Gear: Strings - Technifibre Poly Spin 1.275

Gear: Strings - Technifibre Poly Spin 1.275

I am a big fan of technifibre strings. I used technifibre spinfire for 2 years before experimenting again--they stopped selling reels of it on tennis-warehouse. Lucky for me, I came across this technifibre string. So here is my breakdown of this string:

Durability: 5/5 - I used the 16L guage, and it held up very well. I've put in around 15 hours of hitting with Wilson Sensation on the crosses. The crosses broke before the mains do. I checked the groves after cutting the string just to see how close the strings were to breaking. I can't say there were no grooves, but these strings could easily last another 15-20 hours without snapping. For anyone who is not at tournament caliber, these strings will last you a lifetime.

Feel(ability): 2.5/5 - I never cared to much about feel, but if you do you might not like these strings. Keep in mind I also am using this on a pretty soft synthetic cross--Wilson Sensation . This string is a little rough, but what polyester isn't? I know a lot of players i know like the feel of this string because in their words " they can feel themselves hitting the ball". I actually agree. But for my older crowd, be weary of this string, its no pillow. I suggest stringing it up on Wilson Reflection or Wilson Sensation.

Playability : 4.5/5 - Great playability. It plays similar to Endoro, except with quite a bit more spin. So if you brush the ball a lot, this string is good for you. It also has a lot of pop, but the good thing about this, is the spin it allows you to generate compensates for it. Maybe it suites the way I hit, but other reviews argue the same. It works really well for both a flat serve and kick serve. It is, however, a bit too much pop for volleys. If you are a a serve and volleyer and you like to play cute at times, be weary, this doesn't have the finesse to drop your volley. Thats the only downfall.

String(ability) : 3/5 - While stringing it is easy cheesy. I was a little worried about the string when i clamped it. Maybe its my clamps, but the string sort of indented. I have seen this happen to other poly strings, but I am not sure it reduces the quality of the string or not. It didn't feel like it.

Cost: $4.50 on Tennis-warehouse
Used with: Babolat Pure Team Drive
Strung at: 63 lbs