Poly stiffness and tension

[Dragy]

Hey friends, could you please share your opinions on the following. I continue testing various poly options for my DR98 (sub 12 oz strung) and recently did two slick stringjobs:
Tourna BH Silver 17 @ 48.5lb (22kg) - 186lb/in stiffness as per TWU
Kirshbaum Pro Line II (red) 17 @ 46.3lb (21kg) - 201lb/in stiffness as per TWU

Both played well as fresh, Tourna lasted some nice hours, KB is still "fresh" with ~7 hours of play. My question is what are known pros and cons of each approach: stiffer one (including thicker) at lower tension vs softer one at higher tension? I get the above 2 options are not that far apart, but still...

 

[kramer woodie]

Hey friends, could you please share your opinions on the following. I continue testing various poly options for my DR98 (sub 12 oz strung) and recently did two slick stringjobs:
Tourna BH Silver 17 @ 48.5lb (22kg) - 186lb/in stiffness as per TWU
Kirshbaum Pro Line II (red) 17 @ 46.3lb (21kg) - 201lb/in stiffness as per TWU

Both played well as fresh, Tourna lasted some nice hours, KB is still "fresh" with ~7 hours of play. My question is what are known pros and cons of each approach: stiffer one (including thicker) at lower tension vs softer one at higher tension? I get the above 2 options are not that far apart, but still...

Dragy

I can't really state an opinion, other than to say, having used Solinco tour bite 17ga and 18ga between 35 to 39 pounds, Wiess Canyon 17L at mains 37/crosses 35 pounds, Volkl cyclone tour 16ga at 39 pounds, all played fine at low tension. However, what affected playability and comfort was percentage of tension loss. The Volkl cyclone lost tension quick and had the highest percentage of tension loss (54%, I believe)
which led to a dead string bed.

Only when I hybrid natural gut with poly do I string the poly crosses at mid 40 pounds. The gut mains are strung between 54 to 56 pounds.
The natural gut mains absorb the incoming balls power and heaviness because the gut stretches and moves on in my case 45 to 47 pound strung Krishbaum 18ga Max Power.

I am a firm believer in full poly being strung from mid 30s to 40 pounds max. A full bed of poly then plays soft and comfortable even more
so as it looses tension. The power level and pocketing and spin levels all increase, plus the string is not stretched out to the max, thus
last longer than strung at higher tensions. At higher tensions poly will loose it's ability to snap back faster, thus causing the poly to become
stretched to the max and go dead quick. Very hard on the arm, dead poly!!!!

The only way for you to find what is best for you, is to experiment by playing the string you think you like and keep lowering the tension,
until playability ceases. Good Luck!!!

Aloha

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

Hey friends, could you please share your opinions on the following. I continue testing various poly options for my DR98 (sub 12 oz strung) and recently did two slick stringjobs:
Tourna BH Silver 17 @ 48.5lb (22kg) - 186lb/in stiffness as per TWU
Kirshbaum Pro Line II (red) 17 @ 46.3lb (21kg) - 201lb/in stiffness as per TWU

Both played well as fresh, Tourna lasted some nice hours, KB is still "fresh" with ~7 hours of play. My question is what are known pros and cons of each approach: stiffer one (including thicker) at lower tension vs softer one at higher tension? I get the above 2 options are not that far apart, but still...

Stiffer at low tension will almost always have a longer playable life. More spin potential as well, plus a higher launch.



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[Zoolander]

Think you find a softer one at higher tension will lose a lot of that tension quickly, and get too soft and unplayable before the stiffer string does.

 

[kramer woodie]

Dragy

You will find that both, Zoolander and 2nd Serve Ace, are telling you correctly whats what. Soft co-polys will lose tension quick. Stiffer
polys will hold tension longer. All poly will lose tension from the moment it is strung and even lose more just being in a racquet, whether
the racquet is used to hit with or not.

Check out the TW Compare String Tool site. Loads of info on tension percentage/pound loss. Please note, soft co-polys will lose the highest
percentage of tension quick, which can lead to shoulder, arm, elbow, and wrist problems unless the strings are replaced frequently before
they become dead (totally stretched to the max with no snap-back equals dead string bed).

Aloha