rorourboat320
Rookie
is it best to start from top to bottom or bottom to top... or does it even make a difference at all? thanks in advanced.
when stringing a 2-piece...
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Yes, it's pretty much accepted thought that top to bottom is the safer method because the head is usually stronger than the throat of a racquet.
WildVolley
Legend
Head racquets, the brand, say only to string top to bottom in order to avoid cracking the frame.
Loco4Tennis
Hall of Fame
my understanding of why its safer to string from top to bottom it's because you need to apply tension to the weaker portion (the head), of the racquet first and work towards the stronger portion (the throat)
rorourboat320
Rookie
hmmm... i always thought the weakest part was the throat
It is. . . . . .
fluffy Beaver
Professional
Nope
Nope
Stringing top to bottom puts more stress on the throat meaning it can handle more stress than the head. String bottom up puts more stress on the head which is a bad thing.
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^^How so?
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The least stable section of a racquet is the head. The most stress is applied when approx. two thirds of the crosses are installed. So stringing Head to Throat will allow the frame to experience the most stress at the strongest point. There is naturally more strength built into a frame at the throat just by design. One exception could be the old split handle frames and most all of those were strung throat up.
Loco4Tennis
Hall of Fame
my understanding of it is because of what "oldtimer" said, there are exceptions of course, but in general i like to think of the throat as a wedge or a column that bears the stress of the frame,
also ive seen several racquets that have either thicker or double the material in the throat section, making them visibly stronger in that section
