If I were you the first thing I'd do is try rip control around 55 lbs. If that still doesn't give you the power/comfort you're looking for then I would start to try other strings. I like maxim touch 17g ok in this racquet, it's just not quite "crisp" enough for my tastes. The demo I had was strung with NXT 16g in the high 50's and I thought that offered a nice combo of control, comfort and power. I'm about to string one of mine up with Pacific Imperial gut, unfortunately won't be able to play with it for a few days but I'll report back with results