I'll think about a new top-10 list. Believe me, at this point, it's starting getting less and less exciting this constant switching of string setups.
There is a new offering on the Oehms Website.
I've taken notice of this + the Elite string.
Konsti - you've been playing with passion for so long - you should sue your tennis coach - still the same mistakes and no progress in your technique.
Never had a coach or tennis lesson.Konsti - you've been playing with passion for so long - you should sue your tennis coach - still the same mistakes and no progress in your technique.
Oh yeah - it's easy to see, maybe you should consume a few dozen coaching hours ...........
So you still don't get it, do you? There are tons of players playing worse or equally bad/good as I do. These are the people who may keep up with what I say and do. Everyone else may look for feedback from more advanced players. Not everyone's playing tennis with coaches, but just for fun with friends. See, I'm not discouraged by comments like these. Others may do, so no wonder why everyone's heading towards pickleball and padel. They think, discouraging people with bad technique will allow them to have more available hours on tennis courts not occupied by me, but in the long run, Pickleball will take their courts over.Oh yeah - it's easy to see, maybe you should consume a few dozen coaching hours ...........
Oh -oh - that's not actually what I wanted to tell you.
Totally agree. For an unknown brand to list their strings for such a high price tag without any marketing, it puts them out of competition, at least for the price I'd be willing to pay for a string set or reel for my needs.That is one hefty price tag for a string that noone knows
Found it quite crisp at 48lbs in a Boom Pro. Like Alu Power you get that sensation when you hit it just right... I'd say about 3/4 the feel of Alu Power for far less (alu is on 50% off atm so it's still 2x more expensive). Need to see how it fares in terms of lifespan, as it is already notched\locking on both crosses and mains after an hour or so of medium hitting.
Yes, the Boom Pro (Aux. 1.0) felt stiffer than my foam-filled Elevate, so I guess everything would feel a bit crisper at the same tension.
Softest string I've tried these past 12 months but still controllable somehow through top-spin: Isospeed Black Fire S 1.25.
You surprised me with your answer! Firstly, because black fire s isn't mentioned frequently in these boards. Secondly, because Isospeed 's flagship string for comfort is Cream.
Cream is pretty similar to Ghost Wire. Both are very comfortable and quite slick and better to be used in hybrids.
I want to play their new Super Tour Evo. I just have some other strings to play with before that one. They also have some crazy low badget deals right now.
Final thoughts on this string @48lbs, no prestrech, always with new Dunlop AO balls. Suits flatter hitters as you get some extra zip with a low launch angle.
What racket did you use?
Same racket as before, Head Boom Pro 2.0, which is extremely comfortable compared to an older 2009 racket. My arm has wasted away (no exercise except typing and carrying kids) for 10 yrs so it's a bit sensitive.
Agreed. That's the point I'm trying to make here and discussions I have with hitting partners. No need to overspend hard-earned money for an expensive string that you then become more and more relactunt to replace thinking the prince. Everyone and everything is better off with more frequent restringing of a cheaper string reel.
Late night win 7/6 - 7/6 last night at a local tournament match. The court is a green carpet with sand on it to slide. Unfortunately, the baselines have the same (thin) width with the sidelines, so I can't really see it and lost confidence in hitting deep balls very soon. The same is the case with the service line, can't really see it and mostly aiming according to the middle line and sidelines.
First set played with the Wilson Blade V5 16x19 x High Tech Omega Hex 1.25:
This was a tight set mostly because of my inability to see the service line, even though I played with glasses. The service line is too thin and the white sand makes things even worse. So, I lost confidence in hitting flat serves, as I was feeling I had to hold back my motion. That was the case with some very easy forehands inside the baseline, I missed several easy of them long, because I just couldn't aim correctly.
So, I started aiming for the sidelines with top-spin and much less pace, started slicing a lot on my backhand, moved to the net and made 80%+ of my volleys and all my overhead-smashes. I had to push him back and then hit short top-spin horehands to get him inside the court trying to lift up low balls I was throwing and iiiif he made them, I could live by that, but most of the time I would hit winners towards the sides or finish at the net with a volley.
Not the kind of game I like, but I can't keep losing to players lower to my level.
Second set played with the Prince Tour 95 x LTec Premium White Pearl 1.30:
Unable to hit as hard as I want, I switched to the smaller headsize. Slicing everything on the backhand side, the Prince does that much more accurate than the Blade and I could keep hitting attacking and long slices. Also, hits the slice serves easier than the Blade. I stopped trying to hit flat serves, got up 5-2, then started misshitting all my flat serves because of the very thin service line, got down 6-5, made it to tie-break and won that very easily, I think 7-3 or 7-4. In tie break, I was feeling completly confident I would win the match, so started getting more bounce on my footwork and better/earlier preparation, since I knew I just had to hit with top-spin and medium depth aiming to the sides or dead-middle and look for easy finishes.
* hate these courts, we were supposed to play with Wilson US Open balls, but instead played with some light Wilson Roland Garros balls that were too fast and had absolutely no feedback on flat strokes. On these courts, flat hitting is not an option, never.
** I'll take a Point-of-view photo of what I see from the back of the court next time.
They play very slow. The public court I play most of the time are also red-carpet with some sand on them, but are much faster. Of course, one has to take into consideration the pace of incoming balls. Top-spin forehands towards then sidelines, coming up to the net and backhand slicing did the trick yesterday. I mean, I'll use what seems to work each time.I actually love these courts and I think that flat hitting is the absolute strategy on them
It's basically a grass court with a little less speed, depending on how much of sand on it - so the flatter the better
