Wilson Jack Kramer ProStaff woodie

[vintagefan]

Does anyone know the stringing pattern and recommended tension for this woodie? Also, which cheap budget string has synergy with this racquet? Thanks!

 

[Clintspin]

You can string it that way (skip 9 at the throat and share 7,8 and 10 at the throat and no skip at the head and share 7,8 and 9) or you can skip nothing and share 7,8 and 9 top and bottom. I have JK Woods that are strung both ways.

 

[vintagefan]

Do the tie-off holes matter? I just picked the most convenient mains and did the tie-offs.

 

[PBODY99]

Not that I ever noticed. Still have 1 in my collection.

 

[onehandbh]

https://www.flickr.com/#/photos/34097936@N06/16650755865/

 

[vintagefan]

https://www.flickr.com/#/photos/34097936@N06/16650755865/

I noticed your JK PS has power pads on the throat. Are they necessary for modern strings?

 

[PBODY99]

They make for a smoother turn for the strings.

 

[vintagefan]

They make for a smoother turn for the strings.

Do they make any difference in terms of playability?

 

[joe sch]

Does anyone know the stringing pattern and recommended tension for this woodie? Also, which cheap budget string has synergy with this racquet? Thanks!

http://www.woodtennis.com/stringingwoodys.htm

 

[vintagefan]

I strung my JK with Alpha Gut 2000 17g @ 62lbs. The stringbed feels great for the first 2 hours of hitting and then it feels dead thereafter. Is it normal with this string or the tension is too high?

 

[joe sch]

I strung my JK with Alpha Gut 2000 17g @ 62lbs. The stringbed feels great for the first 2 hours of hitting and then it feels dead thereafter. Is it normal with this string or the tension is too high?

I personally would not string a 30+ year woody much above 55 lbs since your really risking frame damage (warpage). Also, natural gut is the best way to go or I also don't mind a copoly at no more than 45 lbs.

 

[PBODY99]

Do they make any difference in terms of playability?

I never noticed when I played wood back in the early 1970s. They protected gut from early breakage.

 

[PBODY99]

Do they make any difference in terms of playability?

I never noticed when I played wood back in the early 1970s. They protected gut from early breakage.

 

[1HBHfanatic]

I personally would not string a 30+ year woody much above 55 lbs since your really risking frame damage (warpage). .

I agree here. The wood is not as flexible as before, it will crack if not carefull, I string mine arround 30lbs, with a multi, the cheaper the better..
I would not waste good nat.gut on a wood raket.. ask yourself, how many times are you going to hit with it,,,,, this year...
I hit with mine once a year on a tennis social, and then they go back into the closet until the next year...

 

[LeeD]

P Pads on wood rackets...
Stringers used them instead of burning the holes with a scrap piece of string, since wood can be abrasive if not worn, and hand burning 4 holes takes a bit of time.
P Pads are not great for maintaining tension, but most who want it installed add another lbs of tension for it.

 

[vsbabolat]

P Pads on wood rackets...
Stringers used them instead of burning the holes with a scrap piece of string, since wood can be abrasive if not worn, and hand burning 4 holes takes a bit of time.
P Pads are not great for maintaining tension, but most who want it installed add another lbs of tension for it.

I never added a pound of tension with power pads! Tension was the same with or without.

 

[joe sch]

I never added a pound of tension with power pads! Tension was the same with or without.

Agree, no tension change and maybe very minimal dampening effect thus maybe "pad power" is more appropriate.