@@HerbBaird awesome 👍thank you (looks like I’m always use to much 💪)
@411pups Жыл бұрын
Why is it important to have the racquet facing up? I forget to check this often but don’t notice a difference. Thanks for your video!!!
@HerbBaird Жыл бұрын
Does it matter? No. You can mount the racquet however you want. High-level stringers like everything to be consistent. Mount the same, tie off in the same spot, start the same every time, etc. The goal is to have every racquet as consistent as possible. When I am done, every racquet looks exactly the same. There are also several racquets that must be strung starting on a specific side. By always mounting the same, I know I will always start the racquet correctly without having to change anything in my technique.
@johncharles2357 Жыл бұрын
It looks like 9H has a flared grommet. Don't we want to tie off the cross starting knot there? Also, 10T also has a flared grommet. Don't we want to tie off the last cross there?
@HerbBaird Жыл бұрын
As I state in most of my videos, you are free to tie off anywhere you want. I tie where I do because I like short runs. You can not put a starting knot on 9H as there is no cross string there to tie too. If you were to use a starting knot there, you would not be able to tension the top 2 crosses. It is a good spot to tie if using a gut hybrid, which I have also discussed in a few videos. Due to the angle of the main going into 10T It is nearly impossible to get a second string into the grommet.
@johncharles2357 Жыл бұрын
@@HerbBaird You don't need a cross string for a starting knot; you need a main string.
@HerbBaird Жыл бұрын
I counted incorrectly. I was thinking 9h was the second cross. 9h is the first main. Similar to 10T due to the angle the main enters the grommet, it is nearly impossible to get a second string in.
@nicolshi7276 Жыл бұрын
The way you start doing the 2nd cross is not good. Double pulling shouldn't be allow in any stringing association.
@EddieGrootes Жыл бұрын
Why is this not good?
@user-oj7co5wm8g Жыл бұрын
It’s perfectly fine as it’s done by many high level stringers to reduce friction on the top string by not pulling the entire loop of string across it.
@HerbBaird Жыл бұрын
I will try and deduce your meaning and then try and clarify. If you are referencing weaving the second cross prior to the first cross this technique is used by numerous pro level stringers. There are some that will actually start with the 3rd cross and weave up (especially with natural gut). It helps reduce wear on the string as it eliminates pulling 20 feet of string through the mains twice. If you are referencing pulling tension on the second cross prior to pulling on the first cross, then I would agree that this should not be done if the first cross is never puled with true tension. This is not the case with my technique. I do return to the first cross and pull tension. Using my technique the second cross gets true tension, and then the first cross gets true tension. If anything, my technique eliminates one area of crushing force applied by the clamps in an area that commonly breaks due to miss hits. Because I do not apply the clamp on both ends of the first cross, I effectively eliminate a weak spot on the string. Again, this same technique is used by pro level stringers around the world. Every string on every racquet that I string gets true tension pulled.