Amazingly fast stringing

[BlxTennis]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Sorry, it's 12.00 mm i.d. of the base clamp. I've measured the posts and they are usually, 11.95 ~ 12.00mm o.d. with a digital caliper.

Thanks. That makes sense. So if I get a set of these 12mm dual clamps, I can use them for either tennis or Badminton.

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by BlxTennis

Thanks. That makes sense. So if I get a set of these 12mm dual clamps, I can use them for either tennis or Badminton.

It's a great clamp. They are as wide as the Eagnas clamps but have 5 teeth. Before getting these clamps, I was using Gamma Flying clamps for the crosses, which were not too bad to use.

[Irvin]

Originally Posted by mad dog1

wait, i think you really meant to say the right way to string crosses is TOP down except for badminton racquets which are strung bottom up.

Mad dog you are absolutely correct, and we all agree with Paul.

[uk_skippy]

Originally Posted by BlxTennis

May be he can weave so fast on the crosses is due to low tension(24lbs) on badminton racquets. I certainly can not weave that fast on tennis racquets especially getting close to the end. I have not tried to string badminton racquets yet. I would have to get badminton fixed clamps for my stringer if I want to try which will cost me $100. I do have two Yonex Carbon racquets that sitting in the closet needed to re-string like 15yrs ago and have not play competitively in close to 20yrs so probably not worth it.

Strangely enough low tensions dont necessarily make it easier to weave as they would be sloppy and give little resistance to moving. I like to think that there is an optimum string & tension to help produce the fastest stringing speeds, but that's another discussion.

As for clamps, Yonex produce some excellent floating clamps that you can use, and are a lot cheaper than buying new fixed clamps. http://www.apolloleisure.co.uk/defau...sect.3/manu.10

Hand for those strings who rarely do badminton racquets.

Regards

Paul

[jim e]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

It's 12.00mm, Gamma, Pros's Pro, Alpha, SP and Eagnas are the same.

You may want to re check your statement, as if I recall a while back a poster here Steve Huff had to have eagnas clamps re machined to fit his alpha machine as the clamp size was different, and if thats correct, then your statement would not be accurate.
Maybe Steve will see this and let you know.

[dak95_00]

Very fast!

A couple of other points from a person who has strung tennis, badminton, and racquetball racquets. First, I'm not very fast.

When I've strung badminton, they've all had shared string holes. This slows stringing down. Anyone who has strung woodies in tennis knows this. Also, the string is very thin and soft which does make it easier to work with than natural gut or polys but it also is very easily twisted and tangled.

I'm going to have to look for stringing technique videos of this guy or others like him before I take on another badminton racquet. They usually take me nearly twice as long as the most difficult tennis racquet.

That's my 2 cents.

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by jim e

You may want to re check your statement, as if I recall a while back a poster here Steve Huff had to have eagnas clamps re machined to fit his alpha machine as the clamp size was different, and if thats correct, then your statement would not be accurate.
Maybe Steve will see this and let you know.

Alpha maybe a slight exception. I recall someone saying it used 12mm posts as well. I have a friend with an Alpha Axis Pro, I can ask him to check the actual size. Babolat Star 2 - 4 also have a 12mm hosel.

[fortun8son]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Maybe Paul's English is different from our English.

It has been said that the US and the UK are two nations separated by the same language.
Carry on.

[Tennishacker]

Most proficient stringers can string just as fast, or even faster. (I think current fastest stringing of a tennis racquet is sub 8 min.)

Let's not get carried away.

[zapvor]

wow 15min for badminton is insane. i am at about 17min for tennis

[BlxTennis]

Originally Posted by uk_skippy

Strangely enough low tensions dont necessarily make it easier to weave as they would be sloppy and give little resistance to moving. I like to think that there is an optimum string & tension to help produce the fastest stringing speeds, but that's another discussion.

As for clamps, Yonex produce some excellent floating clamps that you can use, and are a lot cheaper than buying new fixed clamps. http://www.apolloleisure.co.uk/defau...sect.3/manu.10

Hand for those strings who rarely do badminton racquets.

Regards

Paul

Yeah, I am going to get the Yonex floating clamps for the crosses and give it a shot.

[BlxTennis]

Originally Posted by zapvor

wow 15min for badminton is insane. i am at about 17min for tennis

Yeah, I had always assumed badminton racquets would take at least twice amount of time comparing to tennis racquet. That's what kept me away from stringing my own badminton racquets in the pass.

[Lakers4Life]

I'm not in a rush to string a badminton racket. It's me about 20 mins to pre lace and 15 mins of tensioning. There is badminton club that open near by and they charge $8 labor plus string, all done on a Yonex ES5Pro. I send my client to them instead, as it's not really worth my time to string badminton rackets. Also badminton clients tend to be on the cheap side, and I already have my fill of cheap clients. I can do two tennis rackets in the time it takes me to do one badminton racket.