Monday, 12 November 2012

Yonex RD7 + Poly/Syn Gut @ 45/50 lbs


Black Fusion is a star-shaped co-polyester strings that is designed to have more bite on the ball. The objective is more spin. 


It is so stiff and sharp that just from pulling the softer synthetic gut cross strings during installation, the synthetic gut already started fraying!!! The Synthetic Gut Titan is really a very soft and comfortable string!


After 2 hours of playing:

- very slight tension drop
- the poly strings really 'bites' the ball for really insane spin
- ball contact is very nice and soft and comfortable

After 4 hours:

- cannot feel any further tension loss
- the sharp edges of the poly string has worn off
- surprisingly, the synthetic gut did not fray much


After 6 hours:
- still no further tension loss
- spin is similar to unshaped poly main strings
- synthetic gut still holding up well
- this is definitely a setup I'll use again, maybe with a small tweak of tension


Racket Specs:
Yonex RD7
27"
95 sq inch
340g strung
Stiffness 54
Stringing Pattern 16 x 19

Strings:
Pro Supex Black Fusion 18g 1.19mm mains @ 45lbs
Pro Supex Synthetic Gut Titan 16g 1.25mm cross @ 50lbs

Here's what happened to the tennis ball after about 2 hours with Black Fusion



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