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Volkl02 (1), 2010-06-03   |
male team player upper league, medium strokes with moderate spin, offensive baseline game |
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Völkl C10 Pro Tour (MS, 16/19) |
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| I really liked how the strings did not move. Usually I have every string swaying one direction from all of the spin. Although I did like this string a lot, I believe it gave me tennis elbow. Still I would play with it again. |
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resilient, stiff, solid, precise |
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| Title | Date | Time | Author |
| Comfort | 2010-06-03 | 13:10:50 | Jens (14)   |
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Hawkeye2 (44), 2010-04-21  |
male team player upper league, medium strokes with moderate spin, offensive baseline game |
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| 55/55 lbs |
Head MicroGEL Prestige Pro (MP, 16/19) |
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This is a rather control-oriented string, with less power potential than the Topspin Cyber Red.
Easy to string, easy to tie knots.
Control is good, and I also liked the feel of this string, although it does seem rather stiff.
Comfort was less than with the Cyber Red, but these are two polys with two different target groups.
Spin was easy to generate with this string, but it's not really a spin machine.
There was almost no string movement.
The string broke at the top of the frame in a brand new racquet with healthy grommets and on a clean hit. So this string has the typical "co-poly disease".
Overall I enjoyed this string and would use it again as a main string in a hybrid combination. |
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| Compared to:Kirschbaum Super Smash 1.25 |
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solid, precise |
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Sleijpen (9), 2010-04-05  |
male team player upper league, hard strokes with moderate spin, allround game |
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Babolat Pure Storm GT (MP, 16/20) |
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| My second part of the topspin test. I played this string on carpet and clay using new Babolat and Dunlop Maxx balls. I actually like this string a bit better than the twirled version of it. This string is a bit thinner, which IMHO provides a bit more control and speed, what makes it a better string for me. The lack of the twirls make the ball stay a little less longer on the string, what I definitely prefer. Though this string plays quite similar to other polys, I'd like to mention that it provides a tad more control while keeping the level of comfort. |
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soft, comfortable, dull |
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turanovs (5), 2010-03-11  |
male recreational player, medium strokes with moderate spin, offensive baseline game |
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Völkl C10 Pro Tour (MS, 16/19) |
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| Played some indoor singles and doubles and outside singles. Hardcourt outdoor and carpet indoor. Strings were similar to Pro Supex Big Ace 1.22 but a little stiffer and much better tension stability. |
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| Compared to:Topspin Cyber Flash 1.25 |
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| Cyber Black is mostly in between Cyber Flash and Cyber Blue but more closer to Cyber Blue. |
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Pro Supex Big Ace 1.22 |
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soft, comfortable, resilient |
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samalo0 (11), 2010-03-10 |
male recreational player, medium strokes with moderate spin, allround game |
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Babolat Pure Storm GT (MP, 16/20) |
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| I tested Topspin Cyber Black as a main string with Gosen OG-Sheep Micro 17 in the crosses. The string was easier to string than the hex and hex/twisted versions as expected due to the geometry. Took it out to practice (I strung it a bit higher than I did with Cyber Twirl - 55lbs instead of 52 lbs) and I really enjoyed how it hit. A lot of control and much less power, which let me feel like I could hit the ball harder and not worry about spraying it everywhere. Honestly, the string seems a lot like any other poly that I have tried aside from Luxilon - Tecnifibre Black Code, Kirschbaum Pro Line No. II, etc. They all seem about the same, low power, good control, some variance of softness, but essentially very similar. Then again, I am a low 3.5 NTRP level player, so I am not sure if I have the skills to tell the difference between similar strings very well. I can tell the difference between these kind of polys and Luxilon or gut; standard poly is just a low power, somewhat uncomfortable, but spin producing string. |
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| Compared to:Tecnifibre Black Code 1.24 |
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