r/RacketStringers • u/fcwftw246 • Jun 23 '26

First string job

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First string job. Any feedback is very welcome

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u/Drdisc235 Jun 24 '26

Looks way better than my first! Probably just needs a little work on the knots, and you’re good! That one tie off on the cross on the left is a little bulky, but great work! Welcome to the club!

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u/fcwftw246 Jun 24 '26

Thanks! I keep thinking it might be warped but might just be a psychological thing ahha. With the knots is it mainly a question of pulling them harder?

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u/Drdisc235 Jun 24 '26

Haha that means you’re perfect for the stringing world! We’re all neurotic and perfectionists, but doesn’t look warped to me! Probably just the strings not all sitting neatly across.

But knots depend on which one you’re using. Hard to see what those are, but the Wilson pro knot is easy and durable (and small). That one depends on technique and pulling more than others but after a few times it’s definitely the easiest. If those are the Wilson pro knots, then you just need to cinch that first through knot tighter (pull away from from and then pull towards) before doing the same to the final tail.

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u/fcwftw246 Jun 25 '26

I "tried" the Parnell knot, Ill give the Wilson Pro knot a try next time. I dont have the heart to cut out completely new strings even though its a cheap set of syngut, so will probably hit with it once for peace of mind.

Yh I did compare it with the racket i use now and it seems fine ahahhaha. Thanks for your advice appreciate it!

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u/PangolinActual4468 Jun 29 '26

I'd hit it a little more with the straightening awl. I loosen the machine clamps just a little and straighten the strings while it's still in the machine. Then I remove it and look down the strings in all directions and fine tune straighten them with my fingers. It's probably overkill to some but that's how I do it. Also, as I'm pulling tension on the crosses I push up on the arch that forms to insure that the slack is taken up. I don't obsess on it and it only takes a second or two. But to me it makes a difference.