Signum Pro Firestorm alternative for spin

[fpsanti]

I'm playing with the Firestorm 125 24/23 kg in a Head 360 Extreme TOUR (4g lead tape at 10 and 2 o'clock).
I like everything about this string (power, comfort, price, durability, tension maintenance) but I'd like to have a bit more spin.

Hence my question: is there an alternative string which offers similar qualities but more spin?

 

[Uncoil]

Tour Bite

 

[GregN]

Try the 1.20 version, plays great. I also like SP Tornado which is textured.

 

[Trip]

@fpsanti - Yes, Firestorm's brother, Thunderstorm, a twisted 10-sided version. Overall behavior will be very similar, as they share an almost identical base formulation, but you'll get more spin, more control and more tension maintenance, for just a tad less comfort in return (but almost the same). Per RacketPedia (click to enlarge):

 

[brownbearfalling]

Wonder how they decided to make thunderstorm purple color? On top of the performance of firestorm, I also love the color. I don’t know if a string that I have tried that is similar to firestorm. Here are my favorite shaped polys though: head sonic pro edge ( softer), Signum pro hextreme poly plasma ( stiffer), solinco tour bite soft ( softer). Of this list I would suggest tour bite soft. Having not tried thunderstorm it may be your answer

 

[dave t]

Firestorm does have a really nice feeling. Will check out thunderstorm - but none of the other shaped Signum strings have that feel?

 

[Tythox]

@fpsanti - Yes, Firestorm's brother, Thunderstorm, a twisted 10-sided version. Overall behavior will be very similar, as they share an almost identical base formulation, but you'll get more spin, more control and more tension maintenance, for just a tad less comfort in return (but almost the same). Per RacketPedia (click to enlarge):

What about signum pro x-perience?

 

[fpsanti]

So, I have ordered all the strings you recommended (in sets) and I will test them soon. On top of that, I have signed up for racketpedia and found that, at least in theory, a good string for me would be the Lynx Tour 125.

I went to the court with one racquet strung with Firestorm 125 23/22 kg (51/49 lbs) and Lynx Tour 125 (same tension).
According to Racquetpedia and reviews the LT should have more spin, plays a bit stiffer but also have more power than the FS. The LT had indeed more spin but power was lower than FS.
How do you explain that?

Next I am going to test the Tour Bite Soft but I am not sure I am going to trust again those "lab tests" and numbers.
E.g. the Luxilon Alu Power seems on paper way worse than the Lynx Tour, but for some years I played with the Luxilon and it was my favourite string.
I stopped using it just because of the ridicolous price/tension hold ratio.

 

[Uncoil]

So, I have ordered all the strings you recommended (in sets) and I will test them soon. On top of that, I have signed up for racketpedia and found that, at least in theory, a good string for me would be the Lynx Tour 125.

I went to the court with one racquet strung with Firestorm 125 23/22 kg (51/49 lbs) and Lynx Tour 125 (same tension).
According to Racquetpedia and reviews the LT should have more spin, plays a bit stiffer but also have more power than the FS. The LT had indeed more spin but power was lower than FS.
How do you explain that?

Next I am going to test the Tour Bite Soft but I am not sure I am going to trust again those "lab tests" and numbers.
E.g. the Luxilon Alu Power seems on paper way worse than the Lynx Tour, but for some years I played with the Luxilon and it was my favourite string.
I stopped using it just because of the ridicolous price/tension hold ratio.

Lynx Tour 1.25 is actually thicker than its advertised 1.25. I've measured LT 1.25 at 1.28 on a digital caliper. LT is also much stiffer than FS. That could be why you found it to be lower powered.

 

[K1Y]

So, I have ordered all the strings you recommended (in sets) and I will test them soon. On top of that, I have signed up for racketpedia and found that, at least in theory, a good string for me would be the Lynx Tour 125.

I went to the court with one racquet strung with Firestorm 125 23/22 kg (51/49 lbs) and Lynx Tour 125 (same tension).
According to Racquetpedia and reviews the LT should have more spin, plays a bit stiffer but also have more power than the FS. The LT had indeed more spin but power was lower than FS.
How do you explain that?

Next I am going to test the Tour Bite Soft but I am not sure I am going to trust again those "lab tests" and numbers.
E.g. the Luxilon Alu Power seems on paper way worse than the Lynx Tour, but for some years I played with the Luxilon and it was my favourite string.
I stopped using it just because of the ridicolous price/tension hold ratio.

lynx tour is way stiffer than firestorm so its gonna be less powerful

 

[fpsanti]

But then why the lab reports show the LT has more power than FS?
How to read those charts? Shall I string the LT at lower tension?

 

[Trip]

@fpsanti - You need to look again. RacketPedia lists a Power rating for Lynx Tour of 80% and Thunderstorm 85%. On average, the string with the higher static (unstrung) and/or dynamic (strung) stiffness will have lower power. In this case, that would be Lynx Tour.

 

[fpsanti]

@fpsanti - You need to look again. RacketPedia lists a Power rating for Lynx Tour of 80% and Thunderstorm 85%. On average, the string with the higher static (unstrung) and/or dynamic (strung) stiffness will have lower power. In this case, that would be Lynx Tour.

I was comparing LT with Firestorm.

 

[fpsanti]

It seems that Solinco Tour Bite Soft at 24kg with 10% Pre-stretching is my new favorite string

 

[Aretium]

So, I have ordered all the strings you recommended (in sets) and I will test them soon. On top of that, I have signed up for racketpedia and found that, at least in theory, a good string for me would be the Lynx Tour 125.

I went to the court with one racquet strung with Firestorm 125 23/22 kg (51/49 lbs) and Lynx Tour 125 (same tension).
According to Racquetpedia and reviews the LT should have more spin, plays a bit stiffer but also have more power than the FS. The LT had indeed more spin but power was lower than FS.
How do you explain that?

Next I am going to test the Tour Bite Soft but I am not sure I am going to trust again those "lab tests" and numbers.
E.g. the Luxilon Alu Power seems on paper way worse than the Lynx Tour, but for some years I played with the Luxilon and it was my favourite string.
I stopped using it just because of the ridicolous price/tension hold ratio.

Try Alu mains with firestorm crosses to cheapen it a bit haha