The most slippery round strings on the market in 2019
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
Ashaway Kevlar/ Prince Tournament Poly is the spinniest stringbed combo I’ve ever tried. I’d recommend it if spin is all you care about.
OldschoolKIaus
Hall of Fame
Poly: I love Polystar Classic 1.25mm as smooth cross string for my SynGut/Poly hybrid.
Apart from Poly: Ashaway ZX <3
Apart from Poly: Ashaway ZX <3
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Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
Theoretically all smooth round polyesters should be pretty equal in slipperiness. The firmer ones will notch less and allow gliding longer. But also be harsher. So there's that issue.
Lux 4G, Alu Power, Kirschbaum Max Power and Pro Line II, Tier One Ghostwire, Isospeed Cream, Wilson Revolve are just some of the ones I've tried (other than Ghostwire) and they all work well as a cross string.
I'm not sure the differences would make a huge difference in performance. Personally I get the best performance from the firmer polys like 4G but they bother my arm. I get almost the same performance from Cream and it is fine on my arm.
Lux 4G, Alu Power, Kirschbaum Max Power and Pro Line II, Tier One Ghostwire, Isospeed Cream, Wilson Revolve are just some of the ones I've tried (other than Ghostwire) and they all work well as a cross string.
I'm not sure the differences would make a huge difference in performance. Personally I get the best performance from the firmer polys like 4G but they bother my arm. I get almost the same performance from Cream and it is fine on my arm.
liftordie
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1HBHfanatic
Legend
too many good ones, dont know about 2019 recent releases per say
what color racket do you have? that will narrow the suggestion field a bit
however, i do know that head.lynx "blue", just got released (in time of the release of their head instinct blue rackets),, would that be a 2019 release ???
liftordie
Hall of Fame
I'm not especially asking for 2019 releases...
I just want to know what are or still are the slipperiest strings on the market right now.
njhmusicman
Semi-Pro
Pro's Pro intense heat
SavvyStringer
Professional
Poly tour air, Gamma glide, Dunlop syngut, head syngut, Kirschbaum super smash. I'd look for something coated. If they took the formula for rpm/hurricane and produced it in a round it would be one of those.
1HBHfanatic
Legend
tecnifibre red code wax
liftordie
Hall of Fame
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JustTennis76
Hall of Fame
I have been using Prince Tour XC for my crosses with gut mains. Very good slippery string.
TripleB
Hall of Fame
This!!!
Loving the Wilson Revolve as a cross with Head Velocity MLT mains...and this coming from 10+ years of a poly main/syn cross hybrid.
Softer feel with great spin, touch, feel, control, and power!
TripleB
Pro Red code wax is my favorite. I was a long time user of Wilson Revolve crosses with Natural Gut Mains. PRCW may be a bit less slippery compared to a brand new set of revolve, but it remains more slippery over time compared to revolve. PRCW holds tension much better than revolve and has a bit more control and feedback. A bit crisper and firmer. Tonic or VS Gut mains with PRCW mains at 3 lbs lower is the ticket. Revolve is a bit softer and more muted, but loses tension too fast.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Someone else to confirm that?
RPM blast rough - this was recommended by another poster to use as a cross with natural gut and it was one of my favorite setups. Didn't really feel like the rough texture affected durability too much (for me at least), but mileage may vary depending on the player and racquet!
liftordie
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Oh yes!! I break VS Touch 16 in 3hours with Max Power Rough 17 in my Phantom Pro 100... I play only on clay with a lot of spin and slice. I have a really vicious game based only on effects. And I love tennis like this!!!
So gut is not for me, sadly.
I'm searching the slippierest round cross for a very much structured poly main.
My first test will be Ultra Cable as a main. So maybe I will try UC/PRCW!!!
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
Oh yes!! I break VS Touch 16 in 3hours with Max Power Rough 17 in my Phantom Pro 100... I play only on clay with a lot of spin and slice. I have a really vicious game based only on effects. And I love tennis like this!!!
So gut is not for me, sadly.
I'm searching the slippierest round cross for a very much structured poly main.
My first test will be Ultra Cable as a main. So maybe I will try UC/PRCW!!!
What happened to signum pro X-perience?
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
liftordie
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Reel is ending soon... And I want/need MORE SPIN.
My game is improving so fast. As my physic and spirit. And as my ranking too!!!
I play lot of tournaments (next one tomorrow) and I know that I need a more spin string to continue my progression. And I take so much pleasure when feeling the string grabbing the ball!!!! I'm a real SPIN DEMON!!!!!!!!!
I play only on clay. Also 90% of tournaments.
X-perience is a REALLY GREAT string. BUT I can't get ULTRA CABLE out of my mind.... I loved it so much in my Pure Aero but it was way too stiff!!!!
Now with my Phantom Pro 100, I can play with any poly at really low tension.
So I will try UC/PRCW pretty soon at low tension (under 18kg). It really can be THE spin from HELL that I'm searching.
More info soon...
liftordie
Hall of Fame
I am a little suspicious of the results of the TWU...
Origin 17 slick as Ultra Cable?? LOL.
Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
Origin numbers lie. It’s not a slick string at all.
So take TWU friction numbers with a grain of salt.
So take TWU friction numbers with a grain of salt.
liftordie
Hall of Fame
Exactly what I said.
Irvin
Talk Tennis Guru
Origin is round but not a poly so it should be smoother. Ultra Cable isn’t round.
Irvin
Talk Tennis Guru
Neither are square strings like Ultra Cable.
strange_doood
New User
...recommendations i got once from TW, didn't try myself though:
Wilson Revolve 16
Yonex Poly Tour Fire 16L
Tourna Black Zone 16
[...and some SHAPED polys, recommended by TW (while not recommended for hybrid setups):
Volkl Cyclone Tour 16
Diadem Solstice Power 17
Tecnifibre Black Code 4S 17]
...thinner gauges should result in less friction
i personally like the Head Lynx, as it's pretty slick and doesn't get notches that easily
...unf., the spaghetti stringing which created unpredictable spins has been forbidden thanks to Guillermo Vilas and Ion Tiriac
what's your rpm rate btw and the tensions that you use?
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strange_doood
New User
i actually thought of omitting a few crosses to reduce interstring tension and increase the spin, did anyone try that?
i think there are some racquets on the market with fewer crosses but they don't seem to function well enough as you don't see any pros using such, just Grigor Dimitrov used to play with an 18x16 string pattern as far as i remember it correctly, used 18x17 at the AUS open 2019: http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Grigor+Dimitrov/2019+Australian+Open+Day+5/qE75_z8ArgO
i think there are some racquets on the market with fewer crosses but they don't seem to function well enough as you don't see any pros using such, just Grigor Dimitrov used to play with an 18x16 string pattern as far as i remember it correctly, used 18x17 at the AUS open 2019: http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Grigor+Dimitrov/2019+Australian+Open+Day+5/qE75_z8ArgO
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Dartagnan64
G.O.A.T.
all you need to do is run your hand over Origin to realize its not nearly as slippery as polys like Cream, Proline, Revolve, etc. Ultra Cable will be smooth along its long axis but provide edges along the short axis so friction will vary based on which way strings are moving.
liftordie
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To say such nonsense is that you really do not know anything about strings... SORRY.
liftordie
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Diadem Solstice Power 17 is REALLY interesting!!! I think to try it since long time... But what about tension maintenance?? :/
Irvin
Talk Tennis Guru
The OP (you) was looking for a slippery round poly, did you change your mind? If you want a round poly don’t use a smooth square poly like ultra cable or Black Code 4S. My guess if if you knew anything about strings you would be here asking for advice.To say such nonsense is that you really do not know anything about strings... SORRY.
Irvin
Talk Tennis Guru
@liftordie and BTW I would not have suggested or even mentioned either Origin or Ultra Cable because neither are round poly strings.
liftordie
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You have not read everything... Sorry AGAIN.
liftordie
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Interesting! Did you try it?
emn8
Rookie
Irvin is a well respected poster... Your comment that he knows nothing about strings is egregious at best. Your habit of sticking a smiley/emoji after a put down doesn't make everything OK. Do yourself a favour and refrain from this practice.
Back to your question. Wilson revolve as others have mentioned, but I will throw one from left field and suggest Toalson Pro focus poly grande. Remarkable as a slick cross and maintains its snapback better than most.
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Back to your question. Wilson revolve as others have mentioned, but I will throw one from left field and suggest Toalson Pro focus poly grande. Remarkable as a slick cross and maintains its snapback better than most.
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liftordie
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strange_doood
New User
yep, it's pretty important for a rec player, that seems to be the weak point of this string acc. to TW, got a score of 60
to be changed after every 9 games https://www.tennis-warehouse.com/reviews/DSP17/DSP17review.html
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strange_doood
New User
...sorry, mixed up "reply" with "edit"...
