i just sold my car. Natural Gut time!

Props to Beckett for his personal consultation on strings! 🙌 Wife and I are beginners and really enjoying the set-and-forget nature of natural gut. Among our trials, Babolat strings stay in place while the Wilson gut at same tension moves like crazy. And the new blue Babolat string seems to fray a lot less than the original and black strings…

I recently tried RPM rough with wasabiX hoping that slick cross would pair well, but it just notched super quickly. I like the idea of a game changer/wasabi combo, thanks for the suggestion!!

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

It might be that RPM Rough isn't that durable despite the slickness. I broke it in a full bed which is out of character for me. Although I thought it played well till it broke

Nice video, poly on low tensions is very intersting and there, arent many videos on that. Sonego and Mc Donald tennis use on their blade low tensions and i saw last night Mc Donald strokes look like gut very fast and i reckon maybe in 18x20 patterns would be realy intersting

Great vid again Beckett switched to the whiteout , what’s working best for u

Hybrid Luxilon Original 130 and Confidential 120 in the cross, is top top . Power and spin and very confortable

Really nice vid. Toying around may be fun. And who knows, maybe some of us may even come to an unexpected conclusion of which kind of setup works best. But be careful, you might end up losing all excuses for missing a shot when everything works perfectly.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

hahaha

I've been hybriding natural gut with ALU power ever since I found out years ago, it was Fed's setup and still think its the best string combo there is! I may give this Restring Zero a try as a cross with VS gut the next time I re-string!

@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten

8 ай бұрын

You must either not break a lot of strings or have a lot of money, I wish I could use natural gut.

@prophetmargin7497

8 ай бұрын

@@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten I always use 15L gut which does give much longer string life than 16 or 17 gauge and I coat the gut with silicone spray before each session which stops the strings from fraying!

@draconiadorian

8 ай бұрын

What’s the tension that you use? And I assume Alu on mains and gut on cross?

@eincan1313

8 ай бұрын

That is an all time great setup, 4G as a cross is excellent too. You’re lucky, as a string breaker I can’t use this setup often. I have tried every gauge, string savers, silicone etc… can never get the guts to main to last more than 6 hours.

@prophetmargin7497

8 ай бұрын

@@draconiadorian On my PD+ I string it on the high side to reign in the power, natural gut at 63 lbs in the mains and ALU Power at 60 lbs in the crosses!

It is funny that as soon as you said low tension poly, my thought was Grapplesnake Tour M8. Beckett you’ve hacked into the implanted chip in my head.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

KZread Canada is really something else

Hi Beckett, I use, Babolat VS Touch at 25 kg in the mains and Babolat RMP Rough at 24 kg in the crosses in my Pure Aero 98. I love the setup esp on the fast carpets in Germany.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

deadly, try not to kill any of your opponents with that

@hanseat7950

8 ай бұрын

🤣@@TennCom

I bought two vcore 98s - 2023. Will try Grapplesnake Game Changer silver and Cube. What tension would you recommend. I will use them full bed but if I go hybrid, what string would you recommend? Have you tried Irukandji as a cross?

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

I haven't tried Iru yet, but I was stringing my VC98 at 52lbs. I probably could have even gone up to 55lbs but the concept felt too tight

hey beckett, what do you think about razor soft in mains and velocity mlt in crosses for a hybrid combo?

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

seems excellent

Hi, can you please make a video about specific relationships between rackets and strings? I feel like people often talk about strings in isolation. How does it perform when we use a spin string on a 18x20 heavy control racket or a 16x19 lighter spin racket? How about when we use a more control oriented string on them? I even heard from another youtuber saying they would never put a 16 gauge on a 18x20. I don't understand why. So I came to your comments section, again Beckett :)

@TennCom

7 ай бұрын

Good video topic idea. The subject has been brought to my attention before and I have some ideas but there's a lot of nuance, as you've detected, so I'm not sure how I want to present the topic yet. To put it plainly, the relationship between racquets and strings is highly relational, specifically, it's changes depending on the player's relationship to different racquets and strings. That's why that KZreadr would never put 16g in an 18x20, whereas, I've strung many Strikes, Blades and Speeds with 16g even when they are 18x20s. It is an interesting topic that I'm finding more and more compelling as I experiment with how insanely string sensitive my Whiteout is.

OK, Beckett. I’ll be your huckleberry. I have a Solinco whiteout 18 x 20 XTD and play exclusively doubles. I currently play with a gut poly hybrid at 40/36. If I wanted to use your grapplesnake M8 full poly at super low intentions what tension would you suggest I string to give it a shot?

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

If you've got enough control with a gut hybrid at 40/36lbs I'm not sure there's that much to gain with M8 at say 35lbs beyond extra spin. Could try dropping down to 20lbs like Mannarino, but I'm not sure if M8 itself would be absolutely necessary at that tension since I haven't really experimented enough myself below 40lbs (other than the random time is did 16lbs)

Hi! I was thinking to try the Grapplesnake Game Changer hybrid with a multi for more confort? Would you recommend it? Any multi you could recommend?? Same question with Restring Zero. Thanks!!!

@TennCom

7 ай бұрын

Game Changer is so sharp that I think it would destroy an multi. Zero would be better. I'm currently having a lot of fun with Solinco X Natural in the mains and Toroline Wasabi X in the crosses. X-Nat is textured (like ALU rough) and Wasabi X is round so its easy on the multi and facilitates quite a bit of snapback. I'd say this is as close as any nylon hybrid I've tried to full poly in terms of spin generation.

@jeanbaptistereveco6118

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Very helpful!

Hi, which polyester string do you recommend for the Wilson Clash 100 and the Yonex Ezone 100?

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

I think both play best with a soft poly. Polytour Pro can work well. I like something a little more connected feeling, like Grapplesnake Tour M8, but if you want more spin, then something like Hyper-G Soft could work too.

When doing a Natural Gut hybrid with Poly, do you prefer gut on mains or crosses? I have a set of RPM Blast + VS Gut pre-packaged hybrid to string in my VC98. I usually play full poly or poly mains with multi crosses, but I've read a lot of people like the Gut on the mains.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

I will typically do gut mains for myself. If im going to pay for the gut i want to feel the gut

@edubrasil

8 ай бұрын

@@TennCom Awesome. Thanks! I'll try gut in the mains. Thinking 52/50lbs for tension. I usually play something like Wasabi at 49-50 lbs.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

@@edubrasil that'll be epic

What about Solinco Outlast as a slippery cross?

I like Prince duraflex gold 16 in my Babolat 110 team. (I'm 78) I found I hit long a lot, so I put Tour byte soft 18 in the crosses. 52/49. I use several other racquets, but my wife uses the same Babolat 110 . Does this sound reasonable to you? I also like Tour Byte soft 18 g full bed. I like that a lot. A little less power. After listening to your video, maybe I should switch the hybrid. Duraflex in the crosses, Poly in the mains? I play in hot humid climate

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

I'm working on a video that compares putting nylon mains vs poly mains in a hybrid set up. I think in general, the nylon mains plays better. You get better grip on the ball with poly mains, but for me, it felt like actual spin was down. Also, with a racquet as light as the 110 and with such open spacing, I can believe you are swinging fast enough to generate snapback so if the Tour Bite is working, it might be the right setup for you. I've strung for several players similar to you in age and racquet choice and going with a super thin poly in an oversized frame really helps them bring out the "Spin Doctor" in their tennis.

@juju-rt8ek

8 ай бұрын

I forgot to mention I also add weight to the 3 and 9. I love that you have explored different string setups. I have been experimenting and your comments confirm things I have noticed. @@TennCom

Hey, unrealted question, but does an increase in a rackets static weight help with serve speed? sorry if its a dated question or something youve answered before but i cant find info on it.

@user38479

8 ай бұрын

Higher static takes more energy to move through the air, however higher swingweight gives you more pop. Experiment for yourself and see what you like

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

depends. The main determinant on power in your swingspeed. The other is hitting weight (weight near the ball's impact location). So adding weight in the hoop will increase power as long as you can maintain the same swingspeeds. Adding weight in the handle might not since the extra weight is so far away from the impact location. You can make the argument that adding weight in the handle makes the racquet more headlight, which should help the racquet swing faster, and this can be true, but it's not really just about the balance of the frame, it become more about how the racquet synchronized with your mechanics and is probably beyond the scope of practicality for most of us (me included).

@spinshotballmachine

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! @@TennCom

Hi there, how would you rate the power and comfort level of rpm power ? Thanks !

@TennCom

6 ай бұрын

If we call RPM Blast 5/10 on both, I'd rate RPM Power a 4 on comfort and a 2 on power.

@bibou929

6 ай бұрын

@@TennCom that sounds harsh ...

how much tension for natural gut? i use multi 53, would it be 55?

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

If you hit with decent spin, the extra spin you get from gut (especially in a hybrid) will likely be enough to add control so increasing tension wouldn't be necessary. If you hit pretty flat I think a 2lbs bump is a good idea.

So does no one use Multi's? I was gonna try Head Velocity MLT.

@TennCom

7 ай бұрын

im working on some multi content but its taken longer than expected to put out

Drop the Match play videos!!!

volkl v square is a square string

Stumbled upon this video, no clue about tennis but I had to click when i saw the one punch man.

be careful with your forehand technique. at the hitting point you stand too close to the ball so you can get easyly wrist problems. some years ago i did the same mistake and it ended with hard tendinopathie.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

extending my contact point is something im actively working on and thankfully i havent had serious wrist issues in my 15 years playing tennis

Full review of strike vs

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

hahaha maybe

You missed thin weed whacker line, as well as galvanized steel wire crossed with heavy duty fluorocarbon fishing line. Or really, any other deranged experiment the talk tennis community has come up with.

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

excellent point those are all good strings used by actual pro's (right?)

@nicolasbourbaki3481

8 ай бұрын

@@TennCom I believe pros like winning, and also keeping their arms, so not yet I don't think.

You guys use strings? What? I prefer the frame of my racket - much more spin, control, and power.

@andywu4177

8 ай бұрын

I paid for the racket, I’m gonna use the racket

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

im not sufficiently skilled to use the frame (way more efficient energy transfer) so i rely on strings like pleb

@Turbulencemode

8 ай бұрын

Imagine not using the handle

I'm probably in the minority but natural gut feels too soft.

us vegan tennis players avoid natural gut. i've also been exclusively using wilson balls since they're the only ones who don't use wool

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

What's your opinion on replacing natural fibres with synthetic ones if they are derived from petroleum? I see that ethical argument behind the direct maltreatment of animals, but the indirect consequences of a reliance on plastic seems similarly tragic.

@micah2237

8 ай бұрын

it's all bad, but I guess I just pick whatever makes me feel better. hopefully those new biodegradable strings that TennisNerd reviewed will be good... 😬 @@TennCom

@robertclary1718

8 ай бұрын

Great that leaves more gut string for the rest of us, more beef too !

@micah2237

8 ай бұрын

oh wow can you name another meat?@@robertclary1718

Not sure why you add video of your play as you discuss different strings. It seems obvious there is no connection to the strings discussed. You may mention the pocketing of one string, and the snap back of another, and the tension retention of another ... and the video shows you in the same matchplay, on the same court ... which has nothing to do with seeing the ball come off your racquet with said string. I suggest you record video of your use of the strings under mention. Leave stock video footage out of the discussions about the different strings. Just sayin'

@TennCom

8 ай бұрын

It's not always feasible to record fresh hitting footage when I'm doing these recap style videos. I agree with you of course, it's way better to have footage of me hitting with what's being discussed (in most cases for this video, I did provide the footage of the actual string in question), but during editing I decided random hitting footage was more entertaining than just looking at my boring face.