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Has anyone tried strings from the brand "Golden Set"? I found it while in my gmail account.
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You may ask how it is that our string could possibly be of the highest quality and yet cost substantially less than the competition? Simply put, the actual cost of most racket string, as seen by the consumer, is many times greater than what is actually paid by the brand name selling it.
There are only a handful of synthetic racket string factories in the world. Brand names buy their product from these factories, as do we. Brand names sell their string to distributors and stores who then sell it to home-based stringers and tennis consumers like you.
Golden Set sells directly to anyone. Eliminating the "middle-man" is one of the ways we ensure that Golden Set prices are always kept as low as possible.
Thanks for trying out the strings your guys. I'm and I feel that others are still leaning toward passing on this brand of strings. But Maybe a few more good reviews will get me to try them. I have to say goldenset's website has gotten MUCH better so check it out everyone.
Whoa, 56 bucks for a reel of hex poly? Darn that's cheap! And their multis are pretty cheap too in reel form... Seems to be a pretty good buy.
Now, anybody feel like ordering a few reels to try out?
GS Hex Poly 1.23
This is my first post after reading for a few weeks, deciding on what strings to try. Since I live in Canada, it is difficult to get some of the strings that are foudn across the world, I.E Technifibre's new Black Code, the Kirschbaum strings, etc. I searched for a Canadian tennis dealer and voila, found Golden Set. Most of us know they are just resellers so the strings aren't manufactured by them. Regardless I had been playing with Alu Power 1.23's, and I thought it was time to change it up. The previous strings just started to move on me after 4 months ( I play about an hour 2-3x a week ). Stringer actually said they were fine and I didn't need to change them but I feel once they move thats enough for me.
Anyways so here is what I found;
Alu's were at 58 lbs x/m and I got the Hex Poly ( since it is a co-poly I thought I could do a but tighter ) at 60 lbs.
Ive only played once with them during doubles last night in a damp court so the ball was pretty heavy.
First off, SW forehand, 2hbh, 5'8" 124 lbs or so, and use a full swing on forehand, more of a punch like Roddick on backhand - Speedport Red 4 3/8
I noticed almost instantly my forehand which before was about 1/2 foot at most out sometimes, is now in. I can rip it as hard as I can and it will arc and drop with great net clearance. This tells me the spin is obviously a bit better, more from the slight texture and hex shape than anything else. They were a little harder on the arm, but I am young and tennis elbow ( knock on wood ) doesn't effect me even with a poly at 60 lbs. The strings give a pop which my Alu's didnt before, but there is more control for sure, and my serve percentage was up big time even on flat.
Obviously durability and tension maintenance is big here so after a few more I will post up, but just wanted to say for $5 cdn or so this string seems to be a great option to the sometimes $30 Alu Power sets up north
I am a teaching pro here in San Diego. I also manage a company that runs the stringing room at the Easter Bowl every year. I have had extensive contact with the people at Golden Set. Below is my take:
-The company itself is much smaller than Wilson/Prince/Babolat and it shows in their customer service. Like other posters have said, they are easy to get a hold of on the phone, and very friendly.
-Their number one goal is not make tons of money. As seen by their pricing, they are trying to sell a lesser known product at a perfect price. While some of their strings may not win "string of the year" they offer some great strings at AMAZING prices. They are more than willing to throw in a set or two on big orders to ensure you feel taken care of and that you have had a chance to evaluate their entire product line.
And now, on to the string:
-The hex poly is great. If you didn't know what brand it was, you would think it was priced much higher than it actually is.
-The torque is awesome! Name another synthetic/multi with that kind of texture! Plus it comes in 15L for all you hybrid guys who break strings a lot.
The hydrex grips are awesome as well. They have a little less of a cloth feel compared to tourna grips. They are really inexpensive, and flat out great.
All in all, this is a great brand that offers quality string at KILLER prices. Great if you:
-Break lots of strings
-Like cutting strings out that don;t feel good to you
-Need string to practice stringing with
-Are sick of taking out another mortgage on nyour home to buy a new reel of Big Banger ALU...
-Are a budding young stringer looking to earn money stringing, without investing in expensive stuff. You can offer a poly and multi to your customers while investing around $100!!
Any questions, send them an email and ask for Leif. He is a super nice guy and really knows his stuff.
The Canadian distributor is based near my home town and one of the head guys for the company in Canada plays at my club, so I see a fair amount of the string come into a shop that I string for part time. Although I have never strung with it or played with it the feedback is generally positive for the most part but I have seen stringers break several sets of the poly on the machine or see it break quite easily off of mishits that usually wouldn't pop a string. It has broken on the machine for my boss who never breaks anything while stringing and has been stringing racquets for 30+ years so I highly doubt it was user error. This was a while ago and the sets that other people in the store have strung more recently have not encountered these problems. All this being said, I'd say feel free give it a shot their prices look pretty good so even if its unsatisfactory your not paying premium prices anyways.
BTW, I've heard that line before about few stringing factories and all of the product comes from only a few sources, but has this really been proven with major brands that they are selling the same string under two different names? From the major brands I've seen/strung with like Babolat, Prince, Wilson, Head, Luxilon etc. I haven't really seen two strings that are the same, I know that some of the more generic brnds like Unique have done that w/strings like big hitter blue (can't remember its other name) but I'd think that the major brands would have factories or at least the exclusive patents/rights to their own string types.
has anyone tried snake bite or poly hex? i am especially interested in snake bite but want to know how any of their polyester strings play. Thanks in advance.
^^^^^ I am currently using snake bite but am looking to switch to a more durable poly.
Thanks for your reply. Have you ever tried Mantis-Power Synthetic as a cross? Since I have tried the Mantis, it's the only cross string I use @ a great price. I was just wondering how good Snake Bite perfomed @ such a inexpensive price.I currently have a hybrid of Snakebite and Babolat N.Vy in my racquet. I found it to be a little stiffer but even more crisp than Technifibre Black Code but less stiff than Luxilon ALU Rough. Its a spun heptagon shape string, which generates a lot of spin and power. It has been in my racquet for about 3 weeks with better than average tension retention. Next time, I will string it a little looser than Black Code (1-2 lbs). As of now, with 4 racquets, I will hybrid everything with N.Vy due to its softness, pocketing ability, and durability, but will have 1 racquet with Black Code, 1 with RPM, 1 with Snakebite, and 1 racquet to experiment with. I currently have 1 racquet with Dunlop Black Widow, which is probably my favorite, (very slightly stiffer and a little more spin than Black Code) but since I can get Black Code for less in reel form, there isn't enough of a difference to warrant a switch. The RPM is great for volleys and is much softer, but tension retention is weak, so I string that 2 lbs tighter than Black Code.
Where are these strings made?