What's the ave time to string on drop weight?

borisboris · 07-28-2010, 01:02 PM

Just bought the Gamma Progression FC--my old drop weight from the early eighties is done. It takes my about an hour to string w/ a poly.

Ash_Smith · 07-28-2010, 01:08 PM

As i'm sure many other will state also, don't worry about how long it takes concentrate on doing it right! Unless you're a tournament stringer where speed and quality matter!

Right, that said I average around 20-25 minutes depending on the racquet and string on my machine so i would think I'd be around 30-35 on a dropweight - haven't used one for years though!

Ash

jgrushing · 07-28-2010, 01:16 PM

I am pretty much always under 30 minutes with racquets I'm familiar with on my Klippermate. However, I don't use poly often. When I do, that slows me down a bit.

Irvin · 07-28-2010, 01:59 PM

I borrowed a friends Alpha Pioneer II and strung on a drop weight for the first this last weekend. It took me 32 minutes. I am very familiar with stringing rackets just not on a drop weight. I am sure I could improve on my time but I don't think I care to.

Irvin

dancraig · 07-28-2010, 10:45 PM

I did a few hundred racquets on a drop weight many years ago. I don't think my average time ever got below 30-40 minutes.

tbuggle · 07-28-2010, 11:09 PM

half hour is cooking, be happy with 40 minutes.

under that, you shouldn't have asked the question anyhow.

The_Question · 07-29-2010, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ash_Smith

I average around 20-25 minutes depending on the racquet and string on my machine

You know, the fastest stringer in Hola-bird can do 12 mins, and he won some speedy stringing award...so you're saying that you're almost as fast as him...um...

jmjmkim · 07-28-2010, 11:40 PM

40 min for me. Towards the end, on the crosses, the poly is like barbed wire and the finger really gets a work out. I have to use a plier to pull each weave. Also, the 40 min. is due to the fact that all my rackets are Price O-Ports or Speed Ports which tends to slow me down some.

GPB · 07-29-2010, 05:11 AM

I've only been stringing for a year, but it typically takes me about 60min for a string job with multi or synthetic gut crosses and 90min for poly or natural gut crosses. It doesn't really matter what's in the mains, unless it's natural gut, in which case I'll be a bit more careful...

I usually have a movie or tv show on, and take my time making sure everything is just right. I'm not exactly sure how I could go much faster and still have a good, consistent stringjob.

Apparently, I have much to learn

jmverdugo · 07-29-2010, 05:36 AM

Usually I make 30 min in cruising mode, watching TV and talking with my wife. But I can reduce the time, sometimes I have too many for the next day, I have done one in 20 min (which is the fastes I have ever made), but normally on a rush it will take me 25min.

JackB1 · 07-29-2010, 05:41 AM

you guys are fast!

I have only strung about 7-8 racquets so far and I can do the mains in 30 mins...probably 20 if I try and rush. But the crosses take me 45-60 mins for a total of 80-90 mins. Every time I string I get faster and my weaving is finally getting there, but I will be very happy once I can break the 1 hour mark

athiker · 07-29-2010, 06:15 AM

My last racquet the other day I finally got down to about an hour. I just got my Klippermate in late winter and had never strung before. The first time took well over 2 hours...looking up string patterns, finding out how long to cut the string for mains and crosses, making sure the mounting was right, watching knot videos, double and triple checking everything, etc.

I haven't strung that many times but I've strung 4 different racquets so each time I have to look up stuff again. I'm confident when I start to do the same racquet multiple times my time will drop significantly since I have my string patterns and lengths written down and think I have the knots down now. I can't really see getting down to 30 mins start to finish (that's just for me b/c there will always be a good amount of time between string jobs for me...if it was my job that would be different), but I think 40-45 is doable, and that would be fine with me.

JackB1 · 07-29-2010, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by athiker

My last racquet the other day I finally got down to about an hour. I just got my Klippermate in late winter and had never strung before. The first time took well over 2 hours...looking up string patterns, finding out how long to cut the string for mains and crosses, making sure the mounting was right, watching knot videos, double and triple checking everything, etc.

So how many attempts until you got down to an hour?

athiker · 07-29-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JackB1

So how many attempts until you got down to an hour?

It was my 6th string job. Most of the savings were from already having the string pattern and string lengths written down and also not feeling I needed to triple check everything before getting started. I still had to look at the knot videos, but I have them bookmarked and it only took a glance. I used the pro knot this time that Drakulie showed...really liked that one...snugged up nicely. I also had to use a starting knot b/c I don't have a starting clamp (yet).

I was stringing with multifeel again so my flying clamps were already adjusted and set. I have the locking nut tightened down well now, as suggested here, so I don't have to touch it anymore during the stringing...big time saver. Before I would gradually lift the drop weight microscopically watching to see if the string might slip!...I just move along now...never had a slip. I also string the crosses 1 ahead now, thanks to this board, and find it really does make it quicker. I can actually do a half decent weave until the last few crosses.

I also have my mounting routine down now, really just everything seemed to come together. I couldn't even find my stringing instruction booklet, I just started and did it. I easily cut a half an hour from just my last time. It may have also helped that my family and kids were out of town.

GPB · 07-29-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by athiker

I was stringing with multifeel again so my flying clamps were already adjusted and set. I have the locking nut tightened down well now, as suggested here, so I don't have to touch it anymore during the stringing...big time saver. Before I would gradually lift the drop weight microscopically watching to see if the string might slip!...I just move along now...never had a slip.

I'm curious about the bolded part. What machine are you on, and what locking nut are you talking about? You say "as suggested here" so if you have a link to a thread, I'm fine with that... just interested in what you're doing. Thanks!

Ash_Smith · 07-29-2010, 06:16 AM

@The_Question

I don't know what Hola-Bird is i'm afraid? But yes, if between 8 and 13 difference minutes counts as 'almost' then I average almost as fast as him! Not sure why that's hard to believe?

There are plenty of tour level/tournament stringers who string around the 12-14 minute mark (often doing 20-30 racquets a day) - I think the record is around 7 minutes (at least that I have seen). Once you get the rhythm and the ability to weave quickly and efficiently it isn't that hard to knock minutes off your time and still do a high quality job - plus the machine I have is a tour level machine so it makes the process pretty effortless in terms of mechanics.

Anyway as we all know - time is irrelevent - quality in important.

Ash

pingu · 07-29-2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Ash_Smith

I don't know what Hola-Bird is i'm afraid?

Ash

In case you curious, it's just another sports shop in Maryland, U.S. (********sports)

jmverdugo · 07-29-2010, 08:45 AM

FYI:

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Originally Posted by TW Staff

Fastest racquet time at TW:

07:07- Prince Original Graphite w/Wilson Stamina

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robow7 · 08-03-2010, 12:59 PM

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Anybody got this on video, 7 minutes is hard for me to fathom????

ARNICOLINI · 08-08-2010, 05:28 PM

Not sure this is the same but this guy is pretty fast!

Code:

http://www.sptennis.com/videos/Alex120.html

My fastest time with the Klipper was 25 min but I avg 30-35 without stressing speed. I am too picky with the drop and insuring the arm is level. Strung about 200 rackets now.

Saving up to get a Gamma Electronic stringer next but the Klipper is a great little stringer!

07-28-2010, 01:02 PM	#1
borisboris Semi-Pro Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 486	What's the ave time to string on drop weight? Just bought the Gamma Progression FC--my old drop weight from the early eighties is done. It takes my about an hour to string w/ a poly.

07-28-2010, 01:08 PM	#2
Ash_Smith Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 2,253	As i'm sure many other will state also, don't worry about how long it takes concentrate on doing it right! Unless you're a tournament stringer where speed and quality matter! Right, that said I average around 20-25 minutes depending on the racquet and string on my machine so i would think I'd be around 30-35 on a dropweight - haven't used one for years though! Ash __________________ I tweet - @ashtennis guru (no spaces) I Shoot - www.flickr.com/photos/ashtennis guru/ (again no spaces! grrr)

07-28-2010, 01:59 PM	#4
Irvin Legend Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Marietta, Ga Posts: 6,964	I borrowed a friends Alpha Pioneer II and strung on a drop weight for the first this last weekend. It took me 32 minutes. I am very familiar with stringing rackets just not on a drop weight. I am sure I could improve on my time but I don't think I care to. Irvin __________________ Irvin - I wish Facebook would notify me when people delete me so I can 'Like it'

07-29-2010, 05:41 AM	#11
JackB1 Legend Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 8,275	you guys are fast! I have only strung about 7-8 racquets so far and I can do the mains in 30 mins...probably 20 if I try and rush. But the crosses take me 45-60 mins for a total of 80-90 mins. Every time I string I get faster and my weaving is finally getting there, but I will be very happy once I can break the 1 hour mark __________________ Wilson Black Blade 104 - NXT Tour / Copoly at 55/51

07-29-2010, 06:16 AM	#16
Ash_Smith Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 2,253	@The_Question I don't know what Hola-Bird is i'm afraid? But yes, if between 8 and 13 difference minutes counts as 'almost' then I average almost as fast as him! Not sure why that's hard to believe? There are plenty of tour level/tournament stringers who string around the 12-14 minute mark (often doing 20-30 racquets a day) - I think the record is around 7 minutes (at least that I have seen). Once you get the rhythm and the ability to weave quickly and efficiently it isn't that hard to knock minutes off your time and still do a high quality job - plus the machine I have is a tour level machine so it makes the process pretty effortless in terms of mechanics. Anyway as we all know - time is irrelevent - quality in important. Ash __________________ I tweet - @ashtennis guru (no spaces) I Shoot - www.flickr.com/photos/ashtennis guru/ (again no spaces! grrr)