ASHAWAY Dynamite 17 Soft Reel Tennis String Optic Green

I am a hybrid stinger with co-poly in the mains on an 18/20 string pattern. Bought this string looking for a close approximation to the way synthetic gut feels in the last five or so hours right before the string breaks. Overall the dynamite comes close. The string has a soft feel. Its very easy on the arm and really gives that deep ball pocket feel. Its ready to play from the first hit and really needs no stretch time. Some downsides of course are the life of the string. Usually for me about 6-9 hours of play and they break. Maybe even less for power hitters with a 16/18 pattern. The string also has a way of fraying and unraveling a bit rather than a clean break. Dont think this affects the ball but it can take your attention away if youre one of those people who pick at things o.c.d.. I wouldnt recommend this string unless youre a home stringer. I will stick with synthetic gut crosses for practice but overall I think its a good pick for what I was looking for. i.e. an im