Saint Haval
New User
Ive heard Grapplesnake Game Changer and Ytex SquareX Sharp have very high ball bite but what about other strings? Also I use the Prince Warrior Textreme 100 so what string would be good on this racquet? I only use poly strings.
Which string has the most ball bite?
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Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
I used this racquet from like 2017-2021, and loved Volkl Cyclone Tour 17 in it.
I stopped using the racquet bc it was too big, but I kept using the string and love it right around 40 lb
TheBoom
Hall of Fame
Cyclone (mentioned above), RMP blast and Confidential all are good candidates for biting the ball for lots of ball bite, Dunlop Black Widow was a solid choice as well, and frankly probably grabs the ball more than any string I’ve tried, but you’ll give up durability and feel for it so tread lightly
TwinCinema
Professional
Weiss Ultra Cable
Tour Bite
Toro Toro
Silver 7 Tour
Tour Bite
Toro Toro
Silver 7 Tour
SirCraigoryy
Rookie
From my experience...
Volkl Cyclone - Great budget option and great bite and power, but when it goes dead, it goes DEAD and gets super launchy.
Babolat RPM Blast - Luxury price tag option and one of my favorite strings that I will never use due to the price. Great spin and less power than Cyclone. I personally think this one plays best in high static weight frames.
Solinco Confidential - Good all around string and one of the best "feel" strings on this list for touch shots
Solinco Tour Bite - Great and I mean great bite with good power but known to be an arm killer
Solinco Hyper G - I've hit this string multiple times and only seem to like it in 100 sq. in. frames. Has a plasticky feel but does generate loads of spin.
Tourna Silver 7 Tour - My brother's string of choice. Probably the best overall option from this list. Great bite and feel and has incredible tension maintenance and the cheapest price of strings listed.
Mind you these were all in 17/1.25 gauge.
Volkl Cyclone - Great budget option and great bite and power, but when it goes dead, it goes DEAD and gets super launchy.
Babolat RPM Blast - Luxury price tag option and one of my favorite strings that I will never use due to the price. Great spin and less power than Cyclone. I personally think this one plays best in high static weight frames.
Solinco Confidential - Good all around string and one of the best "feel" strings on this list for touch shots
Solinco Tour Bite - Great and I mean great bite with good power but known to be an arm killer
Solinco Hyper G - I've hit this string multiple times and only seem to like it in 100 sq. in. frames. Has a plasticky feel but does generate loads of spin.
Tourna Silver 7 Tour - My brother's string of choice. Probably the best overall option from this list. Great bite and feel and has incredible tension maintenance and the cheapest price of strings listed.
Mind you these were all in 17/1.25 gauge.
johnmccabe
Hall of Fame
Ultra cable, grapple snake cube, volkl v square. Don't bother trying popular names if you really want sharp teeth.
Garro
Rookie
On my Warrior 100 I have Prince Premier Control on the mains and Volkl Cyclone Tour 16 on the crosses.
They play really well together, I definitely noticed a boost in performance from using just PPC.
I personally use a hybrid because I love the feel you get from multi, but I imagine a full bed of VCT would be awesome as well.
They play really well together, I definitely noticed a boost in performance from using just PPC.
I personally use a hybrid because I love the feel you get from multi, but I imagine a full bed of VCT would be awesome as well.
konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
Beyond any doubt Mayami Machete and Tru Pro Fire Wire have had the most "bite" on the ball for me. Both triangular "Δ" shaped. Both identical to each other to the point I couldn't understand any difference between them. Tour Hex in the crosses kept the launch angle not super high like Ghost Wire does, but I'd pick the FireWire Boost hybrid set for the added comfort/power. Tour Hex blends better with Big Spin in the mains.
finalfantasy7
Professional
got to be grapplesnake ultra cube
TheBoom
Hall of Fame
That’s also why it tops out though, it doesn’t last long before grooving which stops SnapBack. You need to grip the ball and get SnapBack, and BW is limited in the SnapBack part of the equation and is the limiting factor of it’s spin potential
Solinco Barb Wire has absolutely vicious bite due to its edges.Solinco Tour Bite has a very similar level of spin, Its edges aren't as sharp, but it has something in its texture. Both are great.
I have seen Weiss Cannon Ultracable mentioned as a spin monster and Silver 7 mentioned many times too. I need to try these sometime.
I have seen Weiss Cannon Ultracable mentioned as a spin monster and Silver 7 mentioned many times too. I need to try these sometime.
kevin qmto
Legend
I’m shocked at the amount of spin I can generate with hyper-G, but it feels boardy after about 5 hours.
As far as multis go, I must sound like a broken record, or a Gamma rep, but since they’re discontinuing it hopefully you don’t think I’m a total sellout plugging Gamma Ocho XP 16/17 again. For real though, that 8 sided multifilliment could generate near-poly level spin in a super comfy string. And you can still find single sets on a few sites but they’re starting to get hard to find. I’m hoarding as much as I can.
As far as multis go, I must sound like a broken record, or a Gamma rep, but since they’re discontinuing it hopefully you don’t think I’m a total sellout plugging Gamma Ocho XP 16/17 again. For real though, that 8 sided multifilliment could generate near-poly level spin in a super comfy string. And you can still find single sets on a few sites but they’re starting to get hard to find. I’m hoarding as much as I can.
Garro
Rookie
I was just about to call Gamma ask them what happened to that string. Thanks for letting me know...I'll try to find it somewhere or another.
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kevin qmto
Legend
Yeah despite the packaging still saying “new”, it’s been discontinued. I found a reel of 16g, and had 4 sets of 17g imported from Gamma Europe out of Germany.
McEncock
Professional
Old news, but Ive been rotating with 4G / Luxilon Original / RPM Hurricane / RPM Blast, and RPM Blast is really giving me way more action on the ball. With the other strings Im having good spin, like really good spin ; bounce is high and all. But RPM takes the side spin like no other strinhg, so my FHs and BHs are jumping not only high, but a bit sideways which I dont really get with the competitors...
InsideOut12
New User
Hyper G.
ichaseballs
Hall of Fame
hyper-G
Yonex poly tour spin
Yonex poly tour spin
konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
No question. More specifically, Δ-shaped mains sliding on slick O-shaped crosses.
I've also noticed that snapback effect is more evident on 1.25 gauge strings than thinner ones.
I've got a set of a new Δ-shaped string, called High Tech Delta that I will use in full bed, since it's much more round/much less sharp than Tru Pro Fireworks/Mayami Machete.
KungfuTennis
Semi-Pro
Polytour Spin, Ultra Cable, Explosive Bite, 1.10 Tour Bite, Black Widow
DropWideShot
Rookie
tour bite
LocNetMonster
Professional
In my book, the most bite goes Mayami Big Spin. The difference between Big Spin and other triangle-shaped strings is its twisted profile allows for a more uniform string bed with the apexes spaced across the racquet face. The uniformity makes for a more predictable response and better control than triangle-shaped strings without the twist. Mayami seemed to hit the nail on the head as the spacing is ideal for most racquet patterns 16x20 or more open.
WYK
Hall of Fame
In my experience, very stiff thick gauge strings at lower tension in a powerful racquet.
konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
That's exactly right. Mayami Big Spin and a couple other twisted strings I've played, have a more predictable launch onn flat shots that non-twisted Δ- shaped Machete/Firewire options.
I think Δ-string in the mains and O-string in the crosses is a very good option for advanced beginners, so they can develop better top-spin or see what how top-spin makes their game more consistent, with fewer "outs" and even fewer balls finding the net.
AmericanTwist
Professional
Weiss Cannon Ultra Cable has the most bite/spin per TW tests. It is a square-shaped poly string.
LocNetMonster
Professional
Mayami's triangle-shaped main with a smooth round cross setup is for anybody who slices the majority of their shots or wants more ball movement on slice/kick serves. IME, the setup also produces a more predictable response than a full bed of triangle-shaped or square-shaped strings.
konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
The Mayami Mechete x Tour Hex hybrid with the Diadem Elevate and the Tru Pro Firewire Boost hibrid with my thin Youtek Speed 16x19 really helped me improve on my cross-court top-spin hitting on both the forehand and backhand side. Really helped me understand what swingpath I have to be using on defense to stay in the rally and "play it safe".
One drawback I've noticed is the flat forehands I usually hit land quite short, so these setups just work better for top-spin hitters that look to maximize the output of net clearence, depth and kick on their shots. Every top-spin hitter should definitely not be afraid to try one Δ-main string with an O-cross string. I feel the O-cross string (Ghost Wire) gave more comfort/pocketing than the lower-powered by nature Tour Hex cross string.
* I didn't like the YTEX Twisted Triangle x Pro Tour hybrid. I was launching balls all over the place with the Diadem Elevate. Too soft stringbed, very high launch angle.
LocNetMonster
Professional
In general, I agree. The setups can also give flat hitters a little more net clearance, improving their consistency under pressure.
konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
Slightly twisted string will do the trick, like Mayami Big Spin, Magic Twist, Dyreex Solaris Spin etc. Not too heavily twisted like YTex Quadro Twist, these give some extra lift over the net while retaining decent control on flat hitting. But, I would still go for a 6 or 8-sided main string for this "little more net clearence" and not go all the way to the extreme square or triangular main string.
