What do you guys do on pulling main below the frame?

[Lakers4Life]

Your both fixated on the first two pulls. It's the continuation that is the point. In Irvin's video he first two clamps are correct, but moving the anchor clamp, before doing the second main on the other side (non anchor side) is the wasted movement. It's probably an old habit for you guys or something. I really don't care if I have to spin the frame 180 degrees, you do it all the time stringing. How do tension the whole racket if you don't spin it at least a 180 degrees?

[Irvin]

Why is it wasted movement?

[Lakers4Life]

Forget it, you're too far set in your ways to figure it out.

[Irvin]

Check out this thread for the advantages of stringing no more than one string ahead on either side of the racket.

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showpost.php?p=6768546

[Irvin]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Forget it, you're too far set in your ways to figure it out.

LOL sure I am. I don't even use that method any more.

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by Irvin

LOL sure I am. I don't even use that method any more.

Then do us all a favor and yourself, and delete the video. Why keep it up if you don't do it any more?

[Irvin]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Then do us all a favor and yourself, and delete the video. Why keep it up if you don't do it any more?

The whole purpose of the video was how to start mains without a starting clamp. I use a starting clamp, but there are some who do not. Many of the videos I pu on YouTube were at the request of others.

[SwankPeRFection]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

This video show the correct way to start mains.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjQj04TC0-w

Guy's way too anal about using a starting clamp on 4 or 5 of the mains. WTF? Seriously? Once you get one of the main two mains turned at least once or twice on grommets, it's not going to slip back when you clamp. He's using the starting clamp way too much. Either his 3-tooth clamps suck and slip too much or he's just wasting time. I've never had 5 tooth clamps slip when stringing mains on any racquet I've strung and I watch and feel the string to be sure. If it's slipping, but the clamp isn't tight enough. There is always that fine line between too tight and not tight enough that people seem to be scared of. Sure, it's harder to find with slippery poly, but once you get a feel for what the snap of the gripper locking in should be on a particular string, you'll know what to feel for.

[tennis_ocd]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Your both fixated on the first two pulls. It's the continuation that is the point. In Irvin's video he first two clamps are correct, but moving the anchor clamp, before doing the second main on the other side (non anchor side) is the wasted movement. It's probably an old habit for you guys or something. I really don't care if I have to spin the frame 180 degrees, you do it all the time stringing. How do tension the whole racket if you don't spin it at least a 180 degrees?

At what specific time in the video is the wasted movement? I'd like to understand what your stating but just do see anything wrong.