jamauss
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Greetings fellow stringers...
Lately I've been having some of my string jobs break real soon after being strung (like after only a couple of sets).
It's happening with string that shouldn't break anywhere near that early, either; Wilson Sensation (syn gut), SPPP 17, Pro Hurricane, and other poly's for example.
The strings are breaking, it appears, when a ball is struck outside the sweet spot, right near the upper head area of the frame. Usually it's looking like the string broke because of a weak spot or something but I'm not sure.
My question is: Does anyone know if there's something I'm doing with my string jobs that could be causing the strings to break quickly like this? It doesn't happen all the time, just more frequently than I'd like. The string is good, it's not too old and hasn't been left in high-heat. I'm not tensioning it too high (only 50 to 55 lbs) and I only tension the string 2 lbs more before knot tie-offs. I have a Silent Partner Aria stringer. I string 2-piece all the time (if that matters)
Any ideas?
Lately I've been having some of my string jobs break real soon after being strung (like after only a couple of sets).
It's happening with string that shouldn't break anywhere near that early, either; Wilson Sensation (syn gut), SPPP 17, Pro Hurricane, and other poly's for example.
The strings are breaking, it appears, when a ball is struck outside the sweet spot, right near the upper head area of the frame. Usually it's looking like the string broke because of a weak spot or something but I'm not sure.
My question is: Does anyone know if there's something I'm doing with my string jobs that could be causing the strings to break quickly like this? It doesn't happen all the time, just more frequently than I'd like. The string is good, it's not too old and hasn't been left in high-heat. I'm not tensioning it too high (only 50 to 55 lbs) and I only tension the string 2 lbs more before knot tie-offs. I have a Silent Partner Aria stringer. I string 2-piece all the time (if that matters)
Any ideas?
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