin strings that I try already:
MSV HEX
PRO SUPEX BLUE GEAR
GENESIS TYPHOON
etc..etc..

I have eastern grip,but somehow my swing put a lot of spin naturally so I don't need SPIN strings makers. I'm fine with multi/cross.
 

Murray_fan1

Professional
So what are your nominations for the string that provides the Best Spin of All Time?

Mine are--
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.17
MSV Hex 1.10

Hoodjem,


What is your opinion of Hexablade? Have you tried this in a full bed? At what tension?
 

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Hoodjem,
What is your opinion of Hexablade? Have you tried this in a full bed? At what tension?
No, not in a full-bed, only in a hybrid.

IMO very good spin, but not huge. Pretty good feel for a poly (I thought MSV Hex 1.10 beat it in the feel department.)
 

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
No, even though Fed uses it and gets great spin.

"This Natural Gut and Luxilon ALU Rough hybrid offers the ultimate combination of playability and control. Can be strung with either string in the mains to enhance either durability or playability and is the same as the string set-up used by Roger Federer.

It's all in the name. Wilson Champions Choice is a hybrid of two of the most popular strings on tour: Wilson Natural Gut and Luxilon ALU Power Rough. Combining the ultimate playability of a high quality natural gut with the durability, spin and control of a textured polyester gives the player the best of both worlds. For durability and control, use the Luxilon ALU Power Rough in the mains. For a softer feel and playability, use the Wilson Natural Gut in the mains."

Pure hype.
 
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hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Compiled list--

Pro Supex Blue Gear
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.17
MSV Hex 1.10
Genesis Typhoon
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Rough 1.25
WeissCannon TurboTwist 1.18
Solinco Barb Wire 16L
 
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hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Compiled list--

Pro Supex Blue Gear
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.17
MSV Hex 1.10
Genesis Typhoon
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Rough 1.25
WeissCannon TurboTwist 1.18
Solinco Barb Wire 16L
Spinfire Ignition
Polyfibre TCS
Polyfibre Black Venom
 

goran_ace

Hall of Fame
Forten Aramid Gear

Note: I was nominating Forten Aramid Gear (Forten Kevlar Gear) as the best for generating spin, not a reply to the previous post. This is string is about as extreme of an oppositie to soft as you can get.
 
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pvaudio

Legend
How has NO ONE nominated Kirschbaum Spiky Shark? It gives more spin than blue gear but is super soft on the arm. MSV Hex, Turbotwist and Typhoon aren't even in the same league.
 

JediMindTrick

Hall of Fame
No, even though Fed uses it and gets great spin.

"This Natural Gut and Luxilon ALU Rough hybrid offers the ultimate combination of playability and control. Can be strung with either string in the mains to enhance either durability or playability and is the same as the string set-up used by Roger Federer.

It's all in the name. Wilson Champions Choice is a hybrid of two of the most popular strings on tour: Wilson Natural Gut and Luxilon ALU Power Rough. Combining the ultimate playability of a high quality natural gut with the durability, spin and control of a textured polyester gives the player the best of both worlds. For durability and control, use the Luxilon ALU Power Rough in the mains. For a softer feel and playability, use the Wilson Natural Gut in the mains."

Pure hype.

According to the TW Professor, it's not pure hype, it's the real deal.
 

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Compiled list of spin strings--
Pro Supex Blue Gear
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.23
MSV Hex 1.10
Genesis Typhoon
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Rough 1.25
WeissCannon TurboTwist 1.18
Solinco Barb Wire 16L
Spinfire Ignition
Polyfibre TCS
Polyfibre Black Venom
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark


Softest Spin Strings
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark
Polyfibre TCS
 
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hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Compiled list of spin strings--
Pro Supex Blue Gear
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.23
MSV Hex 1.10
Genesis Typhoon
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Rough 1.25
WeissCannon TurboTwist 1.18
Solinco Barb Wire 16L
Spinfire Ignition
Polyfibre TCS
Polyfibre Black Venom
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark


Softest Spin Strings
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark
Polyfibre TCS
Are these the only two soft polys on this list?
 

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Ok. Thanks much.

Compiled list of spin strings--
Pro Supex Blue Gear
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Hexablade 1.18
Signum Pro Tornado 1.23
MSV Hex 1.10
Genesis Typhoon
Tourna Poly Big Hitter Rough 1.25
WeissCannon TurboTwist 1.18
Solinco Barb Wire 16L
Spinfire Ignition
Polyfibre TCS
Polyfibre Black Venom
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark


Softest Spin Strings--
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark
Polyfibre TCS

Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16
Polyfibre Black Venom
 

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Softest Spin Strings--
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark 1.25 ($12.00 from TW)
Polyfibre TCS 1.20 ($11.90 from TW)
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16 ($11.50 from TW)
Polyfibre Black Venom 1.25 ($12.90 from TW)
 
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[d]ragon;5138957 said:
Yup, see here: http://twu.tennis-warehouse.com/learning_center/COF.php

The gut/poly hybrid has a lower CoF than a full poly does. I think though it should be noted that not all polys are the same and not all guts are the same so it should not be said that all gut/polys are more spin friendly then all polys

It should also be noted that all the stuff the TW prof has done, has yet to show that a lower CoF (in and of itself), means more spin.
 

chaddles

Semi-Pro
+1 Spinfire Ignition 17

Hahaha - that is hilarious!!

Sorry for being rude, but this is really a below average cheap string.. A few tournament players and I were having a good old laugh about how many kids use this because it is so cheap, and how they believe it is better than Alu Power, PHT, RPM Blast etc.. There are a heap of people I know who have tried a Babolat or Luxilon string and have never looked back.
 

Lefty5

Hall of Fame
Just because RPM and PHT are expensive, does not make them better. Bad tension maitenance and stiffness are not desireable characteristics of poly strings, and there are a ton of stings, that are less expensive that hold up better and play softer. Now if you love stiff stings or strings that only play great for 2 hours, then ignore my comment. Thanks.
 

pvaudio

Legend
Hahaha - that is hilarious!!

Sorry for being rude, but this is really a below average cheap string.. A few tournament players and I were having a good old laugh about how many kids use this because it is so cheap, and how they believe it is better than Alu Power, PHT, RPM Blast etc.. There are a heap of people I know who have tried a Babolat or Luxilon string and have never looked back.
Off the top of my head, I could name you four D1 and D2 college players who play full synthetic gut, or Gosen Polylon/ syn gut in the case of two of them. Price does not determine how good a string is. What a person thinks of it determines how good it is. There's a reason why people rave about Sheep Micro and Spiral Flex but not about PSG because although the latter is many times more expensive, the former two blow PSG out of the water.
 

chaddles

Semi-Pro
Who said anything about price equating to quality??? I was simply pointing out that this string is cheap and is not a good string, and it so happens that the better strings happen to be more expensive. I'm a big fan of Cyclone which is inexpensive, but I prefer M2 Pro as it has much better playing qualities than any other string that I have tried.
 

kiteboard

Banned
An open player I hit with uses polylon/syn gut cross. He's fast, and uses two fh. He cannot believe my bh sometimes, as he only hits with fh, except when at net, so his bh volley is suspect to pop ups/drops.
 

hoodjem

G.O.A.T.
Softest Spin Strings--
Kirschbaum Spiky Shark 1.25 ($12.00 from TW)
Polyfibre TCS 1.20 ($11.90 from TW)
Solinco Tour Bite 18 1.16 ($11.50 from TW)
Polyfibre Black Venom 1.25 ($12.90 from TW)
Resurrected for convenience.

Polyfibre Black Venom is also available in 18L or 1.15.
 
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