Tension help: Full bed Luxilon ALU 16L to Hybrid Gut VS 16/Luxilon ALU 16L

[World Class Forehand]

For arm health I would like to make the switch.. Currently I play with full bed Luxilon ALU Power 16L string at 45lbs.

What tension is recommended if I switch to VS 16 in the mains and Luxilon ALU 16L in the crosses?

 

[AVSH]

Which racket? I did a similar switch on PS v13. Now do Gut at 57lbs pre stretch 10% and alu/alu rough 53-55.

 

[blai212]

there are better value strings for the cross in gut poly hybrid. ALU will probably go dead before gut breaks so you could also restring just the crosses to get maximum longevity from the gut but ALU isnt cheap either. Best to use a cross string with better playability duration and string at about 50/47 lbs

 

[AVSH]

I dont like to restring just the crosses

 

[World Class Forehand]

Which racket? I did a similar switch on PS v13. Now do Gut at 57lbs pre stretch 10% and alu/alu rough 53-55.

Head Extreme Tour

 

[StefanosWillSaveTheWorld]

I would start around 53/50. Going to to gut in the main is going to be springier and you will need to get used to that unique feel. After that, you might be able to go a little lower for the next time but i wouldnt risk going too low for the first time because you might not able to control it out of the gate and will get frustrated.

 

[AVSH]

Head Extreme Tour

I think Gut would break quicker on that compared to PS 13 due to spin grommets and nature of the racket. Id say start tight get a control and over time drop to get pocketing. But def recommend to string the Gut tight

 

[faded_lines]

I string gut/poly at 58/54 in my Yonex VCore Pro 97 310 and it’s feels amazing. I prestretch the gut by hand.

 

[Diablo XP]

I also use ALU for crosses but with Wilson or Luxilon Nat gut. I have used VS once or twice but don't like it as much. It is pricey and usually does expire before the gut breaks but I love the feel and do what I have to do. The springy nature of the gut mitigates the horrible feeling of dead ALU quite a bit though, so you can get several hours more play time out of it than you could with a full bed. Do it if you can. Plays fantastically.