If someone paid you to use Nat Gut and you were free to choose which one, would you then do full bed touch or team and hybriod it?
Easy question - VS Team 17 is superior in quality to VS Touch - but probably not by much though
VS Team is taken from the best and finest gauged VS Touch and only the most uniform gauged Touch will then become VS Team.
I was told this by Babolat, when I asked them in an email last year.
Just look at the description on Tennis Warehouse.com:
VS Team 17:
Babolat's top of the line Natural Gut in a thin, spin responsive 17 gauge. Consistent winner of the USRSA String Survey for Playability. Used by top touring pros and players who demand ultimate feel and control.
VS Natural Team Gut is constructed with a tighter gauge tolerance than any previous Babolat VS Natural Gut offering. Includes Thermogut Technology - a process of high temperature finishing that increases the cohesion of the fibers down to the core of the string.
VS Touch 16:
Premium grade natural gut and our best selling gut string. Great combination of power, comfort and feel. Thermogut Technology Finishing increases durability (+25%) and resistance to humidity (+60%), according to Babolat.