MikeMechanic
Rookie
Why do polyester strings work so good for Pure Drives, Aeros and comparable sticks? What makes it such a successful combination?
Im not sure where you’re going with thatShe said it works really well in everything ...
Why do polyester strings work so good for Pure Drives, Aeros and comparable sticks? What makes it such a successful combination?
Those frames have serious pop so the Poly gives you the spin to control them. Once I finally went full poly in a Babolat I was done and haven't really cared to use anything else. There are a ton of people here who will flip out and say your elbow will fall off, etc, so just be smart about it. If you arm the ball and have suspect technique, this is probably a bad combo. If you are new to tennis, it's probably not a good idea.Once you get to around 4.0 level competition, the bab + poly combo makes a difference. It is a lot like cycling and carbon frames and carbon wheels - if you ride at 16mph, it's a waste of money to get those things. If you are going around 23mph and above, it makes a dramatic difference.
Other thing about poly is you can keep the tension lower. String it at 50#s or so and it will drop to 42 and still be easy to control. The best polys in these frames to me are softer, round polys just because they feel a lot better and will give you plenty of spin. I think comfort becomes an issue with shaped polys and stiffer frames. I just prefer the feel of rounds.
Final point is that you can play with aggressive spin to control the power of the frame. It allows easy access to short angles, heavy spin on serve and an easier power baseline game. The poly gives you back the margins so you won't make a ton of errors - if you have the strokes.
What's your go-to soft round poly?
I use RSLyon. Love it.
Cool thanks. That's on my list to check out. Have you tried Cream?
You ever tried Tier One?I have not. I haven't looked at other strings in a while. I like to keep that as consistent as possible.
I think cause Pure drives and Aeropro drives are pretty powerful rackets to begin with. and using Polyester string with lower power really tames that power but you maximize the Control. When you do this, power will always be there cause you have inheritantly powerful racket but now you put in the lower power string like Polyester will bring in that Control to make the racket do everything you want it to do. Power racket with Control.................Why do polyester strings work so good for Pure Drives, Aeros and comparable sticks? What makes it such a successful combination?
Cool thanks. That's on my list to check out. Have you tried Cream?