Tennis Industry magazine
Guide to Strings 2007
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Use this hybrid guide to look up the properties of the individual strings used in the crosses and mains. You can vary the stiffness of the stringbed by choosing strings that vary from each other in stiffness. This variance will also occur if one string loses tension faster than the other. Then you can vary which string you put in the mains and which in the crosses. Variety is good. But here is the bad news. There are 16 different combinations of low/high stiffness and low/high tension loss when combining crosses and mains. So for the true hybrid fanatic, you have 520 strings combinable with 520 others with 16 variations of each combination.
The string manufacturers have limited your choices by putting together what they consider the best hybrid combinations into packages and telling you which string to use in the mains and which in the crosses. Using the String Selector charts, you can see what kind of stringbed to expect with each combination compared with others.
| Company | String | Hybrid mains | Hybrid crosses | Interchangeable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Gut 2000 Poly | Gut 2000 Poly | Gut 2000 | |
| Alpha | Tourna Blend | Tourna Blend | Tourna Blend | |
| Ashaway | Crossfire 17 | Kevlar 17 | Synthetic Gut 16 | |
| Ashaway | Crossfire 18 | Kevlar 18 | Synthetic Gut 16 | |
| Ashaway | Crossfire II | Kevlar 16 | Synthetic Gut 16 | |
| Ashaway | Crossfire MonoGut 16 | MonoGut 16L | Synthetic Gut 16 | |
| Ashaway | Crossfire MonoGut 17 | MonoGut 16L | Synthetic Gut 17 | |
| Babolat | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 & Conquest 17 | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 | Conquest 17 | |
| Babolat | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 & VS Team 17 | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 | VS Team 17 | |
| Babolat | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 & VS Touch 16 | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 | VS Touch 16 | |
| Babolat | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 & Xcel Premium 16 | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 | Xcel Premium 16 | |
| Babolat | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 & Xcel Premium 17 | Pro Hurricane Tour 16 | Xcel Premium 17 | |
| Dunlop | Max Touch Hybrid | Max Touch Hybrid | Synthetic Gut 17 | |
| Gamma | Infinity 15L | Infinity 15L | Marathon DPC 15L | |
| Gamma | Infinity 16 | Infinity 16 | Marathon DPC 16 | |
| Gamma | Infinity 17 | Infinity 17 | Marathon DPC 17 | |
| Gamma | Infinity 18 | Infinity 18 | Marathon DPC 17 | |
| Gamma | Stinger 16/17 | Stinger Mains | Synthetic Gut 17 | |
| Gamma | TNT2 Fusion Plus 16 | TNT2 Fusion Plus 16 | TNT2 Rx 16 | |
| Gamma | TNT2 Fusion Plus 19 | TNT2 Fusion Plus 19 | TNT2 Rx 17 | |
| Gamma | Zo Pro | Zo Power 16L | Live Wire Professional 16 | |
| Gamma | Zo Pro Spin | Zo Power 16L | Professional Spin 16 | |
| Gamma | Zo Sweet | Zo Sweet | Professional Spin16 | |
| Gosen | Arammix Blend 18 | Aramix Pro 18 | OG-Sheep Micro 18 | |
| Gosen | Arammix Blend 16 | Aramix Pro 16 | OG-Sheep Micro 16 | |
| Head | FiberGel Blend | FiberGel Blend | FiberGel 16 | |
| Head | FXP Blend | FXP Blend | FXP Power 17 | |
| Head | Intellistring | IntelliString | IntelliString | |
| Head | Intellitour 16 | IntelliTour 16 | IntelliTour 16 | |
| Head | Intellitour 17 | Intellitour 17 | Intellitour 17 | |
| Head | Protector 16 | Protector 16 | Protector 16 | |
| Klip | Adrenalin | Legend 16 | Hardcore 16 | |
| Klip | Blast 16 | Hardcore 16 | Blast 16 | |
| Klip | Blast 17 | Hardcore 16 | Blast 17 | |
| Klip | Detonator | Excellerator 16 | K-Boom 17 | |
| Klip | Lightning | Legend 16 | Excellerator 17 | Yes |
| Klip | Screamer | Legend 16 | Scorcher 17 | Yes |
| Klip | Stamina | Atomic 16 | Synthetic Gut 17 | |
| Klip | X-Plosive | Legend 16 | K-Boom 17 | |
| Klipper | Klipper Blend | Kevlar 16 | Synthetic Gut Ultra-Fibre 16 | |
| Klipper | Klipper Blend Lite | Kevlar 18 | Synthetic Gut Ultra-Fibre 18 | |
| Luxilon | Ace Touch | Big Banger Ace 18 | Monotec Supersense 16L | |
| Luxilon | Alu Touch | Big Banger Alu Power 16L | Monotec Supersense 16L | |
| Luxilon | Timo Touch | Big Banger TiMO 18 | Monotec Supersense 16L | |
| Pacific | Gear Blend | Gear Blend | Powerline 17 | |
| Pacific | Hybrid PMX | Poly Force 16L | PMX 16 | |
| Pacific | Poly Gut 8.5 | Poly Force 17 | Tough Gut 16L | |
| Pacific | Poly Gut 9.0 | Poly Force 17 | Tough Gut 16 | |
| Pacific | Power | Poly Force 17 | Powerline 16L | |
| Pacific | Power Blend | Power Blend | Powerline 16 | |
| Pacific | Spin Blend | Power Spin 16 | Powerline 17 | |
| Pacific | Synergy Gut | Space Power TX 16L | Classic Gut 16L | |
| Prince | Pro Blend | Pro Blend 16 | Synthetic Gut 16 w/Duraflex | |
| Prince | Synthetic Gut Poly Blend | Tournament Poly 17 | Synthetic Gut 16 w/Duraflex | |
| Prince | Tour Blend | Tour 16 | Premier w/Softflex 16 | |
| Pro Supex | P.F. Blend | Premier Ace 1.25 | Maxim Touch 1.30 | |
| Pro Supex | P.S. Blend | Poly Master 1.25 | Synthetic Gut 1.30 | |
| RAB | Endura Classic | Endura Classic | Endura Classic | |
| Wilson | Champion's Choice | Luxilon Alu Power Rough 16L | Natural 16 | Yes |
| Wilson | Sensation Duo | Enduro Pro 17 | Sensation 16 | Yes |
| Wilson | Sensation Duo | Enduro Pro 17 | Sensation 16 | |
| Wilson | Ultimate Duo 16 | Luxilon Alu Power 16L | NXT Tour 16 | |
| Wilson | Hyperlast | Hyperlast 15 | Stamina DT 15 | |
| Wilson | Hyperlast Spin | Hyperlast Spin 19 | Stamina 16 | |
| Yonex | Tough Brid 125 | Tough Brid 125 | Tough Brid 125 | |
| Yonex | Tough Brid 130 | Tough Brid 130 | Tough Brid 130 |
