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#1: Cut the knot with a large nail clipper. Be careful not to damage the grommet. #2: Use a needle nose plier to pull on the short tail of either knot. Pull slowly to avoid string burn on the grommet

Ha ha...thanks Shroud for the callout... I think it is a brilliant idea to wrap the steel & kevlar together with teflon. When I strung with steel wire and shark fishing wire, they snapped in one session. The rebound angle was very low and spin was extremely good. Lots of bite. Perhaps you...

Or you could try this: http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2015/02/custom-drilling-10x19-spin-pattern.html

The last woody i restrung almost exploded! http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2016/08/exploding-woody-1980s-slazenger-vilas.html

All good comments. Thanks. Keep them coming! This thread is on a tennis forum, and specifically on "Pros' Racquets and Gear". To those who had too much of Federer, please refrain from watching/reading/listening/discussing/thinking about Fed. Simply don't click on anymore of such threads until...

Was watching a few of Federer's matches in 2017 and it seems to me that he reduced both total weight & swingweight. By sacrificing a little stability/control, he gained faster racket head speed for a lot more spin, both on serves & groundstrokes. His backhand appeared to be much faster too...

Try to: (1) wipe down all strings with a tissue dabbed in some alcohol before stringing (2) remove the string jaws and clean out gunk in the teeth of the jaws (3) tighten all 3 screws/bolts on the string jaws (4) check and re-adjust all floating clamps

Yes to both observations as well. The plastic feeling seem to appear near the end-of-life of the Black Code. Or after the strung racket was left in a car boot parked in the sun. In Singapore's heat, the string did seem to become more elastic, especially when playing during the day. It did not...

In Singapore, where temperatures es are always above 30 degrees celcius (86 degrees F), it matters a lot. http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2015/03/effect-of-heat-stress-on-string-tension.html

I did try 0.90mm fishing line in a Pro Kennex Micro before. Tensioned it at 35 lbs. Played very well. Details here: http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2014/06/prokennex-black-ace-micro-with-fishing.html The thinnest string I tried in tennis successfully was 0.70mm fishing line. It gave...

Not really. Proportional Stringing is very rare and there are very few people willing to spend the time to do it. I've been doing a lot of proportional stringing for a few years now. Most (90+%) of those who tried it absolutely LOVED it. They kept asking for it even though it may be a longer...

I experienced exactly the same problem with MSV Focus Hex. Same gauge, only color difference. Could be a different dye causing a different string density hence different vibration frequency after stringing? Even within the same reel, some whom I string for, can pick up the differences between...

http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2015/03/effect-of-heat-stress-on-string-tension.html

Nothing plays better than gut/poly in the PS6.0 85. Beware. It's addictive. http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2015/01/prostaff-60-85-with-gutpoly.html?m=0 http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2015/02/my-gutpoly-experience.html?m=0

It's really not that difficult. Give it a try! http://unorthodoxstringing.blogspot.sg/2015/12/badminton-racket-with-fishing-line.html