bobbyjonesrocks
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I am thinking about both
Nickb's Poly Reviews
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Mdubb23
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I've never tried the regular Pro Hurricane, but the PHT is a pretty good poly. In my opinion, it is the second best on the market, next to Luxilon BB ALU power. The PHT has fairly good tension maintenance, and is very durable. People also may disagree with me on this, but I actually felt that it had a pretty soft feel, especially for a poly. I would recommend it more for hybird use than for a full stringbed. Hope this helps.
For me, PHT goes dead on me too fast, which leads me to believe that I'm wasting my money on the VS Gut crosses. I honestly love it and I play amazingly when its fresh, for example, like today I used a fresh string job of PHT/VS Gut and it felt amazing. However, the other sticks I have are old string jobs and they feel dead and not enough pop. Just my $.02
bobbyjonesrocks
Rookie
What crosses would you recommend using if I use PH or PHT as my mains?
If you did use PH or PHT as your mains I would suggest a multi string. Like I said in my post above, I feel like that my Gut has more life in them, but the PHT feels dead to me. So I end up cutting them.
2ndserveace
Semi-Pro
Durability-RegularI am sorry if this has been asked but I don't have enough time to read through 68 pages of information!
What do you guys think of Babolat Pro Hurricane?
Power-Tour
Spin-Tour by a tiny bit
Control-Regular
Comfort-Tour
Tension Maintenance-?
This is just my opinion from when I used to use these strings. I used them when I wasn't as good and couldn't appreciate the effect of poly strings as much as I do now, so this isn't a very good thing to go off of.
bobbyjonesrocks
Rookie
thanks for your suggestions! Could I get some more people to add some comments?
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
Yeah, I would also use a good multi. My top choice for you woould be Tecnifibre X-one Biphase. It's a fantastic multi, and is actually fairly durable.
miniRafa386
Hall of Fame
hey nickb, another p2 comparison for ya
im an aggressive baseliner, with heavy spin off both sides. I prefer spin and control over power and touch.
how do these compare to p2:
Pacific Poly Force Original 17
Pacific Poly Force Xtreme 16L
Pacific X Force 17
Pacific Poly Force Original 16L
KLIP Optic Nerve 17
KLIP K-Boom 17
Signum Pro Poly-Speed Spin 16
Signum Pro Poly Megaforce 16
and out of the list, which 3 do you suggest to most for someone to try out?
with the dwindling economy, i gotta keep my budget low, but i want to keep my game at its best.
thanks again!
im an aggressive baseliner, with heavy spin off both sides. I prefer spin and control over power and touch.
how do these compare to p2:
Pacific Poly Force Original 17
Pacific Poly Force Xtreme 16L
Pacific X Force 17
Pacific Poly Force Original 16L
KLIP Optic Nerve 17
KLIP K-Boom 17
Signum Pro Poly-Speed Spin 16
Signum Pro Poly Megaforce 16
and out of the list, which 3 do you suggest to most for someone to try out?
with the dwindling economy, i gotta keep my budget low, but i want to keep my game at its best.
thanks again!
hey nickb, another p2 comparison for ya
im an aggressive baseliner, with heavy spin off both sides. I prefer spin and control over power and touch.
how do these compare to p2:
Pacific Poly Force Original 17
Pacific Poly Force Xtreme 16L
Pacific X Force 17
Pacific Poly Force Original 16L
KLIP Optic Nerve 17
KLIP K-Boom 17
Signum Pro Poly-Speed Spin 16
Signum Pro Poly Megaforce 16
and out of the list, which 3 do you suggest to most for someone to try out?
with the dwindling economy, i gotta keep my budget low, but i want to keep my game at its best.
thanks again!
unfortunately nickb has left the board.
I think I can agree with you Nick . My first adventure with a poly hybrid (Alu Power Mains, Wilson Reaction 16 Crosses) was decidedly underwhelming. The overall feel was quite nice (solid but comfortable and softer than I was expecting), however, the response was nothing to write home about. While I had good control it just seemed as though I wasn't getting any real grip (purchase) on the ball. I certainly didn't feel any improvement in terms of spin (on the contrary, a reduction in spin) and actually think that I got a lot more out of a full Gosen JC 16 or Head PPS16 string job. Initially I thought that the strings just needed time to settle but there was no change (apart from a tension drop) after 10 hard sets. The Reaction also started fraying after 3 sets (could have been sooner but I wasn't paying attention). Tension drop has been along the lines of what I'd been advised -around 10lbs - and has settled for the moment.
The Good: significantly more comfortable than I was expecting, nice solid response
The Bad: a 'slippery' response that allowed for less 'grip' and, subsequently, spin than I was finding with a basic 16g nylon.
A clubmate has offered to re-string the crosses for me and has suggested I give Hextreme, the string he uses, a try. What are you thoughts on that one?
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sonicboi21
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Hey nick,
im currently using PHT and its working great for me.
so can u recommend a string that plays like PHT but loses tension slower?
would BBO or BBo rough be better?
i also want to know about the spin because i play with a lot of topspin and slices. thanks
im currently using PHT and its working great for me.
so can u recommend a string that plays like PHT but loses tension slower?
would BBO or BBo rough be better?
i also want to know about the spin because i play with a lot of topspin and slices. thanks
Djokovicfan4life
Legend
Nick has left the boards for now. I guess you'll have to ask elsewhere for advice on strings.
sonicboi21
Banned
ok
thanks
thanks
PED
Legend
Sonic, try the BBO, it holds tension much better than PHT, it plays softer but not soft, has better pop than PHT and is comfortable to boot. The BBOR is a different animal. It's much stiffer and I did not like it at all. Nick warned me to stay away from it, I didn't listen and wish that I had. Nick usually gets it right!! He turned me on to BBO and it's my go to string setup now at 57/54.
miniRafa386
Hall of Fame
wait has nick left the boards for good? noooooooooooo
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
Sonic,
I am in the same situation as you. I have 6 polys I am going to try.
They are
Pro Supex Big Ace 17
Pro Supex Blue Gear 17
Topspin Cyber Blue 17 (anyone know more about it?)
Technifibre Pro Line 2 17 (anyone know more about it?)
Luxilon Big Banger Original
Leopard Control 17 (anyone know more about it?)
I am in the same situation as you. I have 6 polys I am going to try.
They are
Pro Supex Big Ace 17
Pro Supex Blue Gear 17
Topspin Cyber Blue 17 (anyone know more about it?)
Technifibre Pro Line 2 17 (anyone know more about it?)
Luxilon Big Banger Original
Leopard Control 17 (anyone know more about it?)
PROTENNIS63
Hall of Fame
If you are getting Leopard you just may as well get the Premier Ace instead. Leopard Plus control is repackaged Premier Ace.
As for the string, it is quite stiff, low powered, but excellent control. No suh thing as Tecnifibre Pro Line 2, but the Kirschbaum Pro Line 2 is not bad of a string overall.
Big Tigger
Rookie
Hey, PROTENNIS63.
I got a Premier Ace set, it says maximum tension = 55 or something like that.. Will it snap if I go higher??
btw.. wtf... where is Nickb??
Hey PROTENNIS63,
I saw your siggy said that you use Big Ace 17 @ 58.
I am also planning to try out Big Ace 17 , yet I am not sure if I should use my normal Gut in the crosses, like I did with my PHT.
Any suggestions?
If I used Gut, is 57/59 sound good? with the big ace in the mains and gut in the cross, and so on and so forth with all my other polys?
jcstennis
Hall of Fame
doesn't natural gut kind of defeat the whole Pro Supex ideal... good string cheap! 
why not try a Pro Supex multi, which is less expensive... you can string a whole racquet with about $6-$7 worth of string...
but hey, if you got gut, and that works for you go for it... but for me, if i was playing with natural gut and wanted to hybrid with poly, i would go up the food chain a bit...
let us know how BA plays with Ngut...
PT63 or anyone else... does Pro Supex make or re-package a natural gut?
why not try a Pro Supex multi, which is less expensive... you can string a whole racquet with about $6-$7 worth of string...but hey, if you got gut, and that works for you go for it... but for me, if i was playing with natural gut and wanted to hybrid with poly, i would go up the food chain a bit...
let us know how BA plays with Ngut...
PT63 or anyone else... does Pro Supex make or re-package a natural gut?
doesn't natural gut kind of defeat the whole Pro Supex ideal... good string cheap!
but hey, if you got gut, and that works for you go for it... but for me, if i was playing with natural gut and wanted to hybrid with poly, i would go up the food chain a bit...
let us know how BA plays with Ngut...
PT63 or anyone else... does Pro Supex make or re-package a natural gut?
what does going up the food chain to you mean?
any specific type of poly ?
and yeah i will let u know about how it plays im probably going to use my nat gut for all my polys im using.
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
Tecnifibre Pro Red Code or Kirschbaum Proline II? I think you mixed them up.
I did mix them up , If anyone can help me with my thread i would appreciate it.
Mdubb23
Hall of Fame
Ok, personally I found the Tecnifibre Pro Red Code to be much stiffer and more harsh than the the Kirschbaum Proline, which was unbelievably soft for a poly. However, the Tecnifibre held tension much better and is more durable. Now, the Proline's tension maintenance wasn't poor, it just wasn't as exceptional as the Pro Red Code. The Proline felt dead after about 25-30 hours, and the Pro Red Code after about 45-50. The Pro Red Code's durability, even for a poly, was astounding. I've had it at 16g, strung at 61 lbs, for about a month, and even though it has gone pretty dead, it still has not broke. The Kirschbaum broke after about 35 hrs. (3 weeks for me) I actually found that the stiffer feel of the Tecnifibre was welcome in some situations (esp. serving), but I would definitely use it in a hybrid, whereas the Kirschbaum would be ideal as a full stringbed. Both are very good polys, and are very different. Hope this helps.
centercourt
New User
Hi Nickb
I am currently using Dunlop AG100 with Cyberflash 50lb. which tension i should try if I use Pro supex Big ace 1.22. thank you
I am currently using Dunlop AG100 with Cyberflash 50lb. which tension i should try if I use Pro supex Big ace 1.22. thank you
CC no point asking NB, he left the boards a couple of weeks ago indefinitely.
I have used the BA 1.22 a lot and would recommend upping the tension a bit compared to CF as BA is softer and more powerful. 54lbs should be about right. i used it at 55lbs in my M-fil 300 and that felt about right. some people advocate stringing it at the same tension as syn gut but it might feel a bit boardy strung too high.
nope, will probably go straight to the micro when I finally get a stringer!
tennisfreak15347
Banned
to nickb, I see from your signature that you've switched to the prestige MP. did you find a major drop off in spin when switching? I just ordered to demo this stick, and it should be coming in for me as expected.
blackfrido
Hall of Fame
I'm about to string with MSV Focus Hex, I'll follow your advise..........
do you string full bed with MSV or hybrid? I have Mid Plus frame open pattern (yonex rdx 500)
thanks
PED
Legend
J, what gauge will you do the X1 in? 17, since it's a tight pattern. That should be a nice stick. They seem to swing pretty sweetly and lightly so you should really be able to whip that thing through the strike zone. I wish I used a 3/8 instead of a 1/4 grip. It's impossible to find used ones on here in the 1/4 size. I've had my eye on the Pres Pro lately after figuring that the mid was just too small for my style of play.
PED
Legend
Nick, welcome back mate. Did you ever hit with Gamma Zo tour. I tried some in the 1.30 and really liked it.
The problem for me was that I did not get any better life out of it than the ALU and the price was no cheaper. Still, it had some nice pop to it. Almost like a Luxilon version of BA
The problem for me was that I did not get any better life out of it than the ALU and the price was no cheaper. Still, it had some nice pop to it. Almost like a Luxilon version of BA
Azzurri
Legend
Its a terrific racquet. I have mine currently with Babolat VS 17 and it hits and feels very nice. Great all around racquet. are you all-around, S&V or baseline player?
jcstennis
Hall of Fame
jcstennis
Hall of Fame
ahhh, gut! i gotta get my hands on some gut! sounds great... what tension?
btw... (i think we know we are about the same age
...old Phillies fans!) S&V was my game years ago... now i sit back more, but i am still agressive!
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T
TennisandMusic
Guest
Nick, welcome back mate. Did you ever hit with Gamma Zo tour. I tried some in the 1.30 and really liked it.
The problem for me was that I did not get any better life out of it than the ALU and the price was no cheaper. Still, it had some nice pop to it. Almost like a Luxilon version of BA
Hey PED. Sent you a couple emails recently. Did you get them?
Azzurri
Legend
ahhh, gut! i gotta get my hands on some gut! sounds great... what tension?
btw... (i think we know we are about the same age
I currently have it strung at 58#'s. My next gut will be strung at 60 #'s.
Niced being a Phillies fan...too bad about Chase. That will really hurt.
I am the same way. I will S&V depending on the player. If they have weak serves, I am at the net on all 1st serves and some 2nd. I play aggressive while playing doubles. Singles depends on the other player.
nickb
Banned
Nick's back! Let it be known that this post marks the resurrection of this thread.
On a more serious note, Nick, how would you compare the spin qualities of BBO 1.30 to Tecnifibre PRC 1.30?
Hey,
No comparison...BBO provides much more spin, control AND power. PRC feels harsh to me and lacking in comparison. Pay the extra for luxilon.
Nick
nickb
Banned
Hi JCS,
I have tried a load of different stuff in mine (no surprise there!).
My fav has been PSGD strung at 58...but im getting less than 3 hours play from it so ive gone back to match pro poly 1.25.
Luxilon didnt feel right...lacking pop. I would go for a soft co-poly or hybrid. What you have should work well.
Im a bit pissed off right now...1 of mine just cracked!
Nick
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