Considered by many to be the crem da la crem of polyesters. Used by so many professionals, it is THE standard of top tier polyester tennis strings. So many people consider this to have the perfect amount of stiffness and power. It also loses playability THE FASTEST. Average playability is around 1-4 hours (depending on…

Considered by many to be the crem da la crem of polyesters. Used by so many professionals, it is THE standard of top tier polyester tennis strings. So many people consider this to have the perfect amount of stiffness, power and spin. It also loses playability THE FASTEST. Average playability is around 1-4 hours (depending…

So many companies have released a “soft” variant of their poly string because they are realizing that their strings are destroying arms. But the “soft” versions aren’t truly soft. They’re honestly worse. They hold tension worse and they go dead faster. However Solinco’s soft variant of their famed Hyper G is, in my opinion, JUST…

Solinco is an American company that is making waves in NCAA collegiate and also professional tennis. The Solinco strings I’ve chosen are pretty darn amazing for spin, tension maintenance and longevity. Yes, it lasts just a little longer than earlier generation polyesters (10-20 hours vs 1-4 hours) which, I think, makes it pretty special. Plus…

Poly is infamous for 2 things: extreme stiffness losing tension Then came along Isospeed Cream! They also stopped calling it poly and gave it a new name: co-poly. That’s because there were so many additional ingredients they couldn’t simply call it poly. I dunno, I’m not a chemical engineer. Cream was one of the first…

It’s still one of the “softest” polyesters out there, Head Sonic Pro 16g has proven to be a go-to choice for those who want the polyester characteristics minus the harshness. It has the stiffness of a nylon “synthetic gut” (most polyesters are MUCH stiffer) and maintains tension and playability quite well throughout it’s lifespan (polyesters…