LUXILON 4g desert bronze/black?

[tonywestleedy]

Hi guys,

There's a pretty cracker deal on TennisOnly right now for 4G strings, I thought I might buy a few sets but unsure which color plays better? desert bronze and black both for $22 AUD.

Any input appreciated.

 

[TwinCinema]

Pretty sure there’s not much of a difference. Same gauge and 4G plays how it plays (which is good). Just get the color you like better for the color of your racket.

 

[Mischko]

Desert bronze is better - black is deader feeling, not a surprise as practically all black strings feel a bit dead and muted compared to other colours/same string. Desert bronze is just right, even better than the original yellow to me, nicer snapback and spin/trajectory

 

[Felippe]

Good thread!

I've played now 3 months with dezert bronze and it will be my go to string from now on. Don't know why i hesitated so long to try it...but i've also been wondering if other colors feel and play actually same way. Some other posts have mentioned also that 4G DB is improvement to black and yellow.

But this is something that I have to try also myself.

 

[Blade_X]

Haven’t played 4G Black. Is it limited or will they continue producing it ?

My experience with bronze is very positive. It plays softer than 4G with a tad more pop so no need for 4G soft. Yellow still bytes the ball a little bit better to me with a more raw heavy punch in the ball.

 

[TwinCinema]

This is a good read for people wondering if color matters:

Understanding Tennis String Construction And Why It Matters

Kemp says manufactures choose pigments based on their structure, ensuring the structure and size of the micro and nanoparticles don't have an impact on the playability of the string "Of course, much of the coloring is a brain game," she says "Soft colors have the perception to play soft and dark ...

www.forbes.com

Does Color Even Matter?​

In short, no. "Technically, the impact of the color of the string is negligible," says Bejar. "Unconsciously, the color might have an impact on the perception of comfort, softness or durability."

Still, Kemp says manufactures choose pigments based on their structure, ensuring the structure and size of the micro and nanoparticles don't have an impact on the playability of the string. "Of course, much of the coloring is a brain game," she says. "Soft colors have the perception to play soft and dark colors are stiff.”

 

[blai212]

color definitely matters…it’s no coincidence that a lot of black strings play similarly dead while silver strings have a crisp feel and bright neon strings have a little more liveliness. I doubt Kemp even plays tennis, lacking first hand experience

 

[TwinCinema]

color definitely matters…it’s no coincidence that a lot of black strings play similarly dead while silver strings have a crisp feel and bright neon strings have a little more liveliness. I doubt Kemp even plays tennis, lacking first hand experience

I think the point is they use different colors to differentiate different strings - it’s more about color coding than it is the assumption that a particular color of dye will actually make a string play a certain way.

In other words, if Luxilon wanted to make a yellow string stiff and a black one soft they could do it just as easily as making the yellow one soft and the black one stiff.

 

[Mischko]

Over the years it has become very clear that manufacturers do want the colour to help branding and their string to be recognized, however that post above is completely clueless

Because for high performance strings, not necessarily some mid tier soft poly, physical characteristics of the string are a priority waay above branding, and pigments most definitely do have an impact on physical properties of polymers

It's not possible to find a material mix etc that you like, and then to just add blue pigment, while maintaining the same physical properties

It's also obvious that great many shades are completely missing from the strings market, although they are common in polyester clothing for example

 

[y0035215]

Desert bronze is better - black is deader feeling, not a surprise as practically all black strings feel a bit dead and muted compared to other colours/same string. Desert bronze is just right, even better than the original yellow to me, nicer snapback and spin/trajectory

may I ask your string weight for 4G bronze?

 

[Mischko]

Don't know