darknight08
Rookie
My strings just broke, and I am getting it restrung tomorrow. But i dont know what to do. I have no knowledge about strings. This is the first time my strings broke. I've had those for more than 8 months. I am clueless.
***URGENT Help please
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LowProfile
Professional
Well if you have no clue, start with a cheap synthetic gut.
Prince Synthetic Gut 16 with Duraflex is very good. Less than 5 bucks and provides decent feel and good durability.
From there, decide what you like and don't like about the string to make sure your next string fits your game better.
Prince Synthetic Gut 16 with Duraflex is very good. Less than 5 bucks and provides decent feel and good durability.
From there, decide what you like and don't like about the string to make sure your next string fits your game better.
LowProfile
Professional
EDIT: Double post
darknight08
Rookie
I know that my previous strings were strung at 57 with basic synthetic gut.
I was wondering if i could get better strings this time around. Heres some stuff about me; I am a topspin-a-holic Defensive/Agressive Styled player with a 1handbh.
I own a Wilson HWave. They recommend Wilson NXT, but im not sure how good that is. The tension limits are from 53-63. My budget is around $20 +/- and what is gauge and what are its effects?
I was wondering if i could get better strings this time around. Heres some stuff about me; I am a topspin-a-holic Defensive/Agressive Styled player with a 1handbh.
I own a Wilson HWave. They recommend Wilson NXT, but im not sure how good that is. The tension limits are from 53-63. My budget is around $20 +/- and what is gauge and what are its effects?
darknight08
Rookie
oh man double post
darknight08
Rookie
mislav said:
But do they break easy?
Mike Danger
Banned
see if they have technifiber E-matrix, its realatively cheap and its a step up, from basic synthetic, get it in 17
darknight08
Rookie
But the thing is that i dont want to go back to synthetic gut, i want to try something new. I am hoping yalls advice/experience might help me made a decision.
Depends on too many factors - type of string, the tension, the racquet and the style of play. Some guys are notorius string breakers.darknight08 said:
Go for 17 gauge, you should be good. String either at mid tension or a bit above. Pick some of the strings mentioned by other posters. If you want my recommendation - Babolat Syntronic Brio is a great string. That's what I'm using and it's got a great feel and spin potential. Not sure how much is it, though.
Mike Danger
Banned
OK try some gamma, they most likely will have some tnt 17, can't really go wrong with that
darknight08
Rookie
Whats makes TNT good?
Mike Danger
Banned
good feel, good power, its one of the best selling strings of all time, go read the reviews
Custom+Hybrid
Semi-Pro
darknight08
Rookie
BLAHBLAHBLAH said:
hallelujah
alright so
ill be looking @17
gamma TNT
tecnifibre biphase
Babolat Syntronic Brio
anything else?
HappyLefty
Professional
darknight08 said:
If you are not a string breaker and your budget is about $20, my advice is:
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/descpageACTFUSA-X116.html
Great string, great comfort, excelent spin potential, highly ranked.
In my case, i don´t use it because I´m a chronic string breaker.
BTW, considering your case, you are going to receive tons and tons of different recommendations.
Court_Jester
Hall of Fame
Wilson NXT is a very good multi but with your style, it may not last long. Plus NXT is a bit pricey and may be beyond your budget if you factor in labor cost.darknight08 said:
CJ
Low and I think alike. Nearly everyone has tired Prince Synthetic Gut with Duraflex. It is probalby the number one selling string of all time. Is it the best - no, cheapest - no...but after you use it, you can return and say - I want a string with more...spin, durability, cheaper, better feel, etc. And everyone will know what you have used and have some experience with it.LowProfile said:
Not sure of the price in your area, but my guess is around 18. The string cost under $4...Good Luck...
darknight08
Rookie
$20+/- just for the strings i get stringing for free
darknight08
Rookie
How durable is Gamma TNT and TNT2 @ 16/17?
LowProfile
Professional
darknight08 said:
It's difficult to say. A lot depends on how tight you string it, how much spin you hit with, ect. ect.
If you want to move up from a synthetic gut, I'd recommend a low to mid-range multifilament string. Good choices are:
Wilson Sensation 16 or 17 (comfortable, cheap, and durable, but doesn't hold tension too well and plays very softly, which may or may not be a good thing)
Technifibre X-One Biphase 16 or 17 (a very crisp and powerful string, plays a lot like gut, great choice)
Technifibre NRG2 17 (my string of choice, plays very similar to X-One Biphase but I felt that it had better touch)
I say go with Sensation if price and durability are important to you. Otherwise go with X-One Biphase if you prefer the baseline and NRG2 if you have more of an all-court game.
Oh yes, and string at about midrange for the Sensation and perhaps a little higher for the Technifibre strings. At least for now.
Valjean
Hall of Fame
You may not know string, but whoever you're having it done by--tomorrow, too--does. Has he/she recommended one? What's more, couldn't you have asked what strings by name are available to choose from, and THEN asked us this!?!! It's about being helpful to you and how to be, then, isn't it... Well, the H Wave, a fairly stiff frame with a 100 sq. in. head and a 16x20 pattern to boot, really requires a soft string, and even then, it takes a fairly low tension to make it playable. Go multifilament; if the shop or person has Prince's Premier with Softflex, go with that at about 57 lbs.; without your spin preference I'd be recommending 55.
darknight08
Rookie
LowProfile said:
I was thinking about stringing the Gammas at around 56-57ish. My topspins are of moderate pace. The place where I am getting my string does not hold any technifibre :-|
I know they have these for sure
Gamma TNT/2
Wilson Sensation
Wilson Reaction
Wilson Stamina
They have some head and not alot of prince
dmastous
Professional
My experience with Gamma string hasn't been good.darknight08 said:
Wilson Stamina will not be very powerful, but durable (as it's name suggests).
Reaction and Sensation are good synthetic gut type strings with a little more performance in mind than regular synthetic. both are reasonably powerful, with Reaction more of a performance type string.
Mike Danger
Banned
Well i say dont EVER use wilson strings, they are good for a bout a half hour, might last for ever but i cut them out after a couple weeks. Wilson sucks!! too soft, not enough feel, dies very quickly!
I had a set of TNT PP 17L in a RAD OS strung in 1998 at 66lbs, played just as good when I poped it in 04.
I found in all my rads I had just as much power and the most control with tnt PP 17L, would have hade more if i would have strung it tighter.
Id say either the TNT or technifiber, string it on the tighter side, since it will loose a bit of tension at first.
yeah you might pop it soon or it might last a long time, just depends, but atleast youll have a good sense of what a better string will be like, and hey if you do pop it, well just another chance to try something different! (the old blow up the motor threory!)
I had a set of TNT PP 17L in a RAD OS strung in 1998 at 66lbs, played just as good when I poped it in 04.
I found in all my rads I had just as much power and the most control with tnt PP 17L, would have hade more if i would have strung it tighter.
Id say either the TNT or technifiber, string it on the tighter side, since it will loose a bit of tension at first.
yeah you might pop it soon or it might last a long time, just depends, but atleast youll have a good sense of what a better string will be like, and hey if you do pop it, well just another chance to try something different! (the old blow up the motor threory!)
Valjean
Hall of Fame
Of those above, the Sensation, for me, is the most appropriate for the H Wave, but it breaks too easily. Stamina is close to what you have now. Reaction and TNT2 are the upgrades, but do a board search on the TNT. It hasn't been popular here, largely because it goes board-stiff within a fairly short time due to Gamma's manufacturing process. Neither Reaction nor TNT is a comfort string, but Reaction is a multi, and it will also play better, longer. You will need to lower the tension for it--in the H Wave with its 16x20 pattern, I'd say 53 lbs. You should note how many in this thread have taken your racquet, with its pattern, into account, too.darknight08 said:
darknight08
Rookie
Okay So I am fighting between
Gamma TNT2 17
Wilson Reaction 17
Wilson Sensation 17
@ 57
Gamma TNT2 17
Wilson Reaction 17
Wilson Sensation 17
@ 57
darknight08
Rookie
Now I am debating about
Gamma TNT2 17
Wilson Reaction 17
@57
Gamma TNT2 17
Wilson Reaction 17
@57
Custom+Hybrid
Semi-Pro
I have not tried TNT but Gamma in general is overpriced with average performance.
I think you should use Prince Synthetic GUt Duraflex 16 just to try it.
If you want a better playing option, try a multi main and syn gut cross hybrid.
I think you should use Prince Synthetic GUt Duraflex 16 just to try it.
If you want a better playing option, try a multi main and syn gut cross hybrid.
tennus
Rookie
OK, I'm going to have to say "it won't matter". Anyone who is satisfied playing with a stingbed which has not been changed for eight months really can't go wrong putting a new "anything" string in. By that I mean it should feel better and more consistent than the mush you've been using.darknight08 said:
