brewcrew
Rookie
The Tour Hex definitely has more softness/comfort, but I don’t tend to have arm issues.
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The Tour Hex definitely has more softness/comfort, but I don’t tend to have arm issues.
armandogomes
New User
So I just went a bit crazy and followed the "triangular shape mains work best with square crosses". Result? Big Spin mains, Hyper-G crosses, 22/20Kg. I'm a regular user of RPM Blast @ 25Kg and I need to string Big Spin lower, otherwise is just too harsh (I've commented previously with this).
It seems to work. The only missing thing is just me trusting that the ball will be in. Other than that, still looks good after 4 hours of practice.
It seems to work. The only missing thing is just me trusting that the ball will be in. Other than that, still looks good after 4 hours of practice.
LocNetMonster
Professional
Comparing 17g string, it is stiffer than Wilson NXT, Tier One's Triump, Head Velocity MLT. I would suggest stringing it 3-4 pounds less than the three mentioned. Doesn't fray. Surprisingly more durable, especially in a 16x20 frame, even with a shaped cross string. Once past the break-in period, the tension seemed to stay put. It is lower in power and price than NXT, but returns more energy than MLT and Triump.
LocNetMonster
Professional
They must have moved. I was under the impression they are located in Kremenchug. Anyways, НЕТ ВОЙНЕ!
faded_lines
Rookie
My new string of choice.. I’m playing my best tennis right with a full bed of tour hex in my VC95. So consistent and predictable!
Has anyone tried tour hex crossed with absolute perfection? I don’t really want to try it right now since I’m playing well with a full bed of TH but curious to hear peoples feedback.
Has anyone tried tour hex crossed with absolute perfection? I don’t really want to try it right now since I’m playing well with a full bed of TH but curious to hear peoples feedback.
LocNetMonster
Professional
I've hit with AP mains/TH crosses. Along with what I wrote above three msgs up, this: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/mayami-strings.652484/post-15892928
soulkeeper
New User
@faded_lines good to hear..what tension?after cutting tourna s7T on my vc95,i'll try tour hex full bed and then hybrid BS/TH
faded_lines
Rookie
45/43 lbs for full bed of TH in the VC95. I might try TH/AP next, or AP/TH, haven’t decided.
taydbear7
Professional
Very durable without a doubt. I think it's very comparable to Dunlop Silk.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
I received my second reel of Tour Hex plus one of Hepta Power.
It seems that they now have an 30% off offer for the duration of the war:
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We want to support our army and we are giving an unlimited 30% code. We will give 50% of our income to ours in support of our army.
This code will be valid while the war is going on.
Since we cannot ship from Ukraine, it is fashionable to order on our website www.mayamistrings.com only for buyers from Canada.
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It seems that they now have an 30% off offer for the duration of the war:
"As you already know, unfortunately Russia attacked our native Ukraine as fascists in 1941. They brutally bomb cities, erasing them from the face of the earth such as Kharkov, Kyiv. In Kharkov, buildings were bombed that were 300 years old, which even Hitler did not bomb.
We want to support our army and we are giving an unlimited 30% code. We will give 50% of our income to ours in support of our army.
This code will be valid while the war is going on.
Since we cannot ship from Ukraine, it is fashionable to order on our website www.mayamistrings.com only for buyers from Canada.
All other countries can order with a 30% discount on the website www.mayami-strings.eu "
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Hey "turtle island", have you tried any of these two please?
I am about to cut my Tour Hex/ Hit Pro (amazing at 48/45) after about 15 hours and might try Big Spin/Tour Hex.
Also have a reel of Hepta Power and individual sets of all the Mayami polies....
Speaking of which, ever went to Galapagos?
I am thinking about a quick winter dash to some sunny/wam destination myself.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
i havent tried it yet. I will for sure try big spin/tour hex combo. Choice of Mayami owner so something must be there.Hey "turtle island", have you tried any of these two please?
I am about to cut my Tour Hex/ Hit Pro (amazing at 48/45) after about 15 hours and might try Big Spin/Tour Hex.
Also have a reel of Hepta Power and individual sets of all the Mayami polies....
Speaking of which, ever went to Galapagos?
I am thinking about a quick winter dash to some sunny/wam destination myself.
Thinking of purchasing a reel of Big Spin. I tend to like shaped polys in mains that are soft and have really good ball pocketing. I use Ice Code (round poly) for crosses. I like Black Widow and V-Square as mains. Can anyone comment on the feel and ball pocketing of Big Spin in comparison to Black Widow and/or V-Square? thx.
KC!
Hall of Fame
Hey "turtle island", have you tried any of these two please?
I am about to cut my Tour Hex/ Hit Pro (amazing at 48/45) after about 15 hours and might try Big Spin/Tour Hex.
Also have a reel of Hepta Power and individual sets of all the Mayami polies....
Speaking of which, ever went to Galapagos?
I am thinking about a quick winter dash to some sunny/wam destination myself.
KC!
Hall of Fame
I’m intrigued by Tour Hex/Hit Pro hybrid. I have a pair of 2021 Prestige MP’s currently with Lynx Tour. Looking for a string with more pop for serve. I just ordered some Tour Hex & Hit Pro.
So you put the lower powered Tour Hex in mains at higher tension and higher powered Hit Pro in crosses at lower tension? I’m not familiar with hybrid stringing, so just trying to clarify? Any feedback or recommendations is appreciated!
So you put the lower powered Tour Hex in mains at higher tension and higher powered Hit Pro in crosses at lower tension? I’m not familiar with hybrid stringing, so just trying to clarify? Any feedback or recommendations is appreciated!
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
I followed some testers here such as @Venusmen and @galapagos that liked that poly/poly hybrid before me. They posted in the other thread "Ultimate String of choice"...
Their argument was that HitPro lowered the launch angle...
I love it myself more then NG/Poly, Babolat VS 17/RPM Blast 18 at 55/50.
Next week I am cutting TourHex/HitPro (after about 15 hours) and trying BigSpin/TourHex.
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Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Also: Same testers loved TourHex full bed, while someone else above didn't like HitPro full bed:
Mayami strings
Softness/comfort, is it relevant to you? The Tour Hex definitely has more softness/comfort, but I don’t tend to have arm issues.
tt.tennis-warehouse.com
Finally on some site Big Spin is rated first in spin, while Tour Hex is second in control, if memory serves me well.
Ah and my stringer usually strings the crosses about 2 pounds lower, for less movement. I wasn't really paying attention which string was more powerful. One extra reason being that I've also ordered the most powerful Hepta Power that I shall try in full bed, at some point.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
I'm not expert, but I'm not too happy with Big Spin/Tour Hex at 48/45, seems underpowered and not controlled. I like it way less that Natural gut (VS Team 17)/Tour Hex (crosses freshly replaced from RPM Blast 18) at 55/50 and also less than Tour Hex/Hit Pro if memory serves me well (again at 48/45).
galapagos
Hall of Fame
hmmm interesting ! and have you tried those strings in full bed? Maybe you just don't like big spin?
LocNetMonster
Professional
Not surprised. The tensions for your crosses are all too high in each example. If I was your stringer I would have suggested Tour Hex strung in at 42# if it was a combo you really just had to try. Otherwise, I would have talked you out of it. No real advantage in pairing those two strings. Same with a TH and Hit Pro hybrid. Both TH and Hit Pro, OTOH, are better in full bed installs. The NatGut/TH combo might have been a better experience as a fresh install at those tensions. This was a nice combo for my doubles racquet. The gut lasted, like forever. When it snapped, it was a four-string break. Otherwise, I bet you would have had a much different experience - better - if the TH was put in at 45# (or less).
rv75
Rookie
I was string Big Spin full bed with great success at 43/41 and just tried Big Spin/Tour Hex at 44/42 and liked it. I think the spin may be a little less but I feel like control is better
Holy Moly, do you use low tensions!!! I never went lower than 22/21 kg (48,5/46,2 lbs.), and this was only in winter! And I am the one who uses the lowest tension in my club! I played Big Spin at 51/49 or 51/51 lbs. and liked it a lot. Some of my team mates use it at 54/52 or 55/53 lbs.
armandogomes
New User
I tried in that range but it was just too harsh for the arm.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Not yet and I probably don't like Big Spin due to lack of power and crispiness.
Today I've played with my 2 NG/poly hybrids, whereas before I would only play with my Tour Hex/Hit Pro hybrid.
The first one I shall try in full bed will be Hepta Power.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
I shall try them in full bed, thank you. Are you suggesting mains at 48 and crosses at 42? Or 45/42?
I beg to differ for Tour Hex/Hit Pro at 48/45, as I've really liked it.
Or maybe the stringer was less pressed for time when he did it, as opposed to now, when he did my Big Spin/TH at the same tensions, but was really busy at work tunning bikes for days?
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
So you also think Big Spin has less control than Tour Hex?
Not to mention power...
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rv75
Rookie
Yes, I remember TH being low powered when I used it in a full bed. However, I've dropped my tension a lot since I last tried it. I played again last night and TH seems to have help me a lot in the control department. For me it's a good tradeoff to sacrifice some spin for control. BS at low tensions grabs the ball and creates massive spin
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Doesn't BS have less power than TH though? Or maybe less than my TH/Hit Pro setup?
faded_lines
Rookie
Just curious, has anyone tried Tour Hex at low low tension? I will experiment with that next. Currently using TH @ 45/43 which feels good to me. Just to experiment, I will try 35 lbs next. Was thinking about testing out 30 lbs, but that scares me lol.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Minor follow up:
- But TH was actually put at 45LBs in crosses, while Big Spin is at 48 in the mains. You also indicated TH at 42, so would that work with a main at 48 or 45 Big Spin?
- I asked the stringer and he said he didn't do anything different this time vs the other time (when I had Tour Hex/Hit Pro that I liked tons for power and control), but he felt that Big Spin had a lot of give, hence control might be an issue with it and it might better suited as a cross and TH as mains?
- In your NatGut/TH combo, how many times did you replace the crosses?
I am at my second string job, keeping the mains and I like it.
Cheers!
LocNetMonster
Professional
Yes. Mains at 48, crosses at 42. TH feels stiffer to me. I go six pounds to promote string movement on the mains, increase the launch angle a tad and add a little more comfort. Of course, I say this without seeing your stroke mechanics. It could be that you might need more or less of a differential.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Thanks will do that!
Minor update: I started to like BigSpin/Tour Hex (be it at 48/45). After some give, now it is soft and has some power (granted not as much as Tour Hex/Hit Pro, nor as Nat Gut/Poly), but enough for me to probably prefer it over the Nat Gut/Poly (at 55/50) due to being more comfortable.
LocNetMonster
Professional
Mains at 48, the crosses at 42. See reply above this one.
Big Spin's strength is the apex 'biting' into the ball grabbing as much fuzz as the hitter's stroke can muster and rotating the ball at higher RPMs. It honestly does not seem logical to use it as a cross string. However, running my fingers over a string bed with BS/MT, it feels like there might be some advantage to using it as a cross. Based on the string bed contour, it seems like TH/BS would yield less spin than BS/TH but definitely more than a full bed of TH. I can see maybe gaining some control on groundstrokes and serves, but an increase in inconsistency on volleys, which may not be an issue if you are a baseliner. If you stick to your original numbers 48/45 overall string bed may seem softer and offer a bit more 'punch' since BS is the softer of the two strings.
Four times after the initial stringing. I used different crosses each time.
Parabellum
Professional
Haven't seen too many reviews/posts comparing Tour Hex and Grapplesnake Tour Sniper, now that time has passed a little bit has more people played with these and what are your thoughts?
Also is the price difference worth it? Reel of TH is $109 vs $159 for TS
Also is the price difference worth it? Reel of TH is $109 vs $159 for TS
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topspn
G.O.A.T.
That is an excellent question. I have played both but unfortunately in different frames and never in the same frame so it isn't a good way to really compare. However i do like both very much. I will be stringing one of my ZUSs at exactly the same tension as the one with TS and see how they compare side by side.
Parabellum
Professional
Awesome, would love to hear about this. The price difference is pretty significant for a reel so if the performance isn't that much different it seems like TH will always be the choice and the blue is nice too
Parabellum
Professional
Tested out Mayami Tour Hex at 50M/46C for the past week and it feels great, great depth but sailing a tiny bit long in some instances. Getting my other two racquets restrung with Tour Hex in preparation for a tournament this weekend and went up 2lbs on each (52M/48C) to compensate for some tension loss and to bring in the depth a bit. Loving the string overall and the blue looks amazing on the VCore's.
taydbear7
Professional
My Tour Hex Review:
Tension(s) used for playtest – I strung it at 52 lbs. which is my standard for most polys.
Regular string set up – My normal string setup is Red Devil 17 at 52 lbs. and Head Velocity 17 at 50 lbs.
Racquet used for test – Yonex Vcore 98+
Power/Control of test string – I would say the power is moderate that I was not spraying the ball over the court. From the first initial response I was able to place the ball where I wanted. I think it really had nice power with my serve. I am a flat hitter and was able to power it wide or down the “T” to keep my opponents guessing.
Feel (Stiff? Mushy? Muted? Crisp? Comfortable?) – It was not stiff but leans more towards comfortable. The first hit right off I feel great connection to the ball. Great directional control. I did not feel soreness in my wrist, elbows, or shoulder so I know this was a nice blend of stiffness and soft. I was able to really power my volleys and nice feel around the net which enables me to drop shot my opponents.
Spin – I would not call this a spin string. I hit with spin when I try to mix it in with a flat shot. I would say it was easy access to spin.
Durability (notching? string displacement? premature breakage?) – It is a poly, so it was durability. I did not break the string instead cutting it out when I noticed the drop off in my game.
Playability Duration: 14-16 hours before I noticed tension loss and my shots were not as precise. You can easily play with this string until it breaks but I usually cut out strings when my shots is flying to the fence or dying at the net.
Tension Recommendations (would you string it differently next time - why)
List any additional thoughts (optional) – Very impress with this string. It was not stiff like some other polys which might have caused me to cut out the string earlier than I want to. I would say tension maintenance was okay. I love the feel, power, and control. I would not necessarily label it a spin machine string. The string looks amazing in my Vcore because it matches the blue on the racquet. I absolutely love this string and have it in my top 5 poly strings. It suits my games if I do a full bed of poly.
Tension(s) used for playtest – I strung it at 52 lbs. which is my standard for most polys.
Regular string set up – My normal string setup is Red Devil 17 at 52 lbs. and Head Velocity 17 at 50 lbs.
Racquet used for test – Yonex Vcore 98+
Power/Control of test string – I would say the power is moderate that I was not spraying the ball over the court. From the first initial response I was able to place the ball where I wanted. I think it really had nice power with my serve. I am a flat hitter and was able to power it wide or down the “T” to keep my opponents guessing.
Feel (Stiff? Mushy? Muted? Crisp? Comfortable?) – It was not stiff but leans more towards comfortable. The first hit right off I feel great connection to the ball. Great directional control. I did not feel soreness in my wrist, elbows, or shoulder so I know this was a nice blend of stiffness and soft. I was able to really power my volleys and nice feel around the net which enables me to drop shot my opponents.
Spin – I would not call this a spin string. I hit with spin when I try to mix it in with a flat shot. I would say it was easy access to spin.
Durability (notching? string displacement? premature breakage?) – It is a poly, so it was durability. I did not break the string instead cutting it out when I noticed the drop off in my game.
Playability Duration: 14-16 hours before I noticed tension loss and my shots were not as precise. You can easily play with this string until it breaks but I usually cut out strings when my shots is flying to the fence or dying at the net.
Tension Recommendations (would you string it differently next time - why)
List any additional thoughts (optional) – Very impress with this string. It was not stiff like some other polys which might have caused me to cut out the string earlier than I want to. I would say tension maintenance was okay. I love the feel, power, and control. I would not necessarily label it a spin machine string. The string looks amazing in my Vcore because it matches the blue on the racquet. I absolutely love this string and have it in my top 5 poly strings. It suits my games if I do a full bed of poly.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
soulfree914
Rookie
My go-to string is YPTP 1.20. I'm stringing Magic Twist to see how it compares as I've seen several comments that it plays similar or even better. When I'm stringing it, it feels a bit stiffer maybe due to the twisted nature of the string and the thicker gauge. Does this play better in lower tensions? I usually string YPTP 52-50 lbs.
soulfree914
Rookie
I think I'll answer my own question. MT is pretty controlled and I may need to string it lower to unlock more pocketing. It has higher control than YPTP but the feel is similar where it is crisp yet comfortable. I feel like YPTP still gives me more of a predictable shot, but Magic Twist provides a bit more spin and gives me more confidence to hit out due to its high control. Will try mid 40's next time I string.
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armandogomes
New User
Just to give an update on this after a few weeks of using it regularly: I swear by this. I don't want anything else. I've adjusted the tension to 23/22 but that's it.
soulkeeper
New User
@armandogomes which gauge for BS and hyper-g?
