A new brand, a star-shaped string, enormous spin and lots of power, excellent tension retention and comfortable for the arm? Is this possible? I had to experience this myself! This is the Diadem Solstice Power 17, new on the Dutch market!
Specifications: Brand: Diadem String: Solstice Power Gauge: 17 (1.20 mm) Type: Soft co-polyester string Comparable strings: Luxilon Alu Power (Feel), Babolat RPM Team, Solinco Tour Bite Soft, Völkl Cyclone, Head Hawk Touch, RS Lyon Tested by: Name: Mike Playing strength: 4/4 Type of player: somewhat classic player, flat groundstrokes, generates little spin himself. Until recently had shoulder problems Racket: Head Graphene Radical MP, 98 sq/inch, 16/19 stringing pattern String hardness: 24/24 kg with a stringing range of 22-26 kilos Test duration: 14 hours
Judgement:
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Sustainability: 8
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Voltage maintenance: 8
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Spin/Slice: 9
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Ball feeling: 8
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Power: 8
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Control: 8
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Comfort/Arm-friendliness: 8
Stretched by the string:
It comes rather at sometime for that 'formed' strings what more difficult at stretched are, of name bee It braid by the cross strings. Or that the strings Through the coarser texture what annoying be able to are for the fingertips. No by this everything bee the Diadem Solstice Power 17. The string turns few and touches not in the it is. Funny is that you the special six-pointed (star) shape by the string immediately feels. You need not the clamps by the stringing machine not special tight at to have to the string Good fixed at be able to to make. Bee It braid by the cross strings is It not otherwise than bee other polyester strings: sets the string even right for you the machine this On leave Pull. The string retains fine are form bee It stretched, so you need not you no to assure at to make about the form by the string bee It to pin down by the clamps.
Review:
What me during the day mine first to succeed immediately stood out, is the power and elastic feel by the string. There sit absolute a lot of to live in this string, An nice difference at relative by the most polyester strings. This lively feel takes care of before that the string very comfortable feels on the arm. Since I in It recent past shoulder problems have had, is It comfort by the string An big point of attention for me become.
I have by myself An what flatter blow, on which the spin potential by the Diadem Solstice Power 17 An welcome supplement is. Of mine flatter blow want to I yet well at sometime overheat, what want to say that I the balls earlier long than short salad. The extra snapback and grip by the string took care of for clearly more spider and so more margin in mine to succeed. Balls that I normal at long would to have beaten, fell now yet for the baseline. Terribly pleasant because you complete you blow can to stay to make.
Mine slice backhand is not certain mine weapon. The grip that you of the Diadem Solstice Power 17 on the ball can generate, is enormous. Because of this remained mine backhand slices tight and right. A world by difference.
Mine sensitive shoulder can bee It serve (and smash) unfortunately yet well at sometime to play up. I can from arm/shoulder yourself not An huge speed generate. Hereby have I than also staff by the string necessary. Both speed as spider and slice are super comfortable at produce of this string. Mine favourite service of this string is from right of slice Unpleasant outside played. Super comfortable, checked without taxing at are for mine shoulder.
What the most polyester strings and Like this also the Diadem Solstice Power 17 to have, is that the strings after An blow weather neat come back in position. Fit after 8 o'clock game had to I off and to An string to straighten out. Terribly pleasant so. It conservation by the typical six-pointed (star) shape by the string, largely Good for the fantastic playing characteristics, is also after 12 o'clock game yet Good. This is enormous important because many 'formed' string fast rounder is becoming, what at cost go by that playing characteristics.
Voltage maintenance:
Short said, It voltage maintenance by the Diadem Solstice Power 17 is neat taken care of!
Conclusion:
The Diadem Solstice Power 17 is Real An recommended. The nice mix by power, spider, sustainability, voltage maintenance and comfort are magnificent. I think that we yet all what to go to belong by this excellent new American string brand!
Note:
I have also the something thicker Diadem Solstice Power 16 (1.30 mm) version tested. This string offers same fantastic playing features of An something more solid feeling. The string is something fewer elastic, but offers because of that something more control and An longer life span. The 17-thickness has on the other hand something more spin potential, because this simply what thinner is.
The Diadem Solstice Power 17 is now at buy in our web shop in both loose sets as to roll.