galapagos
Semi-Pro
Brief introduction:
I am a self-rated highly competitive 5.0 / 5.5 lvl guy who participates in many local tournaments. My main stick now is Angell TC95 16x19.
Game style/mindset: Grinder ? Counter-puncher ? I get best match results when I focus on CONSISTENCY and ACCURACY. Think Djokovic or Murray…. So I need a string with great depth/height control and very consistent response. Sometimes I unlock my inner Verdasco (love this guy!) and Rublev (skinny but oh boy his pure power on forehand)
total number of strings: 39
Group A (round profile):
1. Tecnifibre Ice Code 1.30 (click) (rating: 6.9 / 10)
2. Luxilon Original 1.30 (click) : stiffness 213 - energy return 85% - spin potential 4.8 (rating: 7.3 / 10)
3. Luxilon Alu Power Rough 1.30 (ranking TBD)
4. Luxilon Alu Power 1.30 (and 1.25) (click)(rating 7.2 / 10)
5. Mayami Hit Pro 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) (rating 7.3 / 10)
6. Dyreex Super Tour 1.30 (click) (rating: 6.2 / 10)
7. Yonex Poly Tour pro 1.25 (ranking TBD)
8. Tecnifibre Red Code 1.30 (ranking TBD)
9. Luxilon Adrenaline 1.30 (ranking TBD)
10. Signum Pro Firestorm 1.30 (ranking TBD)
11. Tecnifibre Razor Code 1.30 (and 1.25) (ranking TBD)
Group B (3 and 4-sided profile):
1. Solinco Confidential 1.30 (click) : stiffness 222 - energy return 89% - spin potential 6.4 (rating: 7.1 / 10)
2. Solinco Tour Bite 1.25 (click) : stiffness: 238 - energy return: 88% - spin potential: 5.9 (rating: 7.0 / 10)
3. Dyreex Cube Max 1.25 (click) (rating: 7.1 / 10)
4. Mayami Big Spin 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) (rating: 7.2 / 10) - winner
5. Solinco Hyper G 1.30 (and 1.25 and 1.20) (click) : stiffness: 219 - energy return: 89% - spin potential: 7.0 (rating: 6.3 / 10)
6. Weiss Cannon Ultra Cable 1.23 (click) : stiffness: 175 - energy return: 83% - spin potential: 11.9 (rating: 5.8 / 10)
Group C (6-sided profile):
1. Head Lynx Tour 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) : stiffness 229 - energy return 88% - spin potential 6.1 (rating: 7.2 / 10) - co-winner
2. MSV Focus Hex 1.27 (click) : stiffness 186 - energy return 85% - spin potential 8.6 (rating 6.2 / 10)
3. Dyreex Super Tour Edge 1.30 (click) (rating 6.2 /10)
4. Dyreex Hexablast 1.30 (click) (rating 6.9 / 10)
5. Mayami Tour Hex 1.23 (and 1.28-still have to try it) (click) (rating: 7.2 / 10) - co-winner
Group D (7+ sided profile):
1. Volkl Cyclone 1.30 (click) : stiffness 197 - energy return 84% - spin potential 6.2 (rating: 7.0 / 10)
2. Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30 (click) stiffness 238 - energy return 90% - spin potential NA (rating: 7.3 / 10) - winner
3. MSV Hepta Twist 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) : stiffness 189 - energy return 84% - spin potential NA (rating: 6.0 / 10)
4. Babolat RPM Blast Rough 1.30 (click) : Stiffness 210 - energy return 90% - spin potential 8.2 (rating 6.2 / 10)
5. Mayami Magic Twist 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) (rating 6.2 / 10)
6. Signum Pro Tornado 1.27 (and 1.23) (click) : Stiffness 215 - energy return 86% - spin potential 5.1 (rating 6.2 /10)
Champions Group (minimum 7/0 rating) :
1. Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30
1. Luxilon Original 1.30
1. Mayami Hit Pro 1.30
2. Mayami Big Spin 1.30
2. Head Lynx Tour 1.30
2. Mayami Tour Hex 1.23
2. Luxilon Alu Power 1.30
3. Solinco Confidential 1.30
3.Dyreex Cube Max 1.25
4. Volkl Cyclone 1.30
5. Solinco Tour Bite 1.25
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FINAL 4 - ULTIMATE STRING OF CHOICE :
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made it to my maybe list:
- Yonex Poly Tour Strike - not many reviews on TT forum but yonex players seems to like it and some even changed to it from PTP
- Tier One Black Knight ( not sure if it can offer me something more than cyclone as i kinda see it as a cyclone opponent)
- Dunlop Black Widow (not enough reviews from other ppl to encourage me)
- Luxilon 4g (probably not good enough to justify the price)
- Head Hawk ( a bit pricey and not so many positive reviews around but when the recommendation comes from @dr325i i just have to reconsider this, HEY! KARATSEV is using it so must be great hmm?)
- Head Hawk Touch (a bit pricey and not sure if this can offer me something more than the strings i already have on my list but hey! Sinner ?! Zverev ?! Barty ?! )
- Head Hawk Rough (not so many reviews)
- Luxilon Original Rough (not available in my country)
- Luxilon Adrenaline Rough (not available in my country)
- Babolat RPM Power (Thiem !!!)
- RS Lyon
I am a self-rated highly competitive 5.0 / 5.5 lvl guy who participates in many local tournaments. My main stick now is Angell TC95 16x19.
Game style/mindset: Grinder ? Counter-puncher ? I get best match results when I focus on CONSISTENCY and ACCURACY. Think Djokovic or Murray…. So I need a string with great depth/height control and very consistent response. Sometimes I unlock my inner Verdasco (love this guy!) and Rublev (skinny but oh boy his pure power on forehand)
total number of strings: 39
Group A (round profile):
1. Tecnifibre Ice Code 1.30 (click) (rating: 6.9 / 10)
2. Luxilon Original 1.30 (click) : stiffness 213 - energy return 85% - spin potential 4.8 (rating: 7.3 / 10)
3. Luxilon Alu Power Rough 1.30 (ranking TBD)
4. Luxilon Alu Power 1.30 (and 1.25) (click)(rating 7.2 / 10)
5. Mayami Hit Pro 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) (rating 7.3 / 10)
6. Dyreex Super Tour 1.30 (click) (rating: 6.2 / 10)
7. Yonex Poly Tour pro 1.25 (ranking TBD)
8. Tecnifibre Red Code 1.30 (ranking TBD)
9. Luxilon Adrenaline 1.30 (ranking TBD)
10. Signum Pro Firestorm 1.30 (ranking TBD)
11. Tecnifibre Razor Code 1.30 (and 1.25) (ranking TBD)
Group B (3 and 4-sided profile):
1. Solinco Confidential 1.30 (click) : stiffness 222 - energy return 89% - spin potential 6.4 (rating: 7.1 / 10)
2. Solinco Tour Bite 1.25 (click) : stiffness: 238 - energy return: 88% - spin potential: 5.9 (rating: 7.0 / 10)
3. Dyreex Cube Max 1.25 (click) (rating: 7.1 / 10)
4. Mayami Big Spin 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) (rating: 7.2 / 10) - winner
5. Solinco Hyper G 1.30 (and 1.25 and 1.20) (click) : stiffness: 219 - energy return: 89% - spin potential: 7.0 (rating: 6.3 / 10)
6. Weiss Cannon Ultra Cable 1.23 (click) : stiffness: 175 - energy return: 83% - spin potential: 11.9 (rating: 5.8 / 10)
Group C (6-sided profile):
1. Head Lynx Tour 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) : stiffness 229 - energy return 88% - spin potential 6.1 (rating: 7.2 / 10) - co-winner
2. MSV Focus Hex 1.27 (click) : stiffness 186 - energy return 85% - spin potential 8.6 (rating 6.2 / 10)
3. Dyreex Super Tour Edge 1.30 (click) (rating 6.2 /10)
4. Dyreex Hexablast 1.30 (click) (rating 6.9 / 10)
5. Mayami Tour Hex 1.23 (and 1.28-still have to try it) (click) (rating: 7.2 / 10) - co-winner
Group D (7+ sided profile):
1. Volkl Cyclone 1.30 (click) : stiffness 197 - energy return 84% - spin potential 6.2 (rating: 7.0 / 10)
2. Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30 (click) stiffness 238 - energy return 90% - spin potential NA (rating: 7.3 / 10) - winner
3. MSV Hepta Twist 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) : stiffness 189 - energy return 84% - spin potential NA (rating: 6.0 / 10)
4. Babolat RPM Blast Rough 1.30 (click) : Stiffness 210 - energy return 90% - spin potential 8.2 (rating 6.2 / 10)
5. Mayami Magic Twist 1.30 (and 1.25) (click) (rating 6.2 / 10)
6. Signum Pro Tornado 1.27 (and 1.23) (click) : Stiffness 215 - energy return 86% - spin potential 5.1 (rating 6.2 /10)
Champions Group (minimum 7/0 rating) :
1. Tourna Silver 7 Tour 1.30
1. Luxilon Original 1.30
1. Mayami Hit Pro 1.30
2. Mayami Big Spin 1.30
2. Head Lynx Tour 1.30
2. Mayami Tour Hex 1.23
2. Luxilon Alu Power 1.30
3. Solinco Confidential 1.30
3.Dyreex Cube Max 1.25
4. Volkl Cyclone 1.30
5. Solinco Tour Bite 1.25
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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FINAL 4 - ULTIMATE STRING OF CHOICE :
1.
2.
3.
4.
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made it to my maybe list:
- Yonex Poly Tour Strike - not many reviews on TT forum but yonex players seems to like it and some even changed to it from PTP
- Tier One Black Knight ( not sure if it can offer me something more than cyclone as i kinda see it as a cyclone opponent)
- Dunlop Black Widow (not enough reviews from other ppl to encourage me)
- Luxilon 4g (probably not good enough to justify the price)
- Head Hawk ( a bit pricey and not so many positive reviews around but when the recommendation comes from @dr325i i just have to reconsider this, HEY! KARATSEV is using it so must be great hmm?)
- Head Hawk Touch (a bit pricey and not sure if this can offer me something more than the strings i already have on my list but hey! Sinner ?! Zverev ?! Barty ?! )
- Head Hawk Rough (not so many reviews)
- Luxilon Original Rough (not available in my country)
- Luxilon Adrenaline Rough (not available in my country)
- Babolat RPM Power (Thiem !!!)
- RS Lyon
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