I'll start by saying that I was an original full bed Hyper player for about 6 months, but found that as Hyper aged towards the 10/12 hour mark, I lost some ability to really swing out. Balls would start flying on me, and I'd get some trampolining. I went to a full bed of Confidential and immediately fell in love with the string. Not as soft, not as much free power, a bit more break in period, but better tension maintenance and more swing away consistency during the life of the string. For me, Confidential goes longer before I have to cut. Very little change to the string once it is settled.
Being a bit bored in the tournament off season, I decided to play with blending these 2, and this was my finding:
Confidential 16L Mains and Hyper 17 Crosses
Strings didn't seem to lock up well after first 1-2hrs of hitting. Still some sliding back and forth. String bed as a whole took on more of the Hyper G feel. Didn't love this combo, cut after 4 hours of play. The two just didn't seem to mesh in this configuration, and maybe that has something to do with two shaped strings, I'm really not sure.
Hyper 17 Mains and Confidential 16L Crosses
Very quick to notch up and lock in place. Playable from the first ball. Took on the feel of Confidential with some extra spin, gives a bit more free power than a full bed of Confidential. Around the 10/12 hour mark I can tell the Hyper G is going a bit dead, but the Confidential must be propping that up, bc I still find it plenty playable and consistent. I like this combo.
Just my take so far, but I'm really enjoying the Hyper mains and Confidential crosses. Hope this helps someone who's been thinking of experimenting with 2 polys. These 2 work well together, with the Confidential propping up the Hyper for a longer, more consistent play time, and the Hyper letting you play with a bit more free power with Confidential's consistent feel.
(Mens 4.5 player)
Being a bit bored in the tournament off season, I decided to play with blending these 2, and this was my finding:
Confidential 16L Mains and Hyper 17 Crosses
Strings didn't seem to lock up well after first 1-2hrs of hitting. Still some sliding back and forth. String bed as a whole took on more of the Hyper G feel. Didn't love this combo, cut after 4 hours of play. The two just didn't seem to mesh in this configuration, and maybe that has something to do with two shaped strings, I'm really not sure.
Hyper 17 Mains and Confidential 16L Crosses
Very quick to notch up and lock in place. Playable from the first ball. Took on the feel of Confidential with some extra spin, gives a bit more free power than a full bed of Confidential. Around the 10/12 hour mark I can tell the Hyper G is going a bit dead, but the Confidential must be propping that up, bc I still find it plenty playable and consistent. I like this combo.
Just my take so far, but I'm really enjoying the Hyper mains and Confidential crosses. Hope this helps someone who's been thinking of experimenting with 2 polys. These 2 work well together, with the Confidential propping up the Hyper for a longer, more consistent play time, and the Hyper letting you play with a bit more free power with Confidential's consistent feel.
(Mens 4.5 player)