TW question about kirschbaum

kashgotmoney · 04-19-2009, 10:20 PM

I remember one of you guys told me this but cant remember it exactly. Are all kirschbaum strings pre stretched? if not... is the p2 pre stretched?

TW Staff · 04-20-2009, 10:03 AM

Yes, they pre-stretch their strings. The P2 is pre-stretched.

Chris, TW

kashgotmoney · 04-20-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TW Staff

Yes, they pre-stretch their strings. The P2 is pre-stretched.

Chris, TW

Thanks a lot!

kashgotmoney · 04-20-2009, 07:08 PM

just a suggestion but i bet if you put down on the string description that they are prestretched, you guys will get more buyers which = more $.

canadave · 04-20-2009, 08:35 PM

Hmmm.....

Does this mean that if I bring my racquet and some Kirschbaum Pro 2 to a racquet stringer who maybe isn't so sharp and on the ball, he might try to pre-stretch something that's already pre-stretched, and hence make the strings "looser" than they normally would've been?

Pardon the question, I'm sure it sounds pretty naive...I don't know anything about stretching string. It's just that I just got my racquet restrung at a "department store" type of place (yes, I know, I'd rather go elsewhere, but I live in the sticks out here), and asked them to do the exact same tension I got last time at a different place....but the string sure felt loose today when I played with it for the first time. Not the same as last time at all. So I'm wondering if this pre-stretching might have something to do with it.

kashgotmoney · 04-20-2009, 10:06 PM

pre stretching makes it hold tension better. also, it couldve been the machine, crank mahcines tend to be looser than electric because it is not constant pull... and was it the same string and gauge?

canadave · 04-21-2009, 01:11 PM

Same string, different gauge...I went from 17 to 17L. No idea what machine they used in this case. It's quite a dramatic difference in feel, considering it's supposed to be the same tension as last time.

kashgotmoney · 04-22-2009, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by canadave

Same string, different gauge...I went from 17 to 17L. No idea what machine they used in this case. It's quite a dramatic difference in feel, considering it's supposed to be the same tension as last time.

Thinner gauge means more power and softer therefore more flexible string bed. for example, there is a big difference between topspin cyberflash 16 and 17.

the stiffness rating for babolat pro hurricane tour 16 is 270 lbs/in
the stiffness rating for babolat pro hurricane tour 17 is 256 lbs/in

04-19-2009, 10:20 PM	#1
kashgotmoney Professional Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,188	TW question about kirschbaum I remember one of you guys told me this but cant remember it exactly. Are all kirschbaum strings pre stretched? if not... is the p2 pre stretched? __________________ 4x Head Microgel Prestige MP ~ MSV Focus Hex 17L @ 54 Nike Air Max Breathe Cage II ~ Rubber Band ~ Supergrap

04-20-2009, 07:08 PM	#4
kashgotmoney Professional Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,188	just a suggestion but i bet if you put down on the string description that they are prestretched, you guys will get more buyers which = more $. __________________ 4x Head Microgel Prestige MP ~ MSV Focus Hex 17L @ 54 Nike Air Max Breathe Cage II ~ Rubber Band ~ Supergrap

04-20-2009, 08:35 PM	#5
canadave Professional Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beach Meadows, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 930	Hmmm..... Does this mean that if I bring my racquet and some Kirschbaum Pro 2 to a racquet stringer who maybe isn't so sharp and on the ball, he might try to pre-stretch something that's already pre-stretched, and hence make the strings "looser" than they normally would've been? Pardon the question, I'm sure it sounds pretty naive...I don't know anything about stretching string. It's just that I just got my racquet restrung at a "department store" type of place (yes, I know, I'd rather go elsewhere, but I live in the sticks out here), and asked them to do the exact same tension I got last time at a different place....but the string sure felt loose today when I played with it for the first time. Not the same as last time at all. So I'm wondering if this pre-stretching might have something to do with it. __________________ 1 x Gamma Tour 330X w/WeissCannon Silverstring (1.20) @ 59 lbs

04-20-2009, 10:06 PM	#6
kashgotmoney Professional Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,188	pre stretching makes it hold tension better. also, it couldve been the machine, crank mahcines tend to be looser than electric because it is not constant pull... and was it the same string and gauge? __________________ 4x Head Microgel Prestige MP ~ MSV Focus Hex 17L @ 54 Nike Air Max Breathe Cage II ~ Rubber Band ~ Supergrap

04-21-2009, 01:11 PM	#7
canadave Professional Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beach Meadows, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 930	Same string, different gauge...I went from 17 to 17L. No idea what machine they used in this case. It's quite a dramatic difference in feel, considering it's supposed to be the same tension as last time. __________________ 1 x Gamma Tour 330X w/WeissCannon Silverstring (1.20) @ 59 lbs