Head RIP Control with Head Syntetic Gut

[Levente]

HEAD RIP Control for main and HEAD Synthetic Gut for Cross.
Has anyone tried it? What is it like?

Or any other recommendation?
I'm looking for a setup with good playability, feel and sufficient spin. Durability, and power are no matter.

I'm a cca.3,5 (self-rating), all-court player. My racquet is a Tecnifibre T-falsh 310. Now i'm using Signum-Pro poly plasma in main and in cross Signum Ultra SF. It works well, but the feeling is rare and I feel a bit pain in my elbow after 2 hours playing.

 

[Fuji]

I've used a Rip Control Hybrid with some Gosen 16 synthetic before, I can give you a bit of a run down if you'd like!

Tension: It held tension really well, until about the 15 hour mark for me at least. Then the strings started to get a bit loose and dead.

Feel: Feel isn't the absolute best with this set up, but it's for sure passable, if you don't play the net every single point, it's not that big of a deal.

Power: Power for me was quite low, which I don't mind, but just a fair warning.

Control: Control was great, I was able to pick spots and nail them both on serve and ground strokes.

Spin: Spin was sort of a tricky one, because with a full bed of RIP I got fairly decent spin, but with this set up it was sort of hit and miss. After about 2-3 hours spin was great once everything was broken in. After about 5 hours, the spin really started to fall off the face off the earth.

Also, Signum-Pro is a poly. Poly strings ARE NOT your friend at lower levels. Only use poly once your game needs it because your breaking strings everyday, or your spin is needed to stand up to much higher level players. Trust me on this, synthetics/multis/natural gut is your friend from here on out.

Any other questions just ask, and I can try to relay my experiences with RIP control in a hybrid!

-Fuji

 

[Torres]

RIP is grim if you want feel and playability. It also has a bit of one dimensional response off the string bed.

SPPP is a fairly stiff poly which has been around for quite a few years now. It's nothing like some of the more modern co-polys such as BHBR or Black Widow which to varying degrees offer comfort as well as performance.

 

[Levente]

Many thanks for responds.

Fuji:
Did you tried RIP control with soft co-poly as a cross?

I think RIP is not for me, if the spin potential held only 5-6 hours. I our area the RIP is expensive 16$/set.
What is your personal favorite / recommendation for me?

Torres:
Sorry, what does BHBR means?
Dunlop string are not available in my area (Hungary) Shipping fee is too much