Toalson Rencon Devil Spin 1.30mm Review

Toalson is a Japanese string model I have previously written about, as they produce some nice strings at very engaging value factors.

You may be hard-pressed to discover a less expensive string than Gosen OG Sheep Micro; not solely is it one of many most cost-effective, it is without doubt one of the greatest artificial strings in the marketplace, particularly to be used in a hybrid string setup.

However what about Toalson’s Polyester strings? Can they rival the massive boys (aka those they make strings for below white-label agreements 😁)? Most likely!

One in every of their important choices is Rincon Satan Spin, accessible in three gauges and two colors. How does it play? Let’s have a look.

Toalson Rencon Satan Spin Specification

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Toalson Rencon Satan Spin is a excessive efficiency elastomer in 6 monofilament cores, extruded along with a excessive viscosity polyester providing higher sturdiness and higher retention of string pressure. As well as, three raised monofilament cores present three tough surfaces for excellent spin on impression. Toalson’s Satan Spin Pitch

String Specs

Racket Setup for Testing

I used a single pack of Rincon Satan Spin in black for this playtest at 1.30mm gauge. It was a two-piece string job at 48lbs (21.7kg/cm²).

The racket used was an uncustomised older era Yonex VCORE 98 (with out the blue stripe on the throat).

I strung it on a crank machine and stringing Satan Spin was akin to all stiff polyesters – a little bit of a ache however tolerable. Coil reminiscence is important, so I am glad I did it as a two-piece.

The black string has a translucent look with a white/grey-ish color on a few of the edges, which you can also make out within the image beneath.

Toalson Rincon Satan Spin Playtest

This playtest was executed on an outside laborious courtroom and was the third time I’ve used Satan Spin however by no means within the 1.30mm gauge.

Playtest time was 10 hours throughout three hitting classes.

Preliminary Ideas and How It Felt

Having used Satan Spin in 1.20mm and 1.25mm a few years in the past, I had an inexpensive thought of what to anticipate from the string.

At 1.30mm, it was a really stiff feeling stringbed, and after the primary few hits, I did not really feel nice about it. I haven’t got any elbow points, however even I discovered it fairly jarring on the arm.

The VCORE 98 is not my racket of selection both, which does not assist, however given its open string sample and people Aero Fin grooves and Aero Trench grommet system to assist with spin, I figured the string paired nicely with this body.

Satan Spin has a crisp-like really feel, with little or no softness and feels fairly wiry. That can swimsuit some gamers, however it isn’t my cup of tea.

How It Performed

Energy

Energy is usually misused or misinterpreted with tennis strings, particularly polyester. All polyesters are low-powered strings, however they provide the potential to generate plenty of energy as you’ll be able to hit as laborious as you need with out seeing the ball sail into the fences.

So by way of permitting you to swing freely and hit the felt off the ball, Satan Spin is correct up there, but it surely will not provide you with any direct help in producing extra mph on the ball.

In comparison with different polyester strings I’ve utilized in current months, it is without doubt one of the extra low-powered strings in the marketplace.

For individuals who need some comparisons, Diadem Solstice Energy 130, Solinco Revolution 130, and Dunlop Explosive Tour Gray 130 are strings with related energy ranges.

Management

Satan Spin ought to in all probability be referred to as Satan Management, as that is the place this string excels. String motion is non-existent, and the stringbed virtually feels locked into place.

It has a constant response and responds very predictably if you take a full swing. So for management, it’s up there with top-scoring polyesters and needs to be in your playtest listing in case your present setup is not providing you adequate of it.

Consolation / Really feel

Rincon Satan Spin is of equal consolation to most different 1.30mm gauge polyesters I’ve tried, and I might describe it as the center of the highway.

I put Luxilon 4G 1.30mm because the least comfy string and Solinco Tour Chunk Tender 1.30mm as one of the comfy, with Satan Spin sitting midway between the 2.

Due to this fact when you’ve got arm points, keep away from this gauge and solely contemplate the thinner ones at decrease tensions (in the event you should use poly)

As for really feel, I used to be initially not an enormous fan of Satan Spin. Whereas I do know a polyester, particularly in 1.30mm, won’t ever really feel pretty much as good for the backhand slice as a natural gut, I really feel far more comfy hitting slice backhands with strings like Mayami Tour Hex Solinco Confidential and Head Lynx Tour than I do Satan Spin.

Over time although, as soon as plasticisation had began and the strain stabilised, issues improved, and the stringbed felt slightly extra to my style.

Spin

Regardless of the identify, Satan Spin shouldn’t be some spin monster string and would price it beneath common within the class.

Whereas it’s nonetheless a lot greater than synthetics, it isn’t off the charts because the identify suggests.

After all, to reap the spin advantages of Satan Spin, particularly in 1.30mm gauge, that you must hit the ball more durable than I do, however from my testing, Rincon Satan Spin is extra suited to a flatter ball striker.

Consider somebody that also produces respectable RPM however not that 2-metre web clearance kind ball, extra of the Daniil Medvedev kind shot the place he is producing spin however on a flatter trajectory.

That crisp, virtually sharp feeling permits gamers to swing out but nonetheless land the ball inside the strains.

Sturdiness and Worth

You possibly can choose up a single pack of Satan Spin for £7/$8.50/€8, as much as 50% cheaper than another polys, so the pricing may be very engaging.

Sturdiness is on a par with most polyesters, and I believe laborious hitters will get round 10-12 hours from Satan Spin earlier than a recent string job is required.

I’ve had it on for 10 hours now, and it performed its greatest after 1 hour of use and nonetheless feels fairly good. In 1.30mm, I can not see sturdiness being a difficulty for a lot of gamers.

Rigidity Upkeep

The image above exhibits the Mini STT studying round 1 hour after stringing (left) and the studying after 90 minutes of play (proper). So no drop recorded right here.

Nevertheless, the Tennis Rigidity app information otherwise, as you’ll be able to see beneath. It was 42lbs round 1 hour after stringing (commonplace), then 35lbs after a 90-minute hit on the identical day, and 34.2lbs after a 60-minute hit two days later.

So after that preliminary loss, pressure upkeep is sweet. Some strings maintain pressure nicely initially, then drop off a cliff, with others dropping fairly a bit initially, then maintain a continuing for an inexpensive period of time. Satan Spin 1.30mm is the latter.

Who is that this String For?

This string shouldn’t be for everybody, particularly not within the greater gauges; you want high-level method and a well-trained arm to take advantage of it.

When you hit the ball like an ATP Professional and revel in stiff, crisp polyester strings, then Rincon Satan Spin is value a take a look at, particularly with a low value in comparison with different extra extremely marketed polyester strings.

So like most polys, when mounted on spin-friendly frames and with an open string sample, it’s ideally suited for the highly effective participant who makes spin and management the idea of their recreation.

It will also be used and appreciated by intermediate-level gamers if strung at low tensions in thinner gauges. Nonetheless, they will not profit from what the string is designed for, so even when it ‘works’, they’d doubtless be higher off utilizing softer, artificial strings.

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Ultimate Ideas

Toalson Rencon Devil Spin in 1.30mm shouldn’t be a string I might use personally, however it’s one to contemplate for gamers who like that stiff, crisp, stringbed, with respectable spin and oodles of management.

I really feel that in the event you’re a flatter hitter who likes to go massive on the forehand and needs the boldness to do this, this string is value making an attempt.

Gamers with elbow points ought to keep away from utilizing it in greater gauges and at greater tensions because it is not going to favour you.

For many gamers, 1.20mm and 1.25mm shall be higher for consolation and spin potential.

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Have you ever tried Toalson Rencon Satan Spin? Let me know within the feedback what you consider it.