switching from multfilament to poly?!
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Shroud
G.O.A.T.
Probably not. But can you go up in tension on the multis? Where are you now?
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
Which multi? Which racket?
There are some slippery multis that will help your spin potential like Velocity. But poly shouldn't be used solely as a way to keep the ball in the court. Even a pro could keep a ball in with a mulit with their racket head speed. They'd complain of broken strings more than balls going out.
Technique will help the most but if you are breaking strings and bashing balls long then moving on to poly is probably in your future.
There are some slippery multis that will help your spin potential like Velocity. But poly shouldn't be used solely as a way to keep the ball in the court. Even a pro could keep a ball in with a mulit with their racket head speed. They'd complain of broken strings more than balls going out.
Technique will help the most but if you are breaking strings and bashing balls long then moving on to poly is probably in your future.
eelhc
Hall of Fame
Also how often do you restring?
For any string... even natural gut, the longer you go on the string job, the further the ball will fly.
If poly is in the future... be prepared to buy a stringing machine.
Shroud
G.O.A.T.
Try going up a couple of lbs higher in tension.
JustTennis76
Hall of Fame
Before switching to a poly, you can try bumping the tension of your multi by a few pounds and also try a thicker gauge of the same string which will help with control. The other option you can do from a full multi to full poly which could be extreme is try the same multi you are using and put a poly in the crosses for a similar control and similar feel you are used to.
which hybrid would you recommend for agressive baseliner
JustTennis76
Hall of Fame
You can put any smooth poly un the crosses to go with excel mains. If you are loyal to babolat brand, you can try the regular pro hurricane. My favorite crosses I have tried so far are Gosen Polylon, prince tour XR but your options are endless.
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
Tonic/4G
But that's not a cheap set up, lol.
Multi mains with poly crosses generally breaks very quickly especially in spin frames like the Pure Aero.
You might be better off with a soft poly main and multi crosses. Something like Lux Element paired with Excel (or a cheaper multi like velocity)
JustTennis76
Hall of Fame
I haven't tried Luxilon Alu Power 16L. it gets pricey. Your mentioned your primary purpose is control. So, shoot for a 16G poly or even a 15L poly to give some control. Look at the Prince polys - Tour XC, XP, XR - they have some 15L, 16, 16L, etc that are round that should give you some nice control. Look for Isospeed Baseline line of strings. They are very cheap but play nothing like cheap if you put in the crosses. These are the polys I have tried and they worked well as a cross for me but there could be others too that will work well, someone can make recommendation on other brands. don't waste your money on luxilon.
letstakeourshirtsoff
Professional
if you stay with multis, your stringer will get the $$$
if you switch to polys, your doctor will get the $$$
your choice
if you switch to polys, your doctor will get the $$$
your choice
fuzz nation
G.O.A.T.
I'm not wild about multifiber in general because is seems to steadily degrade as it's played - it seems to progressively loosen up. If I want to have some firmness and control with it after a few hours, that means that I need to install it at a higher initial tension, but that defeats its softness and it can also fray more quickly at higher tension. It's a good option when string bed softness is a high priority, but the premium multis are rather expensive.
Synthetic gut is a good bridge between softer multis and stiffer polys. While it's not terribly exotic stuff, it offers moderate softness, but doesn't turn to mush like multi can after some use. It's tension maintenance over its service life is usually pretty decent. At least for me, that means that it will give me better feel and control through several outings. If you want a bump in control, this could be an easy option to live with and it should cost you less, even if you keep restringing every 15 hours.
You'd probably be fine using a syn. gut at the same gauge and tension as the multi you're using now. It will likely feel a little more firm and "crisp" compared with your multi, but not harsh as long as you don't increase tension by more than a couple pounds.
Jumping from multi into poly is a substantial move. I don't recommend it without trying syn. gut first. But if you do dive into the poly options, I'd say try a hybrid that includes a relatively light gauge poly main (maybe 1.20mm) and a 16 ga. syn. gut cross. This setup has been very well received among the local sluggers like yourself who have me string their gear. I've been coaching a local high school team for several years, so I eventually took up with stringing, too.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
I'm with Shroud. Stick to the multi. Bump the tension up to 60#.
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
Isn’t this all the circle life in tennis. Young player starts out with multi or syn gut, develops game, craves more control and topspin, switches to poly, loves the performance for a few years, starts to get arm injuries, tries hybrids, still doesn’t get better and finally switches back to multi, starts playing doubles only then eventually pickle ball then death and on to the great tennis court in the sky.
It’s a road well travelled.
It’s a road well travelled.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
Isn’t this all the circle life in tennis. Young player starts out with multi or syn gut, develops game, craves more control and topspin, switches to poly, loves the performance for a few years, starts to get arm injuries, tries hybrids, still doesn’t get better and finally switches back to multi, starts playing doubles only then eventually pickle ball then death and on to the great tennis court in the sky.
Seems that way, doesn't it.
dct693
Semi-Pro
I didn't see anyone else...but why are your shots going out? You say you hit harder, but is it that you (a) put lots of topspin on the ball already but the ball gets too much oomph from the racquet to stay in the court, (b) are hitting the ball with an open racquet face and "skying" it, (c) not skying it but not putting adequate topspin on it, (d) not hitting with any spin and hoping poly will magically give you spin, (e) some combination of the previous?
letstakeourshirtsoff
Professional
i hope pickle ball isn't required to make it to the great court in the sky
