my experimentation
you have some of the strings I have experimented on....posted on the racket dept.:
I originally hit with some 100% poly like pro hurricane, sensation, etc...and hated that every 3-4 tennis session, I would break my strings regardless it was 50, 55 or 50# string tension. I started using Lux big Banger original and alu rough and the string breaking was extended to a 1.5-2week tennis playability. In other words, the lux would loosen its tension and break afterwards. The feeling I had at that time was that lux was a bit stiff and felt like hitting a brick with very little ball sensation.
Then I invested on a stringer because it would be cheaper for me to string my own rackets and have the convenience to do some string experimentation. Then, I tried to hybrid the lux alu rough with some of the poly that Ive played in the past (pro hurricane, sensation, etc...) and felt it was just OK. It had more ball sensation as compared to 100% lux original or rough version.
Although my APDs had always been stock weight...it never gave me thought to add weights since i was happy with head racket speed due to its lightness and on the contrary, was afraid that adding 8-12grams of lead would drastically slow the swing momentum and would create leas spin inertia as end result.
A few weeks ago, I bought Cyberflash 1.25mm (17) since i wanted more bite on the ball and didnt care if i would end up breaking strings since i have a stringer. I have also came accross some really excellent comments and the 720ft reel was so cheap! I used cyberflash 17 for my cross and lux 16L alu rough for my main. then i also added 9.5grams on the 10 and 2oclock position on the head +2.5grams on the butt. The tension for the main lux was 53# and cross cyberflash at 55#.
At the same time, I saw some comments from players on the board that the weight had improved their game BUT had caused them some pain on the elbows and wrists! So, I was hesitatant.
After 2 weeks of playing with this set-up, I actually felt the ball was a lot deeper, more control due to the softness of the cross cyber flash. The ball also had more thrust, which gives the ball and additional 3-4feet bounce than my previous string set-up! The strings also hardly moved which hardly required any re-adjustment for maintaning string pattern. the cyberflash had caused a "pop" rather than a "thud" with 100% big banger or big banger hybrid with some other poly. This string combo also felt very little effort which cause the ball to recoil back to the oponent with ease. Because of the 9.5grams of added weight near the head, I had also observed that my served had more punch! But the best part of it is that it never gave me a slight issue with my wrists and or elbow (maybe because i cross weight training exercises).
