I had been googling this all week out of curiosity. After purchasing a lockout machine last month I’m trying all hybrids I can. Great timing on the video lads!
Luxilon Big banger original came out around 1998 when Kuerten won roland garros. I think Alu power was released in 2001. It was andre agassi who said it was creation not sampras
Nice experiment lads! Quick question about longevity: my understanding is that Alu Power performance disappears after a very short rime on the court whereas VS Gut lasts a lot longer. In your experience, which configuration maintains its playability longest (if it’s not the same) and can you guesstimate a playing time for all three configs? Cheers
Great questions.... Correct Alu Power Tension Maintanace is not the best... We haven't done the testing to say for sure; but I would expect to get up to 6 weeks of decent playability from both configs (Playing 3-4hrs a week) I would think the Gut Mains/Poly 's would last longer in the playability stakes.
Thank you for the video, great topic! You both mentioned that you prefer the gut/poly hybrid over full bed of gut. Would you prefer the gut/poly hybrid over a full bed of poly? Does having gut in the crosses improve the power and feel of the string bed significantly or is it very subtle?
Both Alu Power and NG are relics of the past. NG is way, way WAAAYYY too powerful for me, I even tend to overshoot with poly/poly blend. Only thing to avoid it is playing calm and loose like in warmup. Alu Power is just god awful after 10 strokes or something. Loses it way too fast. Unplayable after sitting in the racquet for 10 hours or 30 minutes of hitting. There are way better options. Or be Roger Federer and change racquets every 9 games. Which I will never do. My strings are from September and still hold on like new. That´s the way to go. Besides: A NG hybrid would bend your racquet after that amount of time. Especially if hybrided with Alu Power.
The best way to go is Nat Gut 4lbs higher than you would with your typical poly in the mains. To hold down its power. With a Rough in the crosses. For example Rpm Blast Rough which is roughly 40% cheaper than it's Luxilon Counterpart. Also, Gut in crosses is a total waste of Gut. It's a lack of respect for gut. If you prefer it in crosses, than just use a god damn syn gut, multi or soft poly. Question 2: If the Shift is supposed to be a better racket than the Vcore. Why are you guys playing the Vcore hahah?
The trick is to have a stiff poly at mid tension in the cross which does not lose tension quickly but increases control. `When the poly dies you only need to get the poly cut out and string the cross, its half the price for the string and labor. The tension difference between the cross and mains will be more than enough to provide loads of snap back which helps generate spin provide your technique is good.
Novel concept. What do you consider “mid tension”? Also, my understanding is that re-stringers are loathe to cut out crosses only. Not sure if there is valid technical reason eg frame bending or just a money spinner. Cheers
@@クリームイカ ????? ok lol a bit of an over the top response there! I never stated nobody was allowed not to have a different perspective of mid tension, of course everyone has, no shit.... What I means by mid tension is 45lbs if you have a a different perspective well good for you.
I had been googling this all week out of curiosity. After purchasing a lockout machine last month I’m trying all hybrids I can. Great timing on the video lads!
I had been googling this all week out of curiosity. After purchasing a lockout machine last month I’m trying all hybrids I can. Great timing on the video lads!
I think cheatalon is an Agassi quaote???
Luxilon Big banger original came out around 1998 when Kuerten won roland garros. I think Alu power was released in 2001. It was andre agassi who said it was creation not sampras
Nice experiment lads! Quick question about longevity: my understanding is that Alu Power performance disappears after a very short rime on the court whereas VS Gut lasts a lot longer. In your experience, which configuration maintains its playability longest (if it’s not the same) and can you guesstimate a playing time for all three configs? Cheers
Great questions.... Correct Alu Power Tension Maintanace is not the best...
We haven't done the testing to say for sure; but I would expect to get up to 6 weeks of decent playability from both configs (Playing 3-4hrs a week)
I would think the Gut Mains/Poly 's would last longer in the playability stakes.
Thank you for the video, great topic! You both mentioned that you prefer the gut/poly hybrid over full bed of gut. Would you prefer the gut/poly hybrid over a full bed of poly? Does having gut in the crosses improve the power and feel of the string bed significantly or is it very subtle?
Great vid as always!
Thanks Joel - really appreciate that!
Great video. Can also string Vs mains a bit tighter then crosses to bring bit more control back that way, think quite a few people do that.
Absolutely
Both Alu Power and NG are relics of the past.
NG is way, way WAAAYYY too powerful for me, I even tend to overshoot with poly/poly blend. Only thing to avoid it is playing calm and loose like in warmup.
Alu Power is just god awful after 10 strokes or something. Loses it way too fast. Unplayable after sitting in the racquet for 10 hours or 30 minutes of hitting.
There are way better options. Or be Roger Federer and change racquets every 9 games. Which I will never do. My strings are from September and still hold on like new. That´s the way to go.
Besides: A NG hybrid would bend your racquet after that amount of time. Especially if hybrided with Alu Power.
What if you put a really slick or round poly in the crosses, like Wasabi X or something like that?
The best way to go is Nat Gut 4lbs higher than you would with your typical poly in the mains. To hold down its power. With a Rough in the crosses. For example Rpm Blast Rough which is roughly 40% cheaper than it's Luxilon Counterpart.
Also, Gut in crosses is a total waste of Gut. It's a lack of respect for gut. If you prefer it in crosses, than just use a god damn syn gut, multi or soft poly.
Question 2: If the Shift is supposed to be a better racket than the Vcore. Why are you guys playing the Vcore hahah?
Shouldn’t you string the gut with a higher tension than the poly?
Which is better for one handed backhand plz?
Personally, having tried both, I much prefer Gut mains with ohbh
The trick is to have a stiff poly at mid tension in the cross which does not lose tension quickly but increases control. `When the poly dies you only need to get the poly cut out and string the cross, its half the price for the string and labor. The tension difference between the cross and mains will be more than enough to provide loads of snap back which helps generate spin provide your technique is good.
I'll just give u a dislike 👎 Everyone has different perspective on stiff poly and mid-tension. Just leave us alone
I never thought about this
Novel concept. What do you consider “mid tension”? Also, my understanding is that re-stringers are loathe to cut out crosses only. Not sure if there is valid technical reason eg frame bending or just a money spinner. Cheers
@@marionikols4374 Never had a problem with my stringer, but they can only cut out cross strings not mains.
@@クリームイカ ????? ok lol a bit of an over the top response there! I never stated nobody was allowed not to have a different perspective of mid tension, of course everyone has, no shit.... What I means by mid tension is 45lbs if you have a a different perspective well good for you.
I had been googling this all week out of curiosity. After purchasing a lockout machine last month I’m trying all hybrids I can. Great timing on the video lads!