Yonex Pro Poly TourGauge: 17 (1.25)
Price: Unknown
Type: Polyester
Color: Yellow
Setup:
Mains - Yonex Pro Poly Tour 17G @ 45lbs
Cross - Prince Synthetic Gut w/ Duraflex 16G @ 42lbs
Stringing: Very easy to string. String is a little rough, not as smooth.
Play: I was able to pick up a set of these from a Yonex rep. These strings are used by WTA player Maria Kirilenko. The string has been out on sale in Japan since earlier this year but still have not been released in the United States. The Japanese Yonex website claims that the new string is 15% more durable and is 1.3% more powerful when compared with other polyesters of 17G.
Durable? yes
Powerful? ummm....not really. Well the power kicked in when the string lost tension.
So how did it play? Well fresh off the stringing machine, the power was definitely on the average side. Not very powerful like Alu Power or Big Ace, but not under powered like Polylon. Feel, ball bite, control, was on the average side again.
I would say this string felt very similar to Wilson's Enduro Tour. But with very little string movement and much much better durability.
After about 2 hours of play, the strings settled in and there was a definite increase in power and ball bite. But again it's not to the point of "WOW!". As the Japanese website pointed out, durability was up there. Notching was not present and surprisingly the strings still didn't move very much.
After 4-6 hours of play, the string started to die at a rapid pace. There was much more string movement. Power was getting somewhat uncontrollable. Notching was present but not as much when compared to other strings. I eventually cut the strings out because of loss of tension.
Quick Review (out of 10):
Power: 6
Control: 6
Spin: 6
Stiffness: 7
Feel: 6
Durability: 7
Tension Maintenance: 6
Price: Unknown
Type: Polyester
Color: Yellow
Setup:
Mains - Yonex Pro Poly Tour 17G @ 45lbs
Cross - Prince Synthetic Gut w/ Duraflex 16G @ 42lbs
Stringing: Very easy to string. String is a little rough, not as smooth.
Play: I was able to pick up a set of these from a Yonex rep. These strings are used by WTA player Maria Kirilenko. The string has been out on sale in Japan since earlier this year but still have not been released in the United States. The Japanese Yonex website claims that the new string is 15% more durable and is 1.3% more powerful when compared with other polyesters of 17G.Durable? yes
Powerful? ummm....not really. Well the power kicked in when the string lost tension.
So how did it play? Well fresh off the stringing machine, the power was definitely on the average side. Not very powerful like Alu Power or Big Ace, but not under powered like Polylon. Feel, ball bite, control, was on the average side again.
I would say this string felt very similar to Wilson's Enduro Tour. But with very little string movement and much much better durability.
After about 2 hours of play, the strings settled in and there was a definite increase in power and ball bite. But again it's not to the point of "WOW!". As the Japanese website pointed out, durability was up there. Notching was not present and surprisingly the strings still didn't move very much.
After 4-6 hours of play, the string started to die at a rapid pace. There was much more string movement. Power was getting somewhat uncontrollable. Notching was present but not as much when compared to other strings. I eventually cut the strings out because of loss of tension.
Quick Review (out of 10):
Power: 6
Control: 6
Spin: 6
Stiffness: 7
Feel: 6
Durability: 7
Tension Maintenance: 6
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