Do you string your own Racquets?
do you string your racquets because you dont trust anybody else or is it just cheeper to do yourself????
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Permalink Reply by Myiesha Simmons on
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how long does it take most of you guys with me its about 45 if iam in the mood if not 1hr maybe
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Permalink Reply by Kelvinator on
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I've got a drop weight so it takes me about 1 to 1.5 hours ...depending on which and who's racket im stringing...
kt
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Permalink Reply by Tim Prapong on
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On my Prince Neos, I am taking the same amount of time. The only reason some stringers can go fast is by weaving fast or by cheating, doing two or more rows at time. Or they have an electric pull tensioning head.
Do it right and relax while you're doing it. Sometimes, I watch car racing or car repair shows while I'm doing it to get in the mood.
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yea..i see no reason for that...i can watch TV and string my own racket in about 1 hour and 15 .. without rushing...best way to do it...
kt
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Permalink Reply by Harold Bessette on
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Takes me about an hour, but I tension every main and every cross.
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yea i just "feel" like that's the way to do it...i get ocd if i dont lol
kt
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Permalink Reply by Decker on
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I started stringing in college. The string was free and I had the time to learn. It was more difficult than I thought at first. It took a few racquets and many hours until I figured it out. Once I figured it out, I started to get fast. I could string 2 rackets in about an hour. Yes, sometimes I pulled on two rows.... Later, I bought a table stringer, and now I have a stand-up. It is too expensive to get racquets strung at a store. I like to double-pull when I have the time. It helps with the tension.
Now that I am playing more regularly, I am breaking strings weekly again. It makes me feel good in one sense, but a lot of time to re-string. I am using hollow core. It has great feel, but breaking too frequently.
I am thinking about going with Holabird on the mains and Blast for cross. Many years ago, I used pro-blend for the mains. The strings lasted until I cut them out, but it was brutal on my arm.... Any thoughts??? Thanks
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so on my cross strings i dont have to weave one row at a time i can do two instead
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The only thing about weaving two rows is the possibility of unequal tension. The friction of string going past the plastic grommet can cause less slide, especially with polys with the additive coating grabbing. What can happen is that the row furthest away from the clamp will have a marked lower tension
You can try it on a racquet you don't care about and see what I mean. Test by hearing the pitch or even seeing how hard it is to slide the cross up and down against the main.
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I enjoyed seeing the second preweave method, which is very ingenious. A method I'll have to try myself now. I've done the first preweave method before that Drakulie does. In either case, one tension pull per row.
Those Prince racquets requiring a double pull? Ah, those racquets with their O holes demand also that one side of the racquet is placed on the left, and there is a brake on the stringer. I hate doing their cousin Ektelon racquetball racquets. I am skeptical if those racquets really are uniform in tension with the diagonal positioning.
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What kind of string do you use for the second method, with the double looper?
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Russ, the reason why Pro Blend can be very harsh is because of the Kevlar. Kevlar has nearly three times the stiffness of the average stiff poly. Kevlar:760 lb/in, Tecnifibre Red Code:260 lbs/in. I used to use Pro Blend back in the day and tried Gosen Kevlar with Live Wire recently. Kevlar has to be strung around 40-52 range or your arm is death. Even Agassi had to quit Kevlar for the sake of his wrist!
I recommend Red Code or Alu Power for durability. I haven't found string that last longer than these. Polys typically last 8-20 hours max and you are supposed to change them because the resiliency is gone.
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