babolat star 5 tension vs. sp jazz tension

[mikeking]

I own a Silent Partner Jazz stringing machine, and i string my racquets at 60. recently, during a tourney, i had to get one of my racquets strung at a pro shop, and they strung it at 60 on a babolat star 5 machine, and it seemed A LOT tighter than my machine. so to make a long story short, i loved the tightness of it, so if i want to achieve this same tension on my silent partner jazz, what tension should i string my racquets at?

 

[zidane339]

I'd say two to three lbs, shouldn't be that much tighter.

 

[william7gr]

The Jazz is a lockout and the Star 5 is a constant pull. It could be about 5 pounds tighter on the star 5 than on the jazz.

 

[dgdawg]

As William says, these are two different tensioning methods. The USRSA has a conversion chart factoring in string type, but there are other factors involved as well.

 

[Il Mostro]

Approximately 10% higher tension on CP versus lockout is a good rule of thumb, all other factors (i.e. speed, pre-stretch) being equal.

 

[dgdawg]

Approximately 10% higher tension on CP versus lockout is a good rule of thumb, all other factors (i.e. speed, pre-stretch) being equal.

The USRSA suggests a max. of 10% over tension. It would really depend on the type of string you're using, head size, etc........ their conversion chart doesn't considers the type of string so be careful!!

 

[jim e]

I own a Silent Partner Jazz stringing machine, and i string my racquets at 60. recently, during a tourney, i had to get one of my racquets strung at a pro shop, and they strung it at 60 on a babolat star 5 machine, and it seemed A LOT tighter than my machine. so to make a long story short, i loved the tightness of it, so if i want to achieve this same tension on my silent partner jazz, what tension should i string my racquets at?

The range should be somewhere between 63-66 lbs. This is from the USRSA conversion table.
For racquets with smaller heads and/or with lower elongation strings, use tensions toward the minimum . For racquets with larger heads and/or with higher elongation strings, use tensions toward the maximum . So you need to take into consideration racquet size, and type of string.
A 5-10% gets you into the ball park.

 

[Il Mostro]

The USRSA suggests a max. of 10% over tension. It would really depend on the type of string you're using, head size, etc........ their conversion chart doesn't considers the type of string so be careful!!

What I am saying is, all things being equal, the CP will string approximately 10% higher than a lockout, so adjust accordingly. I do not refer to the USRSA conversion chart -- having all 21 digits, I can do the math.