Comment on ATW pattern for Pure Drive

[clee078]

I wanted your opinion on these two around the world patterns for the Babolat Pure Drive. I'm not happy with the standard 1 piece as it strings the crosses bottom up, and don't like the 2 piece as the tie offs for the bottom cross are crowded.

Option 1 - No starting clamp needed; but one tie off is for a main the other for a cross, and 3 hard weaves

Finish short side normally, tie off at 7 T
Long side go from 7th main (7H) to 2nd cross (10H) at head
Finish down to last cross
Go long side on 8 main (start at 9T)
Finish on 1 cross (8H), tie off at 7H

Option 2 (I think it's my preferred) - Tie offs are both cross strings so outside mains are tight and even, only 1 (very) hard weave; but requires starting clamp

String long side until 7 main and clamp with starting clamp
Short side finish 8 main, then do bottom cross (8T), then 8 main on long side, then finish on 1 cross (8H)
Tie short side string at 7H
Use long side string and start on 2nd cross (10H)
String down and finish at 2nd to last (18th) cross (10T)
Tie off where you'd tie the main at 7T.

Comments? I know there are other variations out there which I've also considered, but wanted comments specifically on only the two posted.

 

[psp2]

Option 1 is a very simple ATW pattern and works well with the PD/KPro Open racquets. 2 hard weaves (1 main going up and the 1st cross at the top) are easy. I prefer this method on my NPro OpenX frames.

 

[uk_skippy]

Option 2 (I think it's my preferred) - Tie offs are both cross strings so outside mains are tight and even, only 1 (very) hard weave; but requires starting clamp

String long side until 7 main and clamp with starting clamp
Short side finish 8 main, then do bottom cross (8T), then 8 main on long side, then finish on 1 cross (8H)
Tie short side string at 7H
Use long side string and start on 2nd cross (10H)
String down and finish at 2nd to last (18th) cross (10T)
Tie off where you'd tie the main at 7T.

A better option on this version would be to clamp the short side, do the crosses and tie-off, and then do the short side (8th main, bottom crosee, 8th main and finishing on the top cross to then tie-off.

Personally I run the short side to the 7th main and then the top cross. My long side the does outer main, 2nd from bottom cross and then missing outer main, then continuing the crosses from the 2nd from top down.

Regards

Paul

 

[clee078]

Thanks for your comments. I'm guessing it shouldn't be a concern, but I didn't want to run the 7th main to 1st cross, as that would wrap those two grommets in a 270 degree angle, and am wondering if that adds additional stress? Going 7th main to 2nd cross at least affords more surface area.

 

[Irvin]

String the short side skipping the last main tie off at 7H. String long side normally and bottom main the up the last main on the short side. String the racket top to bottom. No starting clamp, no 270 degree turn, only one hard weave the next to bottom cross.

Irvin