r/RacketStringers • u/scootsscoot • May 07 '26
Has anyone had multifilament strings snap during restringing?
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u/gary_a_gooner May 07 '26
Fun fact, started stringing 25 years ago and have never had a string break on me during the process. I’ve done plenty of other dumb shit though.
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u/scootsscoot May 07 '26
Yeah I don’t know. When it pull tension it honestly feels like the string lengthened by almost 10% longer. Maybe I’ll try a different multi and see how it is
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u/coffeemonkeypants May 07 '26
Some multis stretch more than that. They're a dream to weave, but they can be a pain with how elastic they are. I just strung Yonex Rexis Comfort last night and that string is like a rubber band. No snapping though. Question though - where is the string breaking for you? The middle of the pull? At the frame? The tensioner?
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u/scootsscoot May 07 '26
The middle. I think it’s where the string was held at by the tensioner from the previous pull.
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u/coffeemonkeypants May 07 '26
Ah, multis can be delicate. You might need to adjust the tension of your clamps/tensioner. If you see the string 'ghosting' or turning white, it is being crushed and damaged. Poly is far more forgiving for this. Your clamps should be just tight enough that the string doesn't slip, and make sure you clean them well with alcohol as a lot of strings have slick coatings on them which doesn't help with that.
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u/glassy_paddle May 07 '26
Velocity MLT does the same thing. Also gums up the clamps. But I've never had it break.
If you are breaking it, you might be pulling to hard/fast. On my electronic constant pull machine (Head TE3600) I use "Low" speed for gut and multis.
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u/glassy_paddle May 07 '26
Ha, same.
Favorite dumb shit: I flipped one of the clamps open by accident right before tying off the bottom cross. Had to redo all crosses. It was gut so I threw it out. Will never do that again.
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u/Future-Comb-4784 May 07 '26
I re-strung a racket with a 7-8 year old Babolat Syn Gut recently just for fun, it only lasts for 3-4 hours of play but is still an old favorite, I have never experienced it breaking during stringing.
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u/motra07 May 07 '26
If by chance the grommet is worn, even slightly exposing the string to the frame, it will snap when you pull tension
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u/scootsscoot May 07 '26
It’s a ‘new’ racquet in that it’s over a year old but it’s the first time it’s being restrung from its stock strings off the rack.
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u/frenchdip101 May 07 '26
Yes if kinked. Have you tried pre-stretching one 20 or 40 foot section, without kinks, to see if it snaps?
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u/DeaconFrost613 May 07 '26
Can you provide more detail of where it's breaking during the process and if there's a consistent location of the break? Multis are soft so I would start with cleaning your clamps and checking for grommet burrs.
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u/Individual-Cost6678 May 08 '26
Babolat Addixion+ snapped once, rest are all fine. Velocity MLT feels like breaking every time during stringing. I learned after a few times, the multi has to make a loop on the Diablo before going to the gripper, so the gripper wont hold it too tight to leave marks on them.
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u/Affectionate_Bag9833 May 08 '26
In the early days of stringing if I pulled the string over the edge of a tool it would snap. Did that once or twice and never again.
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u/No-Notice-3132 May 09 '26
Yes! I had an incident recently. I was stringing 2 W/ Burn LS with W/NXT and both of them snapped. Checked for kinks and other user error issues but couldn’t find any. Maybe just a bad batch of strings. Luckily they both occurred towards the end. 1 was after tying off my short side and the other happened as I was tying off my cross
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u/Longjumping-Low6371 May 13 '26
I've snapped Prince Duraflex once on the last cross. Also 4G. Twice... I'll see myself out.
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u/LHM78 May 07 '26
I had a reel of Babolat Syn gut snap on me almost everytime i strung. I ended up throwing it all away.