Tennis Warehouse Playtest: Solinco Hyper Mach-BD 1.20

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Solinco Hyper Mach-BD
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The application period is closed. Selected playtesters will be notified by Tuesday May 20

DEADLINE FOR POSTING REVIEW: JULY 7
Failure to post a review will result in removal from TW playtest program

Include the following in your review:
Tennis experience/background:
Current string preference(s):
What racquet did you use for this playtest?
Playtest setup: what string did you use for mains/crosses?
Tension(s) used for playtest?
Power/Control of test string?
Feel (Stiff? Mushy? Muted? Crisp? Comfortable?)
Spin?
Playability duration?
Tension & installation Recommendations. Would you tension it differently next time? Would you switch up mains/crosses? Explain.
List any additional thoughts (optional)​
 
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As a big solinco guy and a big hybrid user, would be interested in trying this one out. Used mach-10 in a hybrid with tour bite round and would be interested to see how this one pans out!
 
I have been a hyper G user and stringer for awhile and such a hybrid would be very interesting to write a review on. I have a friend that plays full bed hyper G exclusively, his thoughts would be interesting....
 
This is perfect. I just said yesterday that M10 needs to be crossed with something more controlled. Plus the BD branding is super cool!
Recoveringhobo said:
Also not on the playtest but I tested 1.20 at 50lbs on a Blade 16x19. I love the soft feeling - CloudForm is an apt name for the chemical formula. Spin is ok but not as good as Hyper G, HGR, or Confidential. Power was a little too much for me though. I started losing confidence in my forehand after hitting long. Previously, I've been playing with Restring Zero 1.23 for the last two months and found better control and confidence with Zero. I don't think I would want to play a match with M10 right now whereas I could with RZ.

I'm going to try crossing M10 with a firmer cross string and see how that goes. Probably MSV Bussard or Zero.
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Really enjoying the Volkl V-square play test and looking forward to posting my review on that (maybe even with a little play video included). Hope to get lucky and be in this one as well!
 
TW Staff said:
Attention Talk Tennis Members:

We have a limited number of Solinco Hyper Mach-BD 1.20 hybrid strings for a playtest. This playtest is for USA TTW members only.

If you would like to apply for this playtest, please email discussadmin@tennis-warehouse.com with the following info exactly as laid out below. Please only provide the requested information (no extraneous comments, impromptu resumes, etc).

Email Subject: Hyper Mach BD
Name:
Mailing Address (one line):
TT Username:
Email:

We have a very limited quantity of strings to playtest. We select playtesters based on several factors, including TTW contributions in the string forum.

To participate and remain in good standing for future playtests, you must post your findings in this thread by the deadline.

DEADLINE FOR POSTING REVIEW: check here if selected.

Include the following in your review:
  • Tennis experience/backgroundl:
  • Current string preference(s):
  • What racquet did you use for this playtest?
  • Playtest setup: what string did you use for mains/crosses?
  • Tension(s) used for playtest?
  • Power/Control of test string?
  • Feel (Stiff? Mushy? Muted? Crisp? Comfortable?)
  • Spin?
  • Playability duration?
  • Tension & installation Recommendations. Would you tension it differently next time? Would you switch up mains/crosses? Explain.
  • List any additional thoughts (optional)
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is this Hyper G and Mach 10 hybrid ? or is this just brand new string ?
 
Dunlop300g said:
I'm wondering also if anyone knows of this new pink one;
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Confidential Soft. I think its the second variation of the pink string Solinco is working on. Was confidential pink, then became soft. I just got a set of soft and will see how it goes this week. First impressions match @the_faceless_player:

Solinco Confidential, but more arm friendly

I currently use Solinco whiteout 18x20 with a full bed of confidential 17g @ 47 lbs. It worked almost perfect for me, except after playing 3 months (mostly weekends) with this combination, I started to feel arm issues. Currently evaluating different solutions: 1) Lower the tension 2) Try...
tt.tennis-warehouse.com tt.tennis-warehouse.com
 
Looks interesting; I'm finishing up my own string test in a Solinco Whiteout 305 V2 camo with Solinco Mach 10 mains @52 and HyperG Round Crosses @ 50. (both 1.25). It's little over a month and it's ready to get cut out very soon. Quite an excellent combo. I enjoyed a lot of excellent playtime with this setup.
 
Dunlop300g said:
I'm wondering also if anyone knows of this new pink one; got a glimpse of it yesterday on @dr. godmode TennCom YouTube video on Top 100 polys; excellent video btw. TennCom
This is a great video to watch if you're a string evaluator.
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I already had some discussion with TennCom on some of my disagreements with his analysis. But yea he is in Canada, and sometimes the weather and surrounding conditions play a big part in how a string feels. I infact am familiar with most of the strings in this video, and I have a lot of disagreements on where he places some of those strings. But of course I am in the sunny south west
 
I'm sitting this one out- I already have a ton of M10/HGR, but I'm excited for other people to be able to try it! I'll wait until the reviews to start coming in before I really comment on this one, but anyone who is selected should be excited. This combo is awesome!
 
Hi, I would definitely love to participate in the playtest. Have been playing with Mach 10, 1.20 in my Tfight 305s and 300s in a full bed and would love to try the M10/HGR hybrid
 
Yeah, I threw my name in but not sure if I'll get selected.

I did have half a set of Mach-10 and regular Hyper-G, so I'm giving that a go later tonight.
 
Got the email! Much thanks to TW! Will be able to give good review against much of solinco’s most popular offerings as a tour bite/tour bite round user and someone who’s also tried out Mach 10 and mach10/tour bite round hybrid.
 
Got in, as a lover of thin poly, I'm excited.
Also the hyperg/hyperg round 1.20 combo was superb.

I also have a homecooked hybrid dreamed up to string up at the same time as a direct comparison.
 
I did play M10 1.25 in full bed. It would be great to compare to this 1.20 hybrid. Fingers crossed :)
 
It's on the stringing machine now; UPS got here a bit late, ... bummer I have to go out and play in 30 minutes so it's going; so cool they included another stringlet; have to give that one to another Tennis GF tonight so she can use it for good luck in an upcoming tournament in Berkeley where she's playing mixed with her son! That should be a lot of fun for them; we're practicing with them tonight in a few mins. Strings should be in tomorrow once I get back I may do it up or in the morning. It's all good! So excited for the 1.20 Hyper Mach BD stringtest!!
 
Got this one strung up this morning; playing one of the young guns at the club today; really nice kid that's attending UCD; his mom is a USTA 5.0 player; she's a former D1 player for UTEP; so he's from "good tennis stock". Great helping out and watching kids like this develop into very good players; he's getting ready to play a tournament with his mom next weekend in Berkeley (mother and son mixed dubs) and he's also playing USTA 4.0 for our club. Anyhow here's the new string job and it is going to get a workout today.

https://imgur.com/a/UvPWoZX

Hitting session with the "young gun" went pretty well. He hits a really heavy penetrating topspin forehand; a very hard flat first serve and has a nice kicker for his second. So set went 6-2 to him which was fine and he won the follow up 10 pt breaker 10-5. It was fun trying out this string combo; it performed well; I tried to hit a lot of slice back hands to his forehand side to keep the ball low and this string setup worked really well for that; it was also great for serving spin serves; also felt like I got good penetration (which was somewhat rare in this match) off of my forehand; the returns off his second serve were also good; I didn't have much chance but I did get in a few returns blocking back his first serve. All in all the string bed lost about 5 lbs. down to 47 from 52 (rounding off a bit) from the tennis tension app. from stringing it this morning to playing at 4:30 pm; just got back so I thought I'd log the results. This is a very good string setup. I'd say the control with this Solinco Whiteout V2 and this string setup is pretty good and well above average; I was on the defensive this whole time but I felt like I could still hang in there and play some good points.

This string is a breeze to string so no issues whatsoever.
 
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Thanks, TW! I received my set over the weekend and strung it up on my Wilson Ultra Pro v4 (16x19) with Mach-10 mains at 48 lbs and HGR crosses at 46 lbs. I took it out for a hitting session on Monday, and wow—Solinco Hyper Mach-BD delivers! Spin was impressive and effortless with this Mach-10/Hyper G Round hybrid. I had a lots of fun arcing the ball over the net and challenging my hitting partner. The windy conditions today made spin control even more valuable, and I had little trouble keeping the ball in play. Adjusting for the wind requires hitting the ball at certain angles - adding power when hitting against it and easing off when hitting with it - overall, control was excellent. The strings felt comfortable from the start, with no break-in period needed. I can't wait to get back on the courts to see how they continue to perform.

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I got in as well, and will post my review by 7/7, but interested to see how people are stringing this one up. Seems like most are doing Mach 10 mains and HGR Crosses, but I may go the other way.
 
Yeah, gave this stringlet to a tennis GF; she seemed unimpressed so I sort of regretted it afterwards. So no biggie; she can always hang it on her Christmas tree or something ...
 
Dunlop300g said:
Yeah, gave this stringlet to a tennis GF; she seemed unimpressed so I sort of regretted it afterwards. So no biggie; she can always hang it on her Christmas tree or something ...
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HAHAHA i personally was not to fond of them either...but in this case it may work as a Christmas wreath for the dog house
 
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