I am stringing a Prince Textreme Tour 100 (310).
Sadly, this racket is not even listed on the Prince website.
http://www.princetennis.com/tour
The racket is 16x18
On this website, the specs are as follows:
https://www.klipperusa.com/stringing/viewpattern.php?mfg=TPRI
Skip Main
8T - 8B
Tie off Main
7T
Start C
8T
Tie Off C
9T - 7B
Can someone verify if I am even using the right numbers?
I did skip the 8th grommet for the mains.
So far, so good.
First issue
I had to tie the mains at 6B (Not 7T)
Not even the correct side of the racket??
How does this happen?
I don't understand how this adds up with 16 mains.
I started the mains in the center, at the throat.
Second issue
I tied the cross starting knot at 7T (not 9T)
It was physically impossible to use 9T
since the existing main was blocking the side at which the 2nd string would pass thru the grommet.
I am not sure how to explain this in words.
Cross string to be tied is entering the grommet from left side.
The the existing main is going to the right.
So, the strings would criss cross if you tried to use this grommet.
It is literally impossible to use this 9T grommet to tie the starting knot for the cross.
I used 7T
Third issue
I finished the cross at 4B (not 7B)
Same issue as above. Physically impossible to use 7B, since the string is going in the opposite direction, and blocks a 2nd string from entering that grommet from the right side
Also, this Prince racket has markings at certain grommets.
There are dots and arrows at 6, 7, 9 on both top and bottom
However, the dots and arrows do not synch up.
6T, 7T = dot
9T = arrow
6B = dot
7B, 9B = arrow
No idea what these dots/arrows mean.