TWU: Please measure Head Velocity 16's specs?

[Brando]

Dear Professor Lindsey,

I can't imagine how busy you must be, and I have such respect for your groundbreaking work, much of which I've read (my favorite being How Tennis Strings "Go Dead — Part 1"). So I get what a pain in the p'toot such requests must be. But I'm hoping you can solve a longstanding mystery...

Head Velocity MLT 16 gauge is such a popular string that the Head Velocity | Talk Tennis thread is 71 pages long. Meanwhile TWU's Compare Strings Tool and String Performance Database only show specs for the 17 gauge. More, TWU reports its stiffness (153) as identical to that listed for the 16 gauge (1.30) as reported in RSi’s String Selector 2016 [see line 15 in the list].

This has resulted in multiple debates about whether TWU's specs are truly for the 17, or if the 16 gauge specs were mistakenly listed as '17 gauge.' So I ask, on behalf of hundreds of interested TT players and enthusiasts, is there any way you or one of your techs could possibly measure Velocity MLT 16 gauge strings and add that data to TWU's vast database?

Just another grateful acolyte,
Brando

 

[CornelMc]

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Yes, please.

 

[TW Staff]

I will pass along your request to the TW Professor.

Thanks,
Brittany, TW

 

[Brando]

So sweet of you, Brittany! I don't take it for granted that this measurement will happen. It's just nice to know that he knows there's interest out there.

 

[AdrianS]

Not sure you've got an answer

Use this @62# reference:
Stiff Tension loss(#)
MLT 17 137 15.5
MLT 16 153 14.89

 

[Klitz]

I will pass along your request to the TW Professor.

Thanks,
Brittany, TW

I don't think it has been updated?

 

[austintennis2005]

Why would anyone care about velocity lol

 

[Brando]

Not sure you've got an answer

Use this @62# reference:
Stiff Tension loss(#)
MLT 17 137 15.5
MLT 16 153 14.89

No @AdrianS, we haven't gotten an answer, so thanks for weighing in. Those look like the figures reported in RSi’s String Selector 2016, as mentioned in my OP. Is RSi indeed your source? And if so, do you have any insight into their accuracy? (I'm not doubting them; I hope only to rely on them.)

 

[AdrianS]

No @AdrianS, we haven't gotten an answer, so thanks for weighing in. Those look like the figures reported in RSi’s String Selector 2016, as mentioned in my OP. Is RSi indeed your source? And if so, do you have any insight into their accuracy? (I'm not doubting them; I hope only to rely on them.)

Additional info::
17 ga

https://www.stringforum.net/ratings.php?sdnr=5638&fstatus=0

16 ga

https://www.stringforum.net/ratings.php?sdnr=5639&fstatus=0

Head Velocity MLT Natural 130​

Multifilament/Synthetic

Head

Test published on 04/01/2018
Head Velocity MLT Natural 130 is a multifilament/synthetic with round shape and composition based on polyamide.
The average static stiffness is 0.73 kg/mm.
Tension holding Stability
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Head Velocity MLT Natural 125​

Multifilament/Synthetic

Head

Test published on 04/10/2019
Head Velocity MLT Natural 125 is a multifilament/synthetic with round shape and composition based on polyamide.
The avarege static stiffness is 0.75 kg/mm.
Tension holding

 

[Shaolin]

Why would anyone care about velocity lol

Because it's a great string.

 

[Brando]

Additional info::
17 ga

https://www.stringforum.net/ratings.php?sdnr=5638&fstatus=0

16 ga

https://www.stringforum.net/ratings.php?sdnr=5639&fstatus=0

Head Velocity MLT Natural 130​

Multifilament/Synthetic

Head

Test published on 04/01/2018
Head Velocity MLT Natural 130 is a multifilament/synthetic with round shape and composition based on polyamide.
The average static stiffness is 0.73 kg/mm.
Tension holding Stability
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Head Velocity MLT Natural 125​

Multifilament/Synthetic

Head

Test published on 04/10/2019
Head Velocity MLT Natural 125 is a multifilament/synthetic with round shape and composition based on polyamide.
The avarege static stiffness is 0.75 kg/mm.
Tension holding

That's great, @AdrianS! Funny thing: my browser blocks StringForum as dangerous. I've tried several settings workarounds to get there, but still it's a no-go. More are my thanks for posting the intel here!