Racquetology: Beginner - How To String On A Klippermate Stringing Machine

This is the very first upload of the channel hopefully you find it helpful.
I lost the audio for the first section which is why it is voiced over.
I am a Master Racquet Technician Certified through the United States Racquet Stringers Association (USRSA). I love stringing and own a lot of tennis products and want to share that passion.
Website for Klippermate Machine klipperusa.com/collections/stringing-machines
Use the Klippermate Website to Look up Stringing Patterns
klipperusa.com/pages/racquet-stringing-patterns
Interested in finding out about the USRSA come take a look at what it takes to be certified on - www.racquettech.com

[@geofflopez8482]

Been stringing with this since the early 90s. Back when the Kangaroo was their mascot. Nothing has changed in the kit. Simple and gets the job done. ❤

[@sonyfxi]

This is a great tutorial for drop weight stringing machines for the newbies. Straightforward and concise!

[@sunghwanyoon9037]

Thank you so much! I could finish my two racquets after watching your video. Thanks again!!

[@flyingnemo100]

Hi Jack I took your advice and bought a set of Stringway flying clamp and made my first stringing so much easier! Thank you!

[@dmech5135]

Was on the fence about buying this stringer, but your video just pushed me over, it was well done and very informative. Thank you!

[@thetom7772]

Very helpful video man. Just learned how to string my first racket. Great product, great advice.

[@normahinojosa1229]

I love the easy going yet professional manner in which this video was made! I loved the back ground music. Keep up the great work and look forward to your upcoming videos.

[@racquetology]

Thank you for the feed back!

[@mtstek]

Great video and better than the one from Klipper. Some of your close-up shots that answer my questions. I did my first restring job last night and it turned out good. No more trips to the store and save $$ at the same time. I'm glad I found this video. Thx!

[@mihai8792]

Great, a connection in two nodes also on the manual machine was interesting.

[@YasutakaHirasawa]

Nice video! I did first one before watching your video and already found some better ways for the next one!

[@josephmillam6948]

Best video for this. Ty

[@satwindersaini4541]

Good job mate. I learned something new

[@garyyu5317]

Perfect video! Thank you!

[@brettsnyder7202]

I use to work with Zach. He really knows his stuff. Great video Zach!

[@racquetology]

Hey Brett! Thanks for taking a look at my video and hope you’re doing great.

[@mochikteboul9900]

better video than the klipper guy!! thank you so much...machine works well enough, no need to spend more on a few jobs

[@tenistangsiklista]

Nice tutorial my friend... Thanks for sharing this video....🇵🇭

[@brosrsly]

This is the best reference video

[@HankHell41]

4:10 starting pin 11:05 first tie off 13:20 starting the crosses 13:57 first knot for crosses 24:15 final tie off (references for myself)

[@vihaan18007]

Thank you so much, I really needed the zoom up view, the klippermate guy who made the video from Klipper USA didn't explain it well

[@racquetology]

Glad I could help!

[@experientialtennis]

My only question is when you release the string from the drop weight, the clamp seems to drop on its own weight. Doesn't this mean that the string will lose its tension? For example, let's say I wanna string at 22kg. I clamp the string when the drop weight is horizontal. Then, when I release the string from the drop weight, the clamp seems to fall off quite a bit.

[@Frank-wo3qm]

I watched a few other stringing videos, this was the best by far, even though I have a different machine (tough similar) . Thanks, great video!

[@scottwalker9354]

Great video, thanks! One question as a beginner, when starting the crosses, is it not necessary to pull tension on the first cross? You can pull tension on the second cross and it does both crosses? I see this a lot but I don’t understand if this is the reasoning.

[@mcooper7743]

Is there more tension loss with flying clamps?

[@herbv3449]

really helpful up to date video - any video recommendations for one piece stringing ? ty!

[@racquetology]

Hello Herb, Awesome glad you like the video. I will be making a video describing when and how to properly use a 1 piece string job, hopefully I can find the time to edit and release it this week. Stay Tuned!

[@mario12341808]

Great video :) what do you do when you have a much stiffer string and when you pull tension the way you showed it here, the bar always stays above horizontal? Do you have to start with the drop bar below horizontal, wrap the string and then pull tension by ratcheting? Or do you start slightly above horizontal but not as much as in this video? Thanks in advance!

[@osteouk]

Great video, I’ve dug out my old Klippermate again. An issue I have is when I do the first couple of strings - the metal block/string jaws can’t fold past the handle. Can you recommend a fix? I usually end up having to pull the handle over and out of the way while the string is being pulled and hope it pulls well enough without causing damage.

[@RollinLeonard]

thanks!

[@elicauthorn7878]

where do you make the angled cut?

[@DieFi23]

Why was the drop pin only used for that fist diagonal grommet?

[@rachidbaaira9869]

great video very helpfull, plz can you tell me how much weight that cylindre weight in kilogramme ?

[@racquetology]

It is approximately 2.6 Kilograms, the adjustment knob was still in cylinder weight at time of weigh in.

[@M3kuyt]

ive been on the first step for the past hour and gone no where like why

[@neurodavidus]

Great video! Thanks ! could you provide a link where to buy flying clamps and the starting pin?

[@racquetology]

Starting pin comes with the machine when purchased from klipperusa. The flying clamps I recommend are from stringway, which can be found at new tech tennis.com

[@neurodavidus]

@@racquetology thamk you!!

[@giorassiccuriosity1796]

Question: I noticed a lot of stringers do 3 mains then do the other side. Can you string 1’s main on each side alternately instead of 3? Will there be a negative effect on the racquet?

[@racquetology]

The rule is no more then 3 ahead, which is the official standard by the United States Racquet Stringers Association. But alternating every 1 or 2 is fine as well, the rule is just not to go above 3. I personally alternate after every 2 ahead. Hope this helps.

[@josep9599]

Would you recommend this as a first stringing machine for a beginner? Is the tension accurate?

[@racquetology]

I am currently working on a video going over all the important details for stringing machines. For the main part yes it’s a good beginner machine, as far as the tension being accurate it has a couple factors that I hope to cover fully in the video. Stay Tuned!

[@4RMason]

Curious, I used to use a fixed clamp stringer but don’t have the machine anymore. How do the flying clamps stay in place so that the strings do not move when you aren’t tensioning on this?

[@richf1182]

The clamp is clamping 2 strings at the same time i.e. 2 adjacent strings.

[@SalehFcvf]

How can I save some of the pieces I lost

[@chiloandchepo]

I fell asleep The first minute then began to wake up. I been stringing since I'm 13

[@laizulmoon4394]

Whai is the weight of the rod (arm+weight)

[@ajcph]

Did you increase tension at the tying knots or it isn’t necessary?

[@ryanknox6741]

He said that some people will add 10% tension before the knot, but some won't. Didn't seem to advocate either way, but the key was to be consistent in your choice.

[@michaelnguyen8727]

The drop weight isn't parallel. It shouldn't move that much when you unclamp either.

[@janicelee5014]

I play both tennis and badminton, can I use this to string both rackets?

[@racquetology]

This particular machine is just for tennis and I wouldn't recommend trying to string badminton on it. I would get a Gamma 6 Point Fixed Clamp drop weight machine and call ahead to make sure they provide proper badminton supports, they used to in the past but I would still call to make sure. The universal clamps that come with those models can be a bit troublesome with certain badminton frame models so I would buy a badminton flying clamp and look for a good H adapter load spreader to help protect the smaller badminton racquet. Hope this helps.

[@user-ct9by8wm4t]

Where is the 7.9B grommet on a Volkl team speed racket?

[@curttheboywonder]

Very confusing at the first pull that’s the most tricky part and more time could have been spent on it. Regardless thanks for taking your time to make this video!

[@racquetology]

Thanks for the feedback, I’m not a very good videographer or editor but I will try to improve somewhat. I have recently partnered with an Videographer and Editor so I can put out some more of these video with higher quality. Maybe we can revisit this episode down the line.

[@rohitiscancerian]

hello, can we use this from stringing badminton racquet ?

[@scocassovegetus]

There's a different model for badminton rackets.

[@ZrohTempezz]

how do you string using the one piece method? how different is it

[@racquetology]

Honestly I’ve never done a 1 piece on a klippermate before. I will try my best to make a video once I get settled in to my new place.

[@thomashumphrey1147]

Can you use this for badminton racquets?

[@scocassovegetus]

There's a different model for badminton rackets.

[@LeSuhtam]

Why did you readjust the strings sometimes when making the pulls? I understand that it is so the bar can be level but would that affect the tension? What exactly are you looking for when adjusting those strings?

[@racquetology]

I am trying to get the bar horizontal to the ground certain string will stretch more then others and can have the bar far off of my mark. Getting the bar straight will effect the tension applied to the string, so try your best to have the bar straight when stringing.

[@RondelayAOK]

Kmate = quality

[@2muchdeano]

I was taught to string a completely different way than this. Still string the same way on my klippermate.

[@2muchdeano]

Was it around the world method?

[@ThetennisDr]

Hy guess what doesnt string undwr 20 lbs

[@henrilebovic5229]

I appreciate the video but it's not very helpful. Hard to see what's going on and I started from the wrong side of the frame even though I have 8

[@ixmitch74]

🤦🏼😶

[@AandRorZ]

What does this mean? Is there something wrong with the instructions?

[@Reakerboy]

This stringing method looks like a complete pain in the a#@e! Save up an little more money and buy a 6 point mounting system. Great vid though but boy watching this after using my gamma progression II for many years made me feel blessed. 😂

[@timeacott]

I'm going to go ahead and say great video (despite the annoying repetition of one particular phrase).

[@tjenissa]

No this won’t be accurate... good for those ppl who cheap or won’t never change their strings 🤔

[@racquetology]

Perhaps we can have a more full fledged conversation involving some issues that both you and I see in the components of this stringing machine, it could be a good thing for viewers to see problems that can be encountered and how to go about fixing them. I will start it off by saying the most problematic part that I see with this machine is the clamps due to the small spacing; I find string being pull off course from a direct path to the tension mechanism along with twisting of the clamps (when the bar is being brought back up to a neutral position) cause a significant amount of tension loss. More open pattern racquets can really suffer due to the small spacing. I would recommend a change to stringway triple flying clamps that has more versatility and less twisting due to the fact it is anchored to 3 string.

[@davehuskey6424]

how many times do you have to say "go ahead" ? very annoying