Natural gut
- Thread starter merlebo02
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Soon after posting this I started going through old post and saw several people having a problem with it breaking. With that few a people those breaks (ESP since the string hadn't been used) could be related to the string job though. Maybe we will get enough replies from people that have experience with it to get a decent sample size.
Lambsscroll
Hall of Fame
Are you trying something new out of boredom? Is there something lacking in Wilson NG?
McLovin
Legend
No, it's not the same quality. Babolat is the standard by which others are measured, and Wilson is supposedly made by Babolat.
However, despite the other claims, I have not experienced any problems with Pacific Classic snapping in over 4 years. And there are others (see Pacific Classic / MSV Co. Focus thread) that have gotten very good use out of it.
The best advice is to take what we all say here with a grain of salt. Two, five, or even twenty people from a message board is not a large enough sample set to determine whether something is good or bad.
Yea, just wanting to try something new..
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
Well, I can say that I've strung a lot of gut, starting back with Victor Imperial in the early 80s, maybe late 70s. And, I'm not saying that Pacific gut is terrible. Actually, it plays great. I've just had problems about 20% of the stringjobs I've strung with it, the most irritating being when the racket has not been played with. Fortunately, these have all been my own rackets. I'm not talking about breaking at a knot either, just around the bend of a grommet. I've checked the grommet and even strung up another brand of gut after the break without problems. The funny thing is that when I get a set that doesn't break, it plays great and lasts a long time. So, maybe it's a problem of consistency. It feels expensive going in. Maybe eventually, I'll give it another shot. But, until I can confidently know that it won't have problems, I won't string it for other people (unless they supply it for me to string).
I've got many years of stringing natural gut under my belt. Steve has been stringing gut for longer than I've been alive haha. His feedback has proven to easily be trusted.
McLovin
Legend
Yes, one of my main complaints about Pacific Classic (that's really the only Pacific I have extensive experience with) is that the gauge isn't consistent throughout. I've strung 16L that looks like 17g at points, and 17g that looks like 18g.
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Even between Wilson and Babolat, I prefer Babolat VS 17 (might have something to do with the Wilson being probably 16 and less lively/stiffer).
parasailing
Legend
Original VS is the best but Wilson will have to do given the new Babolat BT7 is so stiff and not worth the price. I would say Wilson is about 95% of the feel of original VS.
marosmith
Professional
Can't wait for them to just ban you.
Lefty78
Professional
No, but I respect their right to try.
Smasher08
Legend
marosmith
Professional
I don't think you understand the current political situation in the world since you are making up the fact that you are from North Korea, but are against violence to animals, anti-communist, and somehow think the United States is part of the axis of evil.
You are a troll and don't post on topic and ruin real threads. So leave. And threatening people is a sure fire way to get yourself banned. So please keep it up!
Lambsscroll
Hall of Fame
Why waste part of the cow that can enhance mans enjoyment in life?
v-verb
Hall of Fame
DaveInBradenton
Rookie
If you are indeed a vegetarian who does not eat fish or meat AND does not purchase products made from them, I can respect your opinion.
It's quite common around the world to eat meat and wear animal skins and has been for some time. Gut string happens to be a byproduct of animals we eat in the civilized world.
And now back to our regularly scheduled Tennis Talk topic.........
Dave
UCSF2012
Hall of Fame
Don't you guys eat dogs?
