String Tension for Luxilon/Gut Hybrid

[ceruleance]

I realize this has been discussed ad nauseum pretty much once a day, but it would be great if a few people could post their experiences with string tension in this particular hybrid in one thread.

I am planning on strunging VS gut 17 in the mains and ALU power in the crosses this afternoon. I'm looking to find the right tension for this combo. I play with an nsix-one 95 usually strung at 58 lbs with gut or syngut.

Some things I have read before:
-Usually when hybridizing the crosses are strung a few pounds tighter
-Luxilon recommends stringing 10% lower tension than usual
-I've read somewhere (not necessarily a reliable source) that Federer gets his ALU crosses strung 1-2 lbs lower than his mains. (this would seem to make sense, because if you assume that a typical tension for a hybrid job with any other strings might be 56lbs mains/ 60 lbs crosses, then adjust 10% for luxlion to 56 lbs mains /54 crosses

SO based on my current assumptions I am planning on stringing gut at 58lbs in the mains and ALU power at 56 pounds in the crosses.

Please feel free to post your own experiences with this combo or dispute any of the assumptions that I have put forth.

 

[MWTC]

I use the head prestige fxp mid plus. Mains 62# with 17g gut and luxilon alu power rough 60#. I love it.

 

[highsierra]

I was gonna start another thread but this one is related to what I want to ask so I'll just piggyback on it here

My question is, what are the advantages of stringing poly in the crosses in a hybrid job? I know Fed and some other pros have their rackets strung with poly in the crosses. I thought the main reason of using poly is that it gives more spin and durability. Putting poly in the crosses doesn't give any of these benefits since the mains have more to do with spins and break a lot more often. In addition, given that poly is much less elastic and crosses are shorter than mains, whatever the feel and playability of gut/syn gut in the mains wouldn't even come into play as the crosses would stop the ball and bounce it back before the mains are impacted to the full potential.

Anyway, I'm not critizing or anything, just have a curious mind and may try poly in the crosses myself if there are good reasons.

 

[MWTC]

I was gonna start another thread but this one is related to what I want to ask so I'll just piggyback on it here

My question is, what are the advantages of stringing poly in the crosses in a hybrid job? I know Fed and some other pros have their rackets strung with poly in the crosses. I thought the main reason of using poly is that it gives more spin and durability. Putting poly in the crosses doesn't give any of these benefits since the mains have more to do with spins and break a lot more often. In addition, given that poly is much less elastic and crosses are shorter than mains, whatever the feel and playability of gut/syn gut in the mains wouldn't even come into play as the crosses would stop the ball and bounce it back before the mains are impacted to the full potential.

Anyway, I'm not critizing or anything, just have a curious mind and may try poly in the crosses myself if there are good reasons.

The gut in the mains feels much better than on the crosses in my experience. I tried the roddick set up, crosses with gut and hurricane in the mains, felt to stiff and not as good feel to me. Love the Safin and Federer set up, mains with gut and luxilon alu power rough in the crosses. Try it you will like it.

 

[jackofromalsager]

your just like me ive had that combo. i wouold have 59lbs for the big banger and 58lbs for the nat gut that was a great combo but they broke ver easy

 

[thomas martinez]

First off, if this is your first time trying out something new, keep the same tension. Change one thing at a time, keep variables down to a minimum. Second, when Marat played a ALU-Rough/Gut hybrid, gut was in the cross, not the main. Most players use the monofilament in the main, and gut in the cross. Federer and Ancic are the two odd men out on this one off the top of my head.