Poly-Syn Gut Hybrid tension question
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it depends on what you want. if you want similar feel with the hybrid, you would want the syn crosses 2 or 3 pounds higher. if you want similar spin(at least as much as possible) you might have to lower the syn crosses a lb or 2 because string snapback will be lessen due to higher friction of the syn. you will likely have to experiment with it to see what you prefer.
ruin? no, because worst case is you just don't like it and you can cut the crosses out and put in poly crosses and keep the mains. if you havent tried it you should since worse case is you will waste the cross. generally hybrid will give you more comfort and power while giving away a little spin and control.
Taveren
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@Roland G if you are looking for more comfort and a tad more feel to the stringbed while retaining most of the characteristics you like on your preferred oly mains then poly/sg is a good hybrid to consider.
The only downside is that the mains will sooner or later saw through the softer sg and eventually be locked in place and you will loose the snapback. Give it a try to experience it for yourself, you may end up liking it.
The only downside is that the mains will sooner or later saw through the softer sg and eventually be locked in place and you will loose the snapback. Give it a try to experience it for yourself, you may end up liking it.
Nope. With poly mains and SG crosses, the mains will slide across the crosses and the SG will fray. The mains may notch, but that won't prevent them from moving across the crosses.
Taveren
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I am sorry but I stand with what I posted, IME the mains will saw through the softer SG and with some notching at the mains it locks up the strings. maybe you have a different experience with poly/SG, do tell us what is your preferred hybrid combo to help out the TS
While we've experimented with several different mains in my son's poly/SG hybrid, we've used Forten Sweet 17 almost exclusively in the crosses. This is all at 50# or a bit more on his Babolat Pure Drive (2012) racquets.
From about 1-1/2 to 1 year ago, we tried out several different poly strings:
Babolat Pro Hurricane 17
Kirschbaum Pro Line II 17
Tourna Big Hitter Blue 17
Tourna Big Hitter Blue Rough 17
Wiess Cannon Silverstring 17
Then we settled on Pro's Pro Blackout 1.24 for quite some time. Earlier this year, I started alternating in Pro's Pro Hexaspin 1.2, and this fall I'm also including Pro's Pro Hexaspin Twist 1.2.
My experience has been that the poly mains will notch somewhat while the SG crosses will fray. Rather than try to track how long he plays on each string job, I've been trying to restring before the crosses break, but don't achieve that goal too often. The only notable exceptions have been that Babolat Pro Hurricane 17 really chews through the crosses faster than anything else. And (on limited data so far), the Pro's Pro Hexaspin Twist seems to notch a bit faster than the others.
One thing I noticed right away using the hybrid versus full-bed SG, is the mains snap back and don't require adjustment. My son was constantly fiddling with his strings before.
From about 1-1/2 to 1 year ago, we tried out several different poly strings:
Babolat Pro Hurricane 17
Kirschbaum Pro Line II 17
Tourna Big Hitter Blue 17
Tourna Big Hitter Blue Rough 17
Wiess Cannon Silverstring 17
Then we settled on Pro's Pro Blackout 1.24 for quite some time. Earlier this year, I started alternating in Pro's Pro Hexaspin 1.2, and this fall I'm also including Pro's Pro Hexaspin Twist 1.2.
My experience has been that the poly mains will notch somewhat while the SG crosses will fray. Rather than try to track how long he plays on each string job, I've been trying to restring before the crosses break, but don't achieve that goal too often. The only notable exceptions have been that Babolat Pro Hurricane 17 really chews through the crosses faster than anything else. And (on limited data so far), the Pro's Pro Hexaspin Twist seems to notch a bit faster than the others.
One thing I noticed right away using the hybrid versus full-bed SG, is the mains snap back and don't require adjustment. My son was constantly fiddling with his strings before.
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