misterijozo
New User
Did anyone tried this string?
Is it any good?
Is it any good?
MSV Focus HEX Plus 38
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kimguroo
Legend
I like MSV focus hex strings and tried most of it such as Hepta twist and soft.
When I tried soft version, I felt exact same performance with soft feeling.
I was curious new MSV focus hex plus 38 because it said the string has more power than regular focus hex. As they advertise, The string has softness like MSV focus hex soft and slightly more power too.
Only played briefly so not sure about tension loss yet though.
I wish the price is same as regular hex.
You might want to inquire for more details but I was given the impression that the Plus 38 would fall in between the Focus and the Evo strings in stiffness. Evo strings supposedly has a softer outer coating but the downside is that it's not as slippery so possibly less spin potential vs the more common outer coating on the Focus which is more slippery and thus more spin potential.
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palmerop
Rookie
I have played the Focus Hex Soft (17L and 18 ) and I am now testing the Focus Hex Plus 38. They are completely different strings! It feels more like a synthetic gut string and not like a poly. I was stringing Focus Hex Soft at 48 lbs and I am now trying Focus Hex Plus 38 at 55 lbs. The Plus 38 is still a lot softer and I'll need to increase the tension further. It feels very comfortable.
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I am trying this string right now. It's been in my racquet for 3 weeks now. Strung as mains in a hybrid with Prince Premier Attack 16, both at 50 lbs.
So far, nothing special. Felt boardy in the first week, like all polys do. Then it loosened up, but just a tiny bit. Control is great, but I do not feel the softness. Even the regular softness is not there, compared to other polys, let alone the "plus 38 percent" of it. Nor do I feel the extra power.
The disappointing characteristic (for me) which stands out is that the harder the shot, the more dampened the response. On touch/slow shots, the string yields and springs back nicely -- as you'd expect, but on hard shots it all stiffens up on you -- very unproportionally so.
Maybe that's what it is designed to do. Maybe it is meant for hard hitters who want control in hard rallies and a bit of give on touch shots.
Spin is very strong -- no question about it.
Feel, resilience and softness appear to be missing.
Will try it later at much lower tension -- 44 or so.
Interested to hear what other's impressions are.
-- Nick
So far, nothing special. Felt boardy in the first week, like all polys do. Then it loosened up, but just a tiny bit. Control is great, but I do not feel the softness. Even the regular softness is not there, compared to other polys, let alone the "plus 38 percent" of it. Nor do I feel the extra power.
The disappointing characteristic (for me) which stands out is that the harder the shot, the more dampened the response. On touch/slow shots, the string yields and springs back nicely -- as you'd expect, but on hard shots it all stiffens up on you -- very unproportionally so.
Maybe that's what it is designed to do. Maybe it is meant for hard hitters who want control in hard rallies and a bit of give on touch shots.
Spin is very strong -- no question about it.
Feel, resilience and softness appear to be missing.
Will try it later at much lower tension -- 44 or so.
Interested to hear what other's impressions are.
-- Nick
rodrigoamaral
Hall of Fame
pretty soft and has a plasticky feeling..
The 17g (1.25mm) is pretty nice to me. Comfortable, crisp. Good spin. I've compared it to Tourna BHB7 17g which most players on here seem to really like. I like it too but actually preferred the Hex +38. Maybe others don't do this, but I look at the TWU for the spin and stiffness ratings to get a rough guide on strings I've not tried before. These two strings and Solinco Tour Bite Soft 18g are all in the mid 170s stiffness range. I preferred the Tour Bite and the MSV +38 much more than the BHB7, but none are bad strings. MSV wins on value for money.
Doulke
New User
I have tried the 1.25 in black and 1.15 in red. Don’t really like it. Firstly it stretches too much while stringing, like a synthetic. Also it feels very soft and mushy when playing. When using them as crosses with velocity mains, felt like a full bed of synthetic. Not the harder feeling you want from poly crosses. Used them in 22-23 kg, maybe I should try it a little higher.
jalapeno74
Rookie
I am using the 1,15 version as crosses in my hybrid setup.
Mains are usually Kirschbaum SG in 1,25 or 1,30. Racquet a Pure Strike Tour and/or the VCore Pro 97D
The only poly strings that dont let my elbow flare up. I enjoy them - lasts usually somewhere between 6-9 hours of play
Mains are usually Kirschbaum SG in 1,25 or 1,30. Racquet a Pure Strike Tour and/or the VCore Pro 97D
The only poly strings that dont let my elbow flare up. I enjoy them - lasts usually somewhere between 6-9 hours of play
Doulke
New User
Yesterday I strung my gravity pro with 1.30 sensation mains and red 1.15 hex +38 crosses. Usual set up is 1.25 velocity with 1.15 poly fibre high tech cross. Polyfibre feels a lot like the +38, soft, stretches a lot while stringing, also feels like kind of synthetic and when used full bed it actually makes the same squeaking sounds like a syn gut but as a cross it gives that stiffer feel of the poly, like the mains slide on them but don’t get pushed back to a trampoline effect that I get with the msv. Also while I don’t like regular msv fb and find it stiff even at thinner gauges, I think it makes a great cross string for its price.
