Rip Control tension recommendation

gvsbdisco

Semi-Pro
I have recently made the move to full beds of multi because of some wrist/arm issues. I have tried both Wilson Sensation and Maxim Touch and now have some Rip Control to try out.

Racquet is Pacific X-Feel Tour which is a 100 sq inch, 16x19, relatively light and flexible racquet. I strung both the Sensation and the Maxim Touch at 55lbs. The Maxim Touch broke quite quickly (5-7 hrs) so it was quite playable until the strings broke. The Sensation lasted about 10-12 hours but I reckon the last 4-5 hours the tension was pretty loose and I had to really focus to keep the ball in play (not a bad thing..). Anyway, curious what people would recommend stringing the Rip Control at...I have both 16 and 17 to try out? Not concerned about power as my strokes are decent enough. Also, should I get the mains and crosses done at different tensions or is that only applicable when using different strings?

Thanks for all the help and recommendations.
 

coloskier

Legend
50-55# would be my recommendation. Good ball pocketing and spin production at those tensions. Don't go higher, or your elbow will flare up.
 

Fintft

G.O.A.T.
50-55# would be my recommendation. Good ball pocketing and spin production at those tensions. Don't go higher, or your elbow will flare up.


For TE I went down to 52 Mains and 50 crosses even in full bed natural gut(from 58/56 and now I've bumped it up again to 57/55).
 

Ramon

Legend
Same as multi. If 55 was good, then do 55. RIP Control has excellent tension maintenance, so you won't have to compensate. It is arm friendly and you probably don't need to reduce tension. I didn't need to go down in tension when I had arm problems; just needed to change strings.

You might like Prince Premier Control better. It lasts long and maintains tension well for a multi. You can say the same for RIP Control, but it has a very different feel that you will love or hate.
 
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gvsbdisco

Semi-Pro
Same as multi. If 55 was good, then do 55. RIP Control has excellent tension maintenance, so you won't have to compensate. It is arm friendly and you probably don't need to reduce tension. I didn't need to go down in tension when I had arm problems; just needed to change strings.

You might like Prince Premier Control better. It lasts long and maintains tension well for a multi. You can say the same for RIP Control, but it has a very different feel that you will love or hate.

thanks everyone for all your responses. I will put PPC on my list to try.
 
Same tension as you like other strings. I do between 58 and 60 depending on conditions.

I did 60/58 once and did not care for it. I'd do same for mains and crosses.
 

JG4tennis

New User
I found that with lower tensions you have a new problem where the strings move, especially with rackets with a very open string pattern. You then loose control. My new racket are either 16x 20 or 16 x 19 and with Wilson NXT string. I went back up to 57lbs mains 55 crosses and the strings don't move and haven't broken in several years. Plan to get another identical racket and string with a little lower tension to get more spin without losing power on my serve and not having the strings move from a hard top spin return. Wish I had a third identical racket to try gut on the mains and good poly on the crosses like Serena Williams and Roger Federer.
 

Fintft

G.O.A.T.
I found that with lower tensions you have a new problem where the strings move, especially with rackets with a very open string pattern. You then loose control. My new racket are either 16x 20 or 16 x 19 and with Wilson NXT string. I went back up to 57lbs mains 55 crosses and the strings don't move and haven't broken in several years. Plan to get another identical racket and string with a little lower tension to get more spin without losing power on my serve and not having the strings move from a hard top spin return. Wish I had a third identical racket to try gut on the mains and good poly on the crosses like Serena Williams and Roger Federer.

Yes that's what I'm doing (well my certified stringer) with my 16X18 open pattern frame, the strings don't move as much and as a result they last longer...

Yeah I want to try gut in the mains at some point as well; in crosses (i.e. with Luxilon Fluoro) I got tons of control but that's about it.

And while I do have 4 rackets, they are not all identical, 3 being 4 3/8 and the latest one 4 1/2 (a coach made me change it) and although I've tried to even them up (i.e. with 2 grips + 1 thin overgrip on the 4 3/8s and just one grip and one thicker overgrip on the 4 1/2) they are not quite the same and further more the grip doesn't feel the same...
 

Fintft

G.O.A.T.
Same as multi. If 55 was good, then do 55. RIP Control has excellent tension maintenance, so you won't have to compensate. It is arm friendly and you probably don't need to reduce tension. I didn't need to go down in tension when I had arm problems; just needed to change strings.

You might like Prince Premier Control better. It lasts long and maintains tension well for a multi. You can say the same for RIP Control, but it has a very different feel that you will love or hate.

Me too, am looking forward to try Prince Premier Control (was considering RIP), thanks!
 
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