I have mine struck at 26.5 lbs.  That's what the guy at the shop were I get my racquet strung at recommended.  However, it seems that everyone else is striging their's looser.  I might try dropping a lbs or two.

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If you have a blacknight at 26lbs then this is a good place to start with the nTour. If you get it wrong then it'll cost you to get it strung again, but at least 2nd time around it will be right!

Try to find a sympathetic stringer who'd be prepared to do you the second string at half price if the first isn't suitable.

Hope that helps a little!



Adz

p.s. I'm using Supernick XL Pro at 26lbs (M) and 25.5lbs (X) in a Grays Powerflow Elite. Didn't need to change the tensions very much and 10% as recommended would have made the strings too loose for my liking!

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I just recently purchased an ntour and I am considering having it restrung.   Actually,  I am either goig to have it restrung or sell it.

I was able to demo the racket before buying and I liked it quite a bit.  After which I  played with it twice and have gone back to an old black knight that I have strung with powernick 18.
It seems that i just don't get any power with this racket and while the control seems to be fine on the whole it just doesn't seem to be as good as many other rackets that I have tried. Nor does it seem to be as nice as when i demoed it?

As far as the powernick 18 string what tension are people using?
I have my black knight strung at 26lbs. Someone mentioned using 23lbs because you are supposed to use 10-15% less than normal. However, the recomended tension range on the racket is between 24-28lbs. Does this range only apply for regular string?

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Can you tell me what tension you got your nTour restrung with please (using the Ashaway powernick 18 string)?

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Hey, Mangina,
you should go to GEAR REVIEWS section to read more detailed discussion on nTour.

One hint for you regqrding power. It is your technique and swing that creates power of hit.
You can be sure that you may generate unbelieveable power using lighter rackets.

P.S. Althou Itend to agree on Helixx strings/ pretty crapy nylon /
and generally I have bad opinion about default factory strings

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