graycrait
Legend
@Steve Huff , What kind of machine did you use?
Toughest Racket You String?
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Cobra Tennis
Professional
Some old granny frame that has a lot of skips that I don’t pay enough attention to even though I’ve strung them a 1000 times. Ti s6 comes to mind.
graycrait
Legend
I just strung one of those. I cut the cap grommets back to where a regular bumper guard would be. Plays less clunky for me.
MAX PLY
Hall of Fame
Among modern frames . . . none. They are all pretty straightforward (O-ports are annoying but not difficult; sharp tip solves CAP grommets). Historically, the clear winner would be the MacGregor Bergelin Longstring. Runners up include the Seamco KR, Kennex Micro and the Head String-Lock Edge. Wilson T-series would normally be included but my brother played with them for years and I was the family stringer. Never strung a Blackburn (but I guess some efficient sewing and a floating clamp (on a glide bar machine) solves the issues) or a PowerAngle (again, floating clamps solve it on a glide bar machine).
kickserve2020
New User
I haven't strung a wide variety of racquets, so this is more of a general statement. One guy I strung for had like an older 120" oversized racquet with a ridiculously thick beam. I want to say it was a Wilson, but can't remember 100%. Anyway, it barely fit on my machine, cause my towers only go so far, it's a lot of string to string, and I swore the frame was going to snap when stringing cause it was like 7.5oz. (I have a 6 point machine). You could feel the thing flexing while stringing it. Oh, and my fixed clamps couldn't reach the top string, so I have to use flying clamps in addition to get the top string to tension.
What machine were you using (where the fixed clamps couldn't reach the top cross)?
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Deleted member 776614
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I had no idea it could vary that much from racket to racket, but stringing my Pro Staff is a PITA compared to my TF40. I think the TF40 has bigger grommet holes or better chamfers (though not the big eyelets like the T-Fight.)
the V13 i string very often was fine, until this guy discovered black string (from silver).... so it is a challenge to string the V13 with fullbed of black string (for my eyes).
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I have a tough time getting the last cross through 7T, even when I use a scrap piece of string through the hole and one under the outside of that main to pull on.
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ryushen21
Legend
I would disagree with that. I've strung a few Prestiges and I just cut the end of the string to a sharp point. Goes through with no issue at all.
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
I have the original Wilson instructions if anyone needs them.
USMC-615
Hall of Fame
Absolutely...would like to get the stringing instructions. If I ever get bold enough to tackle mine...but it won't be no time soon.
ditto
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
If you guys would PM me your email addresses, I'll the destructions to you.ditto
thank you Sir.
do you still have those Skippy sponsored natty left? LOL
Jay Winzenz
New User
Angell racquets with the double-blocked holes. Tried a number of different methods with limited success. Have not used a pathfinder awl, however.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
I used an Alpha Apex with a Wise head.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
The toughest racket I've ever strung was a Dunlop Max 200g with 14g Victor Imperial gut. Lots of shared holes that were barely big enough for 1 strand of the string to go through.
serveandvolE
Rookie
Just strung a Wilson Advantage woodie with natural gut. A number of shared holes, tight string pattern, the typical rt/left side grooves to consider.
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
What do you mean by the SW102's pattern isn't symmetrical?
There are 9 mains on each side.
Skips are at 8H,10H and 8T,10T (on both sides).
That's a very standard layout for a stick that has 18 mains.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
WYK
Hall of Fame
While I am not using gut, I do have a pair of 98 o ports that I string several times a year that I actually enjoy doing since my machine has a clutch.
For me, it's some of the 18X20's that are very tight. Just feels very fiddly and tedious.
