I enjoyed it when i had the opportunity to be on both the Mach-10 and the mach10/hyper-g round hybrid playtest. Like you, my arm has been receiving pain once the string lost it freshness. Both times i playtest with mach10, I cut it out after like two weeks. I’m thinking of stringing mach10 with an ATW one-piece method to see whether the tension loss or the string characteristic is the cause. Still a good string nonetheless.
This playtest converted me. Bought a reel, have been using it in my mains.
This playtest converted me to TB/TBR 1.25. Have almost gone through my 2nd reel of TBR.
TB/TBR is the way to go. all my rackets start off with this setup.
How do you convert if you have already been converted?
Whiteout V2. I have been adding TBR as a cross. Maybe it seems like I need to try TB/TBR soon, but M10 is great for simple rec players like me.
Good pointHow do you convert if you have already been converted?
Mach-10, hyper g round, and tour bite round. I might mess with another mach 10 blend in a second frame, but probably unnecessary at this time. I liked the HGR but TBR added a touch more stiffness and better feel for me. I thought to try Sync, but it would be unnecessary and I like the full Solinco bed quite a bit.
I’ve tried Mach-10, Hyper-G Soft, and Pure Rush shaped crosses, and Hyper-G Round, Razor Soft, and Outlast round crosses. Mach-10 and HGR are my preferred crosses, with Outlast close behind (it seems there’s a Solinco synergy thing going on…they all just work nicely together).
Like @thenewbig3 said, just go with your regular tension.
For me, full bed M10 provides a bit more spin and power, and a softer/more comfortable feel. HGR has a slightly lower launch angle, more consistent penetration, a bit more control, and nicer playability around the net.
So what is the longest that a poly has worked for you before becoming too unbearable?
15-16 playable hours is about the max I've gotten.
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i got to try the 18 G strung at 52 lbs. VEry very interesting experience,, not what i expected. i thoguht i was going to have ton of Trampoline effect but i didn't .. sure,, launch angle was higher but not crazy high,, i could control it. I did get better feel from the string but i didn't really have that added power i expected from thinner gauge.
Besides the launch angle, did the 18G offer anything exceptional feel compared to the 17G?
felt like i had slightly better feel and better spin with 18G. surprisingly power was about the same. I was playing with that Rock hard penn Marathon ball so it probably wasn't as good of play test. you have to use the US open ball to get the best experience with these and true feel.
18g offers a much shorter lifespan. Bagged out on me in about 2 hours in the WO v2.
what does bagged out mean ?
Loss of tension where the string no longer snaps back. Loss of elasticity where hitting the ball is uncomfortable, harsh and jarring like driving over bumps in a car with worn out shocks. 18g stopped snapping back within the first 30 mins. By 90 mins, I felt the harshness. The thinnest I generally go is 1.25.
On average, how many hours do multis last you before breakage? (you play multis until breakage, right?)
5-6hrs for 1.30
They’re wildly different strings imo. If you’re happy with Condidential I’d stick with it.
Confidential is more control oriented and it feels like the trajectory is more linear. M10 has better feel and more power so if you find yourself wanting more of that it could be worth trying a set. The "hyper-mach" hybrid with the hyper-g round on the crosses does tame the power in a good way if you feel that M10 by itself is too powerful for your liking. I think the hybrid is also an excellent middle of the road set up choice if you're not fully convinced on going full shaped or full round or hit semi-western and like to flatten out more often than not.
My son was a Conf. 17 user that switched to M10 16L and then decided to hybrid the two. More recently, he switched his hybrid setup to TB17 mains, crossed with M10 16L, 52/52. Loving that so far.
He previously had the Mach10 in the mains but felt he wasnt getting enough access to spin that way so tried TB in the mains with the Mach in the crosses, his idea being he could get the legendary TB spin potential with the Mach taking the edge off of the TB harshness that has caused him issues in the past. So far, so good with this combo.
M10 and Alpha are very comparable imo. This is oversimplifying a bit but with Alpha you’re exchanging a little classic Solinco spin for classic Grapplesnake feel. M10 is great but Alpha is a goated string for me.
Cannot agree more, Alpha is more like Lynx Tour for me while Mach10 is a bit muted
I believe he uses natural gut in the crossesI was play testing the Mach 10 full bed in hot weather last friday and i will have to say,, for some reason these Solico Polys tend to become bit unpredictable in the string bed. Even Mach 10 this was true, i had shots launch deep on me ,, normally it doesn't happen with RPM blast.
I think there is reason why Jenson Brooksby does the Hybrid and not full bed mach 10. Not sure it is because of this issue of balls flying on you when in hot weather. What does he Hybrid with ? maybe i should try his setup ?
LOL,, i definitely can't afford that. That is power setup,, not sure why he is choosing to go that route. but control wise, it should be very good since Gut will actually make the string bed more plush and more controllable
Not recommending anything as it is a personal choice, but my kid is playing Tour Bite 17 in the mains and Mach10 16L in the crosses, kind of for the same reasons you are talking about. He likes the crispness and firmness of the TB, but the TB is too much on his shoulder to go full bed with it. He found that the M10 mains takes most of the harshness out of the TB while retaining what he likes about the TB.
i wonder what would happen if you put Confidential in the mains and Mach 10 in the crosses ??
go back... I'm 99% sure it's written somewhere
Someone will try -
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