Muliti tension advice requested

[stapletonj]

Hi guys! I am currently happily in the gut main poly crosses camp at 62 lbs on the mains and 55 lbs on the smooth poly crosses.

I have a backup stick for wet weather, etc. that I recently have been stinging with a sharp shaped poly in the mains (hyper-G or Lux Eco Power or the like) and a round poly (Kirshbaum pro line or Isospeed Cream, etc) in the crosses
I usually string it at 55 lbs. Main and 50 lbs crosses. Since it doesn't get much play, I usually don't cut it out until it begins to feel dead.

I have some multis and would like to experiment with a multi in the mains and a smooth poly in the crosses. Trying to create something closer to that gut feel.
Maybe i am doing it wrong, but I seem to get a result that just feels..... dead.... no real power,,,, no real touch..... ( I think I strung the mains at 62 lbs crosses at 55 the first time and that was probably a mistake)

Sooooooo..... options?

poly in the mains, multi in the crosses?
drop tension in the mains to say 55?
raise tension in the crosses?
drop tension waaayyyyy down?
other options?


PS - 2018 vcore 100 with lead at 3 and 9

 

[quest01]

I use multi mains at 59 pounds, poly cross at 55 pounds.

 

[stapletonj]

do you ever play poly/poly?
or gut/poly?
if so, at what tensions?

 

[tele]

Hi guys! I am currently happily in the gut main poly crosses camp at 62 lbs on the mains and 55 lbs on the smooth poly crosses.

I have a backup stick for wet weather, etc. that I recently have been stinging with a sharp shaped poly in the mains (hyper-G or Lux Eco Power or the like) and a round poly (Kirshbaum pro line or Isospeed Cream, etc) in the crosses
I usually string it at 55 lbs. Main and 50 lbs crosses. Since it doesn't get much play, I usually don't cut it out until it begins to feel dead.

I have some multis and would like to experiment with a multi in the mains and a smooth poly in the crosses. Trying to create something closer to that gut feel.
Maybe i am doing it wrong, but I seem to get a result that just feels..... dead.... no real power,,,, no real touch..... ( I think I strung the mains at 62 lbs crosses at 55 the first time and that was probably a mistake)

Sooooooo..... options?

poly in the mains, multi in the crosses?
drop tension in the mains to say 55?
raise tension in the crosses?
drop tension waaayyyyy down?
other options?


PS - 2018 vcore 100 with lead at 3 and 9

what multis are you trying? some play better in the low 50s

 

[stapletonj]

What I have in my box o' string right now is Yonex Rexis Speed and Dunlop Iconic, both 16L

 

[veelium]

I'm looking for the same thing as my wet indoor courts in winter don't allow gut.

I'll have a set of various multis to try in the next weeks and will update here.

So far I haven't found anything great but from the few tries it definitely needs lower tension than gut.
X-One biphase is supposedly one of the most powerful multis so that's worth trying.

 

[LOBALOT]

I string a lot of gut/poly and multi/poly hybrids but usually don't go so high in the tension and usually have more differential than you do which also may help.

Personally I like gut 16g/poly 17g at 58/53 with either Ghostwire, Cream, or Poly Tour Fire in the cross and so when I string up multi/poly I do the same swapping out velocity 16g for the gut.

 

[Happi]

I'm looking for the same thing as my wet indoor courts in winter don't allow gut.

I'll have a set of various multis to try in the next weeks and will update here.

So far I haven't found anything great but from the few tries it definitely needs lower tension than gut.
X-One biphase is supposedly one of the most powerful multis so that's worth trying.

Wet indoor courts ? How is that possible, our indoor courts are for sure dry unless there is a hole in the roof

 

[veelium]

Wet indoor courts ? How is that possible, our indoor courts are for sure dry unless there is a hole in the roof

Very humid clay courts, bad ventilation/roof.
The gut breaks in one 2-hour session instead of the usual 20-30 hours.

 

[Happi]

Very humid clay courts, bad ventilation/roof.
The gut breaks in one 2-hour session instead of the usual 20-30 hours.

Ah we have indoor HC with good ventilation and outdoor Clay courts, so for me its the other way around.

 

[TennisJrDad]

Give Volkl Power Fiber Pro a try in your mains. If you are at 62 for NG, I would start with 58 or 59 with this.

Hi guys! I am currently happily in the gut main poly crosses camp at 62 lbs on the mains and 55 lbs on the smooth poly crosses.

I have a backup stick for wet weather, etc. that I recently have been stinging with a sharp shaped poly in the mains (hyper-G or Lux Eco Power or the like) and a round poly (Kirshbaum pro line or Isospeed Cream, etc) in the crosses
I usually string it at 55 lbs. Main and 50 lbs crosses. Since it doesn't get much play, I usually don't cut it out until it begins to feel dead.

I have some multis and would like to experiment with a multi in the mains and a smooth poly in the crosses. Trying to create something closer to that gut feel.
Maybe i am doing it wrong, but I seem to get a result that just feels..... dead.... no real power,,,, no real touch..... ( I think I strung the mains at 62 lbs crosses at 55 the first time and that was probably a mistake)

Sooooooo..... options?

poly in the mains, multi in the crosses?
drop tension in the mains to say 55?
raise tension in the crosses?
drop tension waaayyyyy down?
other options?


PS - 2018 vcore 100 with lead at 3 and 9