Jake Dralle
New User
I've heard so many great things about having a Gut main and a Poly cross, I mean even Fed uses it, but what about a Poly Main and a Gut Cross? How does that work?
Poly Main/Gut Cross
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Noah Swift
Rookie
I've heard of using a poly main, and a synthetic gut cross, but never poly main and natural gut cross. Then again, natural gut just isn't very popular in my area.
Noah Swift
Rookie
I'm in So-Cal
saleem
Semi-Pro
Murray uses poly main gut crosses and he is no.1 player now.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
Half the tour also didnt play in the last half of the year. So, yeah, go poly main/gut crosses.
saleem
Semi-Pro
dont take me wrong I am the biggest fed fan, just pointing out that Andy uses Poly main and gut crosses.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
He was using poly mains and gut crosses when he wasnt anywhere near the #1.
SCRAP IRON
Professional
I'm not sure if that set up is logical because natural gut might not allow for enough snapback from the poly mains. I'm sure one of our esteemed TT members can elaborate.
Say Chi Sin Lo
G.O.A.T.
At the end of the day, like most things in tennis, the equipment just has to work for that individual, and it doesn't have to make sense to others.
But on the other hand, the notion that poly mains/gut crosses got Murray to #1 has as much merits as saying Kyrios is going to be a role model for kids.
Doc Hollidae
Hall of Fame
From a recreational standpoint, the cost of having gut crosses doesn't justify the value and performance vs. a syn gut or multi cross.
For pro's, cost or value is not a factor when determining their set ups, so why not play with the best of the best.
For pro's, cost or value is not a factor when determining their set ups, so why not play with the best of the best.
tennisitis
New User
In this 2015 interview, Nishikori explained why he uses Lux 4G (1.25) mains and natural gut crosses.
SCRAP IRON
Professional
I hope that there is an interpreter!
tennisitis
New User
The transcript of the interview is below the video.
Ok I'm going to also do a co poly main and syn gut crosses
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Holliman
Rookie
I finally got to hit today with Revolve 17 mains and Gosen Micro Sheep crosses. Mains were 52 and crosses were 57. It definitely added more crispness and power. The only bad thing was that I lost a good bit of spin. I think I'm going to swap the Revolve out for Cyclone Tour and see if I can get more bite.
MisterP
Hall of Fame
Isn't Micro Sheep a cheapo syngut? I think you're going to be disappointed with that string no matter what you do with it.
BeginnerHybrid
New User
I am considering using babolat tonic+ in my crosses and deciding between luxilon alu power 16l or solinco hyper g for my mains. Any suggestions?
Subaruvich
Semi-Pro
Dropped two frames down to my stringer and asked for vs team mains/Rslyon crosses. He messed the whole thing other way around and now I have 2 fames with poly mains/gut crosses. Will hit today and see how it feels/plays.
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SpinToWin
Talk Tennis Guru
I hope you asked for a refund
Holliman
Rookie
It is inexpensive but I think it's a great value for a SynGut. Any other particular brand that's better? I've only used Prince, Wilson, and Gamma before. They all play pretty equal.
Holliman
Rookie
He owes you a refund. It's going to be completely different as the mains always seem to be the dominant string in a hybrid.
Don't forget there's kirschbaum synthetic gut that's cheap and plays like prince tournament syngut without the duraflex from what I hear . I use kirschbaum strings in my youtek speed pro 18x20. I have been using the pl ll 17g crosses / syn gut main 17g. I like that pocketing and power from the pl ll crosses . But for plx 17l I'm trying in the mains and syn gut crosses because plx shines the most from crisp/ control .
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MisterP
Hall of Fame
I would try a multi like Vanquish before syngut. Babolat Origin is very nice, but it aint cheap.
Why multi? If you are used to syn gut and the touch and finesse of syn gut then having a hybrid with co poly and syn gut makes sense
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Ok I have a racquet in my fav configuration the plx (1.20) mains / syn gut (1.25) crosses and it's all that I ever wanted from the plx
I haven't tried pl ll in mains / syn gut crosses but I love the configuration of syn gut mains / pl ll crosses because of the ball pocketing and drives .
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I haven't tried pl ll in mains / syn gut crosses but I love the configuration of syn gut mains / pl ll crosses because of the ball pocketing and drives .
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