Fixed vs. Flying Clamps

[BigGriff]

Dear jj300,

You're right : job is faster with fixed clamps, I noticed that, but I made a choice between fast job with sensor clamps and excellent job with ********* flying clamps. Sensor clamps are very fast, good for stringing poly strings, but for multis and natural gut, they are too aggressive and mark the strings. Moreover, you can see a huge movement of the clamps when the string starts to be on tension.

********* flying clamps job is for sure longer, but more precise and softer for strings (I never broke so many natural gut with Sensor clamps ! and never one with *********). But all is a question of priority : if you think a huge, modern, technical machine makes you more professionnal for your customers, that's your right (90% of the stringers think the same) ; if you think that it's the quality of the job that is the most important (I take part of these 10%), you make the choice of quality machine and accessories.

I have used a Star 5 before and I am having a hard time believing that Laserfibre floating clamps are better than the Star 5's clamping system. There is no way I would choose to use floating clamps over any brand of clamps.

French Open: You may get consistent string jobs with flying clamps but there is a greater chance of introducing more error in your jobs. Increased drawback and creep leads to serious deviations in tension.

If you are marking or crushing string with fixed clamps then you need to adjust the clamps properly. It is just as easy to crush and mark strings with flying clamps.

LF's floating clamps are high quality but I would go with the Star 5's clamping system anyday of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

[FrenchOpen]

BigGriff :

the difference is : I've used both (fixed Babolat clamps and flying Stringwè clamps), and you only used Babolat fixed clamps.

I totally understand that you can not believe me because, theorically, it's totally illogical. But I know what I'm talking about, I have a sport shop specialized in tennis since many years, so many frames strung (and not for me but for my customers so I can't afford making mistakes !).

I never noticed any consequent drawback, however I noticed a more important one with Babolat fixed clamps. And moreover, in order to have 0 % drawback, I will order soon a triple flying clamp.

I'm happy that you prefer your Star 5, because if one day you come to see me in France, I'm sure you won't steal my flying clamps !

 

[Bud]

Dear Masamusou,

I'm sure you enjoy your great Five Star. But I string since more than 15 years on several machines (Babolat Starring, Sensor Expert Duo, Tecnifibre), with more than 20.000 rackets strung with fixed and now flying clamps, so I can talk about it due to my own experience I guess. I don't care about "marketing", "professionnal appearence", I talk about quality of job, but especially about "CLAMPS" and not machines. I'm ok with you : sensor machines are probably the best, but if you put ********* on it, it's still better (I've tried both, I can compare). The diamond powder on Babolat clamps is too aggressive for the strings, and if you refer to physical laws, you will see that flying clamps princip is more accurate than fixed ones. But I repeat once more what I said : ********* flying clamps are better than any fixed ones (if fixed ones are not already ********* ones, of course !).
Fixed clamps are faster, that's only the reason why there aren't any in shops, but then again, I don't care about the time needed to make quality job.

Lol! I completely agree with you... some of the folks on here think the higher the price of their stringing machine... the better the string job. This belief is completely false. To state this, though, you'll be attacked and berated by those who paid thousands for their machines. They don't like hearing that you can get a high quality string job from a $200.00 machine. There is one major difference between inexpensive and expensive machines... the amount of time spent stringing the racquet.

 

[Bud]

I will order soon a triple flying clamp.

Cool. Who makes triple flying clamps?

 

[Bud]

I have been thinking about this the whole day and I can't figure what ********* is! Can someone tell me or at least give me a hint?

String way (one word) (also Laserfibre), I believe.

 

[YULitle]

Cool. Who makes triple flying clamps?

String way (one word) (also Laserfibre), I believe.

You answered your question and you didn't even know it.

 

[man-walking]

wow, just figure out what a mess using triple flying clamp with poly... markings everywhere, string "pre-destroyed"