Mantis Tour Poly String Test April 5, 2016 17:57

This time, engineer Medri from Pro-t-one analyzes for us Mantis' top monofilament, the red Tour Poly 1.22 mm, as he defines it:

"A competitive string "of rank" with character, intended for players looking for power and spin."

Below are the data sheets and general evaluations of the test:

The MANTIS TOUR POLY RED 122 is characterized by a linearity of behavior that is absolutely a benchmark in polyester strings. The STATIC STIFFNESS value is quite high, demonstrating a RIGID, VERY CONSISTENT stringbed performance across every range of string use, from 18kg up to 30kg and beyond. The filament's nature is COMPETITIVE and is suitable for fullbed use as well as HYBRID use in combination with multifilaments and SYNTGUTs with an elastic and lively character. The static tension retention is more than good. The fatigue test highlighted excellent power characteristics combined with decent dynamic tension stability, which should predict a physiological tension drop in the first 2-3 hours, followed by stabilization and tension retention. The dynamic stiffness of the string is very high, demonstrating the competitive nature of the filament and the crisp and decisive impacts typical of a string setup with strong competitive qualities.