Spin Competition Day!!!

Having experienced the incredible spin from poly strings (link) and from kevlar (link), I thought maybe it would be interesting to compare the spin potential of different strings side-by-side rather than one at a time.

So, I re-strung two rackets this time:
- Pro Staff Classic 6.1 with Kevlar / Synthetic Gut hybrid
- Dunlop Aerogel 500 Tour with Full Poly

Before poly strings became popular, kevlar / synthetic gut hybrid has been the de facto king of spin. Few strings come close to its spin prowess. So I think this is going to be an exciting "competition".

Here's a pic of the PSC 6.1 completed. Afraid that the stringbed would play too stiff, I skipped the outer two main strings and outer two cross strings and converted the stringbed to a 14 by 16. Another reason is the slightly denser stringbed of the PSC 6.1 may give the Dunlop a slight advantage in spin generation potential. I hope this even out things a little.

Here's the Dunlop 500 Tour pics. This is done as a straightforward 2-piece job on the full 16 by 18.

Weaving the last cross. It's just so difficult to weave full poly!

Results:
PSC 6.1 + Kevlar / Syn Gut
- feels incredibly soft and powerful with absolutely no trampoline
- control was excellent and I was able to hit the corners accurately
- serves and volleys were good and very stable
- tension holding remains excellent after 30 min
- spin is excellent
- the racket sweetspot felt very large and easy to find

Dunlop 500 Tour + Shaped Poly / Soft Poly
- full poly wins in spin generation by a very slim margin
- stringbed felt soft, nice and powerful
- topspin increases automatically with harder hits and curls ball down
- a slight bouncy feel creeped in after about 15 min of hitting
- after 15 min, I could feel slight tension loss and string vibrations
- vibrations worsened after 30 min even with dampener
- started feeling harsh with buzzing vibrations which affected me

So overall, kevlar / synthetic gut hybrid gave me the better experience even though it lost in spin generation by a slim margin to full poly.

Strings:

Pro Staff Classic 6.1 (95 sq inch, done 14x16)

Pro Supex Aramid 50 1.10mm mains @ 45lbs

Pro Supex Synthetic Gut Titan 1.25mm cross @ 50lbs

Dunlop Aerogel 500 Tour (100 sq inch, done 16x18)

Pro Supex Super Nova Hex 1.23mm mains @ 47lbs

Pro Supex Big Ace Revo 1.25mm cross @ 45lbs