Cheap Alternative to Luxilon ALU Power Rough
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BabolatTennis9
New User
Pro's Pro Spinox is a good option. It's very similar to the ALU Power Rough and it only cost $33.70 per reel (660 ft).
anubis
Hall of Fame
Tourna Big Hitter Silver. I prefer smooth over rough, but choice is yours.
Also how did you find the smooth and rough different in terms of playability, feel, bite, and tension loss?
Yeah but it has an extruded co-polyester monofilament, which is the same as the RPM Blast. And personally I hated RPM Blast. So I'm not sure if ill like it and won't think it'll play like alu power rough.
prostaff_fan
Rookie
I played with MSV recently after hearing all the good reviews but did not like it. No replacement for alu rough as crosses. You are probably right in that MSV is more like RPM blast.
Did you try it as a full bed or did you use it with gut hybrid?
prostaff_fan
Rookie
I tried it with gut hybrid, both in crosses and mains. I found it a bit too soft and spungy, not as crisp as alu rough.
Thanks for the input. I guess Klip k-boom or tourna big hitter silver rough will have that crisp feel of alu power rough.
Would you prefer having Tuphoon as crosses with gut mains? Or should I use k-boom or big hitter silver rough as crosses with gut mains?
Chotobaka
Hall of Fame
I only play Typhoon in a full bed. Note that it is a twisted string, so it may (or may not) cause faster wear on your natural gut mains than the textured surface of ALU Power Rough or the BHSR. This would be my only concern.
When freshly strung, Typhoon comes very close to ALU Power Rough, with the ALU PR maybe having only a slight edge in playability. After playing a bit the advantage shifts to Typhoon -- it really shows little change in tension or playability until it dies. Just as durable, too. I prefer it to ALU PR and BHSR -- have heard good things about K-Boom but have not played it.
My concern is the same that typhoon is pentagonal and twisted so it might cause faster wear on gut mains
Imago
Hall of Fame
I think Spinox is better than APR which I cut after the first session. Even the normal Adrenaline 1.20 is better than Alu Power Rough. Too bad Wilson is putting it as crosses for the Champions Choice.
anubis
Hall of Fame
Tension loss is the same. I don't play with "bite", I get more spin from strings that slide easily. Any "rough" string basically stays put, bites into the cross strings and doesn't move. That hinders your spin production.
SteveI
Legend
I have used both. I really love the Big Hitter Silver 17G.. plays pretty much like ALU power but hold tension better. The Rough version the BHS 17G is a very nice.. I enjoy the smooth versions in general. They are so cheap.. I would just get a set of both and playtest them.
gkamieneski
Semi-Pro
Try the BHSR 17g for mains with teh BHS 17g for crosses. Buy 2 packages each of Big Hitter Silver and Big Hitter Silver Rough. As SteveI mentioned, they are so cheap.
Then if you like the above hybrid, you can do it again 3 more times or you can move along to a full bed of the smooth or the rough.
Then if you like the above hybrid, you can do it again 3 more times or you can move along to a full bed of the smooth or the rough.
SCRAP IRON
Professional
Black Venom Rough
A quality string that I believe is produced by Genesis is Black Venom Rough. I used it years ago before I settled on a multi string. It may not be as crisp, but you should like the results.
A quality string that I believe is produced by Genesis is Black Venom Rough. I used it years ago before I settled on a multi string. It may not be as crisp, but you should like the results.
I just got a set of genesis typhoon since I've heard it plays like alu power rough. It's a pentagonal twisted poly compared to textured APR. that's my only concern that it might cause faster wear on my gut mains
