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G.O.A.T.
I have been using this for a few weeks now. I took one of each and strung two frames. The hybrid consists of Pacific Tough Gut and Pacific Poly Force. I strung the Tough Gut in the mains at 53 and the Poly Force in the crosses at 50. I have yet to break a set, and here's what I've seen.
Pacific touts their gut as playing firmer than other guts, so you can string it looser. I have found this to be the case. I think next time I string, I might even back the tension down to 49 pounds. The gut has a great finish on it. When I strung it, the gauge felt about the same as Klip's 18. I don't own a micrometer (sorry, Chaho), but did notice that it felt very thin.
As mentioned, I have been playing for about 3 weeks, 3 times a week or better, with this set up. The gut mains have not frayed any. This is in stark contrast to the Klip that I was using which seemed to start fraying after about two matches. I have checked for wear, and the gut seems to have locked in very nicely with the poly crosses. The mains don't move at all. There is a slight bit of notching, but after three weeks, I would have expected more.
The crosses are installed at 50 pounds. I don't know why, but Pacific poly just doesn't lose tension. This is the 3rd poly I've tried from them and all seem to retain tension a whole lot better than any other poly I've tried. In this set up, the Pacific Poly Force is a 17 gauge.
This combination works very well. It has a nice firm feel and so far, everything still feels the same. There has been absolutely no tension loss or loss of playability. Compared to a full multi job, this is a whole lot cheaper in the long run. I have really good control with this set up as well.
The only thing I'll change on my next stringing is the tension. I think I'm probably going to knock 4 - 5 pounds off what I strung this time. That'll put my tension down at 48/45. While that sounds really low, Pacific's claim that you can string lower and retain control appears to be true.
Pacific touts their gut as playing firmer than other guts, so you can string it looser. I have found this to be the case. I think next time I string, I might even back the tension down to 49 pounds. The gut has a great finish on it. When I strung it, the gauge felt about the same as Klip's 18. I don't own a micrometer (sorry, Chaho), but did notice that it felt very thin.
As mentioned, I have been playing for about 3 weeks, 3 times a week or better, with this set up. The gut mains have not frayed any. This is in stark contrast to the Klip that I was using which seemed to start fraying after about two matches. I have checked for wear, and the gut seems to have locked in very nicely with the poly crosses. The mains don't move at all. There is a slight bit of notching, but after three weeks, I would have expected more.
The crosses are installed at 50 pounds. I don't know why, but Pacific poly just doesn't lose tension. This is the 3rd poly I've tried from them and all seem to retain tension a whole lot better than any other poly I've tried. In this set up, the Pacific Poly Force is a 17 gauge.
This combination works very well. It has a nice firm feel and so far, everything still feels the same. There has been absolutely no tension loss or loss of playability. Compared to a full multi job, this is a whole lot cheaper in the long run. I have really good control with this set up as well.
The only thing I'll change on my next stringing is the tension. I think I'm probably going to knock 4 - 5 pounds off what I strung this time. That'll put my tension down at 48/45. While that sounds really low, Pacific's claim that you can string lower and retain control appears to be true.
