Hi
@rj9 - First off, I would encourage you use the Search functionality of the forum, as this has been discussed numerous times recently. That said, I will give you the same guidance that I've given others previously.
The EZone, like all Yonex frames at this point, is fairly muted/vague in feel, due to excessive dampening "tech", so I would recommend using the most
crisp strings you have access to, to drive as much vibration down to the handle as possible. This means the following types of strings:
- Poly: metallic (silver/alu/gray/gunmetal/champagne) colored and on the more firm side, strung as low as is needed for comfort (example: Alu / Rough, TB / Soft, Max Power / Rough, Hawk / Touch, Lynx Tour, Tour Sniper, Bussard)
- Synthetic Gut: more nylon and aramid makeup, plus durability wraps (ex: most Gosen, Gamma, Toalson syn gut, Prince SG w/ Duraflex, Lightning XX, Yonex Dynawire)
- Multifilaments: those with snappy solid cores and/or less gummy/gelatinous matrixes/jackets (ex: Tecnifibre Multifeel Black, Signum Pro Micronite)
- Synthetic-Esters: mostly all of them are on the more crisp side of things (Triax, HDMX, Rexis Speed, NXT Control, Lightning Pro)
- Gut: Luxilon is typically the most crisp
As for how best to hybrid non-poly + poly strings, unless you like or are impartial to a fully-locked string bed and how that plays and feels, typically you want to run the non-poly in the
mains and the poly in the
crosses, which will increase the amount and longevity of snapback, which past a certain amount of static grip, is really the thing that generates the most spin, plus that configuration will also prolong the life of the non-poly string, as there is at least some retained fluidity to the string bed, even as it ages, which can help alleviate the sawing effect, at least to some degree. That said, if you don't mind, or even prefer, little to no snap in the strings, then feel free to run poly mains / non-poly crosses; the feel on contact will definitely be more static and controlled, which may work better for your game and the racquet, or it may not.
As for the strings you have access to, considering what you're used to, I would try Gamma Ocho in the mains and Yonex PTP in the crosses at around 53 lbs mains / 50 lbs crosses, for starters. Do be aware, though, that Gamma just discontinued their entire line of Ocho synthetics (Ocho TNT, Ocho XP and Ocho XP Rx), so eventually the supply of that string will dry up, and you'll be left looking for something new. So it might be as good a time as any to start off with a completely new non-poly string that will be made for some time to come. Rexis might be decent, albeit perhaps a bit too gummy in feel or short on durability; Rexis Speed would likely be even better, although a bit lower-powered and more controlled. I would perhaps see if you can get your stringer to source another crisp syn gut or syn-ester, such as those I described above.
Hope some of that helps!