Round polys with high launch angles??
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TennisJrDad
Professional
- Big Breakers Meteor (125)
- Solinco Outlast (120)
- Dunlop Explosive Red (125)
TennisJrDad
Professional
- MSV Bussard (125)
- Head Hawk (125)
- Babolat RPM Power (125)
- MSV Swift (130)
- Head Lynx Touch (125)
Which would you choose as cross? Bussard ,revolve, blue ptp? Tnxx
TwinCinema
Professional
Razor code white.
TennisJrDad
Professional
Can you rank order your priorities from: Control, Spin, Tension Maintenance, Power, Comfort, Etc.?
Slick,soft,tension,control
yes yellow one, string it little higher than other polys still. Less tension loss than the black one. Really high launch angle ime for a round one. Pretty much launch angle of a shaped poly. Maybe even higher than some shaped ones.
Why do you care about launch angle if they were going to be in the crosses?
I don't have a ton if depth with round string, but I am very happy with Mayami Hit Pro. Round, 1.25, comfortable, maintains playability for 10+ hours of hard hitting, has some pop but not wildly powerful.
And I still like the launch angle in my tighter 16x19 / 16x20 patterns (8 mains in the throat).
And I still like the launch angle in my tighter 16x19 / 16x20 patterns (8 mains in the throat).
Going to try F.B. also
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Hmm are you meaning ice code ?
TwinCinema
Professional
I’ve never tried ice code. Razor code is what’s on my PSVS right now and it plays with medium stiffness, plenty of launch and spin, and it’s round. I like it and would recommend it, especially in 18 gauge as thinner polys tend to have higher launch in my experience.
TennisJrDad
Professional
Can't comment on slickness ... but for 1) Comfort, 2) Tension Maintenance, & 3) Control - Then:
- MSV Swift
- Head Lynx Touch
- Head Hawk
- Babolat RPM Power
- MSV Bussard
TwinCinema
Professional
Lynx Touch is not medium stiffness.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Aww ok. I played plenty with razor code 1.20 -1.30. Didn’t think the launch angle was super high. But then again I only played with 1.20 once.
Agree on it being stiff. Very controlled and lower launch angle.
TennisJrDad
Professional
With a Dynamic stiffness of 230 g/mm and an Avg static stiffness of 53.2 lbs/inch, Lynx Touch (125) is middle of the road in stiffness in the string universe.
TwinCinema
Professional
I believe you, since I don’t measure these things and I’m also an idiot. But when I played with it, it wasn’t just the softest, mushiest string I’ve ever used - it was the softest by a mile and a half. I thought I had mashed potatoes in my racket.
Hawk is softer then bussard? Tnx I thought hawk was stiff low power... I tried bussard n it's medium stiff with medium power.. never tried hawk cause everyone says it's harder polys
TennisJrDad
Professional
Hawk is slightly stiffer than Bussard. If looking at stiffness alone, it would be a different ordering. When looking at a combination of all three, Hawk has the edge due to its superior tension maintainence.
