Head Lynx Tour vs Yonex Poly Tour Pro

If anybody wants to try Lynx Tour 1.20 I have a reel of gray and a reel of black. PM me if you want some 40’ sets.
 
This is out of left field, but has anyone ever tried Sonic Pro as a cross with Lynx Tour? I've been experimenting with soft crosses and I know Sonic Pro is soft (and has lousy tension retention, but that may be okay in a cross). I also remember it being quite slippery. I'm looking to buy a reel of something to pair with my reel of HLT.
 
2ndServe said:
What color did you use? I think most even the pro prefer this in yellow. I thought yellow played far more power and spin than the blue/black.
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You mean what colour yptp? Yeah I had the fluorescent yellow. It was crap

I still play with the Lynx tour by the way. Champagne colour. Not in a hybrid setup anymore, but full bed. And I think it’s even more awesome in a full bed. The feel is like no other poly I’ve tried and it’s extremely predictable. It does everything you ask it to do. I would like a little more power, but hey, can’t have it all.
 
Question, i want to retry the Lynx Tour 1.25 Champagne / Hawk Touch 1.25 Anthracite combo but what i think is that Lynx Tour plays better in the vicinity of 19-21 kg whereas i have broken Hawk Touch twice on 23 and 23.5 kg.
so how exactly can i string this combo if Lynx Tour is in the mains? Stringing crosses higher doesn't seem a good choice.
 
I've played this combo once before for about an hour. First time stringing Head Lynx Tour 1.25. Boy, is that a heavy feeling string. Also, lots of friction for the crosses, had to take very good care and slow down the whole process. Friction was almost at the levels of Luxilon Vibe.

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konstantinos kalfountzos said:
I've played this combo once before for about an hour. First time stringing Head Lynx Tour 1.25. Boy, is that a heavy feeling string. Also, lots of friction for the crosses, had to take very good care and slow down the whole process. Friction was almost at the levels of Luxilon Vibe.

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was this an mp or pro ?

and what was the best tension ?
 
Speed MP Aux 1.0. There's no such think as best tension, it's too personal. Coach wanted it strung for one of his young players, came prestrung with most probably Head Velocity.
Wanted 22.5/22.5 kg, so asked him "when does the boy plan to play with it", he said "on Monday", so I went 25/25kg since it's Friday and after 24hours the "rule" is 10-15% tension loss, let alone on a brand new racket. Of course, I can adjust lower or higher next time, depending on the boy's first feedback. But, going for this heavier string, I bet he will feel the extra swingweight and static weight.

* I'd like the bottom cross grommets to be more horizontal. Absolutely no reason not being horizontal, creating unwanted angles.
 
wingedeagle said:
heard it plays better at lower tensions
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Most Greeks are too arrogants to listen to anyone else's opinion.They keep believing that stringing a racket at a high tension will give them more longevity (more kg gap, like "lives" in Crash Bandicoot).
Polyester material properties / Science won't get in their way messing with their argument.
 
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konstantinos kalfountzos said:
Most Greeks are too arrogants to listen to anyone else's opinion.They keep believing that stringing a racket at a high tension will give them more longevity (more kg gap, like "lives" in Crash Bandicoot).
Polyester material properties / Science won't get in their way messing with their argument.
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Regarding the Full Lynx Tour 1.25 bed and the hybrid Lynx Tour/Hawk Touch, as a fellow Greek who actually listens, what tension would you choose for the Head Speed MP Legend?
 
Orezap said:
Regarding the Full Lynx Tour 1.25 bed and the hybrid Lynx Tour/Hawk Touch, as a fellow Greek who actually listens, what tension would you choose for the Head Speed MP Legend?
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The Speed MP and the MP Legend are quite soft by nature.
The sound with Lynx Tour 1.25 was addictive, μπάσος, βαθύς ήχος.
At the same time, I noticed today what Jonas and a friend of mine Andreas from Athens that has Lynx Tour on all his rackets saying: Lunx Tour is a heavy string and adds significant swing weight, I think 30 points.

Today, I strang it for the first time and noticed it stretch very little (similar to Kirschbaum Max Power, Topsin Top Rotation - less strethcy than 4G), so it's on the stiff side of the spectrum.

I'd go for 20-21 if I was a top-spin baseliner. If I wasn't one, I wouldn't use the Speed MP anyway.
 
1.25 adds 39sw points and around 17g static. what about the Hawk touch as cross? I have broken it twice if strung under 24 kg.. how can i have this hybrid in a meaningful tension?
I mean i cant do sth like LT 20 kg/HT 24
 
konstantinos kalfountzos said:
Speed MP Aux 1.0. There's no such think as best tension, it's too personal. Coach wanted it strung for one of his young players, came prestrung with most probably Head Velocity.
Wanted 22.5/22.5 kg, so asked him "when does the boy plan to play with it", he said "on Monday", so I went 25/25kg since it's Friday and after 24hours the "rule" is 10-15% tension loss, let alone on a brand new racket. Of course, I can adjust lower or higher next time, depending on the boy's first feedback. But, going for this heavier string, I bet he will feel the extra swingweight and static weight.

* I'd like the bottom cross grommets to be more horizontal. Absolutely no reason not being horizontal, creating unwanted angles.
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Sorry but stringing it at 25 kg is just wrong for a kid, especially if the coach wanted 22.5 lol
 
K1Y said:
Sorry but stringing it at 25 kg is just wrong for a kid, especially if the coach wanted 22.5 lol
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Coach asked it to be 22.5kg for upcoming Monday. Stringing it on Friday at 22.5 full-bed and calculating at least 10% inital 24-hour-tension drop till the racket settles you may end up with 22-22.5kg. Let alone the racket was a new one, never strung before, so more tension loss is happening during the first 24-48 hours for the grommets to settle.

If it was same-day-stringing, I'd do exactly 22.5kg.

Going less than 22kg is a taboo. I've never heard anyone asking me or others for less than 22-23. Hurts "their" ego to go lower.

Especially when it comes to 12-14 year olds, I strongly disagree, but it's not my call.

I don't know who advises them to use Lynx Tour for their first stringjob at 22.5.

No wonder why most women here have arm issues using lightweight Aeros with board-like Hyper G on them.
 
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Tested champagne Lynx tour today and yesterday after 3 weeks of stringing 1.25mm

Was strung 52/50.5 Was heavier frame as result and also more sw and heavier head heavy balance which worked out great .

Next time will go 50/48.5 as the strings were so much better after stepping on them to loose some tension

Absolute control and spin .

Also played much better than the grey Lynx tour
 
konstantinos kalfountzos said:
Coach asked it to be 22.5kg for upcoming Monday. Stringing it on Friday at 22.5 full-bed and calculating at least 10% inital 24-hour-tension drop till the racket settles you may end up with 22-22.5kg. Let alone the racket was a new one, never strung before, so more tension loss is happening during the first 24-48 hours for the grommets to settle.

If it was same-day-stringing, I'd do exactly 22.5kg.

Going less than 22kg is a taboo. I've never heard anyone asking me or others for less than 22-23. Hurts "their" ego to go lower.

Especially when it comes to 12-14 year olds, I strongly disagree, but it's not my call.

I don't know who advises them to use Lynx Tour for their first stringjob at 22.5.

No wonder why most women here have arm issues using lightweight Aeros with board-like Hyper G on them.
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hmm yeah okay thats fair. You have thought about it. I find it so weird when people advise such high tensions for women/juniors/rec players. stiff polys like lynx tour and hyper g could easily go 20 kg and they wouldnt spray balls
 
K1Y said:
hmm yeah okay thats fair. You have thought about it. I find it so weird when people advise such high tensions for women/juniors/rec players. stiff polys like lynx tour and hyper g could easily go 20 kg and they wouldnt spray balls
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I've played the grey Lynx Tour 1.25 with the same model Speed MP Aux 1.0 about a year ago and the red variation with a few more Pure Strike VS, Prestige 95 total red one, Prince O3 310 Tattoo, Prince Vortex 300.

All used strings lower than 22 for sure, I only found it comfortable with the low-RA Speed and the Vortex. With all the other 3 I got back shoulder soreness, even though I was doing Gym/liftings on a regular basis then.

If it wasn't the Speed MP but some other stiffer racket, I'd refuse the task anyway.

I'm not saying I'm an expert, but when I weave and pull tension on a string, 9 out of 10 I know what bed stiffness sensation to expect on the court.

Lynx Tour stretched a noticable bit less than most generic polys. The most stretching I've seen was with Isospeed Black Fire S 1.25.
 
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Federerkblade said:
55 Lynx tour is interesting not sure the feel changes much after 24 hours even with tension loss

Stepping on the strings or using the racket for considerable hours prob will
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I only go that high for the Diadem Nova to tame the racket's power and has been proven the right tension range for me, but not with 4G, Cyber Flash etc kind of stiffness strings.
 
I'm pretty sure they think: "yeah, let's go 22.5 and use the same string for 2-3 months, regardless of hours played. This will extened the longevity of the strings. If we go for 20kg it will feel like a trampoline in two-three weeks."

So they want a boardy stringbed to go trampoline as late as possible.

Of course, this means they're be playing with a completely different racket as weeks and hours pile up.

That's the whole narrative, believe me.
 
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Did you try the champagne 1.25 ? And compare it to grey or other colours ?

Seperately did you every try 1.20 Lynx tour and in champagne ?
 
Only the 1.25. But, because I string my own rackets, I wouldn't fully switch to Lynx Tour because it's not easy to string. Rough surface, high friction and heavy feeling string. And I don't use a Speed MP.
 
I like the grey better. They play pretty similar but the champagne is muted, and it’s sneaky stiff, felt fine hitting but have arm soreness afterwards
 
Have tried both strings and this is pretty much what I found. The beefy feeling Lynx Tour gives at contact is unmatched so far and after 5-6 matches still plays fine with no loss of control, power or plushness
 
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