If the playtest team has it right, Tecnifibre Black Code is dangerous in the hands of an aggressive baseliner who likes to control the point with heavy spin. With its shaped profile and powerful snapback, we were more than a little impressed by how well this co-poly grabbed and rotated the ball. And though this string was fairly low-powered, we detected a slightly springy (but very controlled) launch off the stringbed. This definitely added some weight to our spin, much to the chagrin of our back pedaling opponents. Black Code's impressive response is due in part to Tecnifibre's Thermo Core Technology, which lends some welcomed flexibility and elasticity to this otherwise firm poly. Based on the relative comfort and vibration dampening we got from Black Code, this string definitely qualifies as a user-friendly poly. We think it will not only satisfy top level players in search of durability, bite and control, but it should also work well for the big swinging intermediates in search of a very playable and spin-friendly control string.

16g / 1.28mm