Great video and tips! I’ve just started my racquet stringing journey and your videos are super helpful. Will be doing the small loop method from now on!
Aloha Chris, Thanks for watching! I'm sorry, but it wasn't the same spot you were in on Oahu. I'm located on the Big Island at the Royal Kona Resort Tennis Club. I'm just curious, where were you on Oahu? 🤙
Aloha Sergio, Great! It will make weaving a lot easier (unless you use the stitching method) and will definitely reduce the friction (notching of the main strings). Happy(ier) Stringing!! 🤙
I'm writing to you from Greece, I love your work and it has helped me incredibly to develop, it's really a treasure all this information and technical tests you do thank you unlimited and I hope you continue with the same mood and smiles forever. I would like to ask you from your experience if you have understood what are the essential differences in a racket that we weave in different tesnion the mains from the cross, usually a kilo less the cross but also in some cases the cross more kilos etc.!?
Aloha from Hawaii! It's always nice to hear that my videos have been helpful and reached stringers worldwide. 😊 The technique of stringing the mains and crosses with two different reference tensions is a practical approach, especially when setting up a hybrid string setup with polyester and a non-polyester string. Polyester, being stiff, is typically strung lower than the other string. In my experience, the most common differential is 1kg. or 2 lbs. This would apply in both cases where the polyester is the main or the cross string. Now, if you're referring to two different tensions when they are the same exact strings (not as common), that's another story. If you want to hear that story, let me know. 🤙
thank you very much for the immediate answer, as a coach and stringer I know the differences in the different materials of the strings and the characteristics they have, my question is clearly related to the story you mention at the end, if you know from your experience how it affects a racket with different tension with exactly the same string? I have read about the fewer kilos in the cross to "allow" the mains to move more easily for more spin e.g.
@@xristosmat5727 Okay, here's the longer version of this story. Typically, the mains are strung at a higher reference tension (2 pounds or 1 kilogram) than the crosses. Here are two popular reasons for this practice. 1) This setup helps with enhanced ball pocketing and a better feel. The higher tension improves control since the mains are the “working” strings. And since the crosses are the “supporting” strings, the lower tension provides more power. 2) This setup enhances the strings’ spin potential. The lower tension on the crosses allows the mains to snapback more freely. 🤙
I want to thank you again for all this wonderful work and with your good mood you give us all this treasure, thanks for the confirmation with the answer, you probably know what happens in the other case when some people choose to put extra kilos on the crosses from the mains? (with the same string)
@@xristosmat5727 Here's a shorter version of this story, but it's not as popular as the reasons above. 1) Another school of thought believes the spin potential is enhanced when the cross strings are tighter than the mains. 2) In a practical scenario, A stringer found that he had to increase the cross-string tension to maintain the head's original shape. This was to prevent the head from becoming rounder and the length from becoming shorter. However, this approach seemed to contradict #1 above. 🤙
I recently saw a vid from a pro stringer (English, I think) who started the X's (2 piece) by weaving the first three. He then tied off the tail with a Parnell Knot and then tensioned the 2nd X to tighten the 1st X and seat the knot. From there he finished the X's as usual with the one ahead. I know Parnell knots are not recommended for use as a bulky knot, but his method seems acceptable (and a time and string saver) for low tensioned poly strings. Any thoughts? TKS.
Aloha Robert, Here's my take on this. 1) I don't feel harm using a Parnell knot as a starting knot. Since it is a self-tightening knot, the tension from the string pulls against the second half-hitch, placing less stress on the anchor string (main). The second half-hitch also creates a barrier, making the knot less likely to slip through the grommet when tension is applied to the string. 2) My main issue with this technique is pulling the second cross to tension both the first and second crosses. This means the first cross would not have the full reference tension. It doesn't affect the racquet's performance since the player has no business hitting that high on the string bed. However, from a stringer's point of view, I wouldn't want the top cross to be loose, while the bottom cross is tight. NOTE: There are some stringers that use this method; however, it's usually done with a starting clamp. Then, once the stringer decides to tie off the first cross, full reference tension is re-applied to the string before tying off. 🤙
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Great video and tips! I’ve just started my racquet stringing journey and your videos are super helpful. Will be doing the small loop method from now on!
Aloha Scott, Thanks for watching, and welcome to the world of racquet stringing! I'm happy to hear that my videos are helping you on your journey!! 🤙
Great tips. That makes so much sense. I was just in Oahu and it looks like the same spot you shat the last part of your video.
Aloha Chris,
Thanks for watching! I'm sorry, but it wasn't the same spot you were in on Oahu. I'm located on the Big Island at the Royal Kona Resort Tennis Club. I'm just curious, where were you on Oahu? 🤙
Nice tip on how to detect miss-weaves. Thanks Albert!
Aloha Javier, Yes, thanks to Bob and Robert for pointing it out! 🤙
@@AMstringing Thanks to them for sharing with the community 😊🎾🙌🏻
😮 I don't use the one ahead technique. Now that I know how useful it's I'm going to implement it in my stringing technique. Thanks 👍🏻
Aloha Sergio, Great! It will make weaving a lot easier (unless you use the stitching method) and will definitely reduce the friction (notching of the main strings). Happy(ier) Stringing!! 🤙
I'm writing to you from Greece, I love your work and it has helped me incredibly to develop, it's really a treasure all this information and technical tests you do thank you unlimited and I hope you continue with the same mood and smiles forever. I would like to ask you from your experience if you have understood what are the essential differences in a racket that we weave in different tesnion the mains from the cross, usually a kilo less the cross but also in some cases the cross more kilos etc.!?
Aloha from Hawaii!
It's always nice to hear that my videos have been helpful and reached stringers worldwide. 😊
The technique of stringing the mains and crosses with two different reference tensions is a practical approach, especially when setting up a hybrid string setup with polyester and a non-polyester string. Polyester, being stiff, is typically strung lower than the other string. In my experience, the most common differential is 1kg. or 2 lbs. This would apply in both cases where the polyester is the main or the cross string.
Now, if you're referring to two different tensions when they are the same exact strings (not as common), that's another story. If you want to hear that story, let me know. 🤙
thank you very much for the immediate answer, as a coach and stringer I know the differences in the different materials of the strings and the characteristics they have, my question is clearly related to the story you mention at the end, if you know from your experience how it affects a racket with different tension with exactly the same string? I have read about the fewer kilos in the cross to "allow" the mains to move more easily for more spin e.g.
@@xristosmat5727 Okay, here's the longer version of this story.
Typically, the mains are strung at a higher reference tension (2 pounds or 1 kilogram) than the crosses. Here are two popular reasons for this practice.
1) This setup helps with enhanced ball pocketing and a better feel. The higher tension improves control since the mains are the “working” strings. And since the crosses are the “supporting” strings, the lower tension provides more power.
2) This setup enhances the strings’ spin potential. The lower tension on the crosses allows the mains to snapback more freely. 🤙
I want to thank you again for all this wonderful work and with your good mood you give us all this treasure, thanks for the confirmation with the answer, you probably know what happens in the other case when some people choose to put extra kilos on the crosses from the mains? (with the same string)
@@xristosmat5727 Here's a shorter version of this story, but it's not as popular as the reasons above.
1) Another school of thought believes the spin potential is enhanced when the cross strings are tighter than the mains.
2) In a practical scenario, A stringer found that he had to increase the cross-string tension to maintain the head's original shape. This was to prevent the head from becoming rounder and the length from becoming shorter. However, this approach seemed to contradict #1 above. 🤙
I recently saw a vid from a pro stringer (English, I think) who started the X's (2 piece) by weaving the first three. He then tied off the tail with a Parnell Knot and then tensioned the 2nd X to tighten the 1st X and seat the knot. From there he finished the X's as usual with the one ahead. I know Parnell knots are not recommended for use as a bulky knot, but his method seems acceptable (and a time and string saver) for low tensioned poly strings. Any thoughts? TKS.
Aloha Robert,
Here's my take on this.
1) I don't feel harm using a Parnell knot as a starting knot. Since it is a self-tightening knot, the tension from the string pulls against the second half-hitch, placing less stress on the anchor string (main). The second half-hitch also creates a barrier, making the knot less likely to slip through the grommet when tension is applied to the string.
2) My main issue with this technique is pulling the second cross to tension both the first and second crosses. This means the first cross would not have the full reference tension. It doesn't affect the racquet's performance since the player has no business hitting that high on the string bed. However, from a stringer's point of view, I wouldn't want the top cross to be loose, while the bottom cross is tight.
NOTE: There are some stringers that use this method; however, it's usually done with a starting clamp. Then, once the stringer decides to tie off the first cross, full reference tension is re-applied to the string before tying off. 🤙