How many of you stencil your strings?

[Heavy Metal Tennis Star]

i am just curious folks?

 

[califsurferboy33]

i do sometimes,

 

[rommil]

All the time.

 

[Kirko]

i am just curious folks?

you had beter be "ripped,buffed and diesel" on the court if you are doing that. most guys look like total POSERS who do it.

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

I used to until i realized what a COMPLETE waste of time it was

 

[Rulo]

Babolat Stencil On Babolats....
Head Stencil On Heads....

 

[mhstennis100]

I don't see the point. I'm not sponsored so I think it looks kinda stupid.

 

[mJeez4293]

im sponsored and i dont even do it, pointless...

 

[Brian_C]

i never really saw a point to stenciling but thats just me

 

[pow]

Unless you're sponsored and is required to... I don't see why bothering to.

 

[Sakumo]

im sponsored and i dont even do it, pointless...

Amen to that lol. Like a wilson rep will suddenly show up and go, "Ohh my God you have no stencil." most don't even know where you practice. But I do stencil for matches.

 

[bagung]

will the stencil ink ruin the natural gut.......?

 

[Rulo]

i never really saw a point to stenciling but thats just me

Helps my racquet to look even more cool

 

[BigServer1]

I'm not a fan of stencils. I have some customers who are sponsored, so I have to stencil their strings and I just don't like the look. To each their own, though.

 

[goober]

I see a lot of noobs with Walmart racquets prestrung and prestenciled lol

 

[nickb]

I like the look of my racquets without a stencil....

 

[origmarm]

Sometimes, but then I don't string my own so sometimes the guy I use does, sometimes he doesn't. Don't really care so have never asked
I think he just gets bored or maybe he's paid to

 

[Baghdatis72]

I used to stencil but not anymore because them strings look better without the ink and sometimes if the ink is not of good quality it stains the balls and partially comes off.

 

[Ronny]

i put 2 head stencils on my racquet. one is the normal sized ones and the other is a minature one which gasquet n monfils use

 

[shojun25]

i use stencil. it helps my game dramatically.

 

[theace21]

The kids I string for like the stencil, they think it is cool...That feeling will soon wear off...

 

[brownbearfalling]

I think it adds a professional touch to a string job....in short, I stencil.
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Drug tests

 

[mJeez4293]

Amen to that lol. Like a wilson rep will suddenly show up and go, "Ohh my God you have no stencil." most don't even know where you practice. But I do stencil for matches.

haha exactly, but i do them for big tournaments, just in case or something. but only like 1 racquet

 

[LazyAzN]

I don't. That way I can tell who never restrung their racket and still has the stock strings, who is sponsored, or who just stencils because they like to.

 

[BstonBruin]

I think it adds a professional touch to a string job....in short, I stencil.

I agree. On my own racquets I usually just put a little circle at the bottom of the string bed...I donno why I do it, but I like the way it looks.

 

[Wondertoy]

I'm required to for the Prince sponsorship and I like the freshly stenciled look.

 

[103xStateChamp]

My Friend Stencils a lot...a bunch of random stuff its funny.

 

[armand]

you had beter be "ripped,buffed and diesel" on the court if you are doing that. most guys look like total POSERS who do it.

LOL exactly. I feel the same about dudes who wear the latest overpriced **** from Nike, Adidas etc.

 

[NebAce1]

I should really stencil my racket, becuase I have a deal with prince, but I really don't very often, but still sometimes I do.

 

[lilxjohnyy]

i would if i was sponsered but im not

 

[hrstrat57]

smiley face

what was the dude's name on the atp tour a few years back who did up the smiley face stencil...I seem to recall him playing yonex 90's?

that was cool

 

[officerdibble]

I always made it a point NOT to stencil my strings. I'm not giving anyone extra free advertising (on top of having their logo all over the frame).

However, now I'm sponsored I'm delighted to do whatever I can for my sponsor (Vantage).

Does anyone know if the Wilson stencil ink is really any better than any other at staying on Luxilon strings?

 

[Matt_MS]

I have a sponsorship with Pro Supex and they are sending me a stencil with my next pack of strings, and they asked if I could stencil before the southern qualifier then at the southern closed tournament/nationals.

 

[hadoken]

I used to stencil my frames in high school...i think kids do it more (sponsorship aside), but I wouldn't bother now at my age. Plus I don't like how it rubs off on the balls.

 

[Zets147]

I did.. not anymore

 

[hlkimfung]

what was the dude's name on the atp tour a few years back who did up the smiley face stencil...I seem to recall him playing yonex 90's?

that was cool

Slava Dosedel, Czech

 

[SoBad]

I am not going to cast a vote in this thread, because OP is not a nice person.

 

[zapvor]

i think it would be cool to stencil your own design. it give the racket a character like you

 

[Voltron]

I sometimes do, but mostly I don't.

 

[iplaybetter]

i do sometimes, but i use full poly so its silly

 

[MEAC_ALLAMERICAN]

Lazy

Haven't stenciled since I was in Juniors... Take too much time.

 

[Andres]

I've stenciled myself a couple of times. AG, usually.
But since my tennis shop started to stencil their stringjobs, I haven't done it anymore.

 

[baseliner87]

i use stencil. it helps my game dramatically.

just curious. how?

 

[chris1992]

if the stringer does it for me then fine, if he doesnt then..fine. i dont really mind, its not important.

 

[fridrix]

You posers should put a Nike swoosh or a Honda or Toyota logo on there.

I would consider stenciling
1) a vintage brand like Donnay;
2) a chili pepper, yin-yang symbol, or other conceptual symbol

Some peoples' pro shops stencil automatically, so you should not hold it against them

I just thought of something. . . people should stencil their NTRP ratings. . . for social ranking purposes

 

[Azzurri]

what is a stencil?

 

[brucie]

i use stencil. it helps my game dramatically.

hah great comment!

erm i do an dont normly technifibre if i do as i string so like to encourage ppl to use teh string i use even if there isnt TF string init i wil sometimes lol

but often i just cnt b botherd it looks worse an if it aint a small one low like TF the ink goes on balls an wears off n looks bad

so i shud vote NO but im gna leave it as id b hipercriticial if i did as sometimes i do

 

[JayxTheKoolest]

I don't stencil because it gets all over the balls, which I find rather annoying. Also, I use polys, and the ink rubs off after one session. So, I found it annoying to have to reapply the ink after every time I hit.

 

[johnathan smith]

I personally don't, but I need help finding the smaller HEAD stencil for the strings.
Can anyone help me?
thanks,

 

[lethalfang]

I always stencil my racquets.