Overview
Volkl Cyclone Tour, a lively co-poly designed for big hitters, has a softer response than the original Cyclone. This tour version of Cyclone has the same spin-friendly gear shape, but is twisted for increased ball bite. Best suited to advanced players who want a very playable co-poly with a little extra comfort and power.
- Gauge: 16/1.30mm
- Length: 40ft/12m
- Construction: Co-polymer polyester monofilament
- Color: Anthracite
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A very good stringThis string plays firm but not stiff. It is low-powered, but in most modern racquets it can be strung in the mid-range and deliver a good response. Delivers a lot of spin.
Awesome!This racket has been by choice for the past year. As a beginner, I got help from the SLOCC pro picking it. The face and tension are perfect and have grown with me as I improve! Bought my second one last week!
Go-ToLove Cyclone, but love the added power, though slightly less control with the Cyclone Tour! Just string it up 3-5 pounds higher than Cyclone. I also hybrid it with the 16 in the mains and a stiffer 17 in the crosses such as Cyclone or Lux ALU Power soft!
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Arm-friendly spin polyThe Volkl Cyclone Tour 16 gives me the control I want from a poly without elbow pain *and* with a shape/texture to give extra spin on the ball. I am sensitive to polys only when they are so dead they feel hard as a rock, but strung at 50-52 pounds, I can play several months at 3.5 level without them feeling dead or breaking. This has become my default string for all my racquets and also allows me to evaluate potential new racquets more effectively because I know exactly how the string should perform. And the affordable price point is a helpful bonus!
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Volkl Cyclone Tour 16Have been using this string on and off for four to five years... now it's mostly on and as the mains in a hybrid setup. I can always count on this string for spin. I've had Luxilon ALU Power soft in the crosses and Volkl Cyclone 18 and 18L in the crosses, all with great luck. The crosses snap back and add a bit of control. Cyclone Tour 16 adds terrific spin and good power... what else can you want?
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Good feel, great longevityThis is a great string! Been playing with it for five years. I’m between a 4.0 and a 4.5 and play three or four times a week. Bottom line: I brake a string once every six months. I hit it with a lot of spin and the cyclone tour 16 gauge lasts. Just note that I string my racquets at 40 pounds.
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Volkl Cyclone TourI use the Volkl Cyclone Tour as a main in a hybrid setup for several of my customers. Really good spin
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May be the best overall polyAll things considered, this may be the best poly I've hit with. At a moderate tension, 52 on a Babolat Sensor, this string is comfortable and firm. I had no discomfort at all and impact was met with great pocketing. Unlike most polys which discourage accelerating through the ball, Cyclone Tour does the opposite. It has great spin potential as well. My opponents let several balls go thinking they were out and the bottom just fell out of them. Control isn't as good as stiffer polys, but it is better than with most any other type of string. I really think VCT 1.30 is my new go to. Racket in use is a Yonex '23 Vcore 98.
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Comments: My favorite string. Experimenting with Tour Bite, Cyclone, and Cyclone Tour. Tour Bite and Cyclone are similar. Tour Bite is slightly more lively while Cyclone has a deader feel. Tour Bite also feels a little slicker than both Cyclone and Cyclone Tour due to the strings differing shapes. Cyclone has the most bite, really grabbing the felt off the tennis balls. My favorite in the end though is Cyclone Tour. To me, it is the most arm friendly, though none of them give me pain at my preferred tensions, which are between 45 pounds and 50 pounds. Cyclone Tour has the most pop, with massive pocketing and snapback. Some may argue Cyclone Tour is overpowered, but with the right topspin motion rather than a flat stroke you can hit heavy balls with lots of topspin and keep it in the court. Here's a tip for more longevity out of polys, string it 12 to 13 pounds tighter from your intended tension. After three or four sessions, the tension stabilizes and is good for months. Use RacquetTune app to monitor tension. I am a 3.75 player and play with the Head Radical Pro Graphene leaded up to 337 grams strung with Tour Bite, Cyclone, or Cyclone Tour 16 on the mains at 45 pounds and Gosen Sheep 17 on the crosses at two pounds higher.
From: Eric, 10/27/19
Comments: Trying out this string from using regular Cyclone 16 Black, recovering from tennis elbow. Neither causes pain, but being cautious by using a softer string. Generally both versions are more springy than your average pure poly (used Gamma Poly Z in the past). Definitely more pocketing and spin than plain poly. Biggest knock on both Cyclones is tension drop/maintenance, even when giving 30 seconds pulling tension on a stringer so tension weight stabilizes. Having a final target tension of 52 lbs, I decided to string initially at 60 lbs. After my first 2 hour session, the tension dropped to 55 lbs. After my second 2 hour session, the tension dropped to 52 lbs. After my third 2 hour session, the tension stayed the same at 52 lbs. I used the Racquet Tune app to check tensions. I made sure to get my first reading right after a fresh stringing for accuracy. Hopefully this info is valuable for those who want to get more longevity and tension maintenance from this string and others without cutting them out prematurely. Overall, I'm happy with this string. Need to accentuate the loop on forehand to keep the ball in at 52 lbs, so will work on my technique. At 55 lbs, the ball landed 2-3 ft from the baseline. At 60 lbs, the ball was landing at the service line.
From: Eric, 10/13/18
Comments: This is my first adventure into poly strings. Usually I use a multifilament. Not quite the power loss that I was expecting but my confidence grew after about 20 minutes of hitting. My accuracy was much better and net play was more crisp. Biggest difference is to make sure that you follow through with your swing to get the depth and control I was accustomed to with the multifilament. Not a bad way to enter the poly universe!
From:Joe, 2/22/17
Comments: Unbelievably comfortable, spin-friendly, reasonably priced, and a durable poly. I strung it in my Babolat Pure Strike at 52 lbs and played 7 matches in a doubles tournament (12 sets) and it felt great! Had massive bite on the ball, didn't change in feel, and was surprisingly comfortable. I've officially found my favorite poly. I can see why the Tennis Warehouse playtesters love this string. Thanks Volkl!
From:Jared, 6/16
Comments: I had these in the mains with Gosen multi cx or something in the cross. Had it in two racquets, both lasted a good amount of time and the setup worked very well. Not a soft poly but not harsh either. Good spin and power. I'm probably going to try them again. I strung it lower, so say 50-60 range, I did it at 48 lbs on one at 52 lbs on the other.
From:Zebas, 2/16
Comments: The string plays well for one training session. But after 2 hours of play it has lost 6 lbs. Not very useful as a stand-alone poly. But it might work well in a hybrid.
From:Uriel, 1/16