Prince Provides NO Instructions for Phantom. Need Help!

Wes

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Thank you very much for the detailed response. Somehow lost this thread and wasn't getting notifications for it. I'm just considering for a Poly on a Gamma progression 2. I am stringing from a pack.

No problem. (y)

Since you're using a pack of string, you'll have nothing to worry about (even a poly).
You don't even need to go through all that rigmarole that Irvin is suggesting.

The pack will be more than enough, considering the Phantom 100 is a 100sq.in. hoop with only a 16x18 pattern. A cakewalk, even considering the additional length typically required when using a rotational gripper.
Cut 20 feet from the pack for the mains. Use the remainder for the crosses.

My advice - measure exactly how long that particular pack of string is (don't assume that it's exactly 40 feet). Know exactly how long it is before you begin.
Then, when tensioning the last main, on each side, measure exactly how many inches are extending beyond the back of your gripper. Write down the excess amount (better yet, keep a detailed stringing log) Then, do the same for the top & bottom crosses. Write down any excess amount(s).

This will allow you to calculate the amount you truly needed. Just subtract the excess from each of the lengths that you originally began with.
This is helpful information to have later on. Especially if, down the road, you're cutting string from a reel (or just stringing another 16x18 frame with a ~100" hoop).

BTW, do you have a starting clamp?
If yes, do you happen to have 2 starting clamps?

@Yamin, I would strongly dissuade you from mounting your frame "offset" the way Irvin has suggested.

I won't rehash the debate that took place, recently, in another thread.
If you need further reading/explanation see the following post, especially what I wrote in post #27, #31 and #33.

Even IF you wanted to attempt what Irvin proposed that you do, I'm not sure it's even physically possible.
This will move the turntable pivot high on the racket. If the pivot is above the first cross that goes through 2 ports you won’t have any issue stringing all crosses from top to bottom.


To accomplish the ridiculousness that he's suggesting (mounting the hoop severely "offset") you would need to shift each of the mounting towers far enough that the turntable pivot point would need to be higher (within the hoop) than where the 3rd cross is going to reside.
I seriously doubt that the towers can even be "offset" far enough to accomplish this feat.
In my opinion, it's an absolutely asinine idea to even suggest. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

Wes

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Cutting a set of poly in half and trying to string the mains on a mid+ 18 main racket with a Gamma Progression II is a bad idea unless you have a starting clamp to bridge the last mains. If the Phantom 100 is as 16 main racket you may be ok. If the racket does not have any ports on the side there is no need for adjusted the position of the racket.

@Yamin said nothing about any racquet with 18 mains. In post #29, he specified the Phantom 100, which is a 16x18 frame. Period.
Furthermore, the Phantom 100 has O-ports. Period.
Why, oh why, does Irvin persist in complicating matters by introducing elements that are not germane? :unsure:
 

Wes

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This person did not identify which Phantom racket he was stringing
Yes, he did.

he just said it was a Phantom 100.
Exactly!! See there, he did specify!

You're right. Reading is fundamental. You should try it sometime.

...he just said it was a Phantom 100. Some are 16 main some are 18 main. Some have O ports some don’t.
Incorrect. The Phantom 100 never had 18 mains... and, furthermore, was available only with O-ports.

If you order a Prince Phantom 100, you will not receive a racquet with 18 mains... nor a racquet with traditional grommets.

Again, reading is fundamental.

Anyone else recall similar ridiculous assertions?
 
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