it might work for you. I find myself stringing lower than many by about 5 lbs. On my iPrestige and TC97 I have gut/poly at 52/48Would 16g vs touch Mains at 54 lbs and 17g blast crosses at 52 lbs be too tight on this frame? I guess I’m going to find out soon! I normally play Babolat ps po7 18x20 with the same setup at 59/57.
I see everyone stringing in the 40s on this frame and now concerned / curious.
The string job on the new tf40 I got from TW was way under tensioned. I asked for 54/52 and it was more low to mid 40s. This is the second time I have bought a frame from TW and had them string it. Each time tension way off. Will avoid their stringing service next time.it might work for you. I find myself stringing lower than many by about 5 lbs. On my iPrestige and TC97 I have gut/poly at 52/48
Yes they string racquet for free (no service fee) but it doesn’t always feel perfectly done. I once had a racquet come with stringing detail sticker and Chris Edwards name on it. That one felt very solid.The string job on the new tf40 I got from TW was way under tensioned. I asked for 54/52 and it was more low to mid 40s. This is the second time I have bought a frame from TW and had them string it. Each time tension way off. Will avoid their stringing service next time.
I ended having to get it restrung by someone else at 58/56 (VS/Rpm) which seems to be just perfect. Not sure how people are stringing this in the 40s or even low 50s. Only hit for 30 mins but the early verdict is I like it much better than the PS PO7. More feel/touch, control (with the higher tension), maybe slight drop in power but minimal. Just a plush feel frame. The recommended max tension is 55lbs but I really think 16g natural gut needs upper 50s for control.
Excited to play more with it soon.
Ever tried ice code? Really liking it, i really like the comfort and all around just good. Heard it's not the greatest for spin and I do feel that too. But just wondering how razor code white comparesTF Razor Code White 18
Actually I have. Good string overall, plays well on the TF40 I agree with you, but did not WOW me. I think the TF40 is not very string sensitive. Never tried razor codeEver tried ice code? Really liking it, i really like the comfort and all around just good. Heard it's not the greatest for spin and I do feel that too. But just wondering how razor code white compares
I've tried both Ice & Razor Code White. Ice is more comfortable and offers a lot more free power whereas Razor is really control oriented, lower powered and "stiffer". I like Ice Code a lot but given its power, I tend to string it a bit tighter, say 24 kg instead of 22/23 kg.Ever tried ice code? Really liking it, i really like the comfort and all around just good. Heard it's not the greatest for spin and I do feel that too. But just wondering how razor code white compares
I have been using the tf40 for about 2 months now.Any fb gut or gut/poly hybrid recommendations? Tensions?
Gee, so it isn't just me. I too tried mine with a full bed of Hyper-G 17 and didn't get it to gel at all.Also have tried full bed 1.20 hyper-g and full bed 1.20 Yptp but did not like either in this frame.
i've done klip 16L with ALU Power at 55/48. probably my favorite setup. second is 17g or smaller poly at 48/46. i'd be interested in trying a 17g poly at 43 and see how that plays.Any fb gut or gut/poly hybrid recommendations? Tensions?
here's my train of thought. i use full bed of 17g poly at 48/46. i usually go 5+ lbs higher when using multi/syn gut. i'm not that experienced in the nat gut world but i know its very powerful. so i bumped it up a little bit more. 55 sounded like a good starting point for me. 48 for the cross is around where the poly feels good to me. voila! 55/48. i do get weary of such a big differential but poly any higher would make it (for me) way too stiff. any lower in nat gut could make it uncontrollable.Thanks everyone!
I’m leaning towards starting with VS 16g (55 lbs), Ice Code 17g (51 lbs). @ezekiel114, I’m curious about the 7 lb tension difference between the main and cross? Can you comment on it? I think @Dartagnan64 does something similar.
What gauge on the V-square?Volkl V-square mains-52/Isospeed Cream 50 crosses, recently strung full bed of V-square at 51. Probably need to bump up to 53 next time.
for me I used 17g w ghostwire at the same gauge. strung at 45#What gauge on the V-square?
18gWhat gauge on the V-square?
Tennis Spin explained newly strung racquets lose tension very fast during the first two days. But I have to point out he used poly for demonstration, which loses tension pretty fast.The string job on the new tf40 I got from TW was way under tensioned. I asked for 54/52 and it was more low to mid 40s. This is the second time I have bought a frame from TW and had them string it. Each time tension way off. Will avoid their stringing service next time.
I ended having to get it restrung by someone else at 58/56 (VS/Rpm) which seems to be just perfect. Not sure how people are stringing this in the 40s or even low 50s. Only hit for 30 mins but the early verdict is I like it much better than the PS PO7. More feel/touch, control (with the higher tension), maybe slight drop in power but minimal. Just a plush feel frame. The recommended max tension is 55lbs but I really think 16g natural gut needs upper 50s for control.
Excited to play more with it soon.