JayTrain_05
New User
I've dropped hours over the last couple days combing through the forum trying to figure out what I should go with but I feel further from a decision than when I started.
About me:
-3.0 making progress towards the next level. 3 months with 1:1 coaching which is making a big diff
-String breaker - I started breaking them pretty early, probably due to bad technique. I do hit with a lot of spin though and I use a SW grip
-Been using fb poly for about a year - Since I didn't want to restring all the time and I heard polys were the most durable, I switched to full bed poly (oops!)
-I like to play from the baseline. So far the focus has been keeping the ball in play but I'm starting to focus on developing offense
-3-6 hours play time per week
-I've been using solinco tour bite 16 most recently
-2 aero pro 2019 rackets (just got the second one so I can restring more)
-35 year old male
What I'm looking for:
-I've more recently heard that poly is more for pros and requires high RHS to reap benefits. I'm probably not generating "high" RHS so fb poly may be holding me back(?)
-I've heard about arm problems from poly and I might have experienced it? I've never felt elbow pain, instead I've felt some upper arm pain on ground strokes, esp non-dominant hand on 2HBH (lower shoulder area extending down through center of arm). I think my technique is a culprit and improvements there will probably help. That said, I don't want to take unnecessary health risks
-Decent/good playability. I was playing with fb poly for 3-4 months at a time. I only recently realized how bad this was and what it means for poly to go dead as I'm 15 hours into a fb solinco TB 16g and noticing the difference
What I'm thinking and my questions:
-I don't really know what to look for in my strings because I haven't really experimented with them, just tried a few diff polys but couldn't tell the diff at the time of switching
-I bought some nrg2 because I heard it closely simulates NG and thought it'd be interesting to try. I'm wondering if doing a fb of this will completely throw my game off. Historically I hit a lot of moonballs and still do from time to time. I still have some trouble keeping it in the backcourt without going long.
-Sounds like where I should really be headed is hybrid with a poly and syn gut but I can't figure out where to start since now I'd have to pick 2 strings and decide which one to put in the mains/crosses. But if this is the best route, should I waste time with the NRG2 multi's I have? For a hybrid setup, what would be considered safe for my arms (TB 17g? 18? or do I need a soft?) Whats a good syn gut to start with (I've avoided these thinking they were for noobs so know nothing about them) Are modern soft polys safe enough to put into a fb?
About me:
-3.0 making progress towards the next level. 3 months with 1:1 coaching which is making a big diff
-String breaker - I started breaking them pretty early, probably due to bad technique. I do hit with a lot of spin though and I use a SW grip
-Been using fb poly for about a year - Since I didn't want to restring all the time and I heard polys were the most durable, I switched to full bed poly (oops!)
-I like to play from the baseline. So far the focus has been keeping the ball in play but I'm starting to focus on developing offense
-3-6 hours play time per week
-I've been using solinco tour bite 16 most recently
-2 aero pro 2019 rackets (just got the second one so I can restring more)
-35 year old male
What I'm looking for:
-I've more recently heard that poly is more for pros and requires high RHS to reap benefits. I'm probably not generating "high" RHS so fb poly may be holding me back(?)
-I've heard about arm problems from poly and I might have experienced it? I've never felt elbow pain, instead I've felt some upper arm pain on ground strokes, esp non-dominant hand on 2HBH (lower shoulder area extending down through center of arm). I think my technique is a culprit and improvements there will probably help. That said, I don't want to take unnecessary health risks
-Decent/good playability. I was playing with fb poly for 3-4 months at a time. I only recently realized how bad this was and what it means for poly to go dead as I'm 15 hours into a fb solinco TB 16g and noticing the difference
What I'm thinking and my questions:
-I don't really know what to look for in my strings because I haven't really experimented with them, just tried a few diff polys but couldn't tell the diff at the time of switching
-I bought some nrg2 because I heard it closely simulates NG and thought it'd be interesting to try. I'm wondering if doing a fb of this will completely throw my game off. Historically I hit a lot of moonballs and still do from time to time. I still have some trouble keeping it in the backcourt without going long.
-Sounds like where I should really be headed is hybrid with a poly and syn gut but I can't figure out where to start since now I'd have to pick 2 strings and decide which one to put in the mains/crosses. But if this is the best route, should I waste time with the NRG2 multi's I have? For a hybrid setup, what would be considered safe for my arms (TB 17g? 18? or do I need a soft?) Whats a good syn gut to start with (I've avoided these thinking they were for noobs so know nothing about them) Are modern soft polys safe enough to put into a fb?