The thread about judging a player based on the clothing and equipment he chooses to use got me thinking. . . Do you either yourself or have your stringer stencil your racquet? Do you think this action is telling of a person or their ability the way most everyone thought about the clothes they wore?
Do you stencil your racquet?
- Thread starter Renfrow
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Are you really asking what you posted about stencil a racquet, or are you really asking about stencil the strings?
No I do not stencil the strings on my racquet.I'm sure that the pro's have no choice as they most likely get paid to do so, but I prefer not to.Stencil or not it says nothing about the player's ability.
I do. It's a 1-minute job, and I get similar satisfaction from it as I get from stringing it, wrapping an overgrip and applying a head tape.
It also makes the stringbed look detailed, professional and complete. Empty stringbed looks boring and unfinished.
I also believe racket paintjobs are all designed with the respective stencil in mind.
It also makes the stringbed look detailed, professional and complete. Empty stringbed looks boring and unfinished.
I also believe racket paintjobs are all designed with the respective stencil in mind.
schenkelini
Semi-Pro
No, because then people think that you bought a junk factory strung racked.
if you bought your racket(s) due to the paintjob, i can easily see why you'd also want a stencil. those of us that don't care about a stencil likely don't care what our racket(s) look like either, but rather what they play like. same as the strings.
it's purely a vanity thing.
apples and oranges.
djokovicgonzalez2010
G.O.A.T.
No, but I will start soon
just get a few RF patches for your mom to sew on your shirts.
then, she doesn't have to re-do it everytime you break a string.
flashfire276
Hall of Fame
Sometimes. But for my Babolat, I just use sharpie and go along with the 2 lines.
No, I did not buy my racket due to the paintjob.
Yes, I do care about good design and professional appearance.
Heck, I even take a shower from time to time, even if it does not win me matches. )
for babolat racket, its easy as hell. i do it for fun.
flashfire276
Hall of Fame
Heck yea it is!
I actually do it during class when I'm bored! XD
My teacher really can't say anything cuz I still manage to keep up with my work.
schap02
Semi-Pro
Some stringers I know Stencil every racquet - I prefer to provide a new overgrip with every string job - except for guys who don't use them...
I have all the stencils and ink to provide for sponsored Juniors and the rare occasion that someone asks for it but I've found the stencil ink to wear of too quicklly on all the hybrid applications and then clients compain abotu paint on the balls...
The_Question
Hall of Fame
No, I much rather not put ink on my natural gut strings...
TripleB
Hall of Fame
No...tried it in the past...sometimes it looked good, other times the ink didn't hold to the string and it ran all over the place...if you do, simpler is better. The best one I had was a triangle which represent both my family at the time (me, wife, daughter) and the Trinity (Father/Son/Holy Ghost)...it was simple and looked good at the bottom of the racquet.
Now I just view it as a waste of time and money (for me).
TripleB
Now I just view it as a waste of time and money (for me).
TripleB
Slazenger07
Banned
I wanna get a Slazenger panther stencil now, never normally stensil my strings, have a feeling finding them is gonna be tough.
Or just a Fischer racquet.
And no. I don't buy expensive string (for a college student, chicken breasts are expensive so take this with a grain of salt haha!) just to slather paint on it and potentially change its characteristics. With something like a Babolat or Fischer where the stencil is nowhere near where you should be making contact, then it's no big deal. With my Dunlops, the dead center of the string bed is a big ass "D".
MichaelScottPaperCO
New User
White usually works well for darker colors.
TennisNinja
Hall of Fame
Nope, never bothered to.
I like to stencil. I like the look.
I have been lax lately though because I usually think of it too close to a match & I figure I 'll wait so the ink will have more time to dry and thus create less transfer to the ball. I then play a few too many times with the nat. gut and then I don't want to ink after fraying because it will look sloppy.
I'll have to get back to it in the future.
I have been lax lately though because I usually think of it too close to a match & I figure I 'll wait so the ink will have more time to dry and thus create less transfer to the ball. I then play a few too many times with the nat. gut and then I don't want to ink after fraying because it will look sloppy.
I'll have to get back to it in the future.
Tennis_Man
New User
No, my strings will just pop in a couple hrs. The stencil ink cost money and for me isn't worth it.
10ACE
Professional
It's odd white will sort of turn into grey and almost eat off the color- of MSV strings- no idea why this happens
Totai
Professional
hmm, I will create a Radiohead Bear stencil and stencil my racquet. I will post a pic if I ever get around to doing it.
Radiohead bear: http://sottai.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/radiohead-bear-jpg.gif
Radiohead bear: http://sottai.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/radiohead-bear-jpg.gif
Overheadsmash
Professional
Never stencil. I like a nice, clean-looking stringbed. In fact, no one at my club stencils their racquets either.
SirGounder
Hall of Fame
Sometimes I do just for the heck of it. I like putting a bullseye on just for kicks.
RogerRacket111
Semi-Pro
I don't. The first thing that I think when I see someone with stencil is they bought a cheap racket, not broken their strings ever, they are going to mess up my balls with lines, pretentious, self-conscious, they don't get paid to put it on. In any case I try to avoid them.
kato669
Rookie
I trend to agree. It's the indicator of a store bought, pre-strung racket definitely.
Totai
Professional
Wow, you got issues
RogerRacket111
Semi-Pro
I also don't get people wearing a cap backwards or indoor courts
I think they must be trying to cover something. We all have issues 
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
I also don't get people wearing a cap backwards or indoor courts
Indoor Courts, you don't get them? Well if you live in climates where it gets brutally hot and humid especially at mid day I bed it'd be nice to go indoors and play, plus if you live where it rains a lot, then your tennis matches don't get washed out.
I don't play indoors, but I'm just saying there are days when playing indoors might be nice.
Nolkobolko
Semi-Pro
Even though you wrote this 7 years ago, it still pisses me off.I also don't get people wearing a cap backwards or indoor courts
Nolkobolko
Semi-Pro
I usually let the stringer do it. I tried to do it myself once, got black ink all over my Ezone...And then, I didn't stencil my frames. Now I do. And I didn't buy mine for the paint, I bought them for the weight.
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
I usually let the stringer do it. I tried to do it myself once, got black ink all over my Ezone...
Been there.
Nail polish remover or good old acetone will help that.
