FYI: I'm going to attempt to live-stream a stringing room 2013/02/13 - 17 WED-SUN

[mikeler]

Originally Posted by beernutz

Very cool idea, thanks for doing it. Are you going to wear an 'I'd hit it' t-shirt so we'll know which one of the stringers is you?

Funny, I was going to ask for the same T shirt.

[Smasher08]

Really neat, really cool idea! Hopefully other stringers at tour events will consider something similar moving forward (lol hint hint, Drak!)

[Lakers4Life]

Originally Posted by diredesire

I'm a RAGING alcoholic. No, actually I homebrew, so I collect them from the recycling "garage" whenever I recycle my cardboard. Yes, I use my mouth often. Gross, but it gets the job done, and I minimize the time the string spends on the floor... Now that you have me thinking about it, though, I'd rather not think about it.

How did you dislocate your thumb, exactly?

I pushed the lever with my thumb, and not with the butt of my palm. I have some nerve damage previously, becuase I sliced the knuckle wide open with a knife a year before. I really didn't feel it at first until I looked at it. That's one of the reasons I switched to the switch action base clamps.

Just don't put the string in your mouth after it's hit the floor, that would be real gross.

[diredesire]

Stream up, register with twitch to chat.

[Lakers4Life]

Looks good! How late are you guys stringing?

[diredesire]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Looks good! How late are you guys stringing?

Not late at all today. Last year the first day was 40+, this year it's ~20. We're almost out of here for the day. I'm supposed to have internet at the other site, but didn't check it out today.

[diredesire]

Stream up again, for ~3 hours (called in, unscheduled)

[Lakers4Life]

There were three machines last night. What happen to your machine?

[diredesire]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

There were three machines last night. What happen to your machine?

It's going to move to the other site, the load was extremely light, so we brought it over here to kill the queue faster

[mrmo1115]

Hey DD don't forget about looking out for those new Speed Pros! Thanks again

[Lakers4Life]

Reminder, those new Graphene rackets have double barrelled shared grommets!

The stream is down they must be moving.

[db10s]

Originally Posted by Smasher08

Really neat, really cool idea! Hopefully other stringers at tour events will consider something similar moving forward (lol hint hint, Drak!)

If drak is stringing for the Delray ATP event this year, he should set up a stream.

[diredesire]

Free wifi at the other site is too slow, .2 Mbps

[Lakers4Life]

That's slower than dialup.

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by Lakers4Life

Reminder, those new Graphene rackets have double barrelled shared grommets!

The stream is down they must be moving.

the new grommets are really annoying

[uk_skippy]

Originally Posted by diredesire

Not late at all today. Last year the first day was 40+, this year it's ~20. We're almost out of here for the day. I'm supposed to have internet at the other site, but didn't check it out today.

Was that 40+ rqts in, or 40+ rqts strung?

Regards

Paul

[zapvor]

Originally Posted by uk_skippy

Was that 40+ rqts in, or 40+ rqts strung?

Regards

Paul

paul i hope he means 40 in. 40 strung would be tough! for 1 person anyways.........

[uk_skippy]

Originally Posted by zapvor

paul i hope he means 40 in. 40 strung would be tough! for 1 person anyways.........

So do I. 40 is a tough day for 1 person especially if they have to book in, stencil and bag as well as string. It can also depend on the tournament too. I took in 40 the other day at a mens & womens combined 10k indoor futures running matches on 6 courts max. I cover a same type of tournament on outdoor clay using upto 9 courts, and you need more than 1 stringer there.

Regards

Paul

[Irvin]

DD said, "Last year the first day was 40+, this year it's ~20. We're almost out of here for the day." Doesn't that mean THEY strung the rackets and not one person?

[uk_skippy]

Originally Posted by Irvin

DD said, "Last year the first day was 40+, this year it's ~20. We're almost out of here for the day." Doesn't that mean THEY strung the rackets and not one person?

Not nessecerily. Without checking thru the rest of the thread, last year may have been only 1 person, but this year clearly more than 1 person. And at (lower level) tournaments, you probably won't string all the rqts you get in in 1 day at the beginning. In the last few weeks I did tourneys where the busiest days I had 38 & 40 rqt in respectively, but strung 33 & 31 rqts. Those rqts numbers were made up of rqts left from the previous day, and some new rqts in. There were some rqts left over to do the next day.

40 rqts in in 1 day and done between 3 people is an easy day. 40 in 1 day for 1 person is hard, and you're unlikely to get everything done especially if located onsite and there are building timing opening hours.

I'm sure DD will confirm anyway.

Regards

Paul