Material
Nylon/Zyex tennis strings
A composite construction, one family's core wrapped or blended with another's. Across the 11 measured, the strongest signal is less spin potential than 94% of the database. With 11 strings carrying this label there is no honest generalisation beyond what the numbers below show.
What the measurements say about nylon/zyex
Median percentile across the 11 measured Nylon/Zyex strings, against all 791.
- Spin potentialThe typical nylon/zyex string: Less spin potential than 94% of the database.
- String frictionThe typical nylon/zyex string: Notches and grabs itself more than 92% of the database.
- StiffnessThe typical nylon/zyex string: Softer than 88% of the database.
- Ball biteThe typical nylon/zyex string: Slicker against the ball than 75% of the database.
- Energy returnThe typical nylon/zyex string: Livelier than 70% of the database.
The best nylon/zyex string for each problem
Highest-placing string of this family on each ranking, and where it lands against the whole measured database, so you can see at a glance which problems this material is the wrong answer to.
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More power and depth
56th of 786 · full ranking
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Easier on my arm
71st of 786 · full ranking
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Best feel and touch
85th of 786 · full ranking
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Plays the same for longer
220th of 786 · full ranking
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Lasts longer before it breaks
425th of 723 · full ranking
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More spin and shape
452nd of 718 · full ranking
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More control, less launch
590th of 786 · full ranking
All 11 Nylon/Zyex strings
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| String | Gauge | Price | Stiff lb/in | Loss % | Power % | Spin | Bite COF | Friction COF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashaway Dynamite 17 Nylon/Zyex | 17 | find | 127 | 30 | 92 | 3.0 | 0.415 | 0.138 |
| Ashaway Dynamite Soft 17 Nylon/Zyex | 17 | find | 120 | 28 | 91 | 2.6 | 0.527 | 0.204 |
| Ashaway Dynamite Soft 18 Nylon/Zyex | 18 | find | 108 | 28 | 92 | — | — | — |
| Ashaway Dynamite WB 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | find | 125 | 33 | 91 | 3.3 | 0.466 | 0.142 |
| Ashaway MonoGut ZX 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | find | 106 | 48 | 89 | 4.4 | 0.391 | 0.088 |
| Gamma Asterisk Tour 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | find | 162 | 25 | 92 | 3.4 | 0.424 | 0.125 |
| Gamma Live Wire 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | $11.89 | 159 | 30 | 91 | 2.6 | 0.381 | 0.145 |
| Gamma Live Wire XP 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | $12.59 | 157 | 25 | 94 | 2.6 | 0.384 | 0.150 |
| Gamma Professional 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | find | 150 | 25 | 91 | 2.4 | 0.402 | 0.165 |
| Gamma Professional Spin 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | find | 165 | 24 | 94 | 2.7 | 0.395 | 0.149 |
| Gamma Revelation 16 Nylon/Zyex | 16 | find | 162 | 26 | 93 | — | — | — |
Other materials
- Polyester 483 strings
- Nylon 231 strings
- Gut 18 strings
- Nylon/Polyester 18 strings
- Nylon/Polyurethane 17 strings
- Nylon/Polyolefin 6 strings
- Polyolefin 3 strings
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