Used to multi but open to poly too. Does a string like that exist? I like X one in my ps85 at low tension, but multi is so so for me in other frames. I like Cream but it is a bit harsh and not good at low tension. 4G is ok but a bit wire like, any suggestions? A more controlled multi but still crisp, or a softer poly that is also still crisp...
Crisp, fairly soft and with control at low tension?
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Stonefield
Rookie
Signum Pro X Perience
Signum Pro Firestorm
Weiss Cannon Scorpion
Signum Pro Firestorm
Weiss Cannon Scorpion
Stonefield
Rookie
I tried all of them:
Signum pro X perience feels pretty soft, but still crisp. It is easy on the arm. Is has a little texture, so high spin potential.
Signum Firestorm is not as soft, but still not harsh, very powerful. Some pros are using it
Scorpion is older, quite powerful and soft feeling, offering a lot of control
My favourite would be Firesstorm.
Signum pro X perience feels pretty soft, but still crisp. It is easy on the arm. Is has a little texture, so high spin potential.
Signum Firestorm is not as soft, but still not harsh, very powerful. Some pros are using it
Scorpion is older, quite powerful and soft feeling, offering a lot of control
My favourite would be Firesstorm.
If I can add...if you're per chance familiar with Hyper G, X-perience is like that but with a little bit more ball pocketing and power.
You can also always try a hybrid. Poly mains + multi crosses.
Frankc
Professional
Gosen has some real value/performance multis recently... Remplier at mid/low tensions is crispish (even though Gosen labels and categorizes under soft feeling) - not sluggish at all in my experience and holds tension very well. Really very stretchy on stringing, but settles into a crisp stringbed with good bite. Have that in a Pro Kennex Golden Ace for some time now.
Likewise, Gosen "soft feeling" Laytex Plus stretches less on stringing and is quite crisp - less total experience with this one.
Again, Gosen seems to be really innovative...
Likewise, Gosen "soft feeling" Laytex Plus stretches less on stringing and is quite crisp - less total experience with this one.
Again, Gosen seems to be really innovative...
Stonefield
Rookie
ok, maybe I got it wrong then. The ones I listed are not dead, they are more lively poly strings, but still work very well at low tensions for me . I string them at 20 kg.
junior74
Talk Tennis Guru
In my experience, multis don't work well at lower tensions, but it's different in a PS85. NXT Control is the most control oriented multi I have tried.
Topspin Cyber Flash is not very crisp, but it has an interesting feature; it has exceptional feel on touch shots, which is rare in the polyester world. It is a round poly, and works really well on flatter shots in my opinion. Really good string.
fuzz nation
G.O.A.T.
Have you tried any 17 ga. syn. gut? They're more crisp than typical multis, but also moderately soft. I can play with this stuff in my racquets seven days a week with no issues, but even a low-tension poly hybrid will charge me a heavy penalty.
I've never been too wild about Gosen OGSM in a full bed - it usually feels too tinny and harsh for me compared with other syn. guts like Kirschbaum or Volkl Classic. But then at the end of the summer I put a bed of 17 ga. OGSM into one of my Volkl C10's tensioned down at 54 lbs. instead of my typical 57-58 lb. layout. Much better feel at lower tension and also very good durability. I don't like string beds that are too soft and when I recently tried this string down at 52 lbs., that was a little too mushy and unpredictable.
You might also get a combo of crispness, deadness, and moderate softness with Prince SG w/Duraflex in the 17 ga. option. The 16 ga. version of PSGD is usually too clunky for me. If Kirschbaum's syn. gut becomes readily available again, that string is the smoothest syn. gut I've ever used - try it in either gauge if you can.
Even if i didnt like RIP Control?
NicoMK
Hall of Fame
Of course. They're completely different. I didn't like the Rip Control either.
socallefty
G.O.A.T.
I am grooving on HyperG Soft 18 crosses at 44 lbs in a hybrid with VS17 at 48 on a Pure Strike Tour. A lot of control, good spin/bite and comfortable for a poly. I haven’t tried it full bed.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
I tried Solinco Tour Revolution 18 at 30#. It hit fine. The problem I had with super low tension was not the playability, but the lack of sound. If you're already using a fairly low tension, you probably don't even notice it. Plus, I'm normally a natural gut user, so low tension was a necessity for me when trying poly.
jangotango
Semi-Pro
Are you breaking 16/130 gauge multi/poly easily?
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
I liked the thin, 18g Solinco Tour Revelation and the Pacific X Factor 18 best.. I strung it at 30# though
LeftyJunk
Rookie
Ytex Hexagon-X fits the bill. You can go as low as you would like with those strings. And crisp!
Tried and really did not like that string at all
I never break strings, but like the directional control of thicker strings. The times i tried poly/gut hybrid i always found too mushy and muted, but i never tried low tension with it.
I always order from TW Europe, they dont have Alpha
Prince Synthetic Gut - seriously. I think we all try a bit too much. Multi's are great if you want soft but they generally won't have a clean and crisp feel. Polys will last longer but are all stiffer. In some ways, for the last 30 years, PSG, not natural gut was the gold standard that all strings derived from. Natural gut is great but by the late 80's, early 90's, most people were not using it.
But PSG was it. It dominated the market. So multi's started coming out for those who wanted a bit more pop out of a string. Or poly's for those who wanted a bit more durability than PSG. But at its core, PSG was the standard b/c it did everything fairly well.
But PSG was it. It dominated the market. So multi's started coming out for those who wanted a bit more pop out of a string. Or poly's for those who wanted a bit more durability than PSG. But at its core, PSG was the standard b/c it did everything fairly well.
VacationTennis
Semi-Pro
Volkl cyclone 18. The regular not the tour. It does have some crispness I guess you could say, but it had decent comfort for how wirey and stiff it was. At 45 lbs I thought it had great control compared to TB Soft, hyper-g at the same tension.
Multis & polys have very different characteristics. If you found Cream harsh then it’s going to be tough finding any poly comfortable.
I recommend trying one of the tecnifibre all-in-one hybrids like triax or HDMX. They are essentially a blended multi/poly and sometimes others ingredients, all in one string.
Other than that, Velocity is a more controllable multi, but still very much a multi.
Ashaway Monogut ZX is another interesting option. It’s a Zyex based string. Zyex is powerful and soft like a multi, but smooth and slick like a poly so provides a bit crispness and more control through spin potential. It can be hard to track down, but it is available.
A hydrid of your NXT and a soft poly, like Cream, might also provide the feel you are after.
Best of luck.
golden chicken
Hall of Fame
Next year I want to try NXT mains and Velocity crosses.
Thanks
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