Just finished stringing a 135 sq. Inch weed racquet. It went okay, but was a pain to keep changing the tension for different mains and crosses, besides stringing a double box pattern with the final 8 feet of string. Took me double the amount of time to string, besides looking up the pattern. My machine 12 and 6 o'clock billiards opened just far enough to fit that thing. If it was a half inch longer of string bed , it would not have fit, the string length is that long. I didn't have the Weed brand durbin string for the last 8 feet for the double box, so I used VS gut instead, as the durbin string is supposed to be a stretchy soft string.
Weed racquet
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g4driver
Legend
Jim,
I've strung one friend's Blue Weed 135 multiple times and after the second time of following the Weed Instruction of "slack off" (increasing /decreasing tension +/ 5 lbs for the outside 3 stings) for both frames, I asked him if he was cool with me stringing his frame like a normal frame. He was and I accepted all the risk.. I even emailed him Weed's stringing instructions. He looked at the instructions and said "I trust you."
been stringing his Weed 135s @ 53 lbs since before Covid and neither he nor I have cracked his frames. He's happy with his Weed 135 frames and I have yet to see any issue. And yes if the Weed were a 1/4 longer my Ghost couldn't string it either.
I've strung one friend's Blue Weed 135 multiple times and after the second time of following the Weed Instruction of "slack off" (increasing /decreasing tension +/ 5 lbs for the outside 3 stings) for both frames, I asked him if he was cool with me stringing his frame like a normal frame. He was and I accepted all the risk.. I even emailed him Weed's stringing instructions. He looked at the instructions and said "I trust you."
been stringing his Weed 135s @ 53 lbs since before Covid and neither he nor I have cracked his frames. He's happy with his Weed 135 frames and I have yet to see any issue. And yes if the Weed were a 1/4 longer my Ghost couldn't string it either.
g4driver
Legend
The guy is a friend of mine, that had me over his home many times to hit on his red clay court he had at his house. I strung it for free, as a favor, plus , I actually wanted to string one this one time, just to see how it was. If I get it again it will be much easier, and I probably will take @g4driver advice.
Probably eliminate the double box pattern as well, and string it up as a normal racquet.
PBODY99
Legend
I Have a Weed that I got when the owner decided he couldn't use it.
As I was using the 137 sq in Wilson Outer limits, I just strung it the same way. I never understood why they wanted their frame strung in such a time consuming way. I can't think of a better way to depress demand for a racket.
As I was using the 137 sq in Wilson Outer limits, I just strung it the same way. I never understood why they wanted their frame strung in such a time consuming way. I can't think of a better way to depress demand for a racket.
Steve Huff
G.O.A.T.
Jim, I have a Blackburne DS OS. Do you by any chance want to try this one just one time too? LOL
Those racquets are designed for stringers like you. A man must know his limitations.
