Hybrid stringing tensions different

[Raz78]

Hi

I have prince ats 98 tour new released racket and really like it with my multifilament string
RS NEW YORK (SET) 1.24 MM/17 GAUGE / multifliament

strung at 26kg/57 ibs

if i will try hybrid with example / SOFT MONOFILAMENT
RS LYON 1.20 MM/18 GAUGE

what tension should it be ? the recomendations ive seen is to string it max 2.3kg / 5 ibs lighter than the mains (im thinking multi in the mains)

but if thats the case then the mono will be around 24 kg / 52 ibs, i wouldnt string that hard in a full set of mono because it will be to hard.

will it be a difference number because its a hybrid ? and the information of that string lyon is to string it at 3-5 ibs looser because it has outstanding control

there shouldnt be to much of a difference in string tension ive read

Thanks for answer

 

[esgee48]

Mains provide 75-80% of feel. Since you are hybriding, you have 2 chances to get the right tension from your packs. I would stick with what was recommended for tension difference since no one normally gets tension right the first time they use a new string. If iit were me, I would have said 4# differential.

 

[Edward Li]

I run with a multi-mains/poly-cross hybrid and go with a 52/48 (i.e. 4 lb) differential. The big question I get asked is, is 52 lbs for a multi main string too loose? Well, it works for me...

OTOH, there is a TW video where Mattek-Sands reveals her choice string setup: gut-mains/poly-cross at 46/41. She says she played around determining the lowest tension she could string the poly without losing control of her shots and landed at 41. Presumably, the 5 lb differential was fixed. That's one way of experimenting.

To me, the big takeaway is - 46 lbs for gut? I don't think I've ever heard anyone string a full bed of gut at 46 pounds. Doing a search of the TT message boards I found at least one thread saying, "Never string natural gut at 48-50lbs." But in a hybrid...perhaps the rules for a full bed don't apply.

All of this is to say - 1] select the Lyon mono tension you are comfortable with first, 2] then set the multi main tension based on a fixed differential (3-5 lbs, you choose). That way you are comfortable with your mono tension and reassured that if it means stringing the multi at less than 57, it will probably still play just fine.

 

[Raz78]

Hi, ok thanks i will test this, and will check this out Mattek-Sands video , played yesterday with my setup and the balls were flying all over the place so will need more control, i will also make the racket heavier it is now 332g/ 11.7 ounce , need more stability, i also have lead at 2&9

 

[jimmy8]

4 lbs lower for poly

 

[Steve Huff]

I normally use 5# diff for natural gut. 4# makes sense for a multi. At the price of multi's these days, I'd splurge a little and get Klip Legend.

 

[88fingers]

Since poly looses alot more tension than gut or multifililament.
I keep the differential small only 1 lb because i know after a coupld of days that tension difference is going to be about atleast 5 lbs.

 

[ewiewp]

I normally use 5# diff for natural gut. 4# makes sense for a multi. At the price of multi's these days, I'd splurge a little and get Klip Legend.

You meant crossing with polys, right?
And you mean you start from your optimal poly cross tension and add 4,5 # for multis and nat guts mains ?

 

[Pumpkin]

"Never string natural gut at 48-50lbs." But in a hybrid...perhaps the rules for a full bed don't apply.

Firstly, I don't know, but, I imagine the rules may not apply. I'm thinking that the gut in the mains can't flex as much in a hybrid as it could in a full bed, because it is meeting the resistance of the poly in the crosses? Therefore, I theorise that you could use a lower than normal tension for the gut.

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Mains provide 75-80% of feel. Since you are hybriding, you have 2 chances to get the right tension from your packs. I would stick with what was recommended for tension difference since no one normally gets tension right the first time they use a new string. If iit were me, I would have said 4# differential.

Yep, been hybriding Volkl Cyclone in the mains with a multi in the crosses for years, and I always do the poly about 3-5 pounds lower than the multi. Typically it depends on the temperature outside/time of year. In the summer when it's hot and humid, I tend to string the poly tighter at like 51/52 pounds, but when the temperature is cooler like this time of the year, I tend to drop the poly between 48-50 pounds.

 

[happyandbob]

Hi

I have prince ats 98 tour new released racket and really like it with my multifilament string
RS NEW YORK (SET) 1.24 MM/17 GAUGE / multifliament

strung at 26kg/57 ibs

if i will try hybrid with example / SOFT MONOFILAMENT
RS LYON 1.20 MM/18 GAUGE

I like your style. Very ransom note chic

 

[Steve Huff]

You meant crossing with polys, right?
And you mean you start from your optimal poly cross tension and add 4,5 # for multis and nat guts mains ?

Whether the poly is in the mains or the crosses, I usually use a 5# differential with the poly less than the gut. Normally, I would use gut in the mains. Since I rarely use a full bed of poly, I would string the gut at 60# (my normal if using all gut), then drop the tension of the poly by 5# if I decide to hybrid it. Even at that, I would use a soft, thin poly even with a 15L natural gut. If I'm stringing for someone who normally uses all poly, yes, I would do as you said--string the poly at his normal tension, then up the tension of the natural gut by 5#.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

-i personally dont venture more than 5lbs from the mains
-ive warped a racquet in the past ,(+/- 10lbs difference) so now i stay in the 5lb safe zone
-oh yeah, i also let/prefer "the poly string tension" tell me what the tension of the softer string is going to be

 

[jmacdaununder2]

I like your style. Very ransom note chic

i AlsO LiKe YoUR StYLe vErY MUcH!!

 

[happyandbob]

i AlsO LiKe YoUR StYLe vErY MUcH!!

at least one person got it!

 

[jmacdaununder2]

at least one person got it!

Like the ‘Uncle Rico’ avatar too!

 

[LocNetMonster]

strung at 26kg/57 ibs

I'd start you with the mains at 57# and the poly cross at 51#. After 5-7 hours or play, tweak the tensions if needed.