String Review: Kirschbaum Pro Line II

Posted by T. A. Niles Nov 1, 2008

If you check the history of this blog, you won’t find a single product review on it prior to this one. That should give you some indication of how strongly I feel about the string that I am about to review.

I have played with Kirschbaum’s Pro Line II (1.25) since July of this year, shortly after meeting Kirschbaum USA’s President, Javier Quiroga, at the USPTA Convention in Delray. Since then, I have tried other Kirschbaum strings out of curiosity, but nothing has compared to the Pro Line II.

I gave the string to three other players (two male and one female 4.5 players) to see if they would have experiences similar to mine. The following are the comments from the men and woman who tested the string.

Play Tester Chris- Male, 4.5 player, 45 years old, using Wilson K-blade Team for 15 hours strung at 57 lbs. Overall rating: 9.5/10: “Best feeling poly I’ve tried. Excellent power and spin control. Have been playing with this string for three weeks and haven’t lost tension. Great string.”

Play Tester Joel- Male, 4.5 player, 23 years old, using K-blade Tour for 5 hours strung at 62 lbs. Overall rating: 8/10: "I like the feeling of this string. The string has a nice bite on the ball for spin. At the same time the ball felt like it jumped off the strings when I flattened it out.”

Play Tester Erica: Female- 4.5 player, didn’t complete the evaluation form, but responded, “For me, it is too stiff and unforgiving. I don't feel that I have as much feel either.”

I also rated the string 9.5 overall because of the excellent feel, the mix of power and control, and the incredible tension retention. This string is a must try!