Yonex Super RD Tour 95 + Full Poly @ 43/41 lbs (14x17)

The earlier setup of full poly did not play too well (link). Not that it's bad, it's just that the strings doesn't seem to come "alive" yet. It's like driving a Ferrari at 50 km/h and wondering why the car feels so sluggish and draggy...

With full permission (...and full damage waiver) from the Yonex racket's owner, we decided to re-use the set of strings and up the tension!!!

At only 30+ lbs, I did not bother to mount the racket. I just cut off the knots and slowly removed the poly strings. I did not hear the usual racket crackling sounds when strings are cut. This again confirms the previous tension was too loose. 

I re-installed the centre 14 mains @ 43 lbs and skipped both outer mains to soften the stringbed. This racket's sweet spot is almost near the top one-third of the stringbed. And my friend likes it that way.

So, after some measurements, I decided to skip two consecutive crosses at the bottom instead of two outer crosses to preserve the stability of that sweet spot. It will surely look odd later...

The completed 14 by 17 open pattern with my friend's favourite hitting spot right smack in the middle of the centre stringbed!

Playtest:
- despite the skipped outer strings, the stringbed still feels very harsh
- the previous strings buzzing is gone
- power level has dropped significantly from the previous  38/36 lbs
- the usually insane spin from the textured poly strings did not happen
- not an ideal setup at all