Luxilon String Playtest 2011
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Fedace
Banned
YES, i think this poly must be spin oriented power oriented string. I think Tsonga was also using this string as well in Paris
Fedace
Banned
Can you find out where mine is please ??
rdis10093 lives literally within walking distance from me, and didn't get his on the same day. I think you could be fine still.
cltennis21
New User
Just got mine today, so happy as its my first test haha. A couple questions to help with my test. Is their a deadline to string and test it out by? And for someone who has strung it already would you consider it stiff or soft so I can use an appropriate tension?
Thanks,
Chase
Thanks,
Chase
cltennis21
New User
I also received the greenish color looking strings not the yellow ones.
Will Pilkinton
New User
I signed up when it first started and my friend signed up a few days ago and he got it and I didn't. Whats up with that.
off_the_bounce
New User
Nothing on my end either.
I'm in Cali
Oh, well.
I'm in Cali
Oh, well.
Six.one.touring
New User
can't wait hope i get in on this! It better not tak 3 weeks lik wilson playtest A.
TennisNewb
New User
Mine came in today...surprised I got in I signed up way late.
Six.one.touring
New User
Sweet I got the yellow one! go luxilon, gunna string this up tonight
marco forehand
Semi-Pro
got mine today, it's the gold colored sample. I've been hybriding polys and I think I'll do that with this as well. That'll give me two shots at getting the tension right.
Blackkitty
New User
Just got the Gold colored one! People who are stringing a hybrid with this in the mains can you give me some tension tips? I usually string for a soft poly (RPM, Black Widow) at 58. Any tips for this one?
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
I got mine in WA today. gold colored.
Dude, relax. It's just a string. And no, it was through Wilson/Luxilon. TW was just part of it. They were offering elsewhere as well.
Fedace
Banned
Betrayer of the dove..
JDMasFCK
Semi-Pro
I got mine today, and I live in Cali... At first I was confused because the envelope that it came in said "Wilson", and I looked at the bag and it said "LXN", so I'm pretty sure it's LXN. Full in depth review coming shortly (I just restrung my racket 2 hours before the news strings came in LOL)
rofl_copter3
Professional
I just got the green test string in the mail for my wife... So after I string them both up we'll go out and hit and I'll be able to compare the two also
Luxilon Playtest String 2011
Luxilon Playtest String 2011
Stringing: Definitely an atypical Luxilon offering. This strung up almost as easily as a WeissCANNON or MSV poly. Its profile may have something to do with it, but it has a strange feeling even going through the grommets. It's like a rifled barrel vs. smooth bore. This stuff has zero resistance whatsoever going through grommet holes. For something that trivial it means it's pretty noticeable if I bother to mention it. While doing the crosses, they simply glide across one another. No friction at all. Knots were super easy, and simply typical left fingertip soreness from weaving polyester. Stringing this stuff makes Adrenaline look like PSGD and ALU Rough would be Maxim Touch in comparison. Honestly, it simply wove like an easy poly. Did not feel stiff in the hand, typical coil memory, but zero problems in untangling as it simply didn't get tangled. In my experience, that is not the Luxilon way. Strung at 47/47.
Luxilon Playtest String 2011
Stringing: Definitely an atypical Luxilon offering. This strung up almost as easily as a WeissCANNON or MSV poly. Its profile may have something to do with it, but it has a strange feeling even going through the grommets. It's like a rifled barrel vs. smooth bore. This stuff has zero resistance whatsoever going through grommet holes. For something that trivial it means it's pretty noticeable if I bother to mention it. While doing the crosses, they simply glide across one another. No friction at all. Knots were super easy, and simply typical left fingertip soreness from weaving polyester. Stringing this stuff makes Adrenaline look like PSGD and ALU Rough would be Maxim Touch in comparison. Honestly, it simply wove like an easy poly. Did not feel stiff in the hand, typical coil memory, but zero problems in untangling as it simply didn't get tangled. In my experience, that is not the Luxilon way. Strung at 47/47.
CLL
New User
rofl_copter3
Professional
Just strung up the mains of the lux green string. Pretty bad coil memory and knots suck to tie, but. crosses seem like they won't be too bad as the string seems to be a semi soft poly
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
I tried it out in my pure storm strung at 53. I can't give a full review since I only used it for a light warm up on groundstrokes and not much else since it wasn't doing much for me. From what I felt it was reasonably comfortable, but there was nothing spectacular about it. Everything felt "okay," nothing spectacular. I then switched to my pure storm strung with tour bite at 49 and it felt like everything was amplified: spin, pop, control. I'm a 4.5 if that matters.
Fedace
Banned
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
so you felt like tourbite gave you better playability ?
from my experience, yes
Fedace
Banned
hummm,, maybe the green one plays better ? how did it compare to Savage ?
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
i wish i got the green one. i hate gold. i never tried savage yet so not really sure.
Ennismt
Rookie
Hey PV, can I conclude from this that the string is pretty elastic? ie, the string stretches quite a bit (for a poly) when pulling tension.
No, not necessarily. Some polys are simply softer in the hand when stringing, but are still stiff. Only the really thin gauge polys tend to appear super elastic when tensioned. My comments only said that it's very easy to string and that its profile appears to lower friction while stringing. I'll be hitting with it this evening, so who knows if that'll hold. Regardless, It still wasn't as easy as something from WeissCANNON or MSV (the two companies that I feel make the easiest stringing polys).
JT_2eighty
Hall of Fame
How much did it stretch during stringing as compared to other polys?
Dead on average, honestly. If anything, a bit to the stretchier side of the German polys.
The yellow poly was very easy to string! Used 48/52 for mains/crosses. As others have said, the string slides through the grommets smoothly. There is very little friction when stringing the crosses.
Played with it for 90 minutes last night.
Couple of things I noticed upon first hit:
1) The ball lands fairly short in the court on topspin shots. This is in comparison to the dunlop black widow 17 which I normally use at 54/52 which offers more depth.
2) On flat shots the strings offer a lot of power. I hit blistering ground strokes off both sides. Nice, controlled aggression.
3) Slice shots stayed very low for me. Skipped through the court well. Helped me win the practice match.
4) My serve/volleys are weaknesses, and continued to be weaknesses with this string as one would expect (technique issue). Got good pace on first serves, even if I had trouble getting it in the box. Wont comment on volleys.
Overall, the strings were pretty good for me. Not as much spin potential as the dunlop black widow, but equal to greater power. The feel of the strings got better as the 90 minutes passed, so I'm curious to see what happens to the ball as more time elapses.
Will comment on tension loss with more play.
Played with it for 90 minutes last night.
Couple of things I noticed upon first hit:
1) The ball lands fairly short in the court on topspin shots. This is in comparison to the dunlop black widow 17 which I normally use at 54/52 which offers more depth.
2) On flat shots the strings offer a lot of power. I hit blistering ground strokes off both sides. Nice, controlled aggression.
3) Slice shots stayed very low for me. Skipped through the court well. Helped me win the practice match.
4) My serve/volleys are weaknesses, and continued to be weaknesses with this string as one would expect (technique issue). Got good pace on first serves, even if I had trouble getting it in the box. Wont comment on volleys.
Overall, the strings were pretty good for me. Not as much spin potential as the dunlop black widow, but equal to greater power. The feel of the strings got better as the 90 minutes passed, so I'm curious to see what happens to the ball as more time elapses.
Will comment on tension loss with more play.
I had depth issues just with the top spin shot. Not sure why.
