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Hello, I know this post is old, but I figured you may have some updated and informed info for me. I’m currently using Wilson NXT Multifilament 16 gauge and love the feel at 57 pounds of tension. I’m thinking about soft polys and was curious between Tour Bite Soft, Luxilon 4G soft and Luxilon Element Soft IR. Would you happen to have any thoughts/comparisons of the three and what tension? I’m a hard swinger for what it’s worth. Thanks for any insight! Love your reviews!
if Thibault is 4.5 I'm on the tour
Consensus is that a newly strung racket will lose 10% of its tension the night after being strung. Is this accurate?
How many pounds less should Tour Bite Soft be found compared to Tour Bite normal?
Awesome review, getting my Pure Aero strung with Wilson Sensation 17 @55lbs tomorrow, looking forward to it. Also really like the concept of tennis-bar =]
You know how some people hate the sound of squeaky shoes on a hard court or basketball court? I hate the sound of feet on a Har-tru clay court.🤷♂️
The caring about the environment is BS. If we cared about the environment we wouldn't play tennis or figure a way to have balls that can be used for a year, recycled and the same thing with string. Seems every product now has a fake cause to make us want to buy it. Good review and info.
That court is terrible, like sand. Hate green clay =/
Tennis is a little boys game. Try pickleball. I play at ccv and could smoke you guys in tennis or pickleball. I played at uva div1. 4.0 is silly boy stuff. The reason you guys aren’t making money is you can’t attack corners and the serves are elementary. Never mind, I’m not playing with you guys.
Man the cinematography is epic in this video. Great work.
Gray shirt looked like he wasn't taking it too seriously lol
I tried 4g soft for the first time today, strung at 44lbs in a Wilson Ncode six one 95 18x20 and it was buttery smooth. I hit with eastern one handed backhand and semi-western forehand and I supply my own power so I was worried these string would fly on me at low tension that I like, but that did not happen. I was actually surprised at the access to spin I had when I wanted it, but more so the feel on slices and volleys were excellent for a poly. Also, these strings were very predictable and precise. Not too powerful or too muted and underpowered. Tried it side by side with Solinco Confidential at the same tension and racket, but I quickly put it down and opted for the Lux. I didn’t hate Confidential, but the feel wasn’t as good on slice as with the 4g soft, and that is very important to me.
Klip gut is fine. The problem with people who complain about Kilp gut is that they don’t know what they are doing. Kilp gut is a firm gut. No need for pre stretch. Nowaday, it is better to string Klip gut on the mains and poly on the crosses. Strung poly 2-4 pounds lower than the gut. By doing this, you let the gut slide over the poly. Resulting in a lot more spin.
I will give you a tip. Haw we put the racket on string machine ! Have to be with the logo from the bottom in a normal way not up side dawns. Specifically on babolat rackets.
Great content!
Great video, super helpful, thank you heaps! Especially agree with and love the focus tip!!
If you play with spin, this is a very good string for few hours. But if you play with any type of flatish shots, then it is a horrible string. Extremely launchy on flat shots and very inconsistent across the bed. Surprisingly, it plays much much better at lower tension but only for a couple of hours and if you only take big chops.
I have yet to watch this, but from my experience, it depends on where the two players lie on the NTRP system. You can have a 4.0 who is at the bottom of a 4.0 ladder, and a 4.5 at the top of his 4.5 ladder. They are totally 2 different abilities. But, a 4.0 who wins his ladder against the bottom-dweller in a 4.5, is an even match. We'll see. I'll be back after watching....I'm back....Well, you two are really super players! Rob is definitely a 4.0 league/tourney-winner and proved here he should be playing 4.5. Blake is more polished with a more offensive game and is a solid 5.0 league/tourney winner, who could definitely win in D1 college play. I enjoyed your points and the competitiveness each of you have. BTW - I have the Blade V8, and just got Blade V9. Great racquets. Thanks, guys for the post. It was fun watching.
What I learned from stringing my own racquets is that all strings have a different weight to them, even the guage/thickness of the same string matters. This may throw off the balance of the racquet, make it head light/heavy just from a string. When I've cut strings out, I would weight them and thus far a full be of a 98 sq in 16x19 racquet could range from 12 grams to 20 grams. Even 4 grams of a difference matters. Couldn't figure out why the Yonex strings never quite worked for me, they were on the heavier side. Sticking to Babolat... RPM Rough is my go to ;)
How is the quality of this video better than ESPN? lol
We respect this video
Can white shorts hit a topspin backhand?
Solid tennis , beautiful courts.
Good match up. I can see the difference in levels especially through the serve and the inconsistency of the strokes. Overall decent.
thats such a great racket, the ai98, i still play with mine. like it more than any of the new yonexs.
Which tension did you use in Ezone 98?
I feel like more string companies should focus on the best aspect of this string, accuracy.
When I used this in my blade 100 v7 it got great spin but when I tried to hit flat with it, it launched. My go to is solinco confidential in an 18 gauge. For some reason I can go flat and spin (though not as bitey as tour bite)
my biggest problem is knowing how tight my clamps should be. Its a hard balance between too tight and denting the strings and too loose and having them slip through. I just bought a starting clamp which I am about to use will that be a big help?
your backhands are mostly slices that are getting punished at this level, something I commented on a video from years ago
this is good lots of improvements from an older video
guy in blacks backhand needs to be punished
Very very underrated string (probably because its a expensive). Not soft though - still crisp and firm but I like that. Great directional control.
What's ur thoughts on the 18 gauge at 57lbs. I want swing big and not worry about it flying out. Control and spin is priority for me
Keep practising
I'm going to guess you're both actually between 3.95 to 4.2 I played both levels many years and from the points as a 4.0 you are right there on the cusp of transitioning to 4.5. Blake is of course playing great but as he said he started at 4.0 and now must be around the middle level. I played people on the tail end of the 4.5 bracket and they really start to feel very different in terms of power. Great match!
Rob is a strong 4.0. I am qualified to say this because I have seen 4.0 players my whole life. Rob, your shots are good. But on your backhand slice, you need to get all your weight on that right foot BEFORE you start your swing. You need to lean into the slice. You can see what I mean at 8:40 where you hit a couple of slices. Good athleticism in general, though!
Terrific views with the video ❤️🔥
Thank you for the review. In terms of playability duration and tension maintenance, how this string performance against the 17 version and Tour Bite soft 17?
Can it use for badminton?
I dig it, good work, subscribed.
Great match! Fantastic playing and had me really engaged the whole time!
If you have your own stringing machine , then you can then replace it more easily .
Y'all got your nets too high. You have a strap... use it!
I like the video but you gotta stop picking on that fatso. You’re gunna give the poor guy an MI running him around the court like that
great video, tnx, I have a question what's better : solinco hyper G or yonex polytour pro (yellow)?
"those balls were moving" 💀💀 but fr thx for the review i was thinking of buying the x one biphase.
Use a one-string pattern mate
Love this video! Congrats on your comeback! Anyway, I have a babolat pure drive lite. Been thinking to try out this string. What tension should I use? (I dont have any arm issues)
I really love tennis. I think part of it has to do with stringing my own racquets and doing my own customization. Just now I took a new racquet and measured the balance point with it's twin and guess what? 1/2" difference. So more mods coming to those sticks. Anyway on stringing I can't stress enough the tip about getting ready. Getting ready to make the 1st cut. Yes it has to be in the right place, but what are you going to do with the remaining? Some strings will stay coiled while others-mostly shaped and god forbid twisted strings-will unwind in an un-ruley way that you'll never get sorted. So just be prepared in all aspects. The other point I don't think you covered was Straightening the crosses. Every customer will judge a string job by how straight the crosses are, my technique is to push them all the way up prior to tensioning and then straighten after tension. This makes my job longer but I have almost 0 time afterwards trying to make it look "right".
If Thibault move Rob and hit a ball to his BH with pace and rush the net there wouldnt be a tie breaker… i cant believe he outlasted Rob from the baseline.. i guess he did tried the last couple points and it worked