Prince Synthetic Gut Multifilament 17

Just installed this string in one of my Magnetic Tours. Was pretty easy to string up, not as easy as some multis though. I haven't broken these yet, but played 2 doubles matches with them. Initial impressions are "nothing special". This isn't especially soft and doesn't have especially good feel. Durability will be interesting. All in all it's a pretty middle of the road string. It's definitely softer than PSGD 17, but it doesn't have much more feel, which you'd normally see in a multifilament. The $6.50 price point is nice, but I can't see really spending twice the price of PSGD for this. Tension I think has started to dip already after 2 matches. I'll see if it has any redeeming qualities now that it's fully broken in. Some strings just get better w/ use...others not so much. If I don't post on this again, my initial impressions were correct: Performance, B, Price A-... Worth a try, probably not one for the inventory.

Setup: Fischer Magnetic Tour, 57 lbs.

Klip Venom 17

I bought another FMT from a TW board member and it came strung with Klip Venom 17 w/ about one set of use on it. I pretty much abused this string until it was about to snap. Durability for a multi is very good. It has gotten some negative reviews, but I don't really know why... I really enjoyed this string. It seemed soft, and powerful, and seemed to maintain tension pretty well. Usually w/ Gamma strings (notorious for bad tension maintenance) I notice a pretty big drop off after so many sets... not w/ Venom. This had pretty good pop and was smooth around the stringbed. I can't say the feel was outstanding, but it was satisfactory. For $13/set though, not sure I'd spring for it. Performance: A-, Price: C. I'd give this string a B, worth a try if you don't mind the bill.

Switched from K6.1 to FMT

I recently switched from the Wilson K-Factor 6.1 16x18 to the Fischer Magnetic Tour. I like the K6.1 b/c it's solid, pretty head light, and I can serve well with it... But my main motivations for moving were these:

• String eater
• Heavy during long matches
• Powerful. Quick-reaction shots could really zip.

The Fischer Magnetic Tour is a lighter stick, and it has a super nice pick-up weight. It just feels like an easy stick to play with. It's got some pop, but less so than the K6.1. I feel like it has more control and a more predictable hit than the K6.1 b/c of the 16x19 pattern. So far it's a little different on the serve. Strings seem to last well in it. And quick shots are so much easier and tend to stay in the court. It's got a great smooth feel to it as well. Fischer rackets just have the same smoothness across the board which I really like. Let's see if she keeps up with me and I stick with these FMT's.

I'm (very) locally famous...

So I started a thread over on the TW board about how resident VLOGist Chris Edwards looks like Survivorman a bit... well, funnily enough I met him & William (vid editor extraordinaire) in Cincinnati the very next week at the ATP Masters event. We chatted for a few min and he asked if I wanted to be in a VLOG. Hell yeah I wanted to... so he interviewed me and I had no idea what he was going to ask. Turns out, he played the Survivorman thing up nicely in the VLOG. Check it out...

http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/vlogpage.html?ccode=VLOG031