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I've been stringing crosses the same for years. Recently it was suggested to me to change my technique, so I'm going to lay it out here and ask for advice. I personally don't care, I'm not married to either way. I just want to know which way is the "best" for a more consistent string bed.
When I string crosses, I use two clamps. I start off at the tip of the racquet and weave the first three rows, use a starting clamp, and pull tension on the first two rows and clamp on. I then weave the fourth row, pull tension on the third row and clamp on. I now have four rows weaved, with clamps on strings two and three. I then weave the fifth row, pull tension on fourth row and clamp off of the 2nd string and "leapfrog" to the fourth row.
So, at any given time, I always have two clamps on, and just "leapfrog" over the strings. I "walk" them up towards the throat of the frame until I'm done.
But my friend suggested another method: only have one clamp going at any given time. So in the above example, I would clamp on the 2nd row after pulling the initial tension. Weave fourth row, pull tension on third row, clamp off 2nd string and clamp onto third string. Weave fifth row, pull tension on fourth row, remove clamp from third string, move to fourth string.
What are your thoughts on this technique? Does it matter/make any difference?
Thanks!
When I string crosses, I use two clamps. I start off at the tip of the racquet and weave the first three rows, use a starting clamp, and pull tension on the first two rows and clamp on. I then weave the fourth row, pull tension on the third row and clamp on. I now have four rows weaved, with clamps on strings two and three. I then weave the fifth row, pull tension on fourth row and clamp off of the 2nd string and "leapfrog" to the fourth row.
So, at any given time, I always have two clamps on, and just "leapfrog" over the strings. I "walk" them up towards the throat of the frame until I'm done.
But my friend suggested another method: only have one clamp going at any given time. So in the above example, I would clamp on the 2nd row after pulling the initial tension. Weave fourth row, pull tension on third row, clamp off 2nd string and clamp onto third string. Weave fifth row, pull tension on fourth row, remove clamp from third string, move to fourth string.
What are your thoughts on this technique? Does it matter/make any difference?
Thanks!