Spin and arm-friendly string?

[fighting123]

Due to a wrist injury, I am looking for a replacement of the RPM Blast string that I have used for the past two years. I love the power and the spin that the RPM Blast generates, and I was wondering if I can find those features in some other strings.

Thanks.

 

[Shroud]

Due to a wrist injury, I am looking for a replacement of the RPM Blast string that I have used for the past two years. I love the power and the spin that the RPM Blast generates, and I was wondering if I can find those features in some other strings.

Thanks.

You may want to try monogut zx. It's spiny and arm friendly

I would pre stretch it and string a bit tighter than you currently do

 

[rodrigoamaral]

You may want to try monogut zx. It's spiny and arm friendly

I would pre stretch it and string a bit tighter than you currently do

Agree, also try signum pro Hyperion and genesis black magic

 

[o0lunatik]

Yonex Poly Tour Spin comes to mind but very low powered:

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Yon..._16L_Blue_String/descpageACYONEX-YPTS125.html

Gosh I remember when a set of this was like $8 not too long ago. The demand of this strings have definitely raised the price.

 

[marquette100]

Try Tier one Firewire. Great poly, very soft

 

[TennisManiac]

BHB7 is super soft and arm friendly. Provides even more spin and power then RPM Blast. And costs only half as much. The only downside is that you'll have to restring it more often as it's a much softer poly.

 

[fuzz nation]

BHB7 is super soft and arm friendly. Provides even more spin and power then RPM Blast. And costs only half as much. The only downside is that you'll have to restring it more often as it's a much softer poly.

My suggestion as well. I put this into a racquet last year for a guy (STRONG player) who was using RPM Blast and he thought the BHB7 was smoooooth...

I'm not a poly user, but I really like the performance I get with syn. gut. I often use thinner 17 ga. stuff and like its feel and bite, but it also seems to give me a moderate amount of softness without feeling like mush. I've only sampled a little poly in my frames here and there (I string at home) and even at reduced tensions, they can be harsh for me compared with my less than exotic syn. gut setups.

 

[Krajicek Serve]

Tour bite soft

 

[Steve Huff]

If you've got an arm issue, I'd stay away from polyesters completely until your arm is better. I know it's a big jump in cost, but I'd go with a 15L natural gut. People underestimate the spin gut gives you. Several people I string for that use gut mains (in a hybrid) have tried "spin" poly's (such as RPM Blast, Twisted Razor, etc) in the mains, and have all come back to gut mains. All have said they wouldn't have believed it if they hadn't tried it, but gut mains gave them by far the most spin. Sure, it's expensive, but so is arm surgery.

 

[n8dawg6]

poly might not work at all for you, but I'm using sonic pro edge with no arm issues and easy spin.

 

[lexluthor]

Tourna Quasi Gut Armour is real arm friendly and I seem to get a nice combination of power and spin with it.

Plus, it's real cheap and pretty durable.

 

[racquetreligion]

I dusted out the R22 out recently put some red code 17g at 52 lbs and the 52 flex rating is like butter, able to take balls on the rise and crazy power angled returns. Its a very soft cheap to buy stick these days. Absolute depth control approaches then magical for volleys. You can almost hold the ball then release it not to mention more slice than a sushi chef and easy access to topspin. Its 364gsm and easy to play smoothly without injuries unlike modern featherweights of today.

 

[DustinW]

YTex Quadro Twist

 

[Irvin]

A string that works for one person may not work well for another and the same goes for tensions. You should experiment with different strings and tension and not put so much faith in (string) 'blind dates.' Use something like the TWU - String Friction ranking. A simple Google search will find it. Look for soft strings (easier on the body parts) with high energy return (power.) if a string is too soft or powerful you can change to another string. When you find something you like you can fine tune by changing tension.

 

[rectoralex]

YTex Quadro Twist

Agreed. This string has a massive amount of spin, and if you can hit through a ball, arm-friendly.

 

[rallyguy]

I have a couple of R22s that I should break out and hit with. Couldn't agree more on some of your comments. Helps get me back to fundamentals and what I loved about tennis. Although I can't serve too well with them or crank out a spinner forehead they are indeed like butter.

Currently playing with a Wilson 95s, just longing for more touch and feel.