Isospeed Control vs Isospeed Control Classic

[tarheels2323]

I played one of my k90s with Isospeed Control Classic at 62 lbs. for a couple weeks and then bought another strung with Isospeed Control at the same tension. I just hit with the reformulated string tonight and the feeling seemed a little different; not bad, just different. Any ideas here? Did they really change the string that much, and what is the different in makeup that would account for the (almost radical) difference? Any help would be appreciated. I thought I finally found my ideal string/racquet combination and now I'm almost back where I started with trying to find the right string.

Just for the record, I realize that the tension loss in the k90 strung with Control Classic over two weeks softened the string bed and decreased control and may account for some of the difference I'm feeling in the new string job. But, I'm confident that is not all of it. Again, I appreciate any thoughts on the matter.

 

[AV1]

I believe that the ISO Control Classic series are to be strung at a 10% higher tension than the newer Control strings for the same affect.

Here's an excerpt from another thread:

The Professional Classic is recommended to be pre-stretched and the tension adjusted about 10%. The new Professional does not require a pre-stretch or tesnsion adjustment as it features pre-stretched filaments inside the string.

So pre-stretch Professional Classic and adjust the tension 10%.
String the new Professional at your regular tension and don't pre-stretch.

The above also applies to Control Classic and the new Control.

Chris, TW

 

[bubbatex]

EDIT - Chris answered my question....while I was typing it!

 

[tarheels2323]

Thanks Chris. I'll keep that in mind when I restring next time.

 

[Maloya]

I go up the thread a bit, I was playing with isospeed classic I think, control 1.30mm on the left, and I don't have any more, instead I see the new control? to the right.

can someone give me the differences really it shows? does it feel or is it minimal?

I want to say, the new control (on the right) is counted as the old one? or radically opposite (like velocity or micronite or something else? thanks

 

[drivophd]

They’re completely different strings.

 

[tele]

I go up the thread a bit, I was playing with isospeed classic I think, control 1.30mm on the left, and I don't have any more, instead I see the new control? to the right.

can someone give me the differences really it shows? does it feel or is it minimal?

I want to say, the new control (on the right) is counted as the old one? or radically opposite (like velocity or micronite or something else? thanks

as @drivophd said, they are not the same. have not played with the new version, but i think it behaves more like a standard multi. control classic is still made and readily available

 

[veelium]

I go up the thread a bit, I was playing with isospeed classic I think, control 1.30mm on the left, and I don't have any more, instead I see the new control? to the right.

can someone give me the differences really it shows? does it feel or is it minimal?

I want to say, the new control (on the right) is counted as the old one? or radically opposite (like velocity or micronite or something else? thanks

They’re completely different strings.

as @drivophd said, they are not the same. have not played with the new version, but i think it behaves more like a standard multi. control classic is still made and readily available

In a way very different but imo they play similarly. Both are very comfortable, low powered for a multi, muted response.
The new control is kinda like a mixture of control classic and head rip control, the construction is very similar to rip control (power ribbons outside, polyamide fibers inside) but feels more comfortable.