Someone messaged me on Facebook to look at the falcon gt while I was on the hunt for a new machine. For those that don't know, it's an Alpha Ghost type machine with the bird beak tensioning head, ratcheting clamp adjustments, crank height adjustment, and a nice storage drawer. Here are a couple thoughts so far after 6 racquets last night.
The guys at Solinco were very nice to work with.
Assembly was easy except for the coiled power cable in the base. Don't let go of it or you have to fish it out. Luckily I already had a rod and hook made up for just this type of thing. It was well packed. I was able to assemble it myself.
Mounting was nice and easy. It works the same as most the high end machines.
The clamps are new so they held great.
The tensioner leaves marks on poly, but not multi or nylon. I've also never used a linear gripper before so sometimes the string doesn't grab due to user error. The stringway grabs with spring tension. I think I've figured out the best way for me to use it though.
One thing I like, although not a big deal, is that I've done thousands of racquets on my Stringway so I'm used to pulling the string over the top of the racquet at the throat. With the bird beak tensioner, it raises up and has the same result as pulling underneath. I took a picture. I'll try to figure out how to load it later.
Not much else to say, but not having to handle the stringway weight sped me up a bit. I love the stringway though, I'll keep it for backup and strange sized racquets.
The guys at Solinco were very nice to work with.
Assembly was easy except for the coiled power cable in the base. Don't let go of it or you have to fish it out. Luckily I already had a rod and hook made up for just this type of thing. It was well packed. I was able to assemble it myself.
Mounting was nice and easy. It works the same as most the high end machines.
The clamps are new so they held great.
The tensioner leaves marks on poly, but not multi or nylon. I've also never used a linear gripper before so sometimes the string doesn't grab due to user error. The stringway grabs with spring tension. I think I've figured out the best way for me to use it though.
One thing I like, although not a big deal, is that I've done thousands of racquets on my Stringway so I'm used to pulling the string over the top of the racquet at the throat. With the bird beak tensioner, it raises up and has the same result as pulling underneath. I took a picture. I'll try to figure out how to load it later.
Not much else to say, but not having to handle the stringway weight sped me up a bit. I love the stringway though, I'll keep it for backup and strange sized racquets.
