Future's Player String Journey: Searching for Max Performance!

[@smalltoe]

Great video! Very candid and authentic 👍 I’ve been with M8 for last 6 months on Percept 100 @ 46 lbs. It’s predictable performance (good balance of control & power) and tension maintenance are the key traits that I love about them.

[@RonnieJamesOsbourne]

Congrats, Ale on your recent result, and to Beckett coming in clutch with his string knowledge! Now, surely...the Ale racquet journey has begun. Hoping to see future videos on this!

[@oakmountaingod]

Congrats Ale! loved the video like always

[@jerredblake4731]

My favourite string is Dunlop black widow 17g, it’s has never let me down 💯

[@андрейенютин-ы5ъ]

Best choiсе🎉

[@konstantingubanov4687]

I recently strung my head TGT 344.4 (Gravity pro with a lower weight) with Sniper on the mains and M8 in the cross. It is a great set up! Very pleasant feeling with a great confidence!

[@ionut.h]

M8 is an awesome string. Really comfortable and crisp feeling at low tension (20Kg). The spin is good but not great so I tried a hybrid with Restring 0 and Hyper G on the mains. Both awesome combinations, you get the spin from the shaped string and the control and ball pocketing from M8. I think I will try also game changer on the mains with M8 crosses and then decide the best combo for me.

[@GiancarloMattera]

More Ale please

[@TennCom]

yes sir!

[@vicman877]

Great video! Good for Ale! I want to say that I'm surprised how similar I felt about Tour Sniper. I also love confidential and from reviews I thought TS and Confi would be similar, but Tour Sniper required to be focused 100% of the points and play with absolutely perfect technique, which at my rec level it is simply not possible. Very demanding string with no feel, any of those slow motion shots were not crossing the net lol I tried M8 as a cross, but I need to do that full bed soon!

[@James-qv1dr]

I'm thinking of changing my name to Max Performance. I'd be unstoppable

[@yenb86]

Outstanding!

[@prophetmargin7497]

What is the correlation between dynamic tension and the actual string tension?

[@TennCom]

Dynamic helps you account for variations in inputs, as well as tension maintenance. So me stringing on my electronic machine is going to yield a higher DT than a new stringer on a crank, but probably lower than a tour stringer on a pro machine. Also helps track tension loss over time.

[@MrSimplyn]

At last you got Meddy strings! Waiting for the review!

[@stefanfiegl6024]

It will be interesting what kind of Racket she use?Stringpattern?Headsize?Weight?

[@leandronicolas8848]

Qué jugadora Ale!! You cut the video at the e

[@WaltKurtz68]

For some reason Grapplesnake is not sold in Europe, it seems. The two biggest shops Tennis Warehouse Europe and Tennis Point don't carry it. I never understand sales strategies like that, I'd think a company would want to sell their products in as many markets and countries as possible!

[@TennCom]

Here: www.grapplesnake-strings-europe.com/ And also my friend in Portugal, Tennisracketseu I think they have disjointed distribution, like separate German and Spanish distributors too. I agree, kind of frustrating.

[@nikiliu3978]

Sweden has a site and there were some on eBay last time I checked

[@KevinKeunen78]

Tennisturnier sells them as well.

[@rich.e]

@@TennComhave bought plenty of sets via this EU website; they offer 3+1 deals on M8 and couple of other strings to save a few bucks. M8 is my fave too.

[@WaltKurtz68]

Thanks guys, I stand corrected! I 'll check those out! 💪

[@TheMonta91]

4g soft at around 22/23kg is the best on blade’s, especially on the muted versions Don’t look further!

[@riivoelmat8011]

Why don’t you try Grapplesnake Excellent Purple PLUS?

[@TennCom]

Ale used Ex Purp for a bit when she was on tour but we were happy with the playability and durability. Plus just is only a shaped version so we aren't really interested.

[@riivoelmat8011]

@@TennCom Thanks for the reply. I haven’t used it. Is Excel Purpl+ soft poly? ( I like softer polys) Would you recommend it for Tecnifibre TF40 18x20, fro get bit more hight over the net?

[@TennCom]

I would not recommend any version of Excellent Purple. I just don't think it plays well. I'd way rather use something like Alpha if you like a mild shape and want a softer feel with excellent control and decent power.

[@allainangcao28]

Ale-Express Serving Bwehkett Chungus bagels since 2021.

[@TennCom]

Its been even longer than that hahaha

[@jesuscamargo6820]

Msv focus hex ultra, fin

[@tamagonbagel6569]

Just to defend Alpha for a second, if you're used to soft polys or looking for soft polys, I think you won't find anything more predictable.

[@TennCom]

I agree I don't have any predictability issues with Alpha. But I can't hit as well as Ale.

[@tamagonbagel6569]

@@TennCom I think I can understand if someone is coming from playing Confidential exclusively, playing an elastic string like Alpha will be a lot to adjust to. It’s a lot of elasticity to account for. But that elasticity behaves very predictably through its life.

[@nellynelson965]

Fake. This isnt about her finding the best string for her, its about selling Gapplesnake products. This is where you should declare your a sponsored vlog. Not this BS.

[@TennCom]

It is not fake. We aren't misleading anyone here. Clearly stated in the video that we are testing the strings we are selling. The "sponsored content" box was checked prior to publishing, however, that was because the video was sponsored by Direct Tennis. There should have been a notice generated by KZbin that popped up for you at the beginning of the video. No money was received by Grapplesnake to produce this video, and no money has ever been received from them in the past for specific pieces of content. We do collect commissions through affiliate sales which we are also transparent about.

[@TomSmith-il6pz]

Not complicated, boring answer but it’s alu power and we all know it

[@snickaren111]

If you are able to restring every 30 min or so, it probably is.. 😅

[@AllanTennis]

Congrats to Ale on an incredible run at Delta Open! Vamos !!

[@brandomaxwell]

Ale's analyses, like at 7:02, yield a good idea of how these strings play; Sniper for control and M8 for more power. But I gotta say, if a pro like Ale can't get pop out of a string, what chance do the rest of us have??

[@ericdesmarais589]

Tour M8 is like a hidden gem… no one I play with has even heard of it. It’s the closest thing to a perfect string of anything that I have played with

[@josh-yq4pz]

congrats ale! and what a cool video this was too, love it :)

[@tommyaniline7744]

Y’all’s dynamic is so funny 😂

[@josecarlospino4800]

Fuerza Ale, un saludo desde paraguay, hoy jugamos contra ustedes en la copa america jajajaja

[@alejandragutierrez2608]

Gracias Jose Carlos!! Saludos!! Partidazo el que se viene!! 😅

[@snickaren111]

Beckett, what m8 gauge do you prefer, 1.30mm like Ale, or the 1.25 mm? I know it depends what racket you use, but in general? Great vid btw!

[@TennCom]

1.25mm in my 18x20 but I'd go to 1.30mm in a lot of 16x19s. Her Blades are pretty dense 16x19s though so I'd prob stick with 1.25mm for that frame were I to use it.

[@adventure_scapes5039]

based on the footage on how she hits and considering she still plays with the blade 2019 percept 97D- hawk touch + hyper g round (52lbs) cx 200 (+8g 12oclock)/cx400tour - m8/lynx tour/silver 7 tour (48lbs) prostaff 95 - m8/enso pro (50lbs) would be the ones I would let her try

[@Jakub_G_Tennis]

One word: Toroline I order them in EU and wait one month for a delivery but boy I am so onboard, the hybrid Caviar main and Toro Toro crosses or Wasabi X cross is amazing. Control, spin, flat shots, durability and just enough power to keep it deep are the best I've ever experienced. I've tested m8 and sniper but found it too muted and under powered. But I also improved my footwork a lot in last 6 months so it could reap better experience for me currently.

[@AfilXDev]

Please try the neon dust /liquid neon dust hybrid from Grapplesnake

[@jimmyjoe6721]

Maybe have her try a Gravity pro at a slightly lower tension bc it seems like she generates her own power

[@vovaantakalnis]

How different is GS Tour M8 vs Head Lynx Tour? They seem to be pretty similar..

[@TennCom]

Pretty diff I'd say. Much more bite on LT, but it feels more dead, more firm and crisp, M8 is more forgiving, has more snapback and ball pocketing.

[@KevinKeunen78]

Tour Mate, Tour Mate, Tour Mate. Say it loud.

[@tamagonbagel6569]

Great format, your style is taking great shape!

[@андрейенютин-ы5ъ]

Poor Wilson, someone call Tom Hanks😂😂😂

[@mr.tennis50]

Second comment Great video keep it up,

[@artificial_commenter]

pure strike vs bruh

[@mteca5093]

Bravo vamos

[@devoker666]

Are grapplesnake strings really so good that they are the only options or because they are sponsored/affiliated?

[@TennCom]

We aren't sponsored, we sell them. In case that wasn't clear when we said it in the film

[@devoker666]

@@TennCom I really wonder if they are really good. I am in Australia and hard to find them here. You keep recommending grapplesnake a lot, are they much better than budget strings like solinco or msv?

[@TennCom]

They are very good IMO, but not so good that it would be worth paying mega shipping bucks to bring them to Aus. I think they are worth the premium over Solinco if the shipping costs aren't a big deal because they feel better and last longer IMO, but not like 2x better, so I wouldn't pay 2x the price.

[@devoker666]

@@TennCom thanks for the answer