Tension Recommendation

[dolphinsrus]

Hi guys,
I playtested a full bed of Volk Cyclone Tour 16G on my Pure Aero @ 54M/52X. I got the feeling that it was too powerful for the first couple of matches, but the more I played with the racquet the more I liked it. It is time to re-string. Should I make any modification to my original setting or should I keep stringing at 54M/52X? As mentioned, after a week the setting was very good. Thanks for your input.

 

[ichaseballs]

try even lower tension. i always see when people are trying out low tension, they never get low enough. something about the middle-ish range does not feel good. its possible you like it better as it got looser. i string my polys in the low 40s

 

[blai212]

I like VCT 16g mains paired with 1.20mm smooth round copoly cross like YPTP/revolve/v-star/SPPP...these strings provide good tension maintenance as cross to help provide better longevity for string bed
I believe 50/48 would be good for u

 

[socallefty]

It depends on how long you were able to play with it - look at the ratio of hours you thought it was too powerful vs how long you thought it was perfect. If the hours you liked how it played is greater than the hours when you thought it was too powerful, you don‘t need to restring at a lower tension.

I hope that you didn’t think it was too powerful when the strings had the playability they were designed for and thought it was good only when the strings went dead. If so, you might get pain/soreness in the future if you keep playing with dead strings for too long. Most polys will go dead within 5-20 hours.