Difficult tie off

[Hvdb]

Hi,

I recently came across a message on one of the boards, but cannot remember which one (TW, here, ggtennis, gss) (and cannot find it back) of someone who posted a picture of a problem, that I also had recently.

On some rackets, the tie off of the last cross can be problematic because your knot is touching a main string, so the knot is actually pushing the main out of its straight line. This is happening on some rackets, where even the tie off instructions tell you to tie off exactly on the position, so it's not a stringing error.

On my personal racket (Wilson nCode nPro 98 18x18) I don't have the problem because I tie off the last cross on 7T, but if I would tie off the last cross on 12T, I would have the problem.

If anyone remembers having read the other post with the picture please share it here again.

My question of course is how do you "professionally" tie off in such a situation.

Thanks,

hvdb

 

[jim e]

Hi,

I recently came across a message on one of the boards, but cannot remember which one (TW, here, ggtennis, gss) (and cannot find it back) of someone who posted a picture of a problem, that I also had recently.

On some rackets, the tie off of the last cross can be problematic because your knot is touching a main string, so the knot is actually pushing the main out of its straight line. This is happening on some rackets, where even the tie off instructions tell you to tie off exactly on the position, so it's not a stringing error.

On my personal racket (Wilson nCode nPro 98 18x18) I don't have the problem because I tie off the last cross on 7T, but if I would tie off the last cross on 12T, I would have the problem.

If anyone remembers having read the other post with the picture please share it here again.

My question of course is how do you "professionally" tie off in such a situation.

Thanks,

hvdb

The best solution in this case where you want to tie off at the manuf. recommended tie off point, is to use a smaller knot that would hold well. The PC knot works nice in this type of situation.
Look up YULitles video of the PC knot on YouTube, as he shows this knot tying proceedure nicely. Good luck. Jim

Here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8qYGHOdmQ

 

[Gottabekin]

My opinion is that it won't make a different even if its touching the main. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[hellojeffo]

Well, here's what the OP meant I guess... Nothing to worry about, but yep, the PC knot does help a little I guess...
K Blade Tour 93

 

[iplaybetter]

I tie what i for some reason call a surgical knot, not sure if it is but that's how i think of it. tie a single hitch loosely and then loop the tail through the loop of the hitch without going under the anchor string