Better than using natural gut and easier to string with.
I love these strings in a hybrid setup with them on the mains or a full bed setup. Have the privilege of stringing many racquets from my tennis group of the older generation. They all love it and improved their game play since having them switch over. Amazing gut like feel and response.
I'm using the microfiber-x on the mains and the protour - black on the crosses. Both strung at 50 lbs. They give me good power and lots of touch. I think I found my perfect match, now I will start adjusting the tensions to make it perfect for my swing.
I put them in my wife's Head Gravity, 100, at 55 lbs and her arm issues are now gone, and she has more power, with that, more confidence and stamina. It was a pleasure to string too! (All that said, I still love my Square-X Sharp)
Microfiber Mains, Square X Sharp Crosses. So far so good. Microfiber offers nice feel, comfort and power. The sharps are providing good stability to help with the spin and control. This is one of my favorite hybrid sets using YtEx strings.
I’m not a poly guy but I highly recommend the Quadra Twist Black to my students playing with poly strings. Great soft feel and spin potential.
These work well as either cross or main in hybrid. While they're not NG, they share some of the same characteristics.
My only gripe is that they tend to lose tension fairly quickly...like other MFs that I've tried.
Felt soft and comfortable. No arm pain after the match.
With a proper swing, the string felt powerful with minimal effort. Was able to hit deep returns on serve. Ocho gave me (at least perceived) ability to keep deep balls in as it felt like it added spin. This string seemed to perform somewhat similarly. Serve felt good with a nice mix of power and control. Feels like it is a good mix of power and control.
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Tried ytex on a whim when I heard about square x sharp. Thought it would be a novelty and I'd be back to searching around to find something that would fit my needs and protect my elbow. Immediately noticed a difference. Play tested several others but their flagship ended up checking all the boxes for me. I string an ezone 100 with a full bed of quadro twist black at 48lbs. Spin generation and power with full cuts from the baseline have helped my rally depth tremendously. First serves still pop, but my confidence with kick and slider has gone through the roof. Anyone looking to get into the brand should start here and see what it does for them!
With Twist Purple in my other racquet, Head Exteme MP, I strung Hexagon Red as a cross (40 lbs) to Square X Sharp (42), and along with Purple, found it superior to the smooth poly Protour as a hybrid cross. Whereas Purple seemed to exceed Red in power, durability and control, Red did enhance the spin. The full bed is good, but try it in a hybrid, even as a cross!
On a dare from a YTex FB colleague, I tried Hexagon Red, and while I was at it, strung Twisted Purple in my other racquet, Head Extreme MP, as the cross to the mains of Square X Sharp, 42 in mains, 40 in crosses. It beat Hexagon in durability, power, and control. And yes, beat the smooth polys, Protour, in performance. No doubt it has its market as a full bed, or even main, but consider it as a hybrid cross!
My favorite feature of Protour Blue is the softness. There are very few copolys that I can use without hurting my arm. At the same time Protour Blue provides some additional spin in my hybrid with gut.
I was looking to soften my string bed a bit more as well as trying to increase the snapback of my strings. By adding Pro Tour to the crosses with Quadro Twist in the mains, I feel like the strings still grab the ball since QT is in the mains, but I believe I increased my spin due to the better snapback of the strings now that a smooth poly is in the mains. It also made the overall feel more plush, which is what I was after. I'm very happy with this hybrid and will be using it going forward. I string the mains at 48 and crosses at 46.
I have a small and it just barely adjusts small enough but it is very lightweight and comfortable.
I use Protour as a cross with Square X as the main. Gives me plenty of spin and pop on the ball