Tennis Racquet Stringing 4: Stringing The Mains

yup it will =)

yea, the bottom of the hand I used for holding the clutch most of the time is sore. Near the thumb area. I think it should get better over time. It's not unbearable though and I can still do normal things.

And about the washer things, I kept them under the racquet. Bad move, i'll keep them on the inside next timem. Thanks for the help.

The frame did shorten by a bit though, will it go back to normal when i take the strings out?

sore? not really... haha maybe you just need to get used to it =)

yup they sit inside the racquet to keep it away from the bolt and to spread out the pressure to a wider area on the racquet.

First string job=3 hours!!!

My hands are sore from the clutch and clamps. Did that happen to you too?

Also, the football shaped washer don't go under the racquet, right? They go on the inside of the racquet to prevent the bolts from hitting the frame?

the dropweight has markings on what distance would correspond to what tension.

physics topic: moments.

how do u know the tension

sweet, i can't wait to string my first racquet. thanks

that's what it says

Oh i see. I ordered my ATS super stringer and it comes with a manual and will come with a getting started USRSA guide. I think it was mentioned like this in the manual, just being sure. You still get consistent tension, right?

this method is precisely the method as instructed in the USRSA guide.

Whoa, did you put the clamp on at first after hand pulling the strings? Did you see YULitle's method for starting your mains with floating clamps? With your method, do the center mains still get the same tension as the other mains? It seems like I wouldn't work, or maybe i'm just a noob.

the startin clamp is useful but not a necessity. i use it all the time now tho :)

really, how often do you string and for how much? By the way, how necessary is the starting clamp, especially on this machine?

a few months =) since sept =)
earned back the machine already haha

cool. I can't wait to get an ATS. mostly just for me and my bro, should help save cash over the years. How long have you had yours?

i'm ok with actually... as long as i don thave to do once piece, i'm great. a typical job takes anywhere from 45mins to an hour
nothing more =)

cool. How satisfied are you with the X-2 and how long does a typical job take?

Thanks

hmmm... not in general...
once you get the rythm of the strings you are using u kinda know how much string to feed, what orientation and how many clicks to get it roughly to where it would be parallel. just take some time to get used to the strings and be patient =)

Sweet. I've heard sometimes the bar will fall parallel, but it's between to ratchet clicks, so if you don't bring it up some more, it will be too loose, but if you bring it up another click, it will be too tight. Ever had that problem?

hi. The X-2 doesn't have a brake. Yup, the ratcheting system is a form of clutch. As with all floating clamps, they need to achor on to another string in order to hold the tensioned string.
the ATS super stringer is built from the same components as the Gamma X-2

hope this helps

Yo, I'm planning on getting a DW stringer.Does the gamma x-2 have a brake on it? And is ratchet the same thing as clutch? Also, when clamping with floating clamps, do you always clamp two strings to hold tension on every main? Or is that just for the center mains? Any experience with an ATs super stringer?

MSV Focus Hex. Its a co-poly string

what kind of string is that?

nope, rasing the tension means increasing the "pounds" =)

if you raise the tension does that mean you are lowering the pounds? so the lower the pounds the higher the tension?