Global gut the best compromise you'll ever make?

[Trickster]

I have tried arguably the best gut and the most expensive in the market (several VS Touch) and maybe the worst and the cheapest (Global Gut)

I have played equivalent Div 1 tennis in the UK and play comfortably at c.5.0 these days. I use a custom racket made my Paul Angell in the UK (V3 players specs)

I would say for anyone who plays to a high level, strings their own rackets (or gets cheap stringing), uses a player's racket, has had arm issues and is value conscious Global Gut 17 gauge is the best in the market.

If you buy big quantities from GG they will give you decent discount as well. You probably can get 4 to 6 sets for the price of VS touch.

It's not perfect, but they have come along way GG over the last decade. The strings play very well, crisp, plenty of power on the 17g and I have used them in wet conditions without issue.

In terms of playability if you've chosen not to use Poly ever again like I have, why experiment with all the expensive multis, synthetics hybrids..when you can get the real McCoy for cheaper?

Thoughts welcome, particularly those who use GG.

 

[tennisBIEST]

Is this a trick...trickster?

 

[emhtennis]

What model Angell do you play?

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[Deleted member 369227]

Yeah, excellent "budget" natural gut, particularly for people who string their own racquet and can further cut down the costs of re-stringing. Durability is not on par with premium (brand-name) gut, but it provides expected power, comfort, feel, ball pocketing, touch...

I played with a thicker 16 gauge version (diameter between segments of the string used to vary, though - from 16L to 15 gauge) and strung it typically at 25kg. Do the sets still looks like this:

 

[TennisandRamen]

How does Global Gut compare to NGW?

 

[Trickster]

Is this a trick...trickster?

Haha no, I appreciate the rather unfortunate alias I have chosen might not give me the most credibility. Maybe I should it to FedBoyFan200003885 zzz

 

[Trickster]

What model Angell do you play?

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V3 Custom, players specs, 10 pts headlight unstrung (6-7 pts strung), swing weight 320g, strung weight approx 340g.
Great bats.

 

[Trickster]

Yeah, excellent "budget" natural gut, particularly for people who string their own racquet and can further cut down the costs of re-stringing. Durability is not on par with premium (brand-name) gut, but it provides expected power, comfort, feel, ball pocketing, touch...

I played with a thicker 16 gauge version (diameter between segments of the string used to vary, though - from 16L to 15 gauge) and strung it typically at 25kg. Do the sets still looks like this:

Exactly they're the ones... Try the 17g, because you get sort of a blended 16g-17g given the slight inconsistencies.

 

[emhtennis]

V3 Custom, players specs, 10 pts headlight unstrung (6-7 pts strung), swing weight 320g, strung weight approx 340g.
Great bats.

I play the V3 97 18x20. Have 3 matching at 315g unstrung, also about 340g when fully strung with overgrip.

Going to be very hard to ever play with something different. Although I may switch to the V3 100 in 10 years when I start to get old and lazy.

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[Rabbit]

How does Global Gut compare to NGW?

from the looks of it, NGW is a reseller of Global

 

[TennisandRamen]

from the looks of it, NGW is a reseller of Global

Oh thanks for the info, that's interesting. I guess it all comes from the same manufacturer, Emerson. I guess NGW just has different gauges and colors.

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[Rabbit]

@TennisandRamen - one suggestion....as someone who's been burned before by Emerson/Global make sure you get V5 or V5 Pro and nothing else. I bought some V4 and it broke in 30 minutes.

 

[TennisandRamen]

@TennisandRamen - one suggestion....as someone who's been burned before by Emerson/Global make sure you get V5 or V5 Pro and nothing else. I bought some V4 and it broke in 30 minutes.

Thanks @Rabbit. I have some Klip Legend on the way so I'll try that out before looking at wholesale. Right now I'm okay with hybriding Klip to get it to around $30 for a racquet (including $12 for stringing).

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[Sardines]

Interesting. Now Babolat Tonic is about US$27. From the NGW website, the V5Pro is $26.95 and sold out. It doesn't say what the gauge variance is. As a reference, the old Tonic+ Feel was 1.28-1.32mm. The much cheaper V5 is $15. Are you saying that the width of the V5 can be from 1.22-1.5mm in the same string? That would be horrible for consistency!

Yeah, excellent "budget" natural gut, particularly for people who string their own racquet and can further cut down the costs of re-stringing. Durability is not on par with premium (brand-name) gut, but it provides expected power, comfort, feel, ball pocketing, touch...

I played with a thicker 16 gauge version (diameter between segments of the string used to vary, though - from 16L to 15 gauge) and strung it typically at 25kg. Do the sets still looks like this:

 

[Deleted member 369227]

Interesting. Now Babolat Tonic is about US$27. From the NGW website, the V5Pro is $26.95 and sold out. It doesn't say what the gauge variance is. As a reference, the old Tonic+ Feel was 1.28-1.32mm. The much cheaper V5 is $15. Are you saying that the width of the V5 can be from 1.22-1.5mm in the same string? That would be horrible for consistency!

I didn't actually measure the gauge, but I remember that thicker segments of the string sometimes wouldn't pass easily through the grommet hole, that's how thick it was. I needed to actually apply force to pull the string through the hole.

Now, I cannot judge the quality of that "V5Pro" version, since I only have experience with Global Gut produced back in 2014. Maybe they perfected their manufacturing process and the gauge is more consistent now. However, for a price identical to Babolat Tonic, I wouldn't even remotely consider buying Global Gut/NGW. There is a possibility that it's just a cheap marketing trick - e.g. the string is currently out of stock anyway, so the reseller can put whatever the price he wants, for example:

Price: $35.99 $26.95 (sold out)

In addition, "if you buy 10 sets" he can give you an additional discount (e.g. 40%), so for 10 sets you get the actual, reasonable price of the string. You are happy with the price, the seller is happy with the volume