Power-Burst Rough Racquet String

Great, thank you.

Since I am unfamiliar with the playability of this string, I restrung my racquet, a Head Prestige MP, at the median tension of 57. I used my Kipper Stringer, which I've had for about 8 years now.

I played a buddy of mine today on green clay and I played pretty well. I won the first 2 sets each by the score of 6-2.

During the first 2 sets, I had a winning streak of 11 consecutive games, which was astonishing. We had not played one another for several years and I had never beaten him 11 consecutive games in a match, and we have played many times over 17 years of knowing each other. In fact, I had tied my longest winning-streak of 11 consecutive games against another player that I defeated in a tournament many years ago on the same court! That was really astonishing!

Anyway, we decided to continue playing sets and my buddy won the next two sets by a score of 6-4, 6-4, but by that time, I had grown tired and he had more gas in the tank. I gotta start jogging more and getting my endurance up. I don't blame the racquet or string. When I tire, I make more mistakes and I'm slower getting in position to hit the ball.

Anyway, overall, I maintained good control. Forehands were solid. Cross court passes were working. Approach shots were effective; most of the time, I didn't over hit beyond the baseline. Overheads were clean and solid -- no spraying of the ball -- and I served well, too.

I am about a 3.8 player and on good days, I can be a solid 4.0. I am not a power player. I don't hit lots of winners. My game tends to be more of a game of finness and placement with the occasional show of power. To this day, I have never broken a string and I've been playing tennis seriously since I was the age of 27.

What about my backhand? Well, the jury is still out. I hit a one-handed backhand, but I have been struggling since Bablot stopped producing their uncoated natural gut about 7 or 8 years ago. For me, their VS Natural Gut with the coating just doesn't have the same feel and so I have been unable to execute my backhand shots the way I did with the original uncoated Babalot Gut, and I've tried many string since then. Well, with this string, I had some decent backhands, but I have been so tentative with my backhand for so long that I have been fearful of finishing my stroke for fear of losing control of my shot or hitting the ball long. Therefore, I have to practice backhands with a ball machine, or a practice buddy so that I can remember what it feels like to finish my backhand stroke and keep the ball on the court with confidence.

As for serving, it was consistent. I was able to generate good pace on the majority of my first services, and I double faulted an average of only once or twice per set.

Also, I had good feel and was able to execute some nice drop shots, although I didn't attempt many. I'll have to practice that more as well, since I was successful on most of my few attempts.

I intend to restring another identical racquet with this string at a slightly lower tension for a little more power, since the control appears to be pretty good at 57 lbs,

Overall, I like the string even though I have played with it only once.

Better control and tons of spin.

This stuff does just what it advertises! I am a big fan of the ALU power rough but only buy it when it goes on super sale. Don’t have to wait for that occasion anymore, this string is awesome!

My 11 year decided he loved the power burst rough due to its feel and control.