gotdatennisbug
New User
Is Kevlar still the most durable tennis string? looking for an indestructible tennis string. Kevlar looks like it costs 15 us dollars for one set. wondering if its worth it or is there a poly that is just as strong?
Is Kevlar still the most durable tennis string?
- Thread starter gotdatennisbug
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do the elbows and wrists break first?Steel baby, steel. You don't see any broken steel strings in this 100 yr old racket.
graycrait
Legend
Our parks and rec department had a few of these back in the early 60s. You could hit a rock a country mile with those rackets and string.
OldManStan
Rookie
When do the strings break in?Steel baby, steel. You don't see any broken steel strings in this 100 yr old racket.
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
kev is the most durable for sure. If you do lux 4g in the crosses I can't think of a more durable combo that remains playable and holds tension fairly well.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
they are going to rust but why you dont use a frying pan. That way you dont have to restring either AND you can bake your eggs with it.
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
If you normally string that high its probably ok. but a good rule of thumb I think is probably about 7-10lbs less than you normally do until you get used to it. And know that you probably wont get the tension right the first out. Better to go lower than higher.@Shroud - what tension do you recommend for that setup? 80#’s?
you could also string the mains the same and do the crosses 10lbs less.
FWIW this is a durability setup. It assumes that you are a heavy hitter and tough on strings. Its not going to be for someone that hits with multi or syngut and never breaks it.
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
most kevlar in the past was crossed with syngut. Ime that is tougher on the arm than kev/poly
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
why is that? sgut is softer than almost every poly. Is it easier notching of sgut or better gliding of poly?
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
you are right in that the syngut is softer. But yes, its the gliding. Picture the contact. When the ball hits the kev/syngut the syngut digs into the kevlar and visa versa and the shock is not dissipated as well. With poly the mains slide so the shock is lessened. So YES it is the easier notching of sguy AND better sliding of poly.
FWIW poly is dangerous as well when it notches and doesn't slide.
This assumes some kind of topspin game. If you hit flat kev/syngut will be best...
I made this for a different subject, but you can see the difference the cross makes. Its painful to try to pull the mains with the syngut:
408tennisguy
Semi-Pro
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You're welcome.
I was joking. I remember a post where you mentioned hitting with Kevlar at high tensions that shocked me a bit - lol. Not 80 ofcourse!
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
Ah! 80 is a bit low so you are correct!!
fwiw in this kind of kev/poly the poly will dictate the durability. It will either lose tension or will eat up the kevlar. 4g seems to not bite into the kevlar and does great for tension loss...
AceyMan
Professional
fwiw,
I like kevlar and come from the String It Low camp. It's inelastic—like those steel strings in that bamboo(?) frame pictured above—so once it's taut (no slack) it can't really get "tighter".
My Ultra Tour is strung at 18 kg (Ashaway 17g) / 20.5 kg (IsoSpeed Pro 17g) and is as firm as X-1 Biphase at 58 lbs.
Once the crosses are worn you can also mount the frame and cut out the crosses and restring them, leaving the Kevlar mains. (Actually, you could cut out the crosses unmounted and the kevlar wouldn't snap the hoop — again, no elasticity).
/Acey
I like kevlar and come from the String It Low camp. It's inelastic—like those steel strings in that bamboo(?) frame pictured above—so once it's taut (no slack) it can't really get "tighter".
My Ultra Tour is strung at 18 kg (Ashaway 17g) / 20.5 kg (IsoSpeed Pro 17g) and is as firm as X-1 Biphase at 58 lbs.
Once the crosses are worn you can also mount the frame and cut out the crosses and restring them, leaving the Kevlar mains. (Actually, you could cut out the crosses unmounted and the kevlar wouldn't snap the hoop — again, no elasticity).
/Acey
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
I was somewhat skeptical of this post with the "you could cut out the crosses unmounted" portion because when stringing in the past with a differential the hoop would get squashed, which shouldnt happen if this was true.
But I did try it on a racquet that had lowish tension...maybe that is the issue and if the racquet had the normal 86lb tension things would have been different:
tennisboy2121
Rookie
I have played prince problend for over 15 years. I would be neverous to do kev and poly. What is the biggest difference I would see? When I play with full poly it is worse on my arm and I break them way to fast.
