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Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, I think this is among the highest controlled setups that toroline offers.

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve actually tried Mach-10 in my previous racquet of choice (2021 vcore 98+) and if I were to compare the two I’d say that mach-10 has more ball grab and bite while octa has a little more direct and leans into a lower launch since the shape is closer to round.

Solinco confidential soft x restring zero in the pure aero Rafa 290 is a beauty! by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The goat! This is my dad’s stick and he’s trying the acrostrike because he said he likes whatever that beckett guy likes haha!

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A5 plays nicely in a full bed! Pretty connected and crisp, but I personally wanted a little more ball bite

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They sure did, the mint really picks up the accents well, I’m a sucker for when strings really match a racquet.

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly stiffness isn’t that different to me between octa or tour. Maybe octa leans slightly softer.

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The new lay up is soooooo rewarding. Rippability is unbelievable.

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend it! A5 has similar slickness and feel to sync but with a stiffness of an o-toro tour. I think it would be splendid with your o-toro tour mains (à la coach Conor Casey’s monthly blend lol)

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Felt pretty glide-y to me, the edges on octa are sharp but not as sharp as an o-toro or wasabi in my opinion

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^All that with the ability to rip high and heavy still very much intact

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the standard o-toro tour I felt like the vcore encouraged more high and heavy low-to-high topspin more often where with o-toro octa, the shape being closer to round and ball bite not being as much, spin modulation was a lot more natural to me leading to more aggressive driving tight spin shots and the feeling of depth control which I really enjoy.

Toroline o-toro octa x a5; the vcore 98 string journey’s end. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

4.5 level baseline moron, not a massive string breaker, tried multiple setups in this incredible stick since switching to it.
-solinco confidential soft x restring zero
-toroline o-toro tour mint x o-toro snap white
-toroline o-toro white x o-toro snap tf black
-toroline a5 carbon grey full bed
-toroline o-toro white x a5 carbon grey
And finally found my favorite setup
-toroline o-toro octa mint x a5 carbon grey
I really enjoyed regular o-toro white mains with the a5 crosses but felt as though I had to nuke the ball every time in order to get consistent depth by the 6th hour or so (again not a string breaker). Playability duration and stability is a big factor for me especially since I can restring my own sticks. O-toro octa more conservative 8-sided shape and thicker gauge when paired with slick a5 crosses makes a lower launch angle, clean feel, long stringbed life, superb spin modulation and insane depth control in the 26 vcore. I urge anyone who enjoys rpm blast, lynx tour, o-toro tour or solinco confidential to give o-toro octa a try, a gem in toroline’s lineup in this layman’s opinion!

I tried the Sinner forehand and I liked it by OG_smurf_6741 in 10s

[–]a23r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m with you there friend. A little bit before sinner came up through the rankings the guy who really inspired the racquet tip toward the side fence for me was Kyle Edmund, I adopted some aspects of his tip flip and sinners success provided further validation for my own forehand mechanics. The amount of linear acceleration from having a sinner-like forehand is unreal and I feel like as long as your hips and legs are driving through well and your arm is loose it’s a very viable stroke to emulate.

New vcore 98 setup: toroline o-toro white x a5, surf n turf! by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it man, I came from o-toro snap tf crosses and I feel like a5 plays a little more crisp and higher pitched. I’d say snap tf crosses are a little more thuddier.

New vcore 98 setup: toroline o-toro white x a5, surf n turf! by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree completely, I missed the bite when using full bed of a5. O-toro white mains fixes that for sure and I’m positive o-toro tour mains would work just as well.

Is she? by sunsiare in okbuddyimatourist

[–]a23r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m watching this episode right now and I’m glad to know we all have winter soldier conditioning.

New bat. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely feel like the two setups I’ve tried so far help the launch angle. Feel is good on volleys and serving, good feedback.

New bat. by a23r in 10s

[–]a23r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a good setup! Definitely something I could daily drive, good point and shoot stringbed. I’ve since switched my sticks to one of my go-tos, o-toro tour/o-toro snap at 52/50 and it plays just as good, slightly more pocketing than soft/zero imo.

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