Yonex Duel G 310 stringing pattern?

[RF_PRO_STAFF]

I brought my Yonex Duel G 310 to the stringer yesterday and picked it up today. The guy told me that his colleague who was stringing it got confused by the pattern at the top of the frame. The guy tried to figure it out with her but he also wasn't sure. They ended up with this:

https://imgur.com/a/3Ruw06k

It's a 16x20. I don't think I have a picture of the previous string job but on that one the top cross was a bit higher up and the lowest cross was also a bit higher. I'm not a stringer myself but I'm pretty sure the previous stringjob was done the correct way.

Could someone tell me where the stringer made the mistake on this new string job?

 

[esm]

Doesn’t look right on the shared holes at the head and throat.

edit - there are marked shared hole grommets, so shouldn’t have missed them

String pattern

16 Mains / 20 Crosses Mains skip: NONE One Piece Shared: 8T,7H,8H

 

[loosegroove]

It's been a while but I think there should have been another cross higher and the bottom cross shouldn't be there. If you notice there are circles around the grommets which I think indicate shared holes. Also, many players choose not to have that top cross strung in and play it as a 16x19.

 

[Wes]

I brought my Yonex Duel G 310 to the stringer yesterday and picked it up today. The guy told me that his colleague who was stringing it got confused by the pattern at the top of the frame. The guy tried to figure it out with her but he also wasn't sure.

Ok, then. That should tell you something.
That shop (or wherever you're taking your frames to) not only has ONE stringer who doesn't really know what they're doing... there are TWO stringers who don't really know what they're doing.

It's a 16x20. I don't think I have a picture of the previous string job but on that one the top cross was a bit higher up and the lowest cross was also a bit higher. I'm not a stringer myself but I'm pretty sure the previous stringjob was done the correct way.

Could someone tell me where the stringer made the mistake on this new string job?

All 3 of these noted points are correct.
That is how this frame should have been when completed.

You, Sir, seem to know more about your frames than the 2 "stringers" you've been taking them to.

Could someone tell me where the stringer made the mistake on this new string job?

First off, the mains were not tied off in their correct designated locations.
It certainly appears that the stringer tied the mains off at 7Head on each side, rather than at 6Head (the correct location) on each side.
The top cross is also tied off at the incorrect location. The top cross is tied off at 6Head (where the mains should have been tied off), rather than at 9Head (the correct location).
There should have been one more cross, at the top of the hoop, running from 7Head to 7Head (shared holes).
In other words, they omitted a cross string - that should be there.

Likewise, they added a "bottom" cross, running from 7Throat to 7Throat, that shouldn't be there.
The last/bottom cross should be the string going from 8Throat to 8Throat (shared holes).

Somewhat surprisingly, the bottom cross knot actually is tied off at the correct location - at 9Throat.

 

[loosegroove]

With all that said, the racket should play just fine. Though clearly the guys at the shop aren't the most professional stringing chaps (and neither am I).

 

[jmnk]

this is the stringing pattern. The posters above correctly identified the (not really that important as far as play) problem - crosses were started one hole too late.

Racquet Name​	Tension​	Length​	Pattern​	Skip M Holes​	Tie Off M​	Start C​	Tie Off C​

V CORE DUEL G 97

50 - 65

20'M - 19'C

16M X 20C

NONE

6T

7T

9T - 9B

 

[Folsom_Stringer_Musa]

The frame is done wrong but yet it looks good to go unless you know the correct pattern

https://imgur.com/wbMOSep

 

[RF_PRO_STAFF]

Thank you all for the help guys, much appreciated. Next restring, I'll explain to them what you guys have told me.

 

[elkwood]

I have one strung it numerous times. Most likely its the no skip that confused them. Its about as easy a rac to string u use all the holes both ways The shared
holes after all what makes it so much fun to string!!

Far as where to tie off not sure its that big a deal. I checked mine and I tired off at 6 top for the mains. Tied off the crosses at 9 top and 9 bottom.

Btw my normal gut/poly combo played like crap but man a cheap setup of prince syn gut 16g at 56 on mains and Iso speed at 50 plays like a dream for the 6 to 8 hours
before it goes to crap. Really like the frame. Mine is the 100 though maybe the 97 a bit different,

 

[SavvyStringer]

I brought my Yonex Duel G 310 to the stringer yesterday and picked it up today. The guy told me that his colleague who was stringing it got confused by the pattern at the top of the frame. The guy tried to figure it out with her but h Likee also wasn't sure. They ended up with this:

https://imgur.com/a/3Ruw06k

It's a 16x20. I don't think I have a picture of the previous string job but on that one the top cross was a bit higher up and the lowest cross was also a bit higher. I'm not a stringer myself but I'm pretty sure the previous stringjob was done the correct way.

Could someone tell me where the stringer made the mistake on this new string job?

7H is usually a shared hole on that racket. It won't change anything to skip it and isn't against the rules since it is 'outside' the pattern. If they skipped a middle cross it wouldn't be a legal pattern. I had a college guy that played that frame a few years ago and trained at JTCC with Tiafoe so I always strung his the way Tiafoe did skipping the first cross.

 

[Wes]

Also, many players choose not to have that top cross strung in and play it as a 16x19.

7H is usually a shared hole on that racket. It won't change anything to skip it and isn't against the rules since it is 'outside' the pattern. If they skipped a middle cross it wouldn't be a legal pattern. I had a college guy that played that frame a few years ago and trained at JTCC with Tiafoe so I always strung his the way Tiafoe did skipping the first cross.

Yep.
If I recall correctly, I believe Hyeon Chung (remember him?) requested that his sticks be done the same (intentionally omit the top cross).