16x19 6 vs. 8 strings in heart

[FailBetter]

what is the difference between a 16x19 pattern with 6 vs 8 strings in the center?
Why have so many under 100" rackets 8 and most 100" (babolat, head, wilson...) only 6 in the center?
shouldnt the bigger rackets have more strings in center an the smaller lesser? are there any 98" with only 6?

 

[Irvin]

the mains start at the throat for 6 and the head for 8. Whereever the mains start for a 16 main racket they will also end. Therefore many people who string a racket with 8 mains (like most Prince frames) is the throat will string it one piece. When stringing 1 piece make sure you get the short side on the correct side as many of those frames may have only 1 way to string them.

 

[FailBetter]

I was thinking more of the feeling and spin you can get, does it make a difference there?

 

[Irvin]

I was thinking more of the feeling and spin you can get, does it make a difference there?

I doubt i, but if you compare the 6 & 8 rackets you will generally find where the throat pice meets the head the 8 main (16 mains) is a little wider.

 

[Ozellman]

what is the difference between a 16x19 pattern with 6 vs 8 strings in the center?
Why have so many under 100" rackets 8 and most 100" (babolat, head, wilson...) only 6 in the center?
shouldnt the bigger rackets have more strings in center an the smaller lesser? are there any 98" with only 6?

Wilson PS97, standard as well as RFA, have six mains in the throat. They are indeed a bit more open at the center of the racquet than say a Prestige Pro that have eight mains. On the other hand, the PPs are really only 95sqinch.

 

[styksnstryngs]

The rad mp vs. the speed mp is a perfect example. I played with both side by side for a very long time, and the radical has noticeably better control, both depth and side-to-side. The speed did have a lot more spin, though.

 

[MikeMechanic]

100 sq in rackets have, for obvious reasons, a slightly smaller throat than sub 100 sq in rackets. That is one important reasons they have 6 mains trough the throat and not 8.

 

[styksnstryngs]

I think manufacturers know that most players are seeking "more spin" and a 100" head offers a larger margin for error for those whippy, vertical strokes. 6 mains just happens to go with that type of a racquet.

 

[styksnstryngs]

I think that's also why you won't see many softer RA 100 racquets.

 

[TennisHound]

Interesting topic.

 

[Shroud]

Imho 6 center racquets are capable of a stiffer stringbed. Since they pull tension from the top, the center mains are usually tighter.

 

[ynb]

8: control
6: spin

 

[BallsOfFire]

what is the difference between a 16x19 pattern with 6 vs 8 strings in the center?
Why have so many under 100" rackets 8 and most 100" (babolat, head, wilson...) only 6 in the center?
shouldnt the bigger rackets have more strings in center an the smaller lesser? are there any 98" with only 6?

It maybe seem counterintuitive, but "only" 6 mains in the yoke means possibility for wider spacing. That should mean better spin potential. If 8 mains then tighter spacing and more control. Therefore spin rackets often have only 6 and control rackets have 8.