No, no. Paradox Pro is coming next, closer to the end of the month. Paradox Pro will maintain tension very well and one of the biggest differences is that it almost requires no break-in, with pocketing right away. Significantly less than any common poly.
Sure. Two reasons. The first one is the very abrasive feel that this thing will have in your hand. That works best, in the machinery that we have, up to 1.29 millimeters. With 1.30 it would’ve been difficult to achieve the texture, even though it’s not a texture as it’s commonly referred to on “rough” or indented polyester strings. Maybe I’ll start calling it the surface.
I agree with @Casper777 and to be honest I find this reasoning slightly questionable..
Oh, I agree, and that’s why we offer 1.25. Thinner gauges are also a possibility and we are certainly not against is. It’s just not the way we initially design and test our strings. To me, 1.25 is the sweet spot for rec players, but there’s certainly demand for thinner diameters.
Still running some numbers here. Paradox Pro will be our most expensive string to make by a long shot, and will also have the smallest profit margin out of any model due to the fact that I personally don’t want it to cost players too much. It’s a factor or difficulty for us to deal with when creating something totally new. I’m against passing all that burden to the customers.
That's the best recommendation that is IMHO.
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Mostly the feel. That’s the biggest difference. M8 likes being strung low. They are both control-oriented and relatively low powered. They both hold tension well. The profile is slightly different with sniper being pentagonal and M8 octagonal, but this is not that relevant. What’s more relevant is that M8 gives you more SnapBack and pocketing, which you will notice as added spin potential, while retaining lots of control. Sniper is the most control-oriented of the two. Hope this helps!
I think this makes them sound too similar, I don't really care about tour sniper for my style but I'm addicted to tour m8. Snapback & spin by far tour m8, unique ball pocketing and thud feeling also tour m8, power tour m8 has more, color tour m8 army man green over silver anyday! Tour sniper shines purely in low powered control and super accuracy, most accurate string I ever used followed by razor code I guess.
Do you personally prefer tour m8 over alpha or does it just depend on what mood you're in or something? I just watched a YT comparison of the grapplesnake strings and the guy had alpha ranked at 2nd best and tour m8 at 3rd
Based on my style of play, I lean more toward M8. I love Alpha, though. Use it a lot during winter, and in certain frames such as my iPrestiges. Also, Alpha is one of the most popular among stringers that offer Grapplesnake. Makes sense. It's such an easy-to-play-with string, suitable for everyone, really.
Alpha and M8 1.3 back in stock! Also, Game Changer Silver, Cube, and the Neon Hybrid.
Nice that was fast didn't feel like much of a wait... ordered a couple packs of both, so curious what alpha will feel and play like. Gonna string one alpha in the 50s and other at low 35-42 or something. And then I guess paradox pro will be releasing around Thursday next week?
Nice! Not that soon for Paradox, since it still hasn't left Germany. It's a very large shipment, so I'm thinking closer to the end of the month.
I can potentially test this, gut mains?
I've been wondering if tour m8 goes great as a cross to gut
I can't see why it wouldn't work great
I am super looking forward to the new Paradox Pro!
More metals... metals are super stiff... so this is going to be the stiffest string in the history of mankind! Just kidding
It’s as soft if not softer than Alpha.
That's awesome! I have a very sensitive wrist and for me Alpha is very soft!
Luckily, Irukandji is coming in the same shipment as Paradox Pro. It's been a challenge keeping everything in stock at all times, but the wait times aren't too extended and we are running production 24/7 to not only meet skyrocketing demands on Sniper and M8, plus the new string, plus all other models which are also rising in popularity, especially Alpha, Game Changer and Irukandji. Thanks!!
Awesome to hear. Happy to wait and order together. So killer business is good.
Thank you! I don't think there is any noticeable difference between colors. We are making it in grey for the rest of this year.
I personally string Sniper in the Ultra Pro at 48 lb or 21.7 kg. If you are used to 25 or 26 kg, I would stay right there, and the biggest differences will be a big increase in comfort and tension maintenance. Maybe account for Sniper not dropping tension that dramatically after break-in and string at 24.5 kg? Enjoy!
That sounds perfect! Maybe I go with 24,5. Let's see how it plays!
I'm remaining addicted to 53 lb tour m8 1.30 in the blade pro lol... lately all I've been doing is trying a bunch of racquet and string setups all the time and every session I come back to hitting with the blade pro a 2nd time at the end after hitting all the other racquets once.
Have you tried Tour sniper? How sniper and m8 differ?
That’s one of my top set ups of all time, and I’ve been slowly creeping down from 51 lb to 48 lb in the Blade Pro, and to about 46 lb in the H22 actual. Consider I’m at 4,800 ft. It feels so good.
Gosh I'll be really excited if it's titanium you are talking about.
Okay, so I went with 24,5kg. Newly strung Sniper felt firm and responsive. I made frequency based test straight after stringing (result 22.9kg). These numbers are not comparable, but I have been comparing RacketTune app numbers among themselves.
Very happy that you have discovered our strings! In my personal opinion, M8 is even better, with more pocketing and a different, perhaps more refined, feel.
Interesting, what you mean by refined feel how would you describe it?
Yea do that you need to experience it yourself... but M8 has a very comfortable cushioned feeling yet its still pretty firm and very solid. Great ball pocket/sink in and a strong snapback for a lot of spin. One of the best strings I've tried. And the army man green looks great in glossy green blade pro like they were made for each other
I agree m8 is better but depends on style if someone really benefits from extra accuracy and precision sniper is great. Also if they want something like Alu sniper is way more similar. I switched from alu to m8 in the blade pro and much happier with it now.
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Looking forward to it, too. As a matter of fact, the 1.29mm reel you see photographed there is the first one out in the wild in both the US and Europe. I got it, took photos and played with the string a bunch, which was a first time for me in the final green, since everything else was in the prototype color. I then cut the rest of the reel into multiple sets and sent it to different people to test. Now we're just waiting for the main shipment to arrive to release it. There's no embargo on reviews or anything. I hope Jonas (Tennis Nerd) gets some samples from Germany soon.Tennisnerd already has a page for Paradox Pro but no review is released yet
Grapplesnake Paradox Pro
Grapplesnake has been working on a new string during 2022 and 2023. We hope to test the Grapplesnake Paradox Pro soon.
I would guess he already got the string but need to wait the official launch date to release the review? Just like reviewing video games
Looking forward to the new string!
