Hi DinkALot,
I'm new to the forum and recently strung my Victor Thruster K9000 with Aerosonic @ 23 lbs. based mainly on your review. It felt great for the first couple of hours, was crisp, accurate, and powerful. But now after about 4 hours it feels like it has already lost about 30-40% of all of those qualities. I don't know if that's because of the tension drop, or because the string is just not fresh anymore (or both).
I don't have a lot of power which is why I chose Aerosonic, for it's high repulsion, but I also want maximum control and accuracy. Again, I did love it for the first two hours. Just to give you some more background, when I bought my racket used, it came with worn-out BG66UM originally strung at 25 lbs., but even with 30+ hours on it, I thought it felt great and gave me very good control, just no power. One other thing to point out, I tried a friends Victor TKF strung with Victor VBS66 Nano @ 31 lbs. and thought it felt very good, It had enough power with lots of control, but after about 6-8 hours of use it seemed to lose it's crispness, accuracy and power as well. Throw into the mix that I am an older player and experience shoulder pains around the clavicle, like something in there pops out of place once in a while and has a dull ache.
Is there any other string I should try that will keep it's initial crisp feeling, accuracy and power much longer than Aerosonic, or should I have strung the Aerosonic tighter (26-28 lbs.)? Is there a string that feels like BG66UM but doesn't die within 6-8 hours?
Any help from your vast experience is greatly appreciated!
Thank You.