Stiffest deadest lowest powered poly

[Shroud]

is it still 4g??

 

[CopolyX]

Dymanic Strigbed Stiffness @ 51 Lbs
L-Tec Premium Pro OS 16L - 253
Luxilon 4G 16L (1.25) - 259
Babolat Revenge 16 - 276
Babolat RPM Team 16 Black - 280
Luxilon 4G 16 (1.30) - 287
Luxilon 4G S 15 - 314

Dymanic Strungbed Stiffness @ 62 Lbs
L-Tec Premium Pro OS 16L - 270
Luxilon 4G 16L (1.25) - 273
Babolat RPM Team 16 Black - 293
Luxilon 4G 16 (1.30) - 306
Babolat Revenge 16 - 306
Luxilon 4G S 15 - 320

To increase the stiffness & deadness naturally to any copoly:
Start with a good stiff string
Pre-Stretch it
Crank the Tension up over 60 plus
Expect it not to last very long
Monitor you arms

 

[brianb76]

Solinco Barb Wire

 

[tlm]

I would give big banger original a try it is very low powered.

 

[bobombom]

Still 4g..overpriced and overrated

 

[Wldarsp]

I'm going through this same debate right now also. I LOVE Lux 4G 16, but don't like the price and feel like it have enough spin, even in my Burn 100S.

I'd also add to your list:
- Solinco Tour Bite 16 (I liked the 16L better than 16 which I liked better than the 15L, but this may be personal preference)
- Volkl V-Pro 16
- Kirshbaum Max Power 16
- Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour (Doesn't have a high stiffness rating, but the dead "Swing as big as you want" feel)
- Tecnifibre Black Code 4S 16
- Tecnifibre Black Code 16
- Tier One Black Knight 16

 

[QuadCam]

The stiffest and deadest I've played with was:

WeissCannon Blue Rock N Power.

So stiff... So dead..... So awful! I think the string had rigor mortis.... That's the level of dead and stiff I'm talking about.

 

[Doc Hollidae]

Gosen Polyon.

 

[Shroud]

I would give big banger original a try it is very low powered.

If thats by lux then i tried that and yeah its good and can be strung tight

 

[Shroud]

Gosen Polyon.

Thanks. Pretty sure i tried that. It was good but not as dead as i want.

 

[Shroud]

The stiffest and deadest I've played with was:

WeissCannon Blue Rock N Power.

So stiff... So dead..... So awful! I think the string had rigor mortis.... That's the level of dead and stiff I'm talking about.

Thats what i am talking about. Like their mosquitobite so probably give it a try

 

[Shroud]

I'm going through this same debate right now also. I LOVE Lux 4G 16, but don't like the price and feel like it have enough spin, even in my Burn 100S.

I'd also add to your list:
- Solinco Tour Bite 16 (I liked the 16L better than 16 which I liked better than the 15L, but this may be personal preference)
- Volkl V-Pro 16
- Kirshbaum Max Power 16
- Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour (Doesn't have a high stiffness rating, but the dead "Swing as big as you want" feel)
- Tecnifibre Black Code 4S 16
- Tecnifibre Black Code 16
- Tier One Black Knight 16

Thanks. I may try some of that list. I actually have some black code i can try and maybe the volk. Have to check. I have my poly labeled by stiffness and iirc the volkl i i have is towards the back ao its softer

 

[Shroud]

Solinco Barb Wire

Sounds stiff

 

[Shroud]

Dymanic Strigbed Stiffness @ 51 Lbs
L-Tec Premium Pro OS 16L - 253
Luxilon 4G 16L (1.25) - 259
Babolat Revenge 16 - 276
Babolat RPM Team 16 Black - 280
Luxilon 4G 16 (1.30) - 287
Luxilon 4G S 15 - 314

Dymanic Strungbed Stiffness @ 62 Lbs
L-Tec Premium Pro OS 16L - 270
Luxilon 4G 16L (1.25) - 273
Babolat RPM Team 16 Black - 293
Luxilon 4G 16 (1.30) - 306
Babolat Revenge 16 - 306
Luxilon 4G S 15 - 320

To increase the stiffness & deadness naturally to any copoly:
Start with a good stiff string
Pre-Stretch it
Crank the Tension up over 60 plus
Expect it not to last very long
Monitor you arms

Thanks. So 4g is still the stiffest. Probably why i like it

 

[SteveI]

Thanks. I may try some of that list. I actually have some black code i can try and maybe the volk. Have to check. I have my poly labeled by stiffness and iirc the volkl i i have is towards the back ao its softer

What is more dead than Kevlar at 86 lbs???

 

[Shroud]

What is more dead than Kevlar at 86 lbs???

My arm

Actually full kevlar is the best but there is no snapback so i need a poly cross

Really all you launch angle skeptics, string full kevlar at 86lbs and be converted

 

[Faris]

4g at high tensions...that sucker is stiff AF in my experience...

 

[Shaolin]

is it still 4g??

I know exactly what you need because I used it for years in the early 2000s. Babolat Polymono 16, I think its also called Duralast.

Not sure if they make it anymore but it literally doesn't get deader than this. There is zero life in it.

If its too lively for you then you need to switch to a wood racquet

 

[SteveI]

I know exactly what you need because I used it for years in the early 2000s. Babolat Polymono 16, I think its also called Duralast.

Not sure if they make it anymore but it literally doesn't get deader than this. There is zero life in it.

If its too lively for you then you need to switch to a wood racquet

Pickle Ball Racket???

 

[ByeByePoly]

They say poly is like Vampires ... the sun kills it. Why don't you get a reel of poly and leave it outside.

 

[Shaolin]

Pickle Ball Racket???

Lol exactly.

Anyway this is the exact stuff. Deader than Kevlar strung at 82 and left in the trunk of a car for a Minnesota winter.

I think they also use it for weed wackers and law enforcement wrist restraints haha.

 

[ChaelAZ]

Lol exactly.

Anyway this is the exact stuff. Deader than Kevlar strung at 82 and left in the trunk of a car for a Minnesota winter.

I think they also use it for weed wackers and law enforcement wrist restraints haha.

I did that kevlar string on a Prince racquet when I started playing, trying to get more durability, but what I got was tennis elbow in a week.


Probably posting from the court between sets.

 

[CopolyX]

What is more dead than Kevlar at 86 lbs???

Kevlar at 87 lbs....

 

[Shaolin]

I did that kevlar string on a Prince racquet when I started playing, trying to get more durability, but what I got was tennis elbow in a week.


Probably posting from the court between sets.

Its an old school first gen poly but def dead or deader than kevlar. Definitely not something for most elbows.

 

[CopolyX]

Be grateful for the Mother of Kevlar.

http://www.tssbulletproof.com/bulletproof-kevlar-stephanie-kwolek-passes-legacy/

 

[brownbearfalling]

As others have mentioned material and tension are huge factors in creating a “dead” stringbed.

2 other factors to consider is gauge and string pattern or racquet. Choose the thickest gauge. Dense string pattern (18x20) is going to deaden the racquet.

 

[Shroud]

I did that kevlar string on a Prince racquet when I started playing, trying to get more durability, but what I got was tennis elbow in a week.


Probably posting from the court between sets.

Not surprised and i am betting it was syngut crosses. Long story but these days a smooth cross like poly is more arm friendly than a locked bed like kev/syngut

 

[Shroud]

As others have mentioned material and tension are huge factors in creating a “dead” stringbed.

2 other factors to consider is gauge and string pattern or racquet. Choose the thickest gauge. Dense string pattern (18x20) is going to deaden the racquet.

Man i wish there were 18/20 patterns with a 75+ ra but havent seen any. The gamma rzr 100t is pretty dense but no 18/20

 

[sbaniak]

Hey Shroud... Can you get the Topspin rackets over there?... The older CL 633 or now the Pure C1 models are 98 heads, thin beam (20 mm... I think) but somehow still have a 70 or so stiffness rating.... Oh, and they're 18x20. Not quite 75+ but with the 18x20 it's a really firm and controlled response. Pretty unique beasts with the thin beam but higher stiffness.

 

[bobombom]

Changed my mind, it's gotta be Kirschbaum Max Power 16. Played with some last night, my elbow will never be the same. Played darn well with it too, but never touching that stuff again..

 

[bobombom]

Changed my mind, it's gotta be Kirschbaum Max Power 16. Played with some last night, my elbow will never be the same. Played darn well with it too, but never touching that stuff again..

 

[Shroud]

Hey Shroud... Can you get the Topspin rackets over there?... The older CL 633 or now the Pure C1 models are 98 heads, thin beam (20 mm... I think) but somehow still have a 70 or so stiffness rating.... Oh, and they're 18x20. Not quite 75+ but with the 18x20 it's a really firm and controlled response. Pretty unique beasts with the thin beam but higher stiffness.

Cool. I havent seen them here, and TW doesnt have them

I am happy with my Gamma RZR 100T. Its a dense pattern 100” and 75 Ra. Wish it was black. Damn marketers.

 

[Shroud]

Changed my mind, it's gotta be Kirschbaum Max Power 16. Played with some last night, my elbow will never be the same. Played darn well with it too, but never touching that stuff again..

Sorry about the elbow. Is it because its cold?

 

[bobombom]

Sorry about the elbow. Is it because its cold?

Nope it's still quite nice down here in Texas. Performance was great, but it felt like I was playing with a plank of wood. My elbow isn't really dead, but stringbed was definitely not comfortable by any stretch of imagination.

 

[Shroud]

Nope it's still quite nice down here in Texas. Performance was great, but it felt like I was playing with a plank of wood. My elbow isn't really dead, but stringbed was definitely not comfortable by any stretch of imagination.

Sounds like a string i need to look at. Though i swear my buddy uses that string and i sont think he like playing with a board.

 

[TennisHound]

Kirschbaum Max Power 16. Its like a guitar string.