Mayami strings
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galapagos
Hall of Fame
You should try big spin/tour hex combo
Big spin mains.
taydbear7
Professional
You should try big spin/tour hex combo
So been hitting with Poly Tour Air in the mains and Mayami in the crosses. Can't get it to dial in yet because everything was flying to the fence. I will say it looks pretty durable because I can see it's gripping the ball pretty good. There hasn't been any fraying yet.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
Thats not the combo i suggested
yonex strings arent the best. They work mostly in yonex only
taydbear7
Professional
Thats not the combo i suggested
Let me put in and order and give that combo a try. I do like Tour Hex in FB.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
I ordered 1.28 tour hex so my string review thread will be complete !
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galapagos
Hall of Fame
to be honest i don't remember and its maybe very individual depending on destination and covid numbers in the country but overall i would say between 7-14 days to europe.
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Deleted member 781523
Guest
I ordered a pack of Hit Pro and it was shipped on 9/6 and still hasn’t even arrived in the USA yet
Good to know!
galapagos
Hall of Fame
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/ultimate-string-of-choice.689948/
you can find all mayami strings there. Recently reviewed Hepta Power. I think I am the first from this group to review it
mayami lineup summary
1. Hit Pro - ultimate feel, great pocketing, very similar to Luxilon Original but slightly more power. I would like more spin potential but it's as expected from a round string overall.
----Biggest competition - Tecnifibre Razor Code, Luxilon Original
2. Big Spin - soft and low powered with crazy big spin potential. On groundstrokes its one of the best but not the best on volleys or 1st serve. Your mindset must be spin oriented and I am a flat hitter (but 1.30 big spin was working quite nice even for me and added confidence from this spin machine is appreciated)
----Biggest competition - maybe Solinco Hyper G
3. Tour Hex - biggest control, linear response,great touch. It's a bit like Hit Pro with slightly better spin. It's like a round poly with a shaped spin potential. I still need to try 1.28 gauge.
----Biggest competition - Tourna Silver 7 Tour, Solinco Confidential
4. Magic Twist - close to Tour Hex but slightly stiffer. You need more RHS to make this string work. The spin potential is maybe a bit bigger but the launch is also slightly less linear.
----Biggest competition - Babolat RPM Blast Rough, Signum Pro Tornado, MSV Focus Hex
5. Hepta Power - biggest comfort and power but linear response closer to Tour Hex with spin potential closer to Magic Twist.
----Biggest competition - Volkl Cyclone (or maybe Volkl Cyclone Tour), Tecnifibre Black Code, Tier One Black Knight
you can find all mayami strings there. Recently reviewed Hepta Power. I think I am the first from this group to review it
mayami lineup summary
1. Hit Pro - ultimate feel, great pocketing, very similar to Luxilon Original but slightly more power. I would like more spin potential but it's as expected from a round string overall.
----Biggest competition - Tecnifibre Razor Code, Luxilon Original
2. Big Spin - soft and low powered with crazy big spin potential. On groundstrokes its one of the best but not the best on volleys or 1st serve. Your mindset must be spin oriented and I am a flat hitter (but 1.30 big spin was working quite nice even for me and added confidence from this spin machine is appreciated)
----Biggest competition - maybe Solinco Hyper G
3. Tour Hex - biggest control, linear response,great touch. It's a bit like Hit Pro with slightly better spin. It's like a round poly with a shaped spin potential. I still need to try 1.28 gauge.
----Biggest competition - Tourna Silver 7 Tour, Solinco Confidential
4. Magic Twist - close to Tour Hex but slightly stiffer. You need more RHS to make this string work. The spin potential is maybe a bit bigger but the launch is also slightly less linear.
----Biggest competition - Babolat RPM Blast Rough, Signum Pro Tornado, MSV Focus Hex
5. Hepta Power - biggest comfort and power but linear response closer to Tour Hex with spin potential closer to Magic Twist.
----Biggest competition - Volkl Cyclone (or maybe Volkl Cyclone Tour), Tecnifibre Black Code, Tier One Black Knight
what_army
Semi-Pro
In other news, this bit about mayami.de piqued my interest:
“P.S We receive many communications from you regarding our other sites in Europe. We have only one official website: www.mayamistrings.com from where you can order with free shipping worldwide.
We also cooperate and plan to cooperate with other European tennis shops in Europe.
Attention: We do not work and do not plan to work with the www.mayami.de website anymore. This is not our distributor and we are not responsible for the activities of stores such as Mayami.de, where we terminated cooperation 3 months ago due to violations of our rules.
Next month we plan to open our distribution warehouse in Europe and after your order on our official website, we will not send to Ukraine as before, but with more convenient delivery by European carriers.”
“P.S We receive many communications from you regarding our other sites in Europe. We have only one official website: www.mayamistrings.com from where you can order with free shipping worldwide.
We also cooperate and plan to cooperate with other European tennis shops in Europe.
Attention: We do not work and do not plan to work with the www.mayami.de website anymore. This is not our distributor and we are not responsible for the activities of stores such as Mayami.de, where we terminated cooperation 3 months ago due to violations of our rules.
Next month we plan to open our distribution warehouse in Europe and after your order on our official website, we will not send to Ukraine as before, but with more convenient delivery by European carriers.”
Thanks for the head up what_army, i thought before that mayami .de was official distributor or direct EU-based sub-company.
Shipping from Ukraine = extra customs charges, for Greece for sure and for most EU countries I suppose.
And huge time delay in delivery, here in Greece there have been new customs procedures introduced recently and packages outside EU may take 1 month just waiting there until sorted out.
The only shop shipping from Germany that I found out is tennisman
But quite higher prices and extra cost for postage in any case (not free above some amount like other big tennis shops which have free postage for orders above 100 or 120 or 150 euro).
E.g. Mayami Hit Pro costs 94 euro in tennisman while it costs 60 euro in mayami .de...
If someone else has other suggestions for EU order (shipment from inside EU), let us know please.
Shipping from Ukraine = extra customs charges, for Greece for sure and for most EU countries I suppose.
And huge time delay in delivery, here in Greece there have been new customs procedures introduced recently and packages outside EU may take 1 month just waiting there until sorted out.
The only shop shipping from Germany that I found out is tennisman
But quite higher prices and extra cost for postage in any case (not free above some amount like other big tennis shops which have free postage for orders above 100 or 120 or 150 euro).
E.g. Mayami Hit Pro costs 94 euro in tennisman while it costs 60 euro in mayami .de...
If someone else has other suggestions for EU order (shipment from inside EU), let us know please.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
I was worried about the custom fees too in Europe… so far i was lucky without additional payments but i heard EU changed some rules.
I talked to Mayami asking what are my options. Answer was that they are working on that case but no specifics. I think angell also has to work it out. Very difficult situation. Nobody wants to pay taxes hah
For Greece, it is worse than that, if I knew what I would pay, I could consider, but except the huge customs delay, nobody can tell you how much extra you have to pay, thus totally pointless.
For example, for a reel of 100 euro value, it may be, +15 euro for the check procedure, +24 euro for VAT, +whatever they decide for import duties.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
Ye. Custom fees are party killers. I will let you know how it went with me. (2 reels, 1x pro overgrip Pack) there are some ways to lower the custom fee but i heard the law in EU changed a lot and in a bad way. World is ending in EU. We should all move to US
no problems there with mayami. I hope they will figure out the EU issue. I prefer tour hex over cyclone and that means a lot hah!armandogomes
New User
I’m not sure if someone had this before, but stringing Big Spin at 25Kg just made a dent on my Pure Aero grommets.
The result was a freshly strung RPM Blast (1.20) just snapped by itself 5 minutes after stringing. We looked at the culprit and I saw the dents in the grommets.
Could be just plain unlucky, but be aware.
The result was a freshly strung RPM Blast (1.20) just snapped by itself 5 minutes after stringing. We looked at the culprit and I saw the dents in the grommets.
Could be just plain unlucky, but be aware.
LocNetMonster
Professional
Maybe unlucky. I don't doubt the Big Spin's sharp edges could damage grommets. I string Big Twist - aka Big Spin mains w/ Magic Twist crosses - for a practice partner every other month in his Pure Aero. His grommets are all good. And, FWIW, I have Big Spin in four of my sticks in four of my own racquets at the moment, each with different crosses, and they are fine. On the bright side, it pretty much tells you what string can produce the most wicked spin if the edges are sharp enough to cut through a grommet
Tennisist
Professional
Ran across a pleasant surprise last week. I used Tour Hex in 18x20 and came out impressed.
I have an old Donnay 18x20. It does not generate enough spin and therefore I use it only for practice -- it is soft of the arm, and excellent for that purpose. I never use it in match, as spin was just too weak / non-existent. Even "prime" polys (Lux) did not elicit spin from it, so its fate was sealed.
Last week, I put in Tour Hex 1.23 / WC Mosquito Bite 1.16 @ 47/45. Suddenly, the racquet got spin, Lots of it. Suddenly, I can play my regular game with it. The racquet got the "grab" which I only get from the 16x19 configurations. Plus the control is superior due to dense pattern. Plus softness due to the racquet itself and Tour Hex is not stiff. Plus power due to Mosquito Bite I suspect. I started using it in matches and had great success with it. It equals my better 16x19 racquets now.
So, Tour Hex definitely introduced some "bite" into the stringbed. Combined with Mosquito Bite, it definitely is more powerful than by itself. Feel remained soft/forgiving as before. Highly recommend this configuration.
I have an old Donnay 18x20. It does not generate enough spin and therefore I use it only for practice -- it is soft of the arm, and excellent for that purpose. I never use it in match, as spin was just too weak / non-existent. Even "prime" polys (Lux) did not elicit spin from it, so its fate was sealed.
Last week, I put in Tour Hex 1.23 / WC Mosquito Bite 1.16 @ 47/45. Suddenly, the racquet got spin, Lots of it. Suddenly, I can play my regular game with it. The racquet got the "grab" which I only get from the 16x19 configurations. Plus the control is superior due to dense pattern. Plus softness due to the racquet itself and Tour Hex is not stiff. Plus power due to Mosquito Bite I suspect. I started using it in matches and had great success with it. It equals my better 16x19 racquets now.
So, Tour Hex definitely introduced some "bite" into the stringbed. Combined with Mosquito Bite, it definitely is more powerful than by itself. Feel remained soft/forgiving as before. Highly recommend this configuration.
I think Mosquito bite is an underrated string. I used its my cross string for many years and I really liked it. I think I will try that combo in an older racquet I have laying around. Just for the fun of hitting with it again and using the MB in the crosses.
TomTennis495
Professional
Whats the most comparable to full bed poly like hyper g or luxilon alu power?
jugheadfla
Semi-Pro
Tour Hex for sure
TomTennis495
Professional
is there a way to buy packs of tour hex and big spin to try before getting a reel?
Tennisist
Professional
Tour Hex and Luxilon Alu Power are very-very different. I see no similarities between them.
Luxilon is very firm feeling. Lots of power. Immediate response. Very sensitive to angles.
Tour Hex is very dampened, almost mushy. Very muted. Very low power. Delayed response. Strong Pocketing. Completely insensitive to angles. Grabbier/spinnier than Alu Power.
These strings cannot be further apart.
Luxilon is very firm feeling. Lots of power. Immediate response. Very sensitive to angles.
Tour Hex is very dampened, almost mushy. Very muted. Very low power. Delayed response. Strong Pocketing. Completely insensitive to angles. Grabbier/spinnier than Alu Power.
These strings cannot be further apart.
jugheadfla
Semi-Pro
Well that may be true, but Mayami doesn't really have a direct competitor string to Alu Power. You could say Hit Pro, but I found that plays more closer to 4G soft then Alu power. The poster also mentioned Hyper G and I would say Tour Hex has some of the characteristics of HG, not all of them but closer for sure. Your description of Tour Hex is dead on though and it is their version of a tour level control string, I would say like Lynx Tour.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
Yes. Lynx tour and tour hex are very similar in 1.23 vs 1.25 gauges. Hit pro shares some characteristics of original and Alu power and at the same time doesnt want to copy anything. Its their own version of round string. You might like it or not.
boulderchips
Rookie
Not string-related, but the Mayami Pro Overgrips are decent. Similar feeling and durability to the Wilson/Yonex white OGs. Mayami's might be a tad thicker and a bit less tacky at the start, but they perform well. Solid for the price.
LocNetMonster
Professional
I like Mayami overgrips, too. Plenty tacky for me. I still have a bunch of Head and Tier One yet to go through, but my re-up next spring will be Mayami.
galapagos
Hall of Fame
I like them too. I put them on the same level as Wilson and Yonex. Waiting for their tacky version of it like tourna mega tac.
brn10
Rookie
The blue one the Mayami tour hex I've played at 52 pounds on a head speed mp
It played soft yet powerful, durability was average , as was how long it seemed to last
orlin zlatarsky
New User
Better round poly cross with big spin main hybrid?
rv75
Rookie
I like using Ghost Wire
I like Big Spin fullbed a lot. Nevertheless, I also tried some hybrid combos with Big Spin mains. Big Spin + Ghostwire worked well. Big Spin + Hit Pro was great (quite powerful!), it was so easy to get a good length!! But after 5 hours it became a bit too soft, defending was still easy, but hitting winners became more difficult. If this wasn't the case, I would immediately switch to this combo (perhaps I should try it once again...)
Two weeks ago, I tried Big Spin + Gamma iO (blue). This combo delivered less power, but a bit more control and especially precision and directional control than Big Spin fullbed. When I was in a good shape, I hit more winners than ever before. On the other side, when my muscles were tired (having played three days in a row), I struggled a bit to get enough length in my strokes. But this was also due to the cold temperatures (~6-8 degrees Celsius). I guess this would be a very good setup for the summer season, especially for those who like to play aggressively and dominate the rallyes.
Currently, I have Big Spin + Signum Pro Polaris 1,25 on one of my rackets. I am going to play with it this afternoon...
Two weeks ago, I tried Big Spin + Gamma iO (blue). This combo delivered less power, but a bit more control and especially precision and directional control than Big Spin fullbed. When I was in a good shape, I hit more winners than ever before. On the other side, when my muscles were tired (having played three days in a row), I struggled a bit to get enough length in my strokes. But this was also due to the cold temperatures (~6-8 degrees Celsius). I guess this would be a very good setup for the summer season, especially for those who like to play aggressively and dominate the rallyes.
Currently, I have Big Spin + Signum Pro Polaris 1,25 on one of my rackets. I am going to play with it this afternoon...
galapagos
Hall of Fame
please try big spin/tour hex combo ! BUT ALSO waiting for your big spin / polaris review. I've been watching Polaris for a while now
orlin zlatarsky
New User
Thank you. What racquet and tension you used with Hit Pro?
Babolat Pure Aero 2016, 23/23 kg (51/51 lbs.)
orlin zlatarsky
New User
On clay?
Tour Hex is not round, but has 6 edges, that's why I fear that this combo will only last a few hours. I once tried Big Spin + Signum Pro X-Perience (also 6-sided) and the mains already snapped after 4,5 hours. Some weeks ago, I tried Big Spin + Grapplesnake Alpha (5-sided) and the mains broke after 3 hours. Big Spin + round cross string normally lasts 9-10 hours.please try big spin/tour hex combo ! BUT ALSO waiting for your big spin / polaris review. I've been watching Polaris for a while now
orlin zlatarsky
New User
You said you like full bed of BS. What are you looking for in a hybrid with it? I didn't like the control of the full bed and felt too soft to me (23/22 on PAVS 2020)
If you want more control with Big Spin fb, string it at higher tension and mains and crosses at the same tension (24/24 or 25/25 kg). If you want to get more control by using a different cross string, try Big Spin + Mayami Magic Twist or Big Spin + Gamma iO (with these two strings, I would string the crosses lower than the mains, 1 to 1,5 kg difference)
Fear not, I use Big Spin mains with TH crosses and BS always breaks first. In fact I have a setup where I only restring the mains while keeping TH crosses just because they outlast BS so predictably (1 cross per 3 mains broken).
faded_lines
Rookie
I got a reel of absolute perfection and strung them in a view different racquets @ 55lbs (VC95, Prince Phantom 100X 305, Diadem Nova). Overall, pretty nice and plush, and decent power but they sure do move ALOT!
