LAYTEX|GOSEN

LAYTEX
What's  "LAYTEX" ?LAYTEX = LAYER + TEX (unit of fiber measurement)

History of GOSEN patented "UMISHIMA"(Sea and Island) structure

AK PRO

AK PRO 3-islands

1999 3-islands

Revolutional mono-filament string "AK PRO" with Gosen original UMISHIMA structure was released and has been appreciated by many players because of its higher repulsion than natural guts and tension maintenance proved by the following data.

AK CONTROL

AK PRO 3-islands

2009 19-islands

"AK CONTROL" with upgraded soft feeling and control was released.

LAYTEX

AK PRO 3-islands

2015 37-islands - for Next stage

While many players are using polyester strings, GOSEN did not stop developping this excellent TOUCH string which has exceptional vibration dampening. For the players seeking the arm-friendly TOUCH and CONTROL.

Performance Comparision of different types of strings.

Elasticity recovery rates of strings with a stress of 60 lbs.(approx. 28kgs) imposed for 24 hours.

Elasticity recovery rates of strings with a stress of 60 lbs.(approx. 28kgs) imposed for 24 hours.AK PRO 99.3%,Standard mono-filament string 99.0%,natural gut 98.8%.
High recovery rate = High resilience
Natural gut showed a recovery rate of 98.8% and AK Pro 16 marked 99.3%.

Loosening condition of strings with a stress of 30kgs for 2 hours.

Elasticity recovery rates of strings with a stress of 60 lbs.(approx. 28kgs) imposed for 24 hours.AK PRO 99.3%,Standard mono-filament string 99.0%,natural gut 98.8%.
High resistance rate = High tension maintenance
Standard mono-filament string shows a stress resistatnce rate of 87.4% and AK PRO 16 marked 88.5%

COMPARISON DATA

Stiffness(Softness) Dwell time Flexibility