Thanks for this video. I've been stringing my own racquets for years and I never thought to hold the string in place with a grip (whatever it is called) on the start of my cross. Then re-tensioning prior to trying it off. I just lived with having the top 2 crosses not being as tight as the rest of the crosses. Also, the way you push the string through on the crosses, that's smart. My fingers would suffer after I finished. Thank you so very much for this.
For most people the pull that I do at the beginning is totally unnecessary. It just serves to to increase accuracy slightly because at no point are you running a piece of untensioned string through a tightened clamp. In all honesty, I don't think you'd notice any difference if you did it a different way. I also think there's no way in heck I'd string my own racquets if I had to do so with flying clamps! Priority 1 for me would be to save up for fixed clamps if possible =)
I was just attempting my first stringing with a new machine which only has flying clamps and following the official stringing pattern for the O3 White and quickly saw it may not be possible without fixed clamps. I guess I will just make up a new stringing pattern where flying clamps can work.
Definitely can't say how to do it "correctly" with flying clamps. They seem to make everything a little more challenging--you'll have to just practice/research and figure out the best way for you!
Pretty cool. I strung my Ektelon Ex03 Black myself which has a very similar string pattern and racquet design. I didn't do the mains though in that order as when you started.. what book are you looking at with instructions? Does it have instructions for a lot of other racquets? Did that come with your stringer?
It's a USRSA Digest. It comes with a paid membership to the US Racquet Stringers Association, but you can buy them on some stringing forums from other people who don't need them. I think mine was about $30.
Very cool. If I had a more variety of racquets I'd look into that but I love my EX03 blacks so much and I now know the main sequence thanks to your vid. I'm looking for a new stringer too, what model and brand is yours? Is it for racquetball racquets specifically? Or can do tennis racquets as well?
Mine is a Gamma X-ST with an aftermarket electronic tension head (Wise 2086). There are no stringing machines made specifically for racquetball -- they are pretty much all made primarily for tennis, and most of them will do racquetball as well. What you get depends on floor space and budget. I think the Gamma Progression STII or X-ST or Alpha Revo 4000 are great starting machines if you're putting them on a table like me. If you want a machine on its own stand, I'd recomment a Gamma 6004. Either way, they're a big investment out of the gate so you might also want to consider how many other people you could string for. And personally, I wouldn't want to string on a machine that uses a drop-weight for tensioning, so I'd expect to spend $500+ on any machine I chose, unless I found a good used one.
That's a pretty nice setup with the after market electronic tensioner. I have an old school klippermate with the drop weight which .. gets the job done, but maybe I can just look into getting an after market tensioner like that one and make some sort of hybrid like yours. Thanks again for all the advice
No problem! I believe there might be an adapter that can make the Wise 2086 work with certain dropweight machines (not sure, you'd have to call Wise). But honestly, I'd focus more on getting a nice crank machine with fixed clamps first. Flying clamps/dropweight setups, while cheap, leave a lot to be desired in terms of speed, accuracy, and convenience! =) Good luck!
Sorry, thought I replied to this already. You are 100% correct; this was NOT meant to be an instructional video. I just did a few of these to show a few customers what the process looks like, and I just kind of talked to myself while I did the videos to fill some blank space, and no editing/prep work for the videos. Definitely not good for any random person learning to string these racquets.
@@Luk3d4wG I have only strung for tennis and a guy came in with a racquetball racquet and we sent him away since none of us had done racquetball. I looked for videos and unlike tennis there were only a few. That is why I was wondering about how to string them.
Thanks for this video. I've been stringing my own racquets for years and I never thought to hold the string in place with a grip (whatever it is called) on the start of my cross. Then re-tensioning prior to trying it off. I just lived with having the top 2 crosses not being as tight as the rest of the crosses.
Also, the way you push the string through on the crosses, that's smart. My fingers would suffer after I finished. Thank you so very much for this.
Thanks very useful, appreciate you sharing.
How do you suggest doing the O3 White with only flying clamps? It seems the W pattern at the beginning wouldn't be possible to get through easily.
For most people the pull that I do at the beginning is totally unnecessary. It just serves to to increase accuracy slightly because at no point are you running a piece of untensioned string through a tightened clamp. In all honesty, I don't think you'd notice any difference if you did it a different way.
I also think there's no way in heck I'd string my own racquets if I had to do so with flying clamps! Priority 1 for me would be to save up for fixed clamps if possible =)
I was just attempting my first stringing with a new machine which only has flying clamps and following the official stringing pattern for the O3 White and quickly saw it may not be possible without fixed clamps. I guess I will just make up a new stringing pattern where flying clamps can work.
Definitely can't say how to do it "correctly" with flying clamps. They seem to make everything a little more challenging--you'll have to just practice/research and figure out the best way for you!
What machine do you recommend to do just my own Raquets? Thanks
For the price I'd probably recommend an Alpha Revo 4000 or Axis Pro. Both are great machines for the money (but still not cheap!)
What model stringer do you use?
Pretty cool. I strung my Ektelon Ex03 Black myself which has a very similar string pattern and racquet design. I didn't do the mains though in that order as when you started.. what book are you looking at with instructions? Does it have instructions for a lot of other racquets? Did that come with your stringer?
It's a USRSA Digest. It comes with a paid membership to the US Racquet Stringers Association, but you can buy them on some stringing forums from other people who don't need them. I think mine was about $30.
Very cool. If I had a more variety of racquets I'd look into that but I love my EX03 blacks so much and I now know the main sequence thanks to your vid.
I'm looking for a new stringer too, what model and brand is yours? Is it for racquetball racquets specifically? Or can do tennis racquets as well?
Mine is a Gamma X-ST with an aftermarket electronic tension head (Wise 2086). There are no stringing machines made specifically for racquetball -- they are pretty much all made primarily for tennis, and most of them will do racquetball as well. What you get depends on floor space and budget. I think the Gamma Progression STII or X-ST or Alpha Revo 4000 are great starting machines if you're putting them on a table like me. If you want a machine on its own stand, I'd recomment a Gamma 6004. Either way, they're a big investment out of the gate so you might also want to consider how many other people you could string for.
And personally, I wouldn't want to string on a machine that uses a drop-weight for tensioning, so I'd expect to spend $500+ on any machine I chose, unless I found a good used one.
That's a pretty nice setup with the after market electronic tensioner. I have an old school klippermate with the drop weight which .. gets the job done, but maybe I can just look into getting an after market tensioner like that one and make some sort of hybrid like yours.
Thanks again for all the advice
No problem! I believe there might be an adapter that can make the Wise 2086 work with certain dropweight machines (not sure, you'd have to call Wise). But honestly, I'd focus more on getting a nice crank machine with fixed clamps first. Flying clamps/dropweight setups, while cheap, leave a lot to be desired in terms of speed, accuracy, and convenience! =) Good luck!
Why is that company still around.
Muy bueno el tutorial.
As an experienced stringer I can figure this out. No way a beginner could from the information given.
Sorry, thought I replied to this already. You are 100% correct; this was NOT meant to be an instructional video. I just did a few of these to show a few customers what the process looks like, and I just kind of talked to myself while I did the videos to fill some blank space, and no editing/prep work for the videos. Definitely not good for any random person learning to string these racquets.
This video wasn't labeled as such.
People still play racquetball?
I guess so! And people who apparently don't play racquetball also stop by and comment on racquetball stringing videos. To each their own!
@@Luk3d4wG I have only strung for tennis and a guy came in with a racquetball racquet and we sent him away since none of us had done racquetball. I looked for videos and unlike tennis there were only a few. That is why I was wondering about how to string them.
Where are the instructions? Footage, starting holes, mounting ETC. Get your string prepared before starting the video.
Oh you’re supposed to use a machine?
I do it by ✨ hand ✨