I am considering between regular hyper g and HGS. I like how regular hyper g plays, but it is only a little stiff, but not causing pain. I am leaning towards playing with hyper g soft, but some have said it doesnt have as good spin and power. Those 2 characteristics are very important to me, and I really enjoy how HG plays.
The big thing I’ve heard is soft to some doesn’t have the same spin or power/response. Can someone comment on if those 2 values or the feel is diminished with HGS?
I've been diving very deep into comparing HG / HGS the past few months and in my opinion:
HG is for the hard hitters, hitting with heavy top spin most of the time....the typical modern heavy hitting college baseliner. Stiffness is very welcome for these players, cause they tend to break strings very quickly.
HGS fits the all-court type of player, playing with more touch, not afraid of coming to the net and finishing points with finesse. Generally able to hit with good spin, but doesn't focus on hitting heavy top spin groundstrokes 90% of the time (so the slightly reduced spin / control is not that big of an issue). Slices also tend to work better with HGS in my opinion.
These players don't break strings as quickly and like the increased dwell time or extra "mushiness" HGS gives them.
So I'm definitely the HGS type. I'm too sensitive for HG most of the time.
But I appreciate HG in certain situations when I need that maximum spin / control. With regular HG my opponents regularly had these "how did that ball still land in the court and didn't fly long??? This string is unreal when it comes to spin capabilities" moments which are quite rare with HGS.
But HGS is still stiffer than most "comfort polys" so in my opinion it sits between "comfort" and "maximum spin/control/stiffness". It still gives better control and spin than most comfortable polys at the cost of reduced comfort, but isn't quite as controlled or uncomfortable as regular HG. It's the "weakling's Hyper G".