String Thing String Straightening Device

[hyperion99]

Has anybody ever used the String Thing String Straightening Device as a tool for straightening the strings on a racket while stringing.
http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/desc...RINGTHING.html

Let me know your thoughts.

[GlenK]

Yes, I use it to put the finishing touches on a string job. Have not used it on the court while playing but it works great to finish a job.

[Irvin]

If you use fixed clamps and keep the strings straight as you go there is no need.

[PBODY99]

Use the open pattern works ok. I won't buy the closed model.

[Faithfulfather]

It only works okay. I use to straighten strings after a string job. I straighten as I go and it still falls short on the satisfactory gauge.

[mikeler]

Open pattern did not work for me. User error perhaps.

[tennisnut123]

My favorite thing about the string thing is that Philippoussis keeps it in his pocket while playing.

[AtTheNet]

I use it during a match, when I feel like my strings have gotten misaligned. It works great for me, you just have to buy the one that is appropriate to your racquet--the open pattern vs. the closed pattern.

It is a pretty slick little device, straightens the strings back out in no time.

[drakulie]

I at times use it when stringing natural gut. Works fairly well, although in the grand scheme of things, unecessary.

Flipper gave all of us (stringers) at the Delray ATP a string thing. Here is a vid of him demonstrating it to us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCmmMMC1GQQ

BTW, Really cool guy.

[Dags]

From a stringing perspective, I found that it works ok, but not quite well enough. If your strings are all over the place, it does a decent job of realigning them. If they need a slight adjustment (such as if you've just done a string job, and a few aren't quite as straight as they could be), it's not so useful.

[Faithfulfather]

Originally Posted by Dags

From a stringing perspective, I found that it works ok, but not quite well enough. If your strings are all over the place, it does a decent job of realigning them. If they need a slight adjustment (such as if you've just done a string job, and a few aren't quite as straight as they could be), it's not so useful.

I agree 100%. You nailed it on the head.

[corbind]

Originally Posted by PBODY99

Use the open pattern works ok. I won't buy the closed model.

Why and have you never tried the closed?

[AtTheNet]

When I first saw a String Thing at the pro shop, I thought it was some kind of bogus gimmick, but after a while decided "what the heck, it's only 20 bucks". Turned out that it works great, and everyone that sees mine wants to borrow it and give it a try. They have all thought it is pretty slick.

[hyperion99]

Thanks everybody for all the comments