I have tried both but never side by side and never in the same gauge so I never ventured into making comparisons. But as far as looks are concerned they could perfectly be the same string
How does Blackout compare to Red Devil in stiffness? I use Red Devil 1.24 gauge which seems pretty soft.
Blackout is not as soft as RD I would say but was not uncomfortable for me.
Rather thicker or thinner gauges?
That is what I was thinking it might be. Thanks for the comparison. I don’t mind crisp but do not like very much stiffness in strings as when I was younger
I've used all of these too and Green eruption is my favorite. Not too stiff and crisp
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I was looking forward to this, thanks I completely agree with your assessment, I strung mine at 23kg and it was noticeably more powerful than other PP polys I’ve tried (concept, red devil, black force).One update on cyclone power. Have one identical pair of frames and tested yesterday for two hours. Stringer put on one Signum Pro Firestorm 1.20 that he had and on the other the cyclone power. He only told me at the end of the session which frame was strung with cyclone power. Visually I could not distinguish them. Like "them" a lot, and I am not able to tell the difference I must admit. Whatever it means, for me it is a very good string or better said they are good strings
Not too soft, not rigid, good spin, some power for sure, can string a little tighter.
So I have strung plus power at 19kg but once again the weather has conspired against me playing this weekend. Will still report back once I've had a hit. Getting interested in eruption and cyclone power now as well but have plenty strings for now
I have used clay court plus and gutex ultra. Both seem reasonable and soft with more power than syngut. Claycourt plus is a bit more durable
If Cyclone Power is more powerful do you feel that it’s playability lasts at least as long as RedDevil as well?
Which color/gauge of Eruption?
There is a lot written in this thread already you can browse through if you are interested. Otherwise you would need to be more specific in what you want to know
I would say cyclone power is a bit inferior in terms of playability, it loses tension faster than RD.
Thanks for the info, I will stick with RedDevil.
I'm interested to hear how you like it. I've played with intense heat and hexaspin in 1.25. I preferred the hexaspin but the intense heat wasnt bad at lower tensions.
I find a similar experience with gutex ultra. Nice for flat hitters who play at medium pace. Topspin breaks it fast. Very comfortable though if you have arm issues
@princemidplus - I sure will. I've been reading really good stuff about the Hexaspin Twist.
Maybe @loosegroove can weigh in, I saw where he tried/liked it back in the olden days when it was $18.00/reel
Do you prefer Hexaspin Twist to Hexaspin or Black Out? That is if you have tried the others. Thanks
My reel(s) of Pro's Pro came in yesterday. I received Eruption, Intense Heat & Hexaspin Twist. I strung up the Intense Heat with syngut mains. But thank you very kindly for the offer! If you want to try one of the ones I have I'll be happy to send you a set or two.
I will be interested to hear what combo you like best. I have tried Red Devil, Black Out and Eruption and like them all, but have not found my perfect set up yet. Strings gauges and tensions are close but not quite ideal...yet!
What tensions and racquet are you using for your hybrid setup?
We have liked Black Out too, but like to use a round poly as a cross. Really like Red devil as a cross, may consider plus power or black force as a cross too. For a main I am tempted to try either Strategem or Hexaspin.
It's in my signature:
Managed to play yesterday with this setup. Worked really well. Much prefer the lower tension with plus power at 19kg. Good spin and comfort. Have to generate own power
Was looking more at tensions you using for you pros pro hybrid setup with intense heat crosses. I tend to use 55lb syngut mains and 45lb intense heat crosses. Intense heat feels stiff and board like to me at higher tensions and syn gut stretches a lot that lower tensions tend become a bit too springy
Regular vendetta or nano?-ive been playing with 2x w.blade.v8s (16/19)
-1 strung with lux.4g.soft @ 51lbs
-1 strung with pp.vendetta (army GREEN) @ 51lbs
-they both look decent (color) on that racquet
-but what surprised me yesterday, was that i was preferring the pp racquet the most!!
-it did not feel better, but it was tighter and thusly gave me more control
-i think i would try the v8s with lux.4g(regular) next time!?!
-but it goes to show you how some polys (regardless of price) tend to work well on different racquets
-pp.vendetta=$5 a set, lux.4g.soft=$20 a set
-just checked, its the regular pp.vendetta (army green color)
You think you will notice a difference by dropping the tension just one pound ? For me it has to be at least a three pound change for me to feel any difference.
I normally drop/raise tension about 4lbs if changing tension. Then can tune a bit from there if better. I cant really tell difference in smaller increments and it will more likely how well I'm playing on the day rather than a difference of a pound or two in tension
Thanks that’s good info. For the first string job I kept everything the same.
