Question for Yonex users or stringers of Yonex frames

[nw tennis]

Do you have your mains and crosses strung at the same tension? As a longtime Yonex user, I have found that the opinions on the matter from users and stringers is decidedly mixed. When I used the R-50 and R-70 years ago, my stringing pro told me i should drop the tension on the crosses by five pounds because of the head shape. So I've been doing the same for the last 12 years with my RD-7s, but some of the people who have strung my racquet over the years have said Yonex doesn't recommend it.

 

[Jerry Seinfeld]

Actually Yonex has recommended a tension drop of 5% (NOT 5 pounds!) for the cross strings. I have read they no longer make that recommendation on more recently produced frames. I am old school and when it comes to Yonex racquets I ALWAYS reduce the crosses by 5% unless the customer requests something different.

 

[ferrari_827]

In general, I find that Yonex rackets don't need to be strung as tight as other brands, and play better at lower tensions. My highest tension in my Yonexes is the Ti80 at 57lbs with Babolat Brio just because the head is 98sq.in. To answer your question, I feel the crosses should be strung lower for playability.

 

[ChrisNC]

I string my crosses 5% lower on my RDX 500 MP

 

[TripleB]

I string my crosses and mains at the same tension with my RDX-500 Midplus racquets....however, the mains are polyester and the crosses are natural gut. I think if you are using the same string for both then string the crosses 5% less. But if you are using two different strings (especially two entirely different compositions) I think you will have to experiment.

TripleB

 

[bookem]

Woohoo-- another Spinmeister fan !!

NW Tennis, I've done both, i.e. same tension and 5% less on crosses. I've found better playability with the 5% less but lost durability (not that it matters since it's TNT2 PP 17L anyways)...

Any luck on increasing your stock of 7s? They're getting harder to come by...

 

[nw tennis]

Thanks everyone.
I did mean 5 percent, not 5 pounds.

 

[Gaines Hillix]

I string the crosses on my RD Ti-70 88 5% lower than the mains.

 

[tennisadict]

good idea, i will try to reduce my cross by 5% next time
thank you