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hightower1975 (25), 2007-11-30   |
male tournament player national level, hard strokes with moderate spin, offensive baseline game |
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Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL (MP, 16/19) |
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No problems during stringing. Sometimes a bit tedious at the grommet holes as with all multifilaments. Played indoors on Bros Slide and on clay with Tretorn Micro-X and Wilson US Open balls.
Great string: excellent comfort and liveliness. Definitely competes with NXT. |
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Finally a string that can compete with the NXT in terms of liveliness and pop. Without measuring I would rate the tension stability and control a bit less than the NXT. I especially noticed that on power shots. Despite the spin potential was higher due to the thinner gauge.
Unfortunately the X-One Biphase is yet a bit more expensive than the NXT. |
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soft, comfortable, resilient, lively, explosive, stretchy, precise |
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FedEx (35), 2007-11-20  |
male team player lower league, medium strokes with moderate spin, offensive baseline game |
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Babolat Pure Drive (Cortex) (MP, 16/19) |
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Easy to string (pre-stretching is recommended). Played indoors on carpet. Highly recommendable, however it is not suitable for heavy topspin players since it will be too expensive in the long run - I would rather recommend the 1.30 mm version in this case.
Great feel - among the best on the multifilament market. |
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| Compared to the 1.30 mm version I could produce better spin but the trade-off was decreased durability. |
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Babolat VS Team |
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soft, comfortable, rough, unique |
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ImpCaligula (20), 2007-06-23   |
male beginner, medium strokes with moderate spin, offensive baseline game |
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Wilson nCode nPro Team (MP, 16/19) |
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This string should be strung higher than usual. I strung 2 lbs above my average tension and the string still provided too much power and thus I lost control.
Strung tighter the string is definitely one of the most interesting I've tried so far.
The string provided a nice lively feel and remarkable comfort. I think this one is highly recommendable for players suffering from tennis elbow. |
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soft, comfortable, resilient, lively, explosive, stretchy |
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krapps_tape (72), 2007-06-20 |
male team player lower league, medium strokes with moderate spin, allround game |
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Pro Kennex Ki 15 OS (OS, 16/19) |
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The string excels in power and liveliness. In the beginning I had trouble keeping the balls in but after around 1 hour of adapting I was able to control the power and I had a "wow" effect on almost every shot.
In all aspects this one is a bit better than the Isospeed Professional. Only downside is the string movement.
Overall a great enjoyable string.
Update: Unfortunately the string loses its playability after 10-12 hours of play and then plays only average. Considering this, it is quite expensive. |
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comfortable, resilient, lively, explosive |
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PatCash (3), 2007-02-19  |
male team player lower league, medium strokes with moderate spin, allround game |
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(MP, 16/19) |
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| Since the Isospeed Professional was voted String of the Year 2007 on this site I compared the X-One Biphase to the Isospeed Professional in parallel. Both strings were strung on the same day at identical tension. I used both strings alternatingly. The Tecnifibre is much better in all aspects, I guess it was not voted due to its high price. |
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soft, resilient, flexible, lively, stretchy, rough |
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