What strings to go with lux for hybrid

captinsane903

captinsane903

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What are some good syn. guts/multifilament strings would work well with Luxilon Big Banger ALU power 16L as a hybrid? Would NXT or X-one work?
Whats the difference if you have Lux in the Mains or Crosses?
 
Mains vs. crosses: The string you will have in the mains will determine the primary feel of the racquet. It will also determine the primary playing characteristics of your racquet (e.g. a multi in the mains = power, comfort...poly in mains = spin, control). The string in the crosses serves to add a little bit of qualities from the cross string to the overall stringbed, but wont' dominate the stringbed. For instance, if you put multi in mains and Lux in crosses, you'll have a bed with little to no movement (properties of the Lux...whereas multis alone move around a lot), and you'll have a soft feel (property of the multi). The "ratio" is something like 70% mains, 30% crosses.

That said, if you put Lux in the mains, the feel will be a stiff poly feel and you'll get a lot of ball bite, control, limited string movement. Putting the syn/multi in the crosses will help to soften up the racquet a little bit as opposed to having full Lux. This will help a little bit with volleys (since most polys aren't suited to a net play).

If you put Lux in crosses with a syn/multi main, you get the overall feeling of the syn/multi (i.e. soft, good power, good feel), but the Lux gives the benefit of less string movement and a little bit of help with ball bite.

If you put Lux in the mains, you probably don't want to spend the money for an expensive multi like NXT or X-One in the crosses. Instead, a syn gut like PSGD or Gosen OG Micro will soften up the stringbed nicely and still give a good crispness to the stringbed.

If you put Lux in the crosses, you probably do want to put a good multi in the mains since that will dominate the overall feel of your racquet. A good syn gut just can't do the same job that NXT or X-One can. My personal choice would be X-One if you go with this setup.

Lux in mains with a syn gut/multi cross is the preferred setup for durability and multi main with Lux cross is to just have the multi feel with some benefits of poly.
 
thanks for the explanation. I think I'm going to try out both of them. I'll probably try the lux in the mains first and then some multi in the crosses. How do I know what tensions to set the mains and crosses at? Right now, I have a x-one full job at 57 lbs. Is PSGD Prince Synthetic Gut Duraflex?
 
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Youl'l probably want to keep the X-One in your bed at 57.

Lux should always be strung looser when starting out, especially in the mains, otherwise you'll end up with a very stiff-feeling racquet until you adjust to the string. I currently have a job with Lux mains at 55 lbs and PSGD crosses at 57. It seems to be hitting very cleanly and I don't have trouble with its stiffness.

The suggestion for Lux is 10% less than usual, so according to that you would go 50 in the mains. That's probably a little too looser so anything between 50 and 55, probably closer to the 55 end than 50.
 
Use Luxilon for the mains.

Cheap Cross: Gosen Jim Courier

Slightly More Expensive Cross: Yonex Tour Super 850

The first one gives a slightly crisper feel.

TripleB
 
I think I might try the lux in the mains and then Gosen OG Jim Courier in the crosses or the OG micro.

I've seen people use Pro Supex Big Ace. How is that stuff? I can't find it on TW. :confused:

Hows Topspin Cyberflash compared to lux?
 
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captinsane903 said:
I think I might try the lux in the mains and then Gosen OG Jim Courier in the crosses or the OG micro.

I've seen people use Pro Supex Big Ace. How is that stuff? I can't find it on TW. :confused:

Hows Topspin Cyberflash compared to lux?
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OG Micro is probably enough if it's in the crosses, I personally wouldn't spend the extra money for OG Micro JC since it'll be in the crossers anyway.

Pro Supex Big Ace is a fantastic poly, comparable to Lux...holds tension better than Lux, offers good bite and spin but last longer, is cheaper, and is softer feeling.

Same with CyberFlash.

Both Big Ace and Cyber Flash are the next generation of polys from the Lux ALU, which I believe is second generation of poly (BA & CF are 3rd gen). The key is they're softer but offer the same characteristics a poly should have, and they maintain tension better.

Do try those out :)

Pro Supex is not distributed by TW. I'd love to see them distribute it though. You'll have to get it from string d e p o t p l u s dot com.
 
oh thanks! I think I might want to try Cyberflash or Big Ace because I heard it's a little better on your arm while still being a pretty good poly.

This may sound dumb, but can i just use a reg. pair of scissors to cut the strings to bring in to my local shop.

Since I'm a little towards saving money, I want to try cyberflash first in the mains and OG micro in the crosses. But, when I get it strung, should I still get the cyberflash strung at somewhere between 50-55, which is 5-10% less than 57?
 
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captinsane903 said:
oh thanks! I think I might want to try Cyberflash or Big Ace because I heard it's a little better on your arm while still being a pretty good poly.

This may sound dumb, but can i just use a reg. pair of scissors to cut the strings to bring in to my local shop. Also, If I were to have a poly like CF, BA, Lux, in the mains and OG micro in the crosses, how do i know what to string them at? Right now, I have a full job of x-one at 57 lbs.
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If you're taking them to a shop why not just have them cut up the string and ask for the other half back for another hybrid? Or you don't trust them lol...anyway, yeah you can cut em clean in half with regular scissors...wont' matter since the ends are used for tying off, won't affect the part in the stringbed. Don't cut more than one string though with scissors (i.e. don't layer two strings adn cut them both in half...could prove hard for the scissors).

With the Lux in the mains you definitely need to go lower tension, probably 53 or 54 will work nicely. Go lower if you find this a little hard on your arm, higher if you're comfortable with it.

With the BA/CF, since they're both soft polys, you could probably pull off a 57mains/57xs job with those. I'd personally start those off at 55, that's just me.

Either way though you need to try this out yourself to see what works for you. It might take a few stringjobs to get it right but it's worth getting the combination that works for you.
 
bladepdb said:
OG Micro is probably enough if it's in the crosses, I personally wouldn't spend the extra money for OG Micro JC since it'll be in the crossers anyway.

Pro Supex Big Ace is a fantastic poly, comparable to Lux...holds tension better than Lux, offers good bite and spin but last longer, is cheaper, and is softer feeling.

Same with CyberFlash.

Both Big Ace and Cyber Flash are the next generation of polys from the Lux ALU, which I believe is second generation of poly (BA & CF are 3rd gen). The key is they're softer but offer the same characteristics a poly should have, and they maintain tension better.

Do try those out :)

Pro Supex is not distributed by TW. I'd love to see them distribute it though. You'll have to get it from string d e p o t p l u s dot com.
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It's actually s t r i n g s d e p o t p l u s . c o m. It's strings, not string.
 
bumblebee said:
o, kk but its gonna be on a ps 85, and i thought it might be a bit harsh...
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There's no reason not to try out Lux in mains, but on that same note there's nothing wrong with OG in the mains either.

OG in mains is going to give you overall the feel of OG...relatively soft but crisp and a decent durability*, decent ball bite thanks to the Lux in the crosses, hardly any movement (again, thanks to Lux in the crosses). I personally prefer a multi in the main than a syn gut...multis are just better IMO lol, that's my take on it =\

*Now depending on how hard you hit you'll probably break the OG before the Lux gives out so durability might not be high.
 
captinsane903 said:
Is s t r i n g s d e p o t p l u s . c o m a reliable site? I want to buy a pack of Pro Supex Big Ace.
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Yeah it is. Anyways. You want to cross something soft to get rid of the harshness of the Luxilon, unless you like stiff, and could handle it. Also, Since Luxilon will saw right through whatever your crossing, you might want to put string savers in. Just put something soft in. You may not have to put string savers on.
 
Well I wanted to try PS big ace first because I heard it was softer than lux. Also, it's cheaper.:) I was thinking of having big ace 17 in the mains at around 53 lbs and gosen OG sheep micro 16 at 57 lbs.
 
captinsane903 said:
Well I wanted to try PS big ace first because I heard it was softer than lux. Also, it's cheaper.:) I was thinking of having big ace 17 in the mains at around 53 lbs and gosen OG sheep micro 16 at 57 lbs.
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Sounds like a quality start. I doubt it'll tear into the string that much unless you're a frequent string breaker...string savers do have a slight tendency to interferer with the feel of the stringbed for some players, IMO it mutes some of the feel out of it and muted feel is just not my cup of tea. And yes strings d e p o t is a reliable site, the biggest dealer I believe for Pro Supex string.
 
i've tried bb alu power with nxt and it played pretty good. it was just a little too stiff for me so my alternative was using big ace instead of big bangers
 
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