Co-Polys like ALU Power Rough on crosses w/ natural gut

Shaun

Rookie
I'm using gut 16g on mains with 58 tension and luxilon alu power rough 16 with 55 tension on crosses. Lately I've heard that alu power rough tends to go dead after some time and for me, they last very long but kinda do go dead after like 2-3 months of use and feel like a cannon or a trampoline. I've also used RPM Blast and those were not the strings for me. They felt too stiff and now they just seem dead. I'm at this point where I'm considering of cutting the rpm with scissors because I just don't like them. Since the natural gut will last me for about a month or so, and so will the alu power rough since they might go dead and ill end up cutting them and replacing those with the same new set of hybrids, which co-poly strings would you recommend I should use that will have almost the same feel, bite, and overall playability like the luxilon alu power rough? Are there any cheaper co-polys that will play just like the alu power rough?
 

BLX_Andy

Professional
Have you tried tension-maintenance strings like 4G or RPM Team? Those might be good co-polys.
 

UCSF2012

Hall of Fame
Performance wise, I like BHBR. Feel-wise, it's softer than ALU. I just get similar spin, power, and placement.

Pro Line X gives similar stiffness. Little less spin, but same directional control. Almost as much arm pain.
 

Shaun

Rookie
Have you tried tension-maintenance strings like 4G or RPM Team? Those might be good co-polys.

I haven't tried the 4G yet and it's like the same price too. I'm looking for a lower price to hybrid with gut since gut is a little expensive. I also don't think I'll like the RPM Team since it has the same composition of the RPM Blast, which I hated.

Has anyone tried Klip K-Boom 16? It has the same co-polymer (nylon) polyester construction just like the alu power rough but without the fluocarbon resin and aluminum fibers. I'll also consider giving Tourna BHBR or BHSR strings a try.
 

Lack

Rookie
For me, Kirschbaum Spiky Black Shark played similar to lux alu power rough, but overall lux was better.
 

Shaun

Rookie
Has anyone tried the Klip K-Boom, Tourna Big Hitter Silver Rough and the Big Hitter Blue Rough strings? I'm going to be hybriding with gut on mains and since I'll be replacing one of these strings with my current luxilon alu power rough in the crosses, I want to know which of these strings will play the closest to the alu power rough. What is the difference between BHSR and BHBR? And I hear a lot of the people suggest MSV co-focus as being a nice poly. Will that play more like alu power rough?
 

rdis10093

Hall of Fame
no non luxilon string really compares to a luxilon string. their strings are just so different feeling than everything else.
 
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