Pro stringer clamps 2.0 on drawbacks

[scott_home]

Hi all,

I have had a Klippermate for 20 years. 5 years ago I bought a set of double and triple Stringway flying clamps. They are good clamps. However, the spacings in those clamps are fixed while the spacings between the strings vary. As you all know, it creates drawbacks. Most drawbacks are non issues, once you put tension on the next string and straighten the previous two strings. However it is a problem when you string the very last string before the knot. You have to put extra tension to compensate this drawback. Each drawback is different, so it is more like a guess on how much more tension to put on. The knot drawbacks on the mains are much more pronounced than those of the crosses.

The Pro Stringer clamps 2.0 are wedge shaped. Do you know if they can fully insert to each hole, so that there is no drawback?

 

[scott_home]

Never mind. I found the answer in YouTube

 

[Irvin]

Not sure what answer you found on YouTube, but if drawback concerns are bothering you, I would string the racket 1 piece. The crosses have less drawback primarily because the clamps are being held straight with the weave. If you string 1 piece and tie off at the very end you will have negligible drawback.

 

[scott_home]

First of all, I don't work for that company and I am not promoting their products. Here is a video from that company.

Stringing one piece does not solve that problem. You always start from the two longest mains. The main knot on one side has a lot of drawback, which introduces tension loss on that side. In fact, I believe Yonex recommends two pcs string jobs for more consistent tension. You have to string two piece in a hybrid string job anyway. My current set up is gut/poly.

Anyway, I will report how this clamp performs after stringing a few rackets.

 

[Sardines]

The Pro Stringer clamps 2.0 are wedge shaped. Do you know if they can fully insert to each hole, so that there is no drawback?

The answer is no, especially on the crosses. The shape of the hoop does not allow the clamp to reach the grommets, because it requires clamping on the previous string. This is the one problem with flying clamps.

 

[liftordie]

First of all, I don't work for that company and I am not promoting their products. Here is a video from that company.

Stringing one piece does not solve that problem. You always start from the two longest mains. The main knot on one side has a lot of drawback, which introduces tension loss on that side. In fact, I believe Yonex recommends two pcs string jobs for more consistent tension. You have to string two piece in a hybrid string job anyway. My current set up is gut/poly.

Anyway, I will report how this clamp performs after stringing a few rackets.

Report please?

 

[scott_home]

I used it for two clamps literally. One for each end of the mains. Then I put it back in the box and return it. That’s all I want to say about Pro Stringer Claws 2.0.

Now I am trying to use the Stringway triple clamp to eliminate the final drawback of the mains. I tried the Jaycee method. It works ok but I want something better. I may just buy a fixed clamp machine at the end. However, I neither have the space for a full size machine nor want to move a 50lb desktop machine around the house. Hard choice for a perfectionist

 

[struggle]

Even fixed clamps have some drawback.

It’s mostly an overstated issue.

Be consistent and don’t worry.

 

[Sardines]

I used it for two clamps literally. One for each end of the mains. Then I put it back in the box and return it. That’s all I want to say about Pro Stringer Claws 2.0.

Now I am trying to use the Stringway triple clamp to eliminate the final drawback of the mains. I tried the Jaycee method. It works ok but I want something better. I may just buy a fixed clamp machine at the end. However, I neither have the space for a full size machine nor want to move a 50lb desktop machine around the house. Hard choice for a perfectionist

Every fixed clamp machine has a bit of drawback, from 1-2mm is normal. What a fixed clamp allows you to do on the last string is to minimize the amount of string that is unclamped, since flying clamps can't get all the way to the grommet on the last string. What this does is affect the 2nd last string a little in terms of tension. The last main is probably the 2nd least hit area in the stringbed, second only to the throat area. It's a non issue.

 

[Steve Huff]

If you're a perfectionist, you're going to want fixed clamps and a sturdier mounting system. Fixed clamps (good ones anyway) will reduce drawback. Your triple clamp should reduce it some too. Either way, you're going to have that little length of string between the clamp and the knot that's not tensioned. Some stringers account for this by adding 10% or more pounds to the string being tied off. Others see it as a non-issue as you shouldn't be hitting it there anyway, and even if you do, it's the shortest string, so maybe it should have less tension anyway. There's really no right or wrong. As other's have said, just be consistent.