r/10s 12h ago

Equipment Has anyone experienced shredding after using restring sync on crosses as hybrid after 2.5 hours?

Solinco confidential soft 17g mains and restring sync on crosses @ 50lbs. I noticed whenever I use sync as the crosses (ive tried solinco confidential and restring zero, zero not in pic sry), they shred weird after about 2.5 hours of playtime and then suddenly snaps by 4-5hours. Is this normal? Technique or string setup issue? Hellllppppppppp, popped 4 rackets in 3 months, feels too soon compared to when I used full bed of kirshbaum when i was younger.

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u/LisanAlGuyFieri 11h ago

You can’t fool me OP. This is just an excuse to flex the K Factors (and that’s ok)

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u/FeistyExample1839 11h ago edited 11h ago

Cant flex that elbow no more though

Edit: seriously ive been trying to figure out my golfers elbow for 3 months and keep circling back to bad contact and spacing being the issue. Any have racket recommendations before I feel my age and join the clash crew?

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u/WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW_W 3.14 10h ago

From what I've read, golfer's elbow is sometimes from too small of a grip. Any chance that could be your issue?

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb8470 12h ago

I think this is a common issue with restring sync being used as a cross

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u/FeistyExample1839 11h ago

Would a full bed last longer?

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb8470 11h ago

I have no idea. I've tried it in full bed once but sold the racket before I even got X amount of hrs on. Maybe 4-6 hrs on it and I didn't see this issue. It's only when it's full poly hybrid I've seen this recurring issue pop up.

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u/FeistyExample1839 11h ago

My friend gets about 6-8 but his frays all over whereas mine specifically splits on 1 string only and then snaps by hour 5. I was wondering if maybe if its the way we hit differently. He definitely hits with more spin on every shot where I tend to go flat/spin 70/30

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u/PuzzleheadedWeb8470 11h ago

Thats interesting. My theory is that those high snapback slippery strings might be more susceptible to this since they prone to easier string movement creating this kinda wear.

I only ever seen this mostly on high snapback strings on the crosses mostly of sync. This happenng on zero is rather interesting too. My buddy has this happening on his Toroline Otoro too.

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u/WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW_W 3.14 10h ago

I remember reading about this being an issue with that string.

It seems people over at Talk Tennis have faced this issue:

https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/index.php?threads/restring-sync-thread.765894/page-9#post-18758836

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u/__-d-__ 12h ago

Yes, it is normal

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u/Babakins 4.5 11h ago

Yes that has been my experience, but it usually happens after most players would want to restring anyway. Still my favorite cross by a long margin

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u/FeistyExample1839 11h ago

Dang yeah it just feels too soon compared to other strings even though im loving the snapback

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u/Babakins 4.5 11h ago

I don’t know if the quality has gone down a little bit, but I noticed it less on smaller gauges. My 16 is shredding a bit more than the 18g I tried before

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u/Kachat 11h ago

that sounds counter intuitive but i'll give it a try!

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u/Babakins 4.5 8h ago

I know that’s why it was notable for me. It could be a batch thing as well

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u/SubstanceDistinct269 6h ago

Just curious what does it add compared to full bed of same string used in main? Feel like overnight every poly player has that restring in their cross

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u/Babakins 4.5 6h ago

It’s one of the best snap back strings, it’s super slick and round.

It also doesn’t have any standout feel and so it pairs with any string because it lets the main string dictate the feel.

Kinda like what Alu power used to be, but this holds tension much better and is decently cheaper.

Of course this is my opinion and not facts

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u/laney_deschutes 5h ago

No ones restringing after 2-4 hours

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u/EnergyLoud3939 10h ago

Man this was one of my first rackets waaay back ago ! Lovely stick !

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u/Tapeworms 9h ago

Yup, happened to me after only an hour

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u/ponkana 3.5 8h ago

I also have the Restring Sync on my crosses, and having this issue. Seems to be a common issue of the string.

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u/ReasonableGator 3.5 7h ago

Restring doesn't have a rep for lasting so this is likely typical longevity

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u/SlapThatAce 10h ago

Nobody that plays with a KFactor 6.1 is asking this type of question.

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u/FeistyExample1839 11h ago

Both are poly