LUX adrenaline/fluoro/alu power
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^^^ Spot on. Adrenaline is just a waste of money. honestly with that one, you're just paying for the Luxilon name...which in itself is worth its weight in hospital bills to repair your arm. Fluoro is a waste of money because it's supposed to be a "soft" ALU....think about that. That's like wanting a Caterham with air suspension.
Adrenaline's waste of money?? I don't think so. Yea it doesn't play like Alu power but it's a good lower power control poly that hold the tension quite well. It got a fairly positive review among lots of testers on RSI playtest. Personally i think it plays more like similarly priced Silverstring than Alu power.
http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/08/15_string_playtest_luxilon_adr.html
I think it's a great string for higher power frame like Pure Drive and APD.
As for Alu Power, it's awesome, that's all.
http://www.racquetsportsindustry.com/articles/2010/08/15_string_playtest_luxilon_adr.html
I think it's a great string for higher power frame like Pure Drive and APD.
As for Alu Power, it's awesome, that's all.
rdis10093
Hall of Fame
haha, for sure on the luxilon. In my last year of high school tennis, I used all lux alu rough, and it killed my arm. It was a great string, but since then I still have not found my bread and butter for a good string combo. good news though my arm is almost 100% and starting to play with big boy polys.
rdis10093
Hall of Fame
adrenaline does not hold tension at all! goes dead in less than 10 hours, then you just cut them out.
Compared to what? Most polys don't hold tension well. 10 hours is lot for a poly. And Adrenaline remains to be somewhat playable even when it goes dead.
Alu Power don't hold tension well compared to other poly that's true, but that's due to its more elastic nature compared to most other poly.
tennistomcat
Semi-Pro
I initially hated the adrenaline rough because I felt it was low powered, stiff, had no feel, but had excellent control. I was playtesting it & gave it poor reviews - I regret it now because I think it's an awesome string that's well-priced
I had a 2nd pack & found the low tension thread so I dropped the tension from 58lbs to 48lbs & now I love this string - it's got power, still has great control (I do have to hit more topspin - minor adjustment), better feel, & no more elbow pain when hitting serves.
It's my go-to string & my gold standard for comparing any new strings to (recently lux savage).
I'm giving big banger ace another try (had elbow pain before but loved everything this string does) now that I've realized these strings are even better when you drop the tension (like luxilon recommends).
I was just too scared to waste money by stringing so low & thinking I would have to cut them out because they played like crap. I think it holds tension pretty-well as I'm still using the same string job from Jan but I'm only playing once or twice a week. Still feels good to me.
Fluoro was the worst string for me - no bite or action on the ball, only ok on control - could not swing all out on the ball & have it stay in. But, it's soft & no arm pain
Alu power has good control, feel, & action on the ball. a solid string - still stiff & can be harsh on the arm
Adrenaline is a good alternative that is fairer priced & gave me most of the stuff i'm looking for in luxilon strings - maybe not as much bite or action as big banger ace or alu rough but solid for me. It's stiff like most of the good luxilons I like.
Everyone has their own experience with these strings though so only way you can know is to try them out yourself. I also liked the savage lime as it was softer & had good control, some bite on the ball, & feel. It's a better soft alternative for me than Fluoro or M2 was.
I'd try stringing any of the the stiffer luxilons a bit looser than usual & the comfort can be there
I had a 2nd pack & found the low tension thread so I dropped the tension from 58lbs to 48lbs & now I love this string - it's got power, still has great control (I do have to hit more topspin - minor adjustment), better feel, & no more elbow pain when hitting serves.
It's my go-to string & my gold standard for comparing any new strings to (recently lux savage).
I'm giving big banger ace another try (had elbow pain before but loved everything this string does) now that I've realized these strings are even better when you drop the tension (like luxilon recommends).
I was just too scared to waste money by stringing so low & thinking I would have to cut them out because they played like crap. I think it holds tension pretty-well as I'm still using the same string job from Jan but I'm only playing once or twice a week. Still feels good to me.
Fluoro was the worst string for me - no bite or action on the ball, only ok on control - could not swing all out on the ball & have it stay in. But, it's soft & no arm pain
Alu power has good control, feel, & action on the ball. a solid string - still stiff & can be harsh on the arm
Adrenaline is a good alternative that is fairer priced & gave me most of the stuff i'm looking for in luxilon strings - maybe not as much bite or action as big banger ace or alu rough but solid for me. It's stiff like most of the good luxilons I like.
Everyone has their own experience with these strings though so only way you can know is to try them out yourself. I also liked the savage lime as it was softer & had good control, some bite on the ball, & feel. It's a better soft alternative for me than Fluoro or M2 was.
I'd try stringing any of the the stiffer luxilons a bit looser than usual & the comfort can be there
I think these people disagree:
http://www.stringforum.net/ratings.php?sdnr=4025&count=1
26 ratings, 67% satisfaction
versus
http://www.stringforum.net/strings.php?sdnr=2926&count=1
53 ratings, and the 8th highest rated string overall
Adrenaline isn't even close to competing with Silverstring. The WC is superior in every aspect aside from power, but at the same time, you can use Silverstring for more than 8 minutes without having to restring.
But I do have to be fair; everyone has their own tastes. I even stock the string in my inventory, but have not once recommended it even if I could make more money. I honestly feel it's the worst string they make. The most overpriced Lux, though, is M2 by a long shot. You can buy two jumbo reels of Polystar Classic (yeah, that's 800 meters of string) for less than one reel of M2.
12/18 ppl is a very small sample especially compared that to RSI's playtest, which was more positive.
Wanting to replace the more expensive Alu Power, i've tried out Adrenaline and Silverstring. My experiences with a few sets of Silverstring 1.25 vs few sets of Adrenaline were rather similar. Lower powered, boardy, not as elastic. I was very disappointed after hearing good things about Silverstring, it simply feel like some cheap plastic wires that dented way easier than any string from Lux. I actually enjoyed Adrenaline more than Silverstring as it felt slightly more elastic and didn't dent cheaply like SS. Of course none of them compared to Alu Power's elastic feel and its spin. that's my experience, I'm pretty sure I'll never go back to SS.
rdis10093
Hall of Fame
what do you mean by dent?
Meant saw through. but for poly it looks more like dents. so instead of having perfect sliding, the strings get locked up more.
I'm not saying Adrenaline is great. Like I said Alu Power is much better than both of Adrenaline and Silverstring. But it's acceptable at its price. It's a string that plays better after it opens up after some hitting. Good spin, good tension holding, not totally boardy. But it's also harsher than Alu Power. I'm rather curious, what poly would you recommend pvaudio?
Oh and a side note, both Stringforumnet and Weisscannon.de are both hosted in Berlin Germany. Both use Strato Rechenzentrum as their internet provider. Ever wonder how Weisscannon garner relatively more attention than countless polys out there? Well I'm not pointing finger, but Stringforum is biased if you asked me.
precision2b
Semi-Pro
Not sure which awards that you are talking about, but yea Weisscannon certainly doesn't appear often in the press. Lux deserves the awards though. I don't know if I would be using poly right now if Lux strings are out of the market.
