Nishikori uses Wilson natural gut 1.25mm 10% pre strech in the mains and Luxilon Alu power 1.25mm in the crosses. Strung his racket at Tali Open last weekend. (51/49lbs, a pound more or less depending on the match)
Gut/4G best combo i ve ever tried. ❤….. and i ve tried also all the latest hype from toroline and restring. 4G at full bed also never troubled me….. great feel, power and control….. unlike plastic shaped ones. Only con is its price unfortunately.
Hello I also play with 4G full bed and love it. How did you find Restring Sync strings (often compared to Lux Alu power but with higher tension maintenance)?
Never tried it, but it’s amazing how some people say it feels fairly comfortable for a poly and others say it is the stiffest and most uncomfortable poly on the market. Pretty polarizing.
It seems there are a lot of polarizing views on the stiffness of 4G which is why I wanted to review it. TW has it "rated" as a very stiff string but I remember Chris Edwards saying 4G plays a lot softer than the stiffness rating implies and I agree. But everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Thank you for your video! You mentioned that there are other string options in terms of tension maintenance, which ones would be those? It would be great and I think interesting as well, if you could make a video about control strings that aren't tough on the arm. You know for people with sensitive arms that need control and spin, which options do they have, before they think about changing to a ProKennex or W Clash type of racquet...
Here's my theory I'm going to try. I want to find the most control-oriented string (absolutely no power; basically dead) I can find. String it at a good tension then as it loses tension, since it's low power to begin with, it'll feel the exact same even as it loses tension. TW String Performance Database has Wilson Revolve Spin 16 as that string as it has the lowest Energy Return percentage at 35%. The next closest string is not even close at 75%. Whatcha think?
Critical problem of most of tennis gear reviews is that it’s too subjective. That makes even intraobserver variation as well interobserver variation. You and other TH-camrs need to be more data (measurement ) based , hopefully scientific analysis. Who can know your daily physical condition, psychological stability, your daily emotion, the playstyle of daily opponent? Those variables affect you evaluate the strings, rackets etc. Tennis is far inferior to Golf’ gear evaulation
Nishikori uses Wilson natural gut 1.25mm 10% pre strech in the mains and Luxilon Alu power 1.25mm in the crosses.
Strung his racket at Tali Open last weekend. (51/49lbs, a pound more or less depending on the match)
Thank you for clarifying. I guess he switched from the Element.
Gut/4G best combo i ve ever tried. ❤….. and i ve tried also all the latest hype from toroline and restring. 4G at full bed also never troubled me….. great feel, power and control….. unlike plastic shaped ones. Only con is its price unfortunately.
Hello I also play with 4G full bed and love it. How did you find Restring Sync strings (often compared to Lux Alu power but with higher tension maintenance)?
@ sync has great connected feel. Close to alu power….. a little bit softer but lacks free power by much. I found it very low powered.
@@TheodorosKolokotronis799 Ok, noted. Thanks for your response!
Stiffest string I ever played with! BTW do you prefer solinco revolution or outlast?
wanted to know as well. how about outlast vs HyperG round
Outlast is an old average string nothing special
I prefer Revolution because it has great spin potential and is one of the best control strings I've tried. But it is pretty stiff
Never tried it, but it’s amazing how some people say it feels fairly comfortable for a poly and others say it is the stiffest and most uncomfortable poly on the market. Pretty polarizing.
It's 100% a stiff string. Look at objective stiffness measurements from places that TWU etc
@@vwmusicplaylist1935yet it feels soft with a nice pocketing sensation when strung at low tensions
It seems there are a lot of polarizing views on the stiffness of 4G which is why I wanted to review it. TW has it "rated" as a very stiff string but I remember Chris Edwards saying 4G plays a lot softer than the stiffness rating implies and I agree. But everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Thank you for your video! You mentioned that there are other string options in terms of tension maintenance, which ones would be those?
It would be great and I think interesting as well, if you could make a video about control strings that aren't tough on the arm. You know for people with sensitive arms that need control and spin, which options do they have, before they think about changing to a ProKennex or W Clash type of racquet...
Here's my theory I'm going to try. I want to find the most control-oriented string (absolutely no power; basically dead) I can find. String it at a good tension then as it loses tension, since it's low power to begin with, it'll feel the exact same even as it loses tension. TW String Performance Database has Wilson Revolve Spin 16 as that string as it has the lowest Energy Return percentage at 35%. The next closest string is not even close at 75%. Whatcha think?
Responding: Yes, I would be interested in a 4G rough review.
Hi Kent, what's your opinion on using 4G as cross in hybrids? Since we usually use softer polys/multis in cross for most hybrids...
I like it as a cross for a Gut hybrid, as it has good tension maintenance and is round.
I agree. 4G as a hybrid cross would be great with gut or multi mains. Good tension hold and won't dig into the mains.
This is one of the stiffest control strings out there. No way is it soft.
Depends on ur level i think but the bronze version is known to be softer than yellow actually
@@curiousgeorge6921i agreee. Its softer and more slick compared to the yellow.
How I wish they offered a 1.20 version
4G is like a stiff Element... dont like it... metallic feel, average spin and notch too quick
Critical problem of most of tennis gear reviews is that it’s too subjective. That makes even intraobserver variation as well interobserver variation. You and other TH-camrs need to be more data (measurement ) based , hopefully scientific analysis. Who can know your daily physical condition, psychological stability, your daily emotion, the playstyle of daily opponent? Those variables affect you evaluate the strings, rackets etc. Tennis is far inferior to Golf’ gear evaulation