Soft polys that hold tension.
- Thread starter steve s
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Pro Supex Big Ace. I'm trying this string out and after 2 hitting sessions (5hrs) I find the tension still pretty good. It's a soft poly, in fact, I find it a bit mushy. I prefer the feel of Ashaway's monogut, which feels like regular syn gut but monogut has a huge tension loss after the initial hitting session.
counterpuncher
Hall of Fame
SPPP, CyberBlue, CyberFlash and Big Ace in that order would be my recommendations for soft polys that hold tension well.
When I played with the SPPP, it was pretty dang soft, even mushy. And I strung it up at 67/65....
PROTENNIS63
Hall of Fame
Big Ace is one of the best in tension maintenance. I think it got like top 5 by URSRSA.
bluescreen
Hall of Fame
i dont know how people can say sppp is not soft. it is by far one of the softest polys on the market. big ace and sppp r very comparable in softness, imo. althought big ace holds tension a little better.
Infl8edEg0
Professional
CyberBlue (a.k.a. CyberPower), hybrid it with Pro Supex Titan...hits like a dream.
Noisy Ninja
Semi-Pro
The problem when comparing SPPP, Cyberflash, and Big Ace is the fact that those strings aren't produced in the same gauge(s). However, if we compare "similar" gauges across the three type of strings, usrsa string testing for stiffness found:
SPPP (1.18mm) - 239 lbs/in; 15.65 lbs
Cyberflash (1.20mm) - 236 lbs/in; 17.47 lbs
Big Ace (1.22mm) - 225 lbs/in; 18.68 lbs
Despite being the thinnest gauge in the cross comparison, SPPP tested as the stiffest. Even more surprising, despite being the thickest gauge in the group, Big Ace tested softest.
In SPPP's defence though, that cross comparison revealed that SPPP lost the least tension despite being the thinnest gauged string in the comparison. If you like a thin gauged poly with relatively good tension maintenance...SPPP appears to be the better choice.
For poly strings...softness and tension maintenance are a dichotomy. You can't have one without sacrificing the other to some extent.
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tenis
Professional
Well ,we did some tests at the shop, Big Ace is much softer than SPPP!!!, SPPP holds tension better than BA, the softest was Cyber Power, than BA. SPPP is much stiffer, love the feel.
PROTENNIS63
Hall of Fame
Big Ace holds tension much better.
How do you test/measure softness? Isn't this really a subjective attribute?
Can you explain how the stiffness and tension loss is measured here? Thanks.
PROTENNIS63
Hall of Fame
numbers don't mean anything. I am speaking from personal experience.
Noisy Ninja
Semi-Pro
I agree that lab results are a poor replacement for actual play-testing.
One should always understand that lab testing can not possibly emulate the conditions specific to every individual. The amount of sensitivity you have for varying tension, the type of courts you play on, the force of your typical swing, the amount of spin you impart, etc...all of these factors contribute to how every individual perceives playability, feel, stiffness, tension loss, etc.
Lab testing should only serve as the starting point whereby one can identify the right string; people should be cautioned from utilizing those test results as the final say in their purchase decision. Actual play-testing is always in order to adequately judge a string through the duration of its playable lifetime.
rodtennis3
New User
Proline II
tenis
Professional
We're talking about strings (not all set up, incl. racquets,grip,stokes etc.) and the numbers are accurate.
They're provided by racquettech. Actually any technician can do the tests in the garage with a little equipment and our tests are very simillar to the official.
Tofuspeedstar
Banned
Cyberflash hands down.
