THE MOST RIDICULOUS REQUESTS I HAVE EVER BEEN ASKED IN MY MANY YEARS IN TENNIS

[@larspetersen943]

Tip: change the playback speed to 1.5x

[@Escorpio123PS]

I did. 👌

[@latenighthunned9627]

God bless u

[@bout129]

Great recommendation. Guy also needs to incorporate some editing to cut out all the pauses.

[@freestylepuro9691]

You are a genius

[@Audimann]

Keep the string but I need a new racket around it.

[@Tennisfan4Eva]

This is so funny.. I can picture Harry's sarcasm when explaining why you cant change just the mainstrings or why the headguard cant be replaced on a freshly strung racquet hahaha

[@jamesprice6381]

hahah Tales from the crypt! I love going 4 1/4 handle "removing" leather grip... THEN adding TWO overgrips..man it feels good! :)

[@BuzzLightyeear]

"Can you restring the crosses only?" "NO" - Problem solved

[@ernie8117]

They do it on a pizza. Half with cheese only and the other half with pepperoni, so should be possible on the tennis racquet too! LOL.

[@christianteves809]

I restring my crosses when trying out different hybrids if I like the mains

[@shroud1390]

I do it all the time!!! With kevlar mains its great. Never had any issues with the frame. Even at 86 lbs. not sure why the dude is saying there is no tension in the mains.

[@tn746]

@@shroud1390 my man. Saw your kevlar hybrid setup on tenniswarehouse forum and tried it, never want to switch back to poly again

[@shroud1390]

@@tn746 thanks man. If that is kev/zx i get it but that is travlerajms deal more than mine. I am addicted to kev/4g myself Kev gets an undeserved bad wrap if you ask me. What are you using??

[@haystacksjalisco]

Man, this takes me back to my days working at a pro shop as a stringer…

[@thelolguy007]

‘Lady, you’re crazy at this point’ 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffcapara2352]

Nature used to take care of the "Can't you just change the cross stings" people. ):

[@evilbyron]

The frame of my raquet broke exactly where you are showing, the first time I used it after a service. In Mexico they fixed it perfectly, I can barely see the mark and I have used it 3 or 4 times a week for 2 years now without issues

[@gdeangelkick]

That kind of break is commonly caused by a bad string job. I was taught that this 2'o clock position is the weak spot in the hoop, and if you don't follow good stringing practice (running in mains evenly 2-3 at a time on both sides, using too high a tension, etc.) then this is where it would break. They might have "fixed" that spot cosmetically but there is not way they fixed it structurally. So when the racquet get restrung again, it's very likely to implode at that point.

[@warehouse13graphicsolutions]

When I worked for a shop we told them. Yes, we can do just the crosses and we would tell them 2x the price of a full new string job. That shut them up. @6.37 the racket looks cracked!

[@MarcusNestor]

Love your channel man! Cheers from Stockholm, Sweden!

[@chintones56]

Back in the 70's I used to drive over from SF to play tennis in Marin. It was like playing in another country. By the way, you're just way too patient with some people.

[@MrCantabrigian]

yeah, it's a really fine line as to how much time to spend with a customer, I feel for him, I've been there hundreds of times over the years with different customers, so many variables to consider, and now with Yelp, Google Reviews, etc. you have to be careful, as even if you conduct yourself in a professional and respectful manner you can still get a horrid review from a customer, it has happened to me.

[@hcshorty10]

My local shop does shave down grip sizes, but can only do 1 grip size as they are worried about going too deep and going past the point of no return

[@darrensurrey]

After the cross vs mains story, I can't listen to any more. 😂 I'd have got her to sign something to confirm what she wants.

[@Waceman]

I replaced just the crosses when I had expensive gut in the mains - played great 😅 And racket is till alive today!

[@robertclary1718]

I've done that to save gut many times.

[@imateapot51]

I did that for a kid also. Took an educated guess on the tension for the crosses after playing the gut mains (like a harp) and then tensioning a segment of gut and playing it.

[@Reakerboy]

How the hell did you do that without cutting through the mains? 🤔

[@imateapot51]

@@Reakerboy By pulling out the crosses. One is already broke so pull that out starting there. I got rusty at weaving with Covid (live with a high risk EMT so I was high risk) so I string a racquet I do not use just to weave. Cut the crosses out and weave again. Weave each cross 10 times, pulling out and weaving over and over.

[@Waceman]

@@Reakerboy just cut through the crosses, parallel to the mains - and was careful not to damage the mains.

[@noahhughes1281]

Hey, love your video. Do you know where I can find grommets for a Babolat Pure Storm GT? I have looked everywhere and I can not find them.

[@avoung]

I can even tie the broken string with a piece of new string and feed thru the hole across it (if the hole is occupied by another main/cross: making it bigger so two can go thru then tie it to the loop outside the frame,

[@MrCantabrigian]

My head hurts after watching this. I own a prototype machine shop, and having to explain what can and cannot be done to things in SO MANY industries gets really tiring. Explaining post-weld heat treatment, back purging and HAZ as well as composites machining, etc. etc. to even PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS... AHHH :( I'm going to go cry in a corner now. I feel you man, Sorry, I think I smell burning toast... ;)

[@youen1821]

Harry, she wants you to weave mains into the crosses and just tying some kind of boy scout jerry rig knot on the frame. Customer is always right!!

[@bowsershark]

Not when the racquet cracks and she/he want you to give her a new one😊.

[@andtsg6815]

+1000 agreed with the head guard replacement part, if it is 99.9% fit, then it is 100% not fit

[@williamdobbs6740]

9:48 Actually Volkl's have interchangeable pallets (at least the older ones did) so you could change the grip size.

[@my240sx2]

I’ve strung crosses only before. If I get to the court and the tension is slightly off, I’ll go back the same day and increase/decrease ~1 pound. I’m super careful and I would never do that on anyone’s racket except my own.

[@evankasamis2599]

what racket do you use?

[@whbwin]

I saw Wilson website there’s a pro staff demo racket, does that mean they’re going to update the prostaff?

[@Paul-ir8lt]

They probably will update it in the future but the demos are usually are so you can try the racquet then you return the racquet after a week or so im not sure but simply its, you try then return and if you like it then buy it.

[@whbwin]

@@Paul-ir8lt got it，thanks

[@stanthebamafan]

The customer is always right haha

[@youngsuit]

I actually have done the crosses thing before lol but i string my own sticks.

[@6thwatergateplumber]

I seem to recall some guy back in New York that does all the weight, and shaving specs on pro player racquets to ensure each racquet was exactly the same who was with a reporter who related he will do grip shaving, and this kind of thing but it costs like $500 bucks for him to do that kind of work. So given the cost involved, it's obviously cheaper to get a new racquet.

[@bowsershark]

You can fix a grip that's to small. But, a grip that's to large is a huge or impossible task. But, the handle has a overgrip and a thick original grip, you may get away with stripping it down to the handle. Then, just putting on a overgrip on the handle. There was a engineer master craftsman at our park which reduced grip sizes. He took long painstaking time to do the job. I've also seen a couple guys totally butcher a racquet handle in the name of reducing the grip size. 😱

[@niceguy5430]

As a kid saw old experienced stringers repairing broken graphite racquets,by putting a molten metal inside the crack....repair was good,but made the rackey heavy....

[@charliemckay6402]

It is possible to downsize a racquet grip on a milling machine using a carbide flycutter. It takes about an hour to do it right.

[@warehouse13graphicsolutions]

Possible but not feasible? Why would he spend time finding a milling machine to do that? Then pay them to do that service. In business to make money not waste money and time.

[@oriondragos5876]

Cracked frame? No worries, JB Weld is here to save the day!

[@cirehcireh871]

Hey Coach any string recommendations i just started tennis 4 months ago and i want a better string like more power and spins? and what gauge should i use?

[@bournejason66]

He has several videos on string here.

[@lancefrederickzabala2477]

Of course He cant shave the grip size off for you because He is not a pro custom guy. He only owns a shop does the restring. He is not Priority One. Or Roman Prokes who does the customisation for the top atp pros.

[@RobsTennisVids]

I have a small shop and I shave handles for people at least once a month. It's not that hard. Most customers feel they actually come out better than factory since the corners are more pronounced when I finish. It doesn't even take that long - maybe 10-15 minutes.

[@facelessman5362]

My local shop told me that requesting a 2 piece string job was a ridiculous request because I wasn't getting a hybrid (yonex ezone 98 2020)...... I even offered to pay the express price for regular turnaround and they still strung it one piece...

[@jerome_morrow]

If they know how to do it correctly, one piece stringing has far better tension maintenance. In general, two-piece stringing is easier; so they probably thought they were offering good advice. Might have helped if they explained why though.

[@rooibaard365]

This was funny. People are focking nuts 😂😂

[@aaronsantos4183]

Hello, can you explain what does the L means on my racquet i mean i have head speed and it said L4 swing style. Thank you! Godbless and more power tennis spin.

[@arakkalvaishnavraghu2396]

Normally l1 L2 L3 L4 are grips sizes but head became weird and started putting L3,L4 etc as swing style .I think it is the length of the racket witch also increases the swing time.Like L4is longer and need more swing time than L3. I think they also have S letter to rate swing style via speed ,like S1,S2 etc. Please tell if I am wrong

[@RobsTennisVids]

@@arakkalvaishnavraghu2396 They used S1, S2, S3, S4, L1, L2, L3, L4..... S=short, L=Long. L is for people with long strokes, S is for players with shorter strokes. So S4 would be the most powerful racquets, and L4 would be the most control.

[@msalvs]

@@RobsTennisVids there’s also L6, I have an old prestige with L6 swingstyle.

[@tcphll]

This is why you always listen to the professionals. If you disagree with one, get a second opinion. If both professionals agree, then you're probably wrong and should listen to the people that know what they're doing.

[@santiagosalcedo7956]

For the "grip size issue" Can I remove the grip and use only an overgrip???

[@emjay2045]

Yes

[@lexi5589]

How much do you charge at your shop to string racquets

[@peterbedford2610]

The joys of retail

[@robocheme880]

When I was growing up, I would break a string and the shop was able to just repair that string. Admittedly that was many decades ago, but why is that no longer possible?

[@strayfirex]

Sounds like the wooden era where stringers would help their clients lower costs by patching up broken natural gut strings. Not so much of a problem because strings used to cost so much and the power was so low in wooden frames that bad tension wasn't too much of a concern for rec players. In the age of $10 poly strings, (much much cheaper) the drawbacks don't make as much sense now. Strings are cheap, takes about the same amount of effort to repair a broken string as to restring the whole thing. Tension is now a bigger problem because graphite racquet power is so high.

[@robertclary1718]

@@strayfirex lots of people hybrid poly with gut. Gut is definitely not cheap these days.

[@dropshot8840]

I used to do that with my good ol' wooden Dunlop Maxply when I was a kid about 40 years ago. Back then, you could auger the holes around the broken string to enlarge them and allow 2 strings to pass through. That allowed me to tie off a knot on either side of the broken string and fix just that string without restring all the crosses. Actually I had to replace a total of 3 strings; the broken one and the strings on either side of the broken one. I didn't use a stringing machine, just a crescent device that I had made to allow some leverage when I pulled the strings. Of course, the racquet never played the same. The tensions on the string bed were uneven. Balls were harder to control. But, my family was not well off and we couldn't afford a new string job. But, yes it is possible, but definitely not recommended.

[@niceguy5430]

Saw old stringers doing that in 80s.....at the cost of tension.....experience stringers were against this practice ,as they feared breaking of racquet...wooden racquets were placed in special frames and nuts tightened,so that they dont lose shape ,back then...

[@sylvainbauge]

I had a friend back in the 1990's that was so cheap he would go to the tennis shop to ask the stringer to just replace one string at a time with some tape... cheapest person I've ever met

[@pappyprimetime7510]

You can restring the crosses only without deforming the frame. The racquet will play like crap though

[@gurneytower]

I do mine too except I tie off my crosses to crosses. That way I can also replace my mains if I don't like it😂.

[@8neil830]

What’s your name and where’s your store?

[@hrmn139]

A mom asked me what is wrong with the overgrip of her son (she unwrapped it and washed it in a washing machine before)

[@njt002]

Can you restring my pickleball paddle? It's a Babolat. 😀

[@jeffherriott8533]

What’s normal life of string. I break strings after six hours of playing

[@Tobiko22]

its always the kids parents who think they know it all.

[@jltrack]

Just tell the customer no. Say you only do things the right way. Explain the right way if they don’t agree than recommend another shop

[@emjay2045]

My shoe blew out … keep the shoestrings, inner sole but patch the hole in the side near my pinky toe…

[@geausportequipment]

Classic!

[@LionelHutz619]

that coffee cup is empty you cant fool me :)

[@emjay2045]

☝🏽🎅🏽

[@maxdubov1802]

I was asked to change only 1 string ….)) can you do it ? I can …)))

[@RyanSheppard]

I would definitely try to shave the grip with a sander, ha

[@faridzeynalov8619]

Not knowing that you can't change head guards without restringing is not ridiculous though... especially for a newbie

[@Lamkins._.]

people actually ask if you can only restring the cross mad

[@juju-rt8ek]

Do not shave handle unless you are a machinist with a shop

[@winniecarl]

Why put a racquet on a machine to remove crosses? remove crosses, then put racquet on the machine to replace. I do it a lot! with fresh 'main' strings never had an issue. Hairdryer or 'heat gun' on low for grommet or bump guard replacement.

[@gdeangelkick]

Cutting the crosses when not mounted is going to cause the mains to lose tension. Then you repull crosses and get some of that tension back, maybe, but it's easier on the frame (assuming you have a 6-point machine) not to stress it like that. You will never get back to the "reference" tension either way. It's purely a hack, appropriate for kids (or first timers) who are just swatting a balls for fun. The question is what are you doing that your crosses are breaking while your mains are still "fresh". Are you running gut in the crosses and a geometric "sharp" POLY in the mains??

[@winniecarl]

@@gdeangelkick I am rotating up to 12 different racquets with 'hybrid' set-ups when trying different poly's on crosses, I often get huge tension loss after the first hit, so I ramp up tension on replacement crosses and it has worked well. I have now got my string choices and tension sorted.

[@winniecarl]

@@gdeangelkick 368g racquets @ 60-70 lb

[@redbullwiseman4805]

Customers respect strong answers even if it’s not popular Customers are like children , they want to be straightened out

[@bradleybrazington385]

Clients! They can be idiots. In any line of work. These are just examples of them

[@ХристоВладимиров-ь8б]

Got to my mind as well! :))) .. didn't do it and for a reason! Thank you, Coach!

[@alanb76]

To shave grips chuck the racket in a mill and machine it off. :)

[@imateapot51]

The problem with a problem customer is that they go to their kid's matches and watch with the parents of the other kids and none of them know anything about tennis. And the problem customer says such and such shop is incompetent to the other parents. They can not explain their stupidity and will just slander your shop. A happy customer does not tell as many people as the unhappy customer. So just cut the strings out and take a loss on the half set of string and do not even tell them.

[@richardking7682]

I have 2 classic pro staffs and ran into this same issue. After coming back to the game and after 20 years and realizing how much it has changed, it was better to hang them up than try to play with them.

[@jasonmanne4311]

geez this guy talks so slow, gotta put the video on 1.25 speed to get through this video

[@juju-rt8ek]

Just say no. Explain why briefly

[@juju-rt8ek]

Sometimes you just need to get it off your chest and complain about the bad ideas people have to save a buck.

[@walterhayley7252]

Not a racket-related question, but I have some old tennis balls--can you add some new fuzz? Thanks in advance! (holy cows! for the doorknob dense, this is a joke)...

[@PizzaPartify]

At this point I would simply get new balls

[@arakkalvaishnavraghu2396]

It’s like repairing a cheap headphone when one side stopped working.It is unwanted cost and probably useless as by the time the fuzz is gone the pressure might be gone too.

[@TyRaff]

I'd reccomend gorilla glue and some felt from your local arts and crafts store.

[@emjay2045]

🤣😂😅

[@joew3997]

You gave her two options... If you stated "No" from the beginning, you could have avoided the entire request.

[@emjay2045]

But that would had been dishonest and a lie #truthmatters

[@InfiniteQuest86]

What? Just what? This is incomprehensible to me. Why are you trying to mess with stuff? Even if it saved you $4, just why? How is that worth it?

[@calvinfong8888]

Well shit, I always do half string jobs when I can lol

[@wongjefx980]

...well isn't the customer always right... even when they are nuts...?

[@WalkerKlondyke]

Damn that kid is spending $100 a week getting his rackets restrung? I think it’s time to invest in a stringing machine

[@pabloadanvazquezaragon5099]

Video request: Can you make a video recreating Murray's racquet or something close???

[@jeffcapara2352]

Strings

[@elevendct1102]

it's your fault you should tell tell them you don't do ridiculous requests, and then that's clear for everyone, in case they didn't understand or they doubt you when you tell them it doesn't make sense

[@hafadaze9046]

It wouldn’t be ridiculous because someone told her it’s possible. She wants to save money she don’t care and that’s her fault

[@elevendct1102]

@@hafadaze9046 exactly, you mean that's HIS fault then. Who doesn't want to save money? She just didn't understand or trust him enough to believe her request was so dumb that she wouldn't even save money, but waste money instead

[@hafadaze9046]

@@elevendct1102 exactly she didn’t not trust him so why tf would u go to someone u don’t trust in the first place that’s her fault he told her what would happen already still ignored it. She knew what she was getting into but she rather save money so that’s the results u get lol

[@elevendct1102]

@@hafadaze9046 people go to the store closest to them, they don't always have a choice, trust is then earned not given. I got scammed by a store next to me who charged me twice the normal price for natural gut because I was clueless, so I know trust is not given

[@hafadaze9046]

@@elevendct1102 she had a choice but she chose the cheapest choice n that’s the results she gets 😂 she actually would’ve saved more money if she listened to him now she has to spend more.

[@drspidey4739]

Funny. You should never have agreed to changing only the crosses to begin with. "It is possible but we don't/won't do it." Never go in to ridiculous requests. You will always regret it.

[@farshadalizadeh9220]

It was your problem at first ! You shouldn’t have said “it’s possible “. Problem solved she goes for a new strings

[@kittyluv2564]

was her name Karen?

[@emjay2045]

😳 👩🏼

[@paulsteezo1772]

A NON TENNIS PLAYING KAREN....CONGRATS!!!

[@AM-wt8qi]

Charge half price of full restring to do crosses only if mains still in good condition like less than month old if used sparingly like once a week or something

[@crsantin]

The answer to the strings is just no, I can’t do that. That’s it. End of explanation. Let her leave. You argued with her for 30 minutes? Why?

[@Doty6String]

Grip too big? Play with an overgrip only.

[@drbonesshow1]

You could learns something new from this:

[@focusonauto]

What ever happened 2 that ole fashion patch job...?

[@Multisportamateur]

Looking skinnier due to all that tennis!

[@maxdubov1802]

Funny

[@a2casius]

The most ridiculous thing is Harry saying he can replace a cross !! He so obviously can't !!

[@Reakerboy]

It's near on impossible, agree. How on earth can you cut the knot you have tied on the mains for the crosses?

[@AM-wt8qi]

@@Reakerboy easy just cut it out and pull it away from frame and cut loop on knot until it comes loose

[@AM-wt8qi]

Done it loads of times without issue . Only with newish mains.

[@Reakerboy]

@@AM-wt8qi OK, next time I have a restring I'll give it a go, never done it before, I can imagine I'll need my surgical precision with my cutting pliers. 👍🏻

[@AM-wt8qi]

@@Reakerboy only do if mains are in good condition

[@tae912]

People who say "just string the crosses" are just like those people who were responsible of sinking the Titanic.

[@gdeangelkick]

It used to be common to just restring crosses when doing a wooden racquet. The frame wasn't flexing as much during stringing. But you can still re-string a single cross (and tie off the broken strings) for a parent whose kid is playing the same whether they had a piece of plywood on the end of a board vs a tennis racquet.

[@dadadamoo]

First so long sheesh yessir

[@BullyGarfield.]

bro why are you this cringe

[@DanielTheBozo]

E

[@razzelda6914]

Potato

[@dadadamoo]

First long time sheesh

[@BullyGarfield.]

daniel is first

[@DanielTheBozo]

Get rekt nerd lmao

[@mybluesky123]

Can you speak any Asian language?

[@emjay2045]

😳🚫🈲

[@Aziztorrent]

Dear Harry, if I may give one advise, can you please go back and focus on the real players requests. How to improve this or that, which racket an why ? Which style of playing fits which person... Worst of the cases you can go back to your scale, pick up a clash or a drive and swingweight it. And most important of all, don't feel obliged to post everyday. You are loosing your audience. Go back to the source please, I used to watch all your videos, now i can barely wait for you talking about buymeacoffee.com before i switch to another video.

[@jeffherriott8533]

What’s normal life of string. I break strings after six hours of playing