mains/crosses breaks, can I keep the other? - Page 2

tlm · 06-27-2006, 05:06 PM

I use natural gut mains+syn. x's,the syn.loses tension a lot faster than the gut.So after a week or so i change the x's only.

This will make my gut play great for a month,otherwise it starts to play poorly after a couple of weeks.I hit at least 2 hours everyday+i like my strings right,after you play a great string combo its hard to go to something less.

The pacific gut costs $34 a set+ i want it to last a long time,i have 2 racquets the same,1 is for practice+1 is for matches.And i have 1 new one in the closet in case i break a frame by just changing the x's.

I am not saying it wont happen,but i will tell you i have done this over 30 times now with no problems.If i were to break 1 frame a year it would still be worth it because of the money i am saving on the strings.

You guys can tell me its stupid+on+on,but you are saying you cant do something that I HAVE DONE OVER 30 TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS.

yoga · 06-27-2006, 10:23 PM

i cracked a racket doing so before, when i first learned to string. i use a 2 point system, yours doesn't break probably because yours is a 6 point, plus you didn't string them very tight. yet the structural integrity of your rackets will suffer. if you are a hard hitter who cracks racket once in a while when hitting a ball, you might easily notice that your rackets crack faster stringing your way
anyway, the choice is all yours

tlm · 07-14-2006, 11:50 AM

Just changed another set of x's only,just like to let you guys know everytime i do this.Still have had no problems even though i am told you cant change x's only!

Masamusou · 07-14-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tlm

Just changed another set of x's only,just like to let you guys know everytime i do this.Still have had no problems even though i am told you cant change x's only!

NO ONE HAS SAID THAT IT CAN'T BE DONE, JUST THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE DONE!!!

tlm · 07-14-2006, 03:06 PM

Okay maybe it shouldnt be done,just got done playing a match+ stringbed felt great.With the new x's+the gut mains which are 2 weeks old it felt great.

I know the mains are losing some tension,but nothing like the syn. x's do.I get at least a couple extra weeks out of the gut mains this way,+ what i mean by that is they play close to like new longer.

After a couple of more weeks this stick will be my practice racquet.Then i will take my other racquet which is my practice one right now+string it up new.

Then i will start this cycle over again+ i always have a racquet for matches that plays great!

tlm · 07-22-2006, 09:44 PM

In the last week i have changed the x's only twice with no problems.I am not trying to brag,i am just again making the point that for something you should never do, i sure havent had any problems.

The reason i did it that quickly is i am experimenting with different x's,i know what mains i want.This is just another benefit of this method.You can try different x's without changing mains!

Pusher · 07-27-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tlm

In the last week i have changed the x's only twice with no problems.I am not trying to brag,i am just again making the point that for something you should never do, i sure havent had any problems.

The reason i did it that quickly is i am experimenting with different x's,i know what mains i want.This is just another benefit of this method.You can try different x's without changing mains!

I do that quite often with a couple of Wilson racquets.

I wouldn't risk it with one of those bustalot raquets.

tlm · 07-28-2006, 12:48 PM

You may be right pusher,but that is what i use a babolat pure control.By the way i have done it 2 more times since my last post,still no problems.

Its funny how so many people say you cant do this even though they never have,i have done it so many times i have lost count!!

tlm · 08-05-2006, 07:17 PM

Just purchased new aeropro,strung mains with my usual pacific toughgut+x's with laserfibre.I want to experiment with different x's, i have had the racquet 4 days+ i have changed x's 3 times.

I think i found the perfect x's in babolat xcell premium.It is amazing how just different x's change the way a racquet plays,the excell tames the power down+takes the harshness out of this stiff stick.

So you boys can add 3 more times to the amount of times i have strung the x's only,with no problems!!

onkystomper · 08-09-2006, 02:03 PM

all right well done. i am glad it is working for you. i myself am worried about doing it though

tlm · 08-09-2006, 02:17 PM

After 3 days of using xcell in the x's they feel like crap,i get so tired of thinking i have found a great syn. string for the x's+after a few days of using it it plays dead.

Again i am going to change just x's,this time with laserfibre prostock.

onkystomper · 08-09-2006, 02:27 PM

What frame are you using Tim? I am sorely tempted to give this a go now. Due to the rubbish xcel premium i have in my crosses. I dont want to waste the gut in my mains

tlm · 08-09-2006, 05:59 PM

I have been doing it for a long time on a babolat pure control,i have done it over 30 times on that stick.I now have an aeropro+have already done this 4 times after having the racquet only a week.

I have also done it on my wifes head ix16,her new ncode n62+ my buddys head lm prestige.Like i said before for something everybody says you shoudnt do i have had no problems.

I always use pacific toughgut+ i feel it is the best string period,but i need to tame it down with a syn. x's.And your point is exactly why i started doing this the gut outlasts any syn.10-1.

Even when i was happy the syn. x's i was using i would change the syn. x's after a week or so because the string was shot+ the gut mains are just broke in.

It is a great way to find out what x's works the best without changing the gut main.I have a gamma x-6 fc stringer+it is a 6 point mount,which i think helps me get away with it.

By the way i take it you werent to happy with the excell, i am so dissapointed that string was just what i wanted in a x's it was perfect with my set up.But afer only 3 days of hitting it went to hell,nothing even close to the new string feel.

onkystomper · 08-10-2006, 01:41 AM

No i am very dissapointed with it! I have had it in there for 3 hours of hitting and maybe 5 days now. It is just nasty. I take it you mount the racket before you cut the crosses out. Then just string them like they were new crosses?

tlm · 08-10-2006, 03:11 AM

You definitely mount the racquet before cutting x's,i take my time + cut them slowly.

RipinRandy · 08-15-2006, 09:57 PM

Never buy a used racket from tlm...lol

especially not a Pure Control...

tlm · 08-21-2006, 04:24 PM

What ever you say ripinrandy,again over 40 times on different racquets.But i know you cant do this,even though i do with no problems+the rest of you say it cant be done.

How many of the nay sayers have done this+broke a frame?I want some proof not wisetales. By the way ripinrandy why do you say especially on a pure control?

onkystomper · 08-22-2006, 01:35 AM

Well as i had a racket which was strung 2 piece and the Xcel was horrible after only 2 sets i took the plunge and cut them out. I replaced them with gut so i have a full gut job. All went well. Only thing that happened was the frame stretched quite a bitwhen i took the crosses out. No real Drama though as it went straight back with the crosses!!

mctennis · 08-24-2006, 09:06 PM

It depends on how long the strings have been in. If it has been a very short time leave the unbroken ones in. If it has been a few weeks or more take them all out.

onkystomper · 08-26-2006, 01:35 PM

yeah my crosses had been in for about 30 mins hitting and 2 days overall

06-27-2006, 05:06 PM	#21
tlm Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,135	I use natural gut mains+syn. x's,the syn.loses tension a lot faster than the gut.So after a week or so i change the x's only. This will make my gut play great for a month,otherwise it starts to play poorly after a couple of weeks.I hit at least 2 hours everyday+i like my strings right,after you play a great string combo its hard to go to something less. The pacific gut costs $34 a set+ i want it to last a long time,i have 2 racquets the same,1 is for practice+1 is for matches.And i have 1 new one in the closet in case i break a frame by just changing the x's. I am not saying it wont happen,but i will tell you i have done this over 30 times now with no problems.If i were to break 1 frame a year it would still be worth it because of the money i am saving on the strings. You guys can tell me its stupid+on+on,but you are saying you cant do something that I HAVE DONE OVER 30 TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS. __________________ wilson six one 95 team-volkl cyclone 17 gauge at 62lbs.

07-14-2006, 11:50 AM	#23
tlm Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,135	Just changed another set of x's only,just like to let you guys know everytime i do this.Still have had no problems even though i am told you cant change x's only! __________________ wilson six one 95 team-volkl cyclone 17 gauge at 62lbs.

07-14-2006, 03:06 PM	#25
tlm Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,135	Okay maybe it shouldnt be done,just got done playing a match+ stringbed felt great.With the new x's+the gut mains which are 2 weeks old it felt great. I know the mains are losing some tension,but nothing like the syn. x's do.I get at least a couple extra weeks out of the gut mains this way,+ what i mean by that is they play close to like new longer. After a couple of more weeks this stick will be my practice racquet.Then i will take my other racquet which is my practice one right now+string it up new. Then i will start this cycle over again+ i always have a racquet for matches that plays great! __________________ wilson six one 95 team-volkl cyclone 17 gauge at 62lbs.

07-22-2006, 09:44 PM	#26
tlm Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,135	In the last week i have changed the x's only twice with no problems.I am not trying to brag,i am just again making the point that for something you should never do, i sure havent had any problems. The reason i did it that quickly is i am experimenting with different x's,i know what mains i want.This is just another benefit of this method.You can try different x's without changing mains! __________________ wilson six one 95 team-volkl cyclone 17 gauge at 62lbs.

07-28-2006, 12:48 PM	#28
tlm Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,135	You may be right pusher,but that is what i use a babolat pure control.By the way i have done it 2 more times since my last post,still no problems. Its funny how so many people say you cant do this even though they never have,i have done it so many times i have lost count!! __________________ wilson six one 95 team-volkl cyclone 17 gauge at 62lbs.