Full Poly string jobs?

[Onecoldcat]

I'd like to hear the pros and cons on this topic....anyone find success with full poly string job? It seems like most everyone does a combination of Poly and Multi.

I've just strung my Surge with full BB Ace at 53lbs, haven't hit with it yet, but will this weekend if the weather holds up.

 

[mhd325ic]

I have quite successful experience with full Monogut and Kirschbaum TT. Both of them are very soft.

 

[hummer23]

i hate full poly string jobs, it really kills the feel and you dont get much feel. it depends on the player and frame, and the surge is a relatively powerful one, so you should be okay, but in general, its not a good idea to go full poly i think. there just isnt any pop.

 

[ffrpg]

I prefer using a hybrid, but I have tried a full BB Ace string job. I liked the BB Ace full string job, it works really well because it's not as stiff as other poly strings. I've noticed that strings stay in place really well with a full poly string job. With some hybrid setups, the strings will move despite having poly in there (normally it's the non-poly string that moves).

 

[ragnaROK]

Personally, I like full poly string jobs better. However my wrist has been acting up lately and I've had to switch to a softer cross. I don't think I'd hybrid with something soft like Signum Pro Plasma whereas I would with BB ALU (saving money has a lot to do with it too).

 

[jjjosh]

if I am gonna use a poly I rather play with a full job. If I use ALU i use either full ALU or ALU and Ace crosses. I have tried AlU and prince synthetic gut crosses and just did not like the feel. Also I feel I get more control with an all poly job, that is my personal experince hope it helps.

 

[cakewalk]

Yesterday i strung up a ProStaff 6.0 85 with full poly (technifibre spinfire 17 on sale at TW) and it is terrible. I'm going to cut them out as soon as i get a reel of Prince synthetic gut.

In my opinion poly is horrible. There is no feel - it makes the racquet feel like a heavy $15 wal-mart. I've never had any good experience with it be it full or hybrid. My wrist was killing me after 10 minutes of hitting. No telling what would happen if i keep playing with it, or even made a long-term switch to full poly.

I dont see any reason to use poly strings. If its for durability, think how durable your arm is. I'd rather break strings and pay more than end up paying for surgery later down the road (or even not being able to play anymore). Plus, softer strings = more feel. If you dont want power then just string tighter IMHO.

Sorry for all the rage, but i'm angry at myself for even trying this out. I now officially HATE polyester )(R%#**J)#(

 

[Gaines Hillix]

I really like the way a full Lux ALU Power job feels in my PK Laver S frames. I string it at 58 lbs. on a CP machine. I get a good level of power, spin and control with excellent durability and a total lack of string movement. I also have ALU in the crosses with nat gut in the mains on a PS 6.0 95. I've never had any pain with these setups. The only string setup I've ever had any arm soreness with was a Bab PPZ 360 with a full TiMo job. It was just too much combined stiffness(frame and string).

 

[Onecoldcat]

I've read other posts that say that a polys take about 4-6 hours to break-in until it feels just right. So do you think that most people who dislike and say to stay away from polys simply never give them a chance.

 

[ShooterMcMarco]

I really like the way a full Lux ALU Power job feels in my PK Laver S frames. I string it at 58 lbs. on a CP machine. I get a good level of power, spin and control with excellent durability and a total lack of string movement. I also have ALU in the crosses with nat gut in the mains on a PS 6.0 95. I've never had any pain with these setups. The only string setup I've ever had any arm soreness with was a Bab PPZ 360 with a full TiMo job. It was just too much combined stiffness(frame and string).

what does a full hurricane job feel like?

 

[volleyman]

I have tried 3 full poly string jobs over the last year: Prince Polygut, Kirschbaum Touch Turbo, and Luxilon Big Banger Ace.

My impressions were:

1) Polygut: Bleah. Horrible feel, power and control lacking. Had it cut out.

2) Touch Turbo: I had it strung about 10% lower than my standard multifilament strings. Offered fantastic spin and control. Hurt my arm, so away with it!

3) BB Ace. Again, strung 10% below my standard. Fantastic spin and control, good power. Didn't hurt my arm. Lasted about two weeks before it went dead and lost power.

I have BB Ace on hand again, and am planning on hybriding it with Gosen OGSheep Micro 18 in the crosses to soften it up a little more and bring down the cost of the string job.

The other two, TT and Polygut, I likely will never touch again.

 

[Onecoldcat]

I've hit a few times now with a full BB Ace job and have not noticed any discomfort at all. Great bite on the ball, more than I expected! Not much different feel then a multi IMO. So far so good...I'll wait and see how fast it goes dead on me.

 

[man-walking]

Yesterday i strung up a ProStaff 6.0 85 with full poly (technifibre spinfire 17 on sale at TW) and it is terrible. I'm going to cut them out as soon as i get a reel of Prince synthetic gut.

Cakewalk, there is no hope to enjoy poly with a 85 sq. inc. racquet, haven't you figured out? :-/
I think is was a bad idea from the start...

 

[pyro2990]

it u want good durability, full poly is nice, if u want feel its not

 

[Rabbit]

I've gone back to TIMO. I'm using the 18 gauge variant. I find it is considerably more lively (which ain't saying much) that it's 17 gauge cousin. It is also damn near comfortable to play with. I'm stringing it in C10s at 54 pounds. I guess I'm going to stick with it.

 

[ShooterMcMarco]

it u want good durability, full poly is nice, if u want feel its not

so then are you suggesting that full poly would be better for a baseliner than an all court player?

i should be receiving my hurricane 17g this weekend, but i'm not sure whether i should do a full poly job or hybrid it with a synthetic gut.

 

[pyro2990]

i play from the baseline on clay all the time and i find full poly to work great. i find the hybrids give a little more pop. it really comes down to personal opinion. shooter u should experiment a little bit until you find something that you like. if durability is not really a problem tho, hybrids tend to have a better "feel" than full poly jobs. so if your not sure, ide reccommend a hybrid

 

[Paragon]

Hey guys , i am currently using 4g rough @ 4g lbs on a pro staff 97 cv, and im trying out some solinco strings since they are a cheaper alternative since i am breaking 4g every 8 hours, i tried barb wire and it lasted me 5hrs so looks like i wont be going with that. About to try Tour Bite Soft tried it a little bit and it felt pretty similar, anyone have any thoughts on the TBS, and any other solinco strings i should try out that would be similar to 4g rough? Thanks.

 

[el__zopilote]

Full bed of Monogut ZX is the exception.

 

[Injured Again]

Hey guys , i am currently using 4g rough @ 4g lbs on a pro staff 97 cv, and im trying out some solinco strings since they are a cheaper alternative since i am breaking 4g every 8 hours, i tried barb wire and it lasted me 5hrs so looks like i wont be going with that. About to try Tour Bite Soft tried it a little bit and it felt pretty similar, anyone have any thoughts on the TBS, and any other solinco strings i should try out that would be similar to 4g rough? Thanks.

I tried Solinco Hyper-G, Tour Bite, and Revolution in both 1.30 and 1.20 gauges. I have never used 4G or 4G rough, nor have I used Tour Bite Soft.

Of the three Solinco strings I've tried, Revolution is my favorite. It has the crispness of Tour Bite but the ball grip of Hyper-G. It doesn't retain high playability as long as Tour Bite but does seem to last a bit longer than Hyper-G. Power levels of Revolution seem a bit less than Tour Bite and about the same as Hyper-G.

I hate to sound like a shill but give Tourna Big Hitter Silver 7 Tour a try. I was a playtester for that string and loved it - it's now my go-to string. More powerful than any of the Solinco strings I've tried, has that pop that has been typical of some of the Luxilon strings I've used, and is pretty resistant to notching. Great price point as well. The 1.20 gauge was excellent for 10 hours but still very playable after another 5 hours and even then only about half way notched through. Typically I've broken most poly strings by the 10-12 hour mark.

 

[SavvyStringer]

Hey guys , i am currently using 4g rough @ 4g lbs on a pro staff 97 cv, and im trying out some solinco strings since they are a cheaper alternative since i am breaking 4g every 8 hours, i tried barb wire and it lasted me 5hrs so looks like i wont be going with that. About to try Tour Bite Soft tried it a little bit and it felt pretty similar, anyone have any thoughts on the TBS, and any other solinco strings i should try out that would be similar to 4g rough? Thanks.

Tourbite diamond rough is the closest to 4g rough. The dimples make the strings play softer. Personally Tourbite is my favorite but I’ve been testing some pipeline strings that are really nice as well.

 

[Alexandre Bryson]

Yesterday i strung up a ProStaff 6.0 85 with full poly (technifibre spinfire 17 on sale at TW) and it is terrible. I'm going to cut them out as soon as i get a reel of Prince synthetic gut.

In my opinion poly is horrible. There is no feel - it makes the racquet feel like a heavy $15 wal-mart. I've never had any good experience with it be it full or hybrid. My wrist was killing me after 10 minutes of hitting. No telling what would happen if i keep playing with it, or even made a long-term switch to full poly.

I dont see any reason to use poly strings. If its for durability, think how durable your arm is. I'd rather break strings and pay more than end up paying for surgery later down the road (or even not being able to play anymore). Plus, softer strings = more feel. If you dont want power then just string tighter IMHO.

Sorry for all the rage, but i'm angry at myself for even trying this out. I now officially HATE polyester )(R%#**J)#(

Just string lower.... Low 40s.

 

[jered]

I love fb poly for the amazing control. I can take big cuts and keep them in. Hybrids are nice too but the latest gen Co-polys are pretty amazing and recently made the switch back from Kevlar/ZX.

I don’t care about durability. I’ve found I love the feel of a fresh string job and play best with it so I usually don’t go more than 10 hours or so with poly max.

 

[travlerajm]

I stumbled into a reel of Babolat Pro xtreme. I’m not a poly guy, but this stuff is no ordinary poly. It simply does not notch at all. I’ve got 15h of hard-hitting singles on it on red clay, prestretched at 68 lbs in frame with 360s sw, and not a hint of notching. It lost some tension in the first several hours and got stickier but then stabilized with amazing control.

 

[dufferok]

I used Solinco Tour Bite 16L in both mains and crosses at 50# (summer) 48# (winter) for the last 3 years. Loved the spin and control it provided. Recently my wrist started giving me issues due to a combination of work and higher number of tennis matches. I thought I'd try a hybrid and changed the crosses to Prince Synthetic Gut w/ Duraflex 17. I tried different tension combos and finely landed on Tour Bite 16L in the mains at 52# and Prince Synthetic Gut w/ Duraflex 17 in the crosses at 56#. This combination provided a little more power, feel and comfort but still gave me all the spin and control of the full poly setup I had been using. As a result, my wrist pain has went away and each string job as a whole costs less. I personally didn't think I would be able to match the results of the full poly setup, but I surprisingly did and with the benefit of a little more power and feel.

 

[LOBALOT]

I played with a full bed 17G Volkl Cyclone Tour (VCT) at 46 for quite some time. After multiple wrist/arm issues when younger, I can't go too stiff with my setup and it was great and offered decent spin as well. It doesn't last at all (Like most softer poly) but I string my own racquets so I don't really care. I am now experimenting with gut / cream but if one is looking for a softer / more powerful poly with decent spin and doesn't care about durability give a full bed of 17G VCT a try. It has the added benefit that you get a lot of practice stringing racquets!!!

 

[VacationTennis]

I've been on full poly for years, and also test other setups at the same time. I've found that a flexy racket, stringing low tensions like 40-45 lbs, and restringing often are key to success. You can get a ton of feel out of a low tension, stretchy string.

 

[CosmosMpower]

Hey guys , i am currently using 4g rough @ 4g lbs on a pro staff 97 cv, and im trying out some solinco strings since they are a cheaper alternative since i am breaking 4g every 8 hours, i tried barb wire and it lasted me 5hrs so looks like i wont be going with that. About to try Tour Bite Soft tried it a little bit and it felt pretty similar, anyone have any thoughts on the TBS, and any other solinco strings i should try out that would be similar to 4g rough? Thanks.

You should be banned for bumping a thread from 2005.

 

[Paragon]

You should be banned for bumping a thread from 2005.

thanks for the advice for my full poly setup!

 

[Paragon]

Tourbite diamond rough is the closest to 4g rough. The dimples make the strings play softer. Personally Tourbite is my favorite but I’ve been testing some pipeline strings that are really nice as well.

thanks thats my next string that i will test out

 

[1HBHfanatic]

You should be banned for bumping a thread from 2005.

I think you were being funny, but I disagree with above statement,
I like to see people do research on their own!!, prior to making a new tread which has been answered many times over..
simple questions can be reasearched easily here!!,
very little hasn't been answered over the years

 

[USPTARF97]

Played full poly for about 15-20yrs. Started playing Gut/poly and most of the full poly set ups that I use now are just back up frames or testing strings. Once I started playing Gut/poly everything else just feels sub par and much more taxing on the arm.

 

[zaskar1]

I'd like to hear the pros and cons on this topic....anyone find success with full poly string job? It seems like most everyone does a combination of Poly and Multi.

I've just strung my Surge with full BB Ace at 53lbs, haven't hit with it yet, but will this weekend if the weather holds up.

i used solinco hyperG and dunlop blackwidow
so i am going strictly hyperG
i can never break the strings, but they seem to go dead.

i have 3 PS97s strung at with 50# HyperG 17



z

 

[ron schaap]

Hilarious and outdated first postings.