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Looks like there has been a change on the website. Hope this means this unit is going to make a comeback.
ERT 300 Tennis Computer
ERT 300 Tennis Computer
Is there something to the Babolat racquet (brand) being so prevalent on the page? or Rooting the verbiage on the page.Looks like there has been a change on the website. Hope this means this unit is going to make a comeback.
ERT 300 Tennis Computer
Is there something to the Babolat racquet (brand) being so prevalent on the page? or Rooting the verbiage on the page.
^^^ ThisThe unit is making a comeback. The company is the Babolat distributor for Switzerland.
Someone tried this?
https://www.stringlab.it/prodotto/pro-t-one-chromatic-string-tuner/
Do you know if it has any difference in precision with the ERT-300?
Well, I wish that would be true. Thing is, you can only reproduce a consistent measurement from a Babolat RDC on another Babolat RDC.The Babolat RDC measuring results are accurate
Are these things that much more precise than racquetune - and if they are - is the cost/benefit really worth it for any player let’s say UTR10 or below?
Yep - I get that. Makes sense for professional stringers or stringers that are dealing with many different string types and different racquets that they want to track. Its market is definitely not for the hobby / friends & family stringer who has access to other tools that are still decent quality - just from a cost/benefit perspective imo. I do like that people are doing r&d into different technologies and innovating the sport!No comparison. No string factors to enter, no tapping with a spoon, etc.
I had one, sold it because i rarely used it. Sometimes I wish I still had it, but rarely. Hmmmm.
It really is a nice little unit if you're so inclined to use such.
Well, I wish that would be true. Thing is, you can only reproduce a consistent measurement from a Babolat RDC on another Babolat RDC.
What the conditions of the measurement are is a mystery.
The Babolat RDC DT mechanical measurement method is clearly defined:
A 40 mm disc pulls the string bed down by 10 mm in the middle. The required force is then displayed on a scale from 0 to 100. The measured value is independent of the tennis racket and the string material. For most players, the midpoint of 50 is a dynamic tension that plays very well.
This measuring method is the most reliable method for the stringer to check his work.
Bullocks!This measuring method is the most reliable method for the stringer to check his work.
The dimension is actually irrelevant. Call it "Potatoes"Bullocks!
A scale from 0 -100.....
What is the dimension of this unit? How is it calculated? Is the scale linear, exponential.....
Bullocks!
A scale from 0 -100.....
What is the dimension of this unit? How is it calculated? Is the scale linear, exponential.....
As long as they know how to use it properly.IMHO, it makes senses only for a player who travels and has to use on-site stringers to have one.
As long as they know how to use it properly.
Onsite stringers should also have access to them as the number of times we get asked for this info; or to confirm we're hitting the numbers the player wants. They even ask to use 'our' ERT's; and I've had a major player keep hold of mine for 2 days!!
Different locations on the stringbed can give different results.
As long as they know how to use it properly.
Onsite stringers should also have access to them as the number of times we get asked for this info; or to confirm we're hitting the numbers the player wants. They even ask to use 'our' ERT's; and I've had a major player keep hold of mine for 2 days!!
Different locations on the stringbed can give different results.
Definitely be consistent where you place it. We normally go for 9th cross down for the single leg on the ERT; doesnt matter what pattern the racquet is, with an exception of Wilson spin frames where we probably go for 8.yeah the instructions say to put it in the center and be consistent
I'm still a relatively new stringer so maybe I'm wrong, but I just dont see any need for a device that measures DT.
I'm still a relatively new stringer so maybe I'm wrong, but I just dont see any need for a device that measures DT.
Which professionals have you strung for?If you were a touring professional forced to use a different stringer/machine at each stop, they are of use. You tell the stringer you want it strung at 58 pounds -- reference tension. The target for your dynamic tension is 52 pounds. So you tell the stringer 58 pounds and test the string bed when it comes back. If it's 54 pounds, then on your next restring you tell the stringer 56 pounds. Basically, the pro is trying to get a consistent feel from one stop to the next. Some pros really care about that, the majority I've strung for don't.
Please note these are only examples. no real data was used in the composition of the above statement.
If I took a reading with the ERT300 three times a day, morning, noon and night after stringing a racquet, everyday for two weeks, would I get the same reading every time? This is without using the racquet.its the simplest, most straightforward way to “compare” and/or monitor tension trends (loss) over time. @Rabbits point above is spot on.
there are other ways, but they are not as repeatable or “accurate”. (Racquet tune, string meter etc…… in fact those are both pretty bad but better than nothing)
I think yes, if you pre-stretched the string (really pre-stretched, so ref.tension + 15-20kg).If I took a reading with the ERT300 three times a day, morning, noon and night after stringing a racquet, everyday for two weeks, would I get the same reading every time? This is without using the racquet.
Which professionals have you strung for?
I'm still a relatively new stringer so maybe I'm wrong, but I just dont see any need for a device that measures DT.
Pre-pandemic, we had a WTA ITF tournament here in town. The pros you may have heard of include:Which professionals have you strung for?
Agreed. If you get to "into" it, the process will dominate your thinking which isn't good for on-court.^^^ I'd just stick with this thinking.
Oh cool. That's mad that you worked for them. Yeah, anyway, my last stringer put the DT on a sticker on my racquet. I never used it. For me, playing with the racquet tells me if I need an adjustment in tension. But pros are fussy. Sometimes they seem superstitious more than having true knowledge about equipment.Pre-pandemic, we had a WTA ITF tournament here in town. The pros you may have heard of include:
Eugenie Bouchard (possibly - she played the tournament when I was stringing for it, nobody knew who she was then and I didn't write her down [dammit])
Johanna Konta
Jarmilla Wolfe
Laura Siegemund
Allie Kiick
Irini Falconi
No need for it. Simply use the racquet to determine whether a tension adjustment is needed.
No need for it. Simply use the racquet to determine whether a tension adjustment is needed.
There's no need for threats. I asked you if the device would give the same reading if you took a reading 3 times per day for 14 days without using the racquet and you didn't answer? This makes me think it would give different readings.you’re all over the place. Never used one but then telling people there’s no need for one. I’d check out of this thread if I were you.
TIA