Wolfy has two practice partners who swing Pure Drive 100 (2021). The teenager likes Hyper-G 16 (full bed) at 57 lbs. She hits harder and heavier than anyone else that Wolfy has hit with. The other is a 57 y/o male, solid 4.5 player who can hit anything from heavy topspin to delicate drop shots. Stringing his weapon in a hybrid configuration; Genesis Hexa Infinite 17 in the mains and Zero Gravity 17 in the crosses, both at 54 lbs. Wolfy’s weapon is Donlop’s FX 500, which is slightly stiffer than even the Pure Drive. Wolfy’s setup is Hexa Infinite 17 in the mains at 46, and Zero Gravity 17 in the crosses at 53.

Thank you for the video! I asked to make the video but never thought it would be ready so quickly. Thank you again. Also some information for those pure drive fans - I’ve played with it for about two years now. I had blast in it for some time, it was good while it was playable and to be comfortable it had to be stung at 45 or close to that, kinda tricky, so the marriage with the blast didn’t last long. Then I tried hyper-g at 48, won the tournament with it, liked it a lot and then after like 30 something hours of play time (even though I shouldn’t have played for so many hours) I decided to try confidential at 50. I liked confidential even better but the string was hardly playable after 20 hours of play time. Still like the predictability of the string. Now I have the ice code in my racquet at 50. Testing this combination now and it’s not disappointing….

I used a hyper G 17g for this one. Low tension at around 47. Serves me well so far. Thanks for the video

Coming back to the game after a long layoff I went with solinco confidential 17g instead of using Kevlar and synthetic. I'm still playing it strung at 65 in the dunlop cx200 tours. It is so nice on my arm. The confidential is really slick and I can spin it. I'm not chewing it up like I did synthetic so I just strung another with confidential 18 at 57 to see how it feels. I like that boardy feel.

Thanks! Really helpful.

Please do one for soft racquets like the Clash

Love a string recommendation video!

Thanks! I’m going with velocity and Alu!

Please do a similar video for the new Babolat Pure Strike VS.

I am thinking about a Pure Drive and I really like Wilson Champion's Choice. I put it in a Pro Staff 6.1 100 and I have been very happy with it. Do you think it would work well in a Pure Drive? Love your videos and thanks for all you do.

So helpful.

Hey man, I’m a junior player who currently uses a pure drive racket, I was interested in the confidential and react pro hybrid. Would that give more power and spin and what do you recommend my mains and crosses be? And what tension do you recommend? I tend to play with a lot of topspin and a lot of power. I would also like to know if my serve speed would be affected? Thank you

Puredrive has been my stick for years. I love using Kirschbaum Proline Evolution or Solinco Hyper-G both 17g at 58-60lbs

Hi my friend, what type of string should I use in Wilson Profile Kuebler 95sq.? I use a semi western grip and continental grip on my serve. Thank you for your advice my friend.

It's getting cold in Denver, Colorado and I am having string issues. I have Babolat Pure Drive. Which strings would you recommend for temperatures around 55F? My racket is 10,6 100 sq I 7pts HL 16/19 and 50/59. Thank you!

I am stringing my Pure Drive with Kirschbaum Super Smash Orange at 45 pounds! Amazing power and spin!

Babolat Pure Drive Plus + Weiss Cannon Ultra Cable @ ~50lbs , perfect! The frame provides the power, the string makes it a spin monster as well. HIGHLY recommended !

Would a hybrid of a spin synthetic on the mains and rpm on the sides be good or would rpm on the mains and spin synthetic on the sides be best on the puredrive

I just went to Solinco Hyper G at 54lbs in the newest Pure Drive Team...and I love it! I was using Luxilon ALU Power Rough at 52 pounds for quite a while but prefer the Hyper G. To me it feels more crisp and has more control. A little less grab of the ball for spin but you can still get good spin. What are your favourites on this racket?? :)

do you think Gamma professional is better than X-1 biphase ? if so, why ?

For the hybrid would you recommend same tension on mains and crosses?

Head Radical Pro Graphene 360 2019 model it’s a stiffer racket compared to the last models what string would u recommend? Thank you!

Hi thanks for the explanation! At 8:14, what do you mean by stringing at 48 lbs “if you can handle it”? I thought the lower the tension, the better it is for your arm? Isn’t that why a lot of people with tennis elbow or older people string at lower tensions?

Thoughts on Gosen and other cheap strings? They are usually more soft.

Hi there. I just wondering, do you mean to use 2 different string in 1 racket? 11:37

String for Bab, team 110? recommend tension syn gut and poly please

Whats best synthetic for a crisp unmuted non soft feeling , (flat hard hitter for older racquet

I use yonex vcore and hyper g string.. it is so good..

Would love to see a similar video for the new Wilson Clash 98 (v2) Had the Pure drive and never got use to it, and got elbow issues as well

@catpavel4359

Жыл бұрын

I did switch from Pure Drive to Wilson Clash 98 and LOVE it would never go back to elbow killer babolat.....

In a Ezone 100, what about Confidential (1.25mm / 50 lbs) on the mains and Prince syn-gut (1.30mm / 55 lbs) on the crosses? Is 5 lbs too much difference between main and crosses?

Can you make the same video for a head extreme?

How do these compare to X One Biphase?

Sorry, did You ever tried Isospeed Professional 1.20? I string my Pure Drive with Isospedd prof 1.20 @ 17 Kg on mains, RPM blast 1.20 @ 15 Kg on crosses. Try it... Isospeed professional is for me the best multifilament string.

Never use stiff poly like Alu Power for PD. I got tennis elbow when I use hybrid (Alu power main, Gosen Synthetic cross). Now I use Gosen Polylon 17(soft poly) and Gosen OG sheep 16 hybrid.

Yonex Ezone 100 is a stiff or soft racquet?

I actually got my pure drive restrung today! I struggled a bit with the hyper-g and in your previous videos you spoke highly of the solinco confidential so I thought I’d give it a try. I went with 17g & 55 lbs for the tension. I love it so far, and I’m glad that you made those same recommendations in this video- the set up works great!

@chandrasekharpbg

2 жыл бұрын

Try RPM Blast 18 @ 55 . Spin and power felt ideal for me on my pure drive plus. Hope this helps.

@papercutbut16

2 жыл бұрын

@@chandrasekharpbg tour bite soft feels great too

@catpavel4359

Жыл бұрын

Cyclone 17 has the best bite and I tried them all brands....by far Cyclone gives the most

@aerondacanay8544

Жыл бұрын

@@catpavel4359 what tension

How about a prince problend? Thanks

Hi, love my Babolat Pure Drive 2021. Do you know when will come out next model? I know they use to bring new models every two years, but Babolat just introduced new Pure aero 2023, so I don’t think they will have new pure drive this year. Thank You 😊

@jefft1974

11 ай бұрын

It’s every three years.

Can anyone recommend the best string and tension for a Yonex Vcore 100? Hoping to get one soon!

@franzjupp1187

2 жыл бұрын

had the TF TRIAX on my Vcore98 and it was great . Had lower tension ~22kg because of arm issues. Actually the reason why I switched to Vcore98. Problem is it breaks fast ( after 4 weeks). Then I tried Kirschbaum Super smash orange. Again low tension. Plays great. Lively, spin but still good control. But depends what you want. Some like hard as wooden board. I like it when the string shows some reaction and do some work for you.

Try Confidential 17 with 52, you will love it

@aerondacanay8544

Жыл бұрын

Whats the recommended tension for confidential 18?

Should I increase racket weight if my shots are going slightly long?

can we buy online ?

Alot of juniors that use this racket use Kirshbaum Pro line evolution i

What do you mean by 48? Is it the tension?

If I have velocity but don’t want that stiffer and firmer feeling, should I just string the tension lower?

@villiam7941

2 жыл бұрын

Velocity is pretty stiff for multi anyways

TOURNA QUASI GUT ARMOR IS GREAT, COMFORTABLE, CRISP AND LOTS OF SPIN WITH IT…

I bought a racquet strung with gamma professional @55. The racquet is flexy but God felt like almost nothing in contact. No spin, no power, nothing. Felt like balls were just sliding off the strings and I was like...

Best string for Ezone100 ? I need confort and control to balance it

@emanuelebortolazzi1365

2 жыл бұрын

Wokl cyclone 17, tourna big hitter 17

I'm recovering from a broken hand. Only aches if I over use it sometimes. I bought the Pure drive yesterday, and know nothing about strings. The guy at the tennis store strung it up with Wilson Sensation 16 at 55lb. He said with my hand, it'll be should comfortable.

luxilon element, tier one ghost wire

Do video for the Pro staff I’ve been struggling to find a good string setup for it

@franzjupp1187

2 жыл бұрын

Do TF TRIAX full bed. Perfect for PS. Or CC. Tried poor man' version hybrid confidential with xone biphase. But the poly Cuts through the multi. But TRIAX plays even better

@ribhavmishra1034

2 жыл бұрын

@@franzjupp1187 I’m looking for a spin,feel,and touch oriented string I use hawk touch with Wilson gut it’s decent but I generate power with my long motion

@franzjupp1187

2 жыл бұрын

@@ribhavmishra1034 don't know what you mean with long motion but TRIAX gives you a blend of Spin, touch, feel and Power. Similar to hybrid set Up.

@ribhavmishra1034

2 жыл бұрын

@@franzjupp1187 like I have a huge back swing

@silviosarunic3234

2 жыл бұрын

Luxilon BigBanger Original 1.30. best string

Won’t the confidential saw through the multi filaments in those hybrids?

@villiam7941

2 жыл бұрын

It will for sure, but if one needs it softer there is no other choice

@franzjupp1187

2 жыл бұрын

@@villiam7941 May use a round poly.

@geoffreyburke1394

Жыл бұрын

@@franzjupp1187 do you have a round poly you recommend?

@franzjupp1187

Жыл бұрын

@@geoffreyburke1394 Not really- tried Luxilon element 125 but setup was overall too soft or too whishy-whashy. Trieds then Technifibre TRIAX full bed and that was great. especially on classic rackets like the Pro staff or Blade but won´t last very long on spin rackets like Vcore. So I switched to Kirschbaubaum Super Smash orange just at 20 kg. Plays super nice first hours and much cheaper. FYI played different Head Lynx for years but they always lose tention after 10-15 ours then they are dead and didn´t give you anything for free..

@geoffreyburke1394

Жыл бұрын

@@franzjupp1187 Thanks Franz J, appreciate the insight. So you like the Super Smash Orange on the Blade the most? Which Head Lynx did you prefer, the Tour? I know that Intuitive Tennis fellow loves the KBSSMASH Orange

Why missing out full bed synthetic gut? Hybrid synthetic gut with poly would be a very nice setup.

@richieortiz5

2 жыл бұрын

Did that for a minute, micro sheep gosen crosses and poly tour pro mains strung at 48. Felt terrible after a couple hours just couldn’t use it for very long. Felt great for a set

@cup2354

2 жыл бұрын

@@richieortiz5 If you hit flat try put synthetic gut at the main and strung about 4 lbs higher. If you hit heavy topspin and have healthy arm then go with full poly. Synthetic gut and multifilament are both made from nylon. It is slightly stiffer than multi, but in general have more spin potential, still way less stiff than poly. Also it is the most economical string.

Pure Drive with RPM Blast will be much better she is a good hitter.

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Just strung my pure drive gt with confidential at 52lbs. will report back if anyones interested

wouldnt you want a soft poly in such a firm racquet? why use firm poly in stiff racquet? seems like a bad idea

@arakkalvaishnavraghu2396

2 жыл бұрын

Stiffer rackets means it has more power

@piediekai

2 жыл бұрын

I think for some it might have too much power with a soft poly. It all really depends on how much power and spin you hit with though.

@sam8922

2 жыл бұрын

Since when does soft poly = power? Some very low power soft poly out there like cyclone, or cyclone tour

@piediekai

2 жыл бұрын

@@sam8922 well if you compare regular hyper g to hyper g soft, soft definitely has more power and a higher launch angle.

I honestly don't get the hype with the Velocity MLT. It's very praised in many tennis sites and in many reviews here on KZread and even though I try I can't fall for it as much. Sure, it's a solid string with a killer price and excellent value for money, but I don't understand how it can be recommended as the go-to-multi, or a nice choice for stiff racquets, or even being regarded as a "comfortable" string when (at least for me) it's one of the least multi-like-feeling multis I've tested.

@nakmuay5034

Жыл бұрын

True any multi I used is better than Velocity... It's all about the price

@om5141

Жыл бұрын

I agree. MLT has no bite and the ball just slides off with low launch angle. There are better multis with spin and cleaner feel.

@aerondacanay8544

Жыл бұрын

@@om5141 what multi can you recommend

@om5141

Жыл бұрын

@@aerondacanay8544 I've been using Dunlop Silk (unstretched) lately. It's soft and grabs the ball well. Isospeed Control and Head RIP Control are firmer with good control.

Rick Herbert

100% disagree on the tension … this question is always asked by recreational players . There’s no shame in 42/45/48 tension even with multifilament . 55 ? Recreational ? .If you don’t consistently hit the sweetspot,lespecially with the pure drive , then you’ll have your arm and elbow destroyed in just 2 weeks .

GAMMA feels great , but it moves too much , you are fixing strings on your raquet all the time …

You are just asking for your elbow to fall off if you do a stiff racket with stiff strings. Go softer string with stiff racket and learn to keep the ball in.

Pant bl hai post jail

what do you mean a stiffer racket?

@wadyz

2 жыл бұрын

The higher the RA rating, the higher the stiffness, higher stiffness = more power

@niceguy5430

2 жыл бұрын

@@wadyz and more chances of elbow and wrist injuries...

@villiam7941

2 жыл бұрын

Stifter rackets don’t band as much is a softer one. Stiffness is measured in RA. RA 60 is soft, 66 middle stiffness, 72 really stiff. Stiffer rackets usually have thicker racket’s beam (24,25,26 mm) and give you more power, but less arm comfort.

@wadyz

2 жыл бұрын

@@niceguy5430 that’s true, I’m fortunate enough to have not experienced any arm pain

Confidential, Confidential, Confidential, ughhhhhh!

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