Question about stringing with two diff types of strings

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Is it a good \ bad idea to string with two diff types of strings? For example, BG 65 for main and BG80 for Cross. Tension is 24/22 lbs.

What do you think? :confused:

Thanks in advances.

[Quasimodo]

Do a search on "hybrid" in this forum. The consensus appears to be that it's not as beneficial as it can be in tennis.

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Thank you for the info.

[LazyBuddy]

Once it comes to equipment, it's hardly a simple right/wrong answer. If possible, try it, and let us have ur own review. ;)

[FAST!]

Once it comes to equipment, it's hardly a simple right/wrong answer. If possible, try it, and let us have ur own review. ;)

I see. I will let you all know if I ever have this chance :)

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Hi Lazybuddy,

How are you? How's ChiBing's club on Sun? Is it still pack?

Ricky

[silentheart]

Is it a good \ bad idea to string with two diff types of strings? For example, BG 65 for main and BG80 for Cross. Tension is 24/22 lbs.

What do you think? :confused:

Thanks in advances.

do you mean bg65 22lb main and bg80 24lb cross?

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do you mean bg65 22lb main and bg80 24lb cross?

Yes. What do you think?

[DinkAlot]

I did BG-65 main and BG-85 cross with good results. But it was not good enough for me to change over from BG-80. I now use BG-80 exclusively because it lasts me about a 1-2 weeks which is more than adequate for me.

You should always go lower on the mains and higher on the cross so it should be 22/24 and 24/22. :p

[DinkAlot]

Yes. What do you think?

You typed "24/22". The main string is first, cross second; at least usually. :p

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I did BG-65 main and BG-85 cross with good results. But it was not good enough for me to change over from BG-80. I now use BG-80 exclusively because it lasts me about a 1-2 weeks which is more than adequate for me.

You should always go lower on the mains and higher on the cross so it should be 22/24 and 24/22. :p

S4MadMan,

Thanks for your recommandation.

[kwun]

I did BG-65 main and BG-85 cross with good results. But it was not good enough for me to change over from BG-80. I now use BG-80 exclusively because it lasts me about a 1-2 weeks which is more than adequate for me.

You should always go lower on the mains and higher on the cross so it should be 22/24 and 24/22. :p

S4MadMan,

have you tried the other way around? in theory, since the cross are shorter than the mains, one should use thicker strings there to ensure that the mains/cross have similar response.

think of them like guitar strings, you want the longer mains and shorter cross to bounce at the same tone/rate, then you want to have thinner mains, and thicker cross.

[DinkAlot]

S4MadMan,

have you tried the other way around? in theory, since the cross are shorter than the mains, one should use thicker strings there to ensure that the mains/cross have similar response.

think of them like guitar strings, you want the longer mains and shorter cross to bounce at the same tone/rate, then you want to have thinner mains, and thicker cross.

Nope, haven't tried it. The reason why I use a thicker main string is because I always break the main string, never the cross string.