Hyper-g soft vs hyper-g round

[Griffo]

I usually play hyper g soft 1,25 at 23/22kg. I want to try a round string again and ill give hyper g round a try. Hyper-g round seems Stiffer than hyper-g soft. So ich will try go down to 1,2. Do you think I have to lower tension too to get a similar feeling?

 

[J D]

Hyper G Round is about the same or even a bit stiffer than regular HG. 1.20 HGR is still significantly stiffer than HGS 1.25, You have to go to 1.15 to be in the same stiffness ballpark as HGS 1.25. Then you have gone down 3-4 grams in weight, losing 6-8 SW points, which means adding weight or having the frame play completely different.

There are softer round 1.25’ish polys with similar stiffness to HGS like YPTP 1.25 or Cream 1.28. Maybe try one of those? FYI, tension maintenance is much better with the YPTP but it costs a lot more.

Or, you can just try HGR 1.25 and drop the tension a lot, which is probably where I would start.

 

[Griffo]

How much should i drop tension on Hyper-G round than?
YPTP is on my list top. Maybe ill start there. YPTP has better tension maintainace than Hyper G round?

 

[J D]

No, YPTP holds tension a whole lot better than Cream. I would say YPTP and HGR age differently, but each has above average tension maintenance for a poly.

I would start HGR 1.25 around 20 kg and adjust from there. You could probably go as low as 18 kg. You can string YPTP at your regular tension since it’s softer.