Best example yet on stringing a racquet. I like how you slow down and cover every detail. You never assume the person watching knows every every step. Thanks for taking your time and educating us!
If you want to learn how to string a racket,watch this video.This guy tells you everything you need to know,with patience.The best tutorial video for me,so far,thank you for the lesson.
Thanks for explaining the double hitch and the starting knot. Ha, that starting clamp can save one's bacon if one under estimates total string length and it saves string. Fantastic!
Excellent explanation. Thanks so much for doing it slowly and clear. I feel confident that I can do it now and possibly watch again if something doubts come up!!
Nice video. For newer stringers out there, YOU WILL SAVE A LOT OF TIME if you never let go of the end of the string after pulling strings through the frame/ grommets. Pinch the end between the butt of your hand and your pinky+ring finger. It keeps your thumb and two dominant fingers free to manipulate the machine, etc. it will also minimize the odds of the string getting tangled.
Stringing racquets was my first job growing up in Hampton/Langley VA. I have your "shows" on all the time-sometimes as background to drown out all the craziness. It brings me back to a simpler time for sure. Great content for the discerning tennis nerd ( I am one). Thank you and keep it up!
I do stringing before but it was ages ago and maybe i learn new technique watching your video.What i want with your video is,you explain every single details which makes me easier to learn.Thank you so much,ill be watching more of your videos.
Do a segment on why do tennis cans have a lid that can cut off your finger when trying to open it. It’s insane that the lip is as sharp as a razor blade. Got to be a new invention to compress air. There are people living in the wilderness right now that have weapons with less impact than a tennis can lid has.
I mean I tested it when I was playing tennis once I tried to cut my self and I did like swift cuts and nothing really happened it would only cut you if you put a lot of pressure and cut slowly
Thanks for this 2-part video. As someone who strung rackets decades ago and looking to get back into it, this was very helpful. As a request for another racket stringing video, how about you have a beginner's type video for one-piece stringing
I like your Patience and we’ll clear Explained the process. I’m about to start buying a stringer.. I will follow up on your emails. Hopefully I can find all the answers during my process. Great job.
I use 'wingspans' to measure the required length of string. For a typical, 98/16x19, I use 3 wingspans for the crosses, and 3 wingspans + an additional length from the tip of my fingers to my elbow.
You can also weave the 2nd cross first, then weave the 1st cross, pull tension on the 1st cross etc. Saves you having to pull the entire length of string through the crosses. Saves time and slightly reduces wear on the strings.
@@gavlatennis2824 I do it that way, but don't tension my first cross straight away. Not that it really matters either way. I guess with a starting clamp holding that first cross, you can string all the crosses and then tie off last. I find if you did that it gets a bit messy with clamps and string moving about.
Is there any way you can do a vid explaining or providing tips on how to weave the crosses? I've always struggled weaving them the way you do and end up tearing up my fingers using my normal method. It would be super helpful! :-)
Hey! Thanks a lot for your great videos! You can be a little faster with the crosses: after weaving a cross string, do only pull five inch of the string through the grommet. After you tensioned the cross string before, you can grab the end of the string and pull the string through the racquet by holding the end in your hand all the time. Then you can immediately start weaving the next cross string, without looking where the end of the string is 😊
Thank you for such a detailed video! It helped me tremendously! I have a crank machine, so I can't hold on to the starting knot string when I pull tension on the first string. Can I tighten the starting knot by pulling on it like the other knots? Would that reduce the effectiveness of the first string?
Hi, thanks for video! I have reels of string so they do not come with the labeling tape used to put the date, type of string and poundage...what type of tape do you use?
Yes I agree. I always start my crosses with a starting clamp never a knot. When I first started stringing years ago I started out with a starting knot so I understand why he shows this in a beginners video. I am on the head stringing team and that is also how we do it with a starting clamp :)
@@Jham031 Starting clamp here also, but overall I'm not sure it really makes a difference. Seems there's slight variations across the world of stringers, all with solid reasons for doing something. Experience and scientific rationale no doubt play equal parts. Cheers
@@matthewemmerson9461 the only difference is that you stress the anchor main that you tie off, but that last cross (first) is even tensioned. Starting clamp method on the other hand gives you a less tensioned first (which becomes last) cross and no stress on mains. If you have gut mains ALWAYS use starting clamp for crosses and tie off on cross instead if main especially if cross is poly
You have to use starting clamp on first cross and not pull the 1st string, do all the crosses and tension the 1 main at the end to avoid the frame stress. it’s good use also to tension all the 4 strings that have a knot a little bit higher in tension to avoid tension loss of the manual knotting.
Hey man.Thank u for you video,s.If u use a starting knot for the crosses,do u pull 10% extra tension?Hope u can give my advise.High from Holland.Gr J.Molenaar.🙏
Do you ever use the method of a starting clamp on the outside of the frame for the starting knot? Tying it off after a few weaves prevents the starting knot from getting pulled in too deep on old loose grommet holes.
Sorry if I missed it among part 1 or part 2 but what tension did you end up stringing this specific racquet and strings at? as I am running the exact same setup but finding the tension im using currently isn't feel quite right for me! Thanks for these daily videos!
Hi I really enjoyed the video. I’m new to stringing, why do you start at the top of the head and not in the middle and work to either end like on the mains?
That's how it's recommended by racket manufacturers. Prob also cause it's safer and simpler going top to bottom or vice versa cause the 3 and 9 o' clock positions have the most stress and starting cross tension there could cause warpage
What's the tool called that he used to clip the end of the string to make it sharp/thin? I always struggle to get the strings through the holes with a string already there for crosses
have an inquiry about stringing . i have seen a local stringer at our city always pulls the string at the required tension from the racket throat side . not one time from throat and one time from head,my question how this would affect the tension , racket stability and sweet spot ?
Question. Once a racquet is one piece strung can you clamp the mains still tie them off and cut the crosses to put gut in? I hate my newly strung alu string on my prostaff. Any help is appreciated.
Hello could you explain how the grommets are count on a tennis racket for example on a wilson triad five it says for two piece string start X's at top 7H. Tie off X's at 5H and 12T . Where is 12T how do you count to find it at the racket?. Thank for your response
These videos helped me a lot, just did my first stringing. However, it took me 6 hours, in-between throwing up 🤮. I started not feeling too great then it went downhill from there. I couldn't leave the racket on the machine and go to bed, so had to get it done. Got there in the end. It was an awful experience, but a good one at the same time. 🤣
A Klippermate or Gamma stringing machine. Can't go wrong with either choice. They are about 240 dollars. Start with a simple 2-point mounting, drop weight system and see if you like it.
Hi can I ask a question please do u think its rong if I had my tennis racket string and wen I got my tennis racket back it had a chip out the pant work
@Tennis Spin, What are the benefits to stringing with two half sets rather than one full set? (Assuming it's not a hybrid of course.) I was taught to string with one full set. The theory is that less knots would result in less tension loss. Learned on a hand crank.
Hi Vinh, I can answer this (strung over 32,000 racquets) I prefer stringing two-pieces actually BECAUSE of the tension loss of the knots. You see, on a two-piece you will lose tension on the outer strings (the shortest strings). It makes scientific sense to have less tension on a shorter string. If you pull 60 pounds on a 100-inch string and you pull 60 pounds on a 10-inch string, the 10-inch string will be relatively stiffer (even though they're technically the same tension). This translates into having a slightly smaller sweetspot (according to the theory of proportional stringing). There is also a time-saving benefit of not having to pull so much string through when doing the mains. With the one-piece method, you will still lose tension on the knots... but you lose tension on one main string and one cross string -- creating an uneven stringbed. You're right that there is less tension loss though. But the tension loss is uneven.
@@logintech Very good response, but to nitpick a bit, there's no significant difference on the sweetspot by losing tension on the outer strings. The second to last string is still pulled at full tension, negating any effect. I like to pull some extra tension on the outer strings, because they tend to buzz sometimes if they're very loose. Especially on very stiff polys which can be hard to pull tightly enough when tying the knot in order to avoid excess tension loss. Then we actually have pros like Richard Parnell who sometimes pulls extra tension on both the second to last and the last string as can be seen in this video th-cam.com/video/86gqNRFikSc/w-d-xo.html
Found some helpful articles relating to the matter: www.tennisindustrymag.com/articles/2013/04/18_racquet_stringing_is_two_be.html www.racketrestringing.ie/blog/one-or-two-piece-stringing-does-it-matter
i like your channel man, I can't thank you enough for letting us know fedal's and novak's racquet specs. However, I think you are putting out content a bit too frequent, hope you won't run out of ideas for real
that "starting knot" isn't that a pro knot? the starting knot is two loops and then back through making the slack of the knot point down along side the main
I believe it is a pro knot and not a starting knot. Also not a huge fan of directly applying tension to knots. Starting clamp imo is the best way to start crosses.
A starting knot is ok to use (clamp is still better) because it doesn't put stress on anchor string. There's a few different knots that can be used, and this is not one of them. No one should use these videos to learn to string.
Long story short, a frame is less likely to break when stringing top-down. As you string, pressure builds towards the direction in which you're stringing. If you string bottom-up, you will be putting pressure on the weakest part of the frame. Honestly, I doubt very many people will break a racquet stringing bottom-up unless there was a hairline crack there to begin with.
I think the main reason is to have more space for weaving. If you start at the middle on the crosses, you basically cut your space in half, and you have harder weaves on both ends instead of just on one end. You should always start the crosses at the top though, it puts less stress on the weakest parts of the frame compared to starting at the throat.
hello i am 15 years old and i intend to buy a new racket my old racket is pure aero vs 2016 and i have a doubt between wilson blade 98 16x19 v7 and wilson ultra 100 v3 I like to use spin but not so much
It's only possible with certain machines. On machines like this one, where there are two clamps that run along the length of the racquet, you can't because you can't reach the other side of the racquet with just one of the clamps.
Same comment for the first main string , use a starting clamp for the first cross string and not the way how you are doing it If you teach for beginners how to string give a good example.
It is a bit counterintuitive, but stringing from the strongest part of the frame (throat) to the weakest part of the frame (head) can cause racket breakage. As you string from the top of the head of the racket, it stiffens and gets stronger while putting more force towards the throat.
Best example yet on stringing a racquet. I like how you slow down and cover every detail. You never assume the person watching knows every every step. Thanks for taking your time and educating us!
Aug 24th 2024
Stringing for the first time with this video made it easy to get my first racquet string job done.
Awesome video!
If you want to learn how to string a racket,watch this video.This guy tells you everything you need to know,with patience.The best tutorial video for me,so far,thank you for the lesson.
I just started stringing. THis video REALLY helped me. Thanks!
Thanks for explaining the double hitch and the starting knot. Ha, that starting clamp can save one's bacon if one under estimates total string length and it saves string. Fantastic!
Excellent explanation. Thanks so much for doing it slowly and clear. I feel confident that I can do it now and possibly watch again if something doubts come up!!
Nice video. For newer stringers out there, YOU WILL SAVE A LOT OF TIME if you never let go of the end of the string after pulling strings through the frame/ grommets. Pinch the end between the butt of your hand and your pinky+ring finger. It keeps your thumb and two dominant fingers free to manipulate the machine, etc. it will also minimize the odds of the string getting tangled.
Stringing racquets was my first job growing up in Hampton/Langley VA. I have your "shows" on all the time-sometimes as background to drown out all the craziness. It brings me back to a simpler time for sure. Great content for the discerning tennis nerd ( I am one). Thank you and keep it up!
Thank you for this wonderful video. Just finished my first string job, I found both the demo and instructions very helpful, great for beginners.
I do stringing before but it was ages ago and maybe i learn new technique watching your video.What i want with your video is,you explain every single details which makes me easier to learn.Thank you so much,ill be watching more of your videos.
Broooo, mister, sir thank you very much, you’ve answered some key questions regarding weaving ! Perfect 👌🏻
Best video on this topic, thanks man!
Thanks for going over the knots over and over for the noobs. 👍🏾
Do a segment on why do tennis cans have a lid that can cut off your finger when trying to open it. It’s insane that the lip is as sharp as a razor blade. Got to be a new invention to compress air. There are people living in the wilderness right now that have weapons with less impact than a tennis can lid has.
I mean I tested it when I was playing tennis once I tried to cut my self and I did like swift cuts and nothing really happened it would only cut you if you put a lot of pressure and cut slowly
So the chance of you getting cut by one while opening it is very low. Unless ur straight up just opening it wrong. A razor blade is much sharper.
I string my own racquets and loved this refresher
Thank a lot for your time... For your tricks... We love you
Thanks for this 2-part video. As someone who strung rackets decades ago and looking to get back into it, this was very helpful. As a request for another racket stringing video, how about you have a beginner's type video for one-piece stringing
First time watching a racket string job, very cool. Feel i could do it if i had a machine! Great walk through🤙🏽
Thank you for sharing your knowledge...when tying off cross at end should you bump up tension like on mains?...thanks
"Find the first hole you can put it in, and put it in"
wow very nice
Hey Harry...great videos- thank you. One thing though...you never got back to tensioning the starting knot...?????
I like your Patience and we’ll clear
Explained the process. I’m about to start buying a stringer.. I will follow up on your emails. Hopefully I can find all the answers during my process. Great job.
I use 'wingspans' to measure the required length of string. For a typical, 98/16x19, I use 3 wingspans for the crosses, and 3 wingspans + an additional length from the tip of my fingers to my elbow.
You can also weave the 2nd cross first, then weave the 1st cross, pull tension on the 1st cross etc. Saves you having to pull the entire length of string through the crosses. Saves time and slightly reduces wear on the strings.
Thats it, 3 for the crosses and 3 then an extra to the chin for the mains,
@@gavlatennis2824 I do it that way, but don't tension my first cross straight away. Not that it really matters either way.
I guess with a starting clamp holding that first cross, you can string all the crosses and then tie off last. I find if you did that it gets a bit messy with clamps and string moving about.
Is there any way you can do a vid explaining or providing tips on how to weave the crosses? I've always struggled weaving them the way you do and end up tearing up my fingers using my normal method. It would be super helpful! :-)
Hey!
Thanks a lot for your great videos!
You can be a little faster with the crosses: after weaving a cross string, do only pull five inch of the string through the grommet. After you tensioned the cross string before, you can grab the end of the string and pull the string through the racquet by holding the end in your hand all the time. Then you can immediately start weaving the next cross string, without looking where the end of the string is 😊
Thank you for such a detailed video! It helped me tremendously! I have a crank machine, so I can't hold on to the starting knot string when I pull tension on the first string. Can I tighten the starting knot by pulling on it like the other knots? Would that reduce the effectiveness of the first string?
Hi, thanks for video! I have reels of string so they do not come with the labeling tape used to put the date, type of string and poundage...what type of tape do you use?
Everyone should see and compare the use of starting clamps for sorting the mains and crosses in the Yonex stringing video, great stuff.
Yes I agree. I always start my crosses with a starting clamp never a knot. When I first started stringing years ago I started out with a starting knot so I understand why he shows this in a beginners video. I am on the head stringing team and that is also how we do it with a starting clamp :)
@@Jham031 Starting clamp here also, but overall I'm not sure it really makes a difference.
Seems there's slight variations across the world of stringers, all with solid reasons for doing something.
Experience and scientific rationale no doubt play equal parts.
Cheers
What difference does it make if u clamp or tension the first cross string?
@@matthewemmerson9461 the only difference is that you stress the anchor main that you tie off, but that last cross (first) is even tensioned. Starting clamp method on the other hand gives you a less tensioned first (which becomes last) cross and no stress on mains.
If you have gut mains ALWAYS use starting clamp for crosses and tie off on cross instead if main especially if cross is poly
You have to use starting clamp on first cross and not pull the 1st string, do all the crosses and tension the 1 main at the end to avoid the frame stress.
it’s good use also to tension all the 4 strings that have a knot a little bit higher in tension to avoid tension loss of the manual knotting.
Hey man.Thank u for you video,s.If u use a starting knot for the crosses,do u pull 10% extra tension?Hope u can give my advise.High from Holland.Gr J.Molenaar.🙏
Great Video!!! This definitely helped allot!
Hello, my name is Francisco from San Miguel de Allende, mexico. (stringer) Very nice see your shirt about the day of the death!!!!
Can you review and compare the head speed MP to other racquets you think it’s similar to?
Did you reset the tension to 52 when starting cross? What about last knot do you increase or keep it to 52?
damn this guys is the shit. Just got my own gamma x-2. thanks fro the info.
Do you ever use the method of a starting clamp on the outside of the frame for the starting knot? Tying it off after a few weaves prevents the starting knot from getting pulled in too deep on old loose grommet holes.
Sorry if I missed it among part 1 or part 2 but what tension did you end up stringing this specific racquet and strings at? as I am running the exact same setup but finding the tension im using currently isn't feel quite right for me!
Thanks for these daily videos!
He mentioned 52lbs
Hi I really enjoyed the video. I’m new to stringing, why do you start at the top of the head and not in the middle and work to either end like on the mains?
That's how it's recommended by racket manufacturers. Prob also cause it's safer and simpler going top to bottom or vice versa cause the 3 and 9 o' clock positions have the most stress and starting cross tension there could cause warpage
You are amazing!!!!!
What's the tool called that he used to clip the end of the string to make it sharp/thin? I always struggle to get the strings through the holes with a string already there for crosses
They're called flush cutters
have an inquiry about stringing . i have seen a local stringer at our city always pulls the string at the required tension from the racket throat side . not one time from throat and one time from head,my question how this would affect the tension , racket stability and sweet spot ?
Question. Once a racquet is one piece strung can you clamp the mains still tie them off and cut the crosses to put gut in? I hate my newly strung alu string on my prostaff. Any help is appreciated.
Good man. Thanks
Hello could you explain how the grommets are count on a tennis racket for example on a wilson triad five it says for two piece string start X's at top 7H. Tie off X's at 5H and 12T . Where is 12T how do you count to find it at the racket?. Thank for your response
Do you use the knot feature when do the starting knot?
How about 10% plus to tension on the last cross string, like you did it the main last string?
You should do it
@@wasteman3259 what about the starting knot? +10% too?
These videos helped me a lot, just did my first stringing. However, it took me 6 hours, in-between throwing up 🤮. I started not feeling too great then it went downhill from there. I couldn't leave the racket on the machine and go to bed, so had to get it done. Got there in the end. It was an awful experience, but a good one at the same time. 🤣
Do you increase the tension on first and last crosses like you suggested for mains because of loss of tension while tying the knot?
I was wondering the same
On first cross it's not necessary because it's a starting knot, you do the knot before pulling tension
Hi Harry and everyone
How does a person enrol in a course to become a master stringer?
What's the best stringing machine to start out stringing?
Love the video by the way
A Klippermate or Gamma stringing machine. Can't go wrong with either choice. They are about 240 dollars. Start with a simple 2-point mounting, drop weight system and see if you like it.
Interesting that you keep two clamps engaged at all times. I've always kept one on the crosses. Clamp-pull-release-clamp one.
would you say that starting crosses with a starting knot or a clamp is better?
Hi can I ask a question please do u think its rong if I had my tennis racket string and wen I got my tennis racket back it had a chip out the pant work
@Tennis Spin,
What are the benefits to stringing with two half sets rather than one full set? (Assuming it's not a hybrid of course.)
I was taught to string with one full set. The theory is that less knots would result in less tension loss.
Learned on a hand crank.
Hi Vinh, I can answer this (strung over 32,000 racquets)
I prefer stringing two-pieces actually BECAUSE of the tension loss of the knots. You see, on a two-piece you will lose tension on the outer strings (the shortest strings). It makes scientific sense to have less tension on a shorter string. If you pull 60 pounds on a 100-inch string and you pull 60 pounds on a 10-inch string, the 10-inch string will be relatively stiffer (even though they're technically the same tension). This translates into having a slightly smaller sweetspot (according to the theory of proportional stringing). There is also a time-saving benefit of not having to pull so much string through when doing the mains.
With the one-piece method, you will still lose tension on the knots... but you lose tension on one main string and one cross string -- creating an uneven stringbed. You're right that there is less tension loss though. But the tension loss is uneven.
@@logintech Very good response, but to nitpick a bit, there's no significant difference on the sweetspot by losing tension on the outer strings. The second to last string is still pulled at full tension, negating any effect.
I like to pull some extra tension on the outer strings, because they tend to buzz sometimes if they're very loose. Especially on very stiff polys which can be hard to pull tightly enough when tying the knot in order to avoid excess tension loss.
Then we actually have pros like Richard Parnell who sometimes pulls extra tension on both the second to last and the last string as can be seen in this video th-cam.com/video/86gqNRFikSc/w-d-xo.html
I can answer this too (strung over 30 rackets in 10 hours per day for 13 years).
Found some helpful articles relating to the matter:
www.tennisindustrymag.com/articles/2013/04/18_racquet_stringing_is_two_be.html
www.racketrestringing.ie/blog/one-or-two-piece-stringing-does-it-matter
Amazing video
i like your channel man, I can't thank you enough for letting us know fedal's and novak's racquet specs. However, I think you are putting out content a bit too frequent, hope you won't run out of ideas for real
Did you change tension at the last cross string ?
hey tennis spin i wanted to ask if taking the string over or under from the first cross matter in performance of racquet
No
how to avoid the string twist itself？especially for the gut？I heard someone tell me that the print on the string gotta be aligned?
That string pattern looks more open than my classic 6.1 PS. Is that true???
Am I crazy or did you never finish tying off the starting knot on the crosses and then cut it?
20:06 make sure the kids are away for this bit.
that "starting knot" isn't that a pro knot? the starting knot is two loops and then back through making the slack of the knot point down along side the main
I believe it is a pro knot and not a starting knot. Also not a huge fan of directly applying tension to knots. Starting clamp imo is the best way to start crosses.
@saigonbond I use this knot for mains end and crosses end. But my starting knot isn't that or clamp.
yes, You right!
But I have never use Parnell Knot. (I am sorry...I don't like this looking >
A starting knot is ok to use (clamp is still better) because it doesn't put stress on anchor string. There's a few different knots that can be used, and this is not one of them. No one should use these videos to learn to string.
Rob P yeah, the knot he showed is not a starting knot in my world
Thanks!
Noice shirt!
What if a main is overlapping a grommets from another main that was skipped? How do you get a cross through?
Cut tip at an angle, Use pliers to push string through, or use pathfinder awl if you have it
I get why you start from center out on mains. Is there a reason to start from top down on crosses?
Yes.
Long story short, a frame is less likely to break when stringing top-down. As you string, pressure builds towards the direction in which you're stringing. If you string bottom-up, you will be putting pressure on the weakest part of the frame. Honestly, I doubt very many people will break a racquet stringing bottom-up unless there was a hairline crack there to begin with.
I think the main reason is to have more space for weaving. If you start at the middle on the crosses, you basically cut your space in half, and you have harder weaves on both ends instead of just on one end. You should always start the crosses at the top though, it puts less stress on the weakest parts of the frame compared to starting at the throat.
20:55 Break on through, to the other side!
Those unclamping and clamping sounds like iron man getting his suit on or weapons out
Back in the day… when we saw Harry in his shop
Where are you from?
hello i am 15 years old and i intend to buy a new racket
my old racket is pure aero vs 2016
and i have a doubt between wilson blade 98 16x19 v7 and wilson ultra 100 v3
I like to use spin but not so much
Blade 98 16x19
Blade 16x19 absolutely
Couldn't you do this with only 1clamp since you've already tied off at one end?
Yes but in my experience it’s just easier to run the two clamps and always have one close after you tension.
It's only possible with certain machines. On machines like this one, where there are two clamps that run along the length of the racquet, you can't because you can't reach the other side of the racquet with just one of the clamps.
Same comment for the first main string , use a starting clamp for the first cross string and not the way how you are doing it If you teach for beginners how to string give a good example.
why not string 2 ahead instead of 1 ahead?
Show us the one piece technique
Wow, you string "top down"? I learned "bottom up" because the throat is stronger and less flex.
If you string a yonnex cross strings from the bottom up you void the warranty.
@@bowsershark head racquets is the same void waranty if bottom up
It is a bit counterintuitive, but stringing from the strongest part of the frame (throat) to the weakest part of the frame (head) can cause racket breakage. As you string from the top of the head of the racket, it stiffens and gets stronger while putting more force towards the throat.
starting knot? I guess you are just learning. starting knot WTF....a joke