It's an awesome poly. The tension maintenance great. I like to describe it as a softer, more spin potential version of ALU Power with better tension maintenance.
that sounds good, did you use the 16 or 17?
Thanks for that review. So it might be worth switching from ALU?
Definitely worth trying. Tour Bite is a great string.
Alu is awesome stuff from a playability perspective. Nothing better IMO. But... Alu loses tension/playability rather quickly and is fairly expensive.
While I don't know the price of Tour Bite, I am willing to bet it is less than Alu.
Take care.
DH
Just strung my Pure Storm GT Ltd. with Tour Bite 17 (46 on the mains, 48 on the crosses). Simply awesome. Tons of spin, feels soft for a poly, etc. Even better, I didn't have the shoulder pain I typically have when I string with poly...
Agreed. Def worth trying the tour bite at the very least. I am using the revolution (another very popular solinco poly) which is very similar to the tour bite and am in love with it. Pricing is much more reasonable than the ALU and i agree that it holds tension better as well. Give it a try and let me know how you compare the two.
Perfect timing for this thread - as I just wrote a blog post about Tour Bite. You can check it out at http://www.inspired-tennis.com/2010/05/solinco-tour-bite/
Take care.
DH
ive hit with the vanquish tour bite hybrid...its pretty much like if you just took lux and nxt
Has anyone tried Tour Bite and Spiky Shark? I played the Shark last night and will give TB a go this weekend. Looking for a nice spin string, low power, good control.
DH - great review! I must agree with most of what you said...
Have you tried any of the hybrids by chance? Please post a review of that and the outlast if you can! Thanks
What gauge Tour-Bite did you try?Perfect timing for this thread - as I just wrote a blog post about Tour Bite. You can check it out at http://www.inspired-tennis.com/2010/05/solinco-tour-bite/
Take care.
DH
Will do. As you may have seen in the pic from my blog post, I have a set of Revolution, so I'll give it a try soon.
I will be play-testing another new (not released yet) poly from SOLINCO soon, so I'll probably try Revolution after that.
Take care.
DH
What gauge Tour-Bite did you try?
thanks. what new poly are you talking about? can you give a little more info on it?
Hey Tennis_Crazed. Thanks for the kinds words.
I am not a fan of hybrids. Over the last year, I've tried Alu Power Rough mains and Tecnifibre NRG2 crosses, and I've tried to Babolat VS mains and Alu Power Rough crosses. I didn't care for either setup.
I guess, at the end of the day, I am a full poly guy. I just love the way a full bed of fresh poly plays.
Take care.
DH
Can anyone compare it to SpinX
I posted this info on the new Solinco string in a different Tour Bite thread on this forum but will post again here. Yes I was told they may be calling it Barb Wire, but my friend and I personally prefer "Twisted Ninja" or "Ripcord".
Tour Bite has been my string of choice until just recently. I got to test Solinco's new, black, twisted Tour Bite and that is my new fave string. More bite than Tour Bite if you can believe it and better pop, more comfort, more trampoline effect, more power. Below is a closeup photo of it on my racquet. If you live in Southern California & want to try this new string you can go to www.lahabratenniscenter.com and have them string it up for you, they are where I got mine strung at.
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More detailed review on my blog.
What multifillament/ synthetic gut would you guys recomend that i try to cross it with, if want spin? Or just full bed?
I posted this info on the new Solinco string in a different Tour Bite thread on this forum but will post again here. Yes I was told they may be calling it Barb Wire, but my friend and I personally prefer "Twisted Ninja" or "Ripcord".
Tour Bite has been my string of choice until just recently. I got to test Solinco's new, black, twisted Tour Bite and that is my new fave string. More bite than Tour Bite if you can believe it and better pop, more comfort, more trampoline effect, more power. Below is a closeup photo of it on my racquet. If you live in Southern California & want to try this new string you can go to www.lahabratenniscenter.com and have them string it up for you, they are where I got mine strung at.
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More detailed review on my blog.
Does anyone know when the TWH will start carrying these strings?
That's too bad to hear... I was getting really excited about this string!Little update to my playtest on this new "Barb Wire" string. After about 5 hours of cumulative hitting these strings have undergone a major tension drop. Strung them at 60 lbs, they feel like 45 or something now. I'm hitting many shots long, losing bite too. Maybe it's a consequence of the softer characteristic of the string, but tension maintenance seems like it could be an issue. It'll be interesting once more ppl have tested it to see if they get this issue too.
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I do use a hybrid set-up though when i'm feeding a lot of balls or teaching, just because it is less strain overall on the arm.