I don't know where I read it but I think most people agree that beginners should start with syn gut or multi. Why? Because it is more forgiving and powerful and that's what you need for your skill level to produce better shots when you start out. For some (ex. rising juniors) there comes a point that the syn gut and multi starts to break too fast for them. So they switch to nylon/poly, more forgiving than poly mains and one level up the durability ladder. When that get's broken to fast they could switch to poly/nylon, less forgiving but more durability. Eventually they could say that their skill level has evolved in a way that they are ready for full poly, because poly/nylon breaks too fast.
Once we get to poly. How would that ladder look like to you guys? So at the bottom of the ladder would be the most forgiving string (the syn gut of poly's) and on top would be the least forgiving poly, like a thick gauge rpm blast or 4G for example. The common strings that college players and pro's gravitate towards because other things break too fast. If we keep tension out of the equation. Where would you guys start? Thinnest, softest entry level poly? What would those be. After that, would you go a gauge thicker, or stiffer string in the same gauge?
Curious to hear your guys opinion and theorize about this.
For the strings I know, mine would look like this (I would only take a string from the next level if all the strings from a level below do not offer enough durability):
Level 1: Head lynx (1.20), Head sonic pro (1.25)
Level 2: Head lynx (1.25), Solinco Hyper-G soft (1.15), Solinco Hyper-G soft (1.20),
level 3: Signum pro firestorm (1.20), Solinco Hyper-G (1.20), Kirschbaum Super smash orange (1.25)
level 4: Head hawk touch (1.25), TF black code fire (1.24), TF razor code white (1.25), Head lynx tour orange (1.25)
level 5: Hyper g (1.25), Head lynx tour champagne(1.25), TF razor soft carbon (1.20)
level 6: Signum pro poly plasma (1.30)
If you guys have another opinion on this or think differently I am interested to hear it.
Once we get to poly. How would that ladder look like to you guys? So at the bottom of the ladder would be the most forgiving string (the syn gut of poly's) and on top would be the least forgiving poly, like a thick gauge rpm blast or 4G for example. The common strings that college players and pro's gravitate towards because other things break too fast. If we keep tension out of the equation. Where would you guys start? Thinnest, softest entry level poly? What would those be. After that, would you go a gauge thicker, or stiffer string in the same gauge?
Curious to hear your guys opinion and theorize about this.
For the strings I know, mine would look like this (I would only take a string from the next level if all the strings from a level below do not offer enough durability):
Level 1: Head lynx (1.20), Head sonic pro (1.25)
Level 2: Head lynx (1.25), Solinco Hyper-G soft (1.15), Solinco Hyper-G soft (1.20),
level 3: Signum pro firestorm (1.20), Solinco Hyper-G (1.20), Kirschbaum Super smash orange (1.25)
level 4: Head hawk touch (1.25), TF black code fire (1.24), TF razor code white (1.25), Head lynx tour orange (1.25)
level 5: Hyper g (1.25), Head lynx tour champagne(1.25), TF razor soft carbon (1.20)
level 6: Signum pro poly plasma (1.30)
If you guys have another opinion on this or think differently I am interested to hear it.
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