Thursday 30 April 2015

Custom Drilling: 10x19 Spin Pattern with Kevlar/Syn Gut

Both previous attempts with 15g syn gut/poly (link) and 15g syn gut/17g syn gut (link) suffered string breakages after a few hours.

All other aspects like comfort, spin, power and control performed much better than expected. So I thought of installing some bullet-proof kevlar in the mains to see if I could beef up durability a little.

The kevlar/syn gut combo played the most spinny among them, with slightly better control and a bit less power.

Unfortunately, this setup also lasted only 2+ hours. (Note the instant frame distortion after the mains snapped)



With such a ridiculous open pattern, something has to give. And in this case, it was durability.

Given how enjoyable the 2+ hours was, and how easy it was to string and weave this racket, I think it was worth the trouble.





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