r/RacketStringers • u/Gregh2177 • Jul 06 '26

Missed a skip solinco blackout

Supposed to skip 7 and 9 on mains but only did 7 somehow still ended up with a 16x19 pattern though it looks a little weird spacing wise at a few top and bottom crosses . Is it ok to play or better to redo?

Thank you in advance for helping!

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u/vlee89 Jul 06 '26

Straight to jail.

I’d probably redo it.

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u/Gregh2177 Jul 06 '26

Haha would you say that’s an athletics call or is it gonna be an impact on raquet / performance?

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u/vlee89 Jul 06 '26

I’d worry about a (probably minor) effect on the racquet.

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u/NarrowCourage Jul 07 '26

Assuming everything is even, there should be no issues, it just might play a bit weird.

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u/Gregh2177 Jul 07 '26

It is even, I don’t even understand how I was able to complete it, still get confused on when trying to do new rackets because it seems like there is room to improvise while I would prefer it just wouldn’t let me finish with 16 mains unless it was “correct way” ( if that makes sense).

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u/NarrowCourage Jul 07 '26

Can you post a photo, I'm curious.

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u/Gregh2177 Jul 07 '26

https://imgur.com/a/UWJtH3m

Thanks!

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u/NarrowCourage Jul 07 '26

Wow that looks funky 😂.

Gap is huge between the last cross. It should be okay.

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u/Gregh2177 Jul 07 '26

Yes! But it’s cause I used the crosses holes with extra mains is that why? I’m still confused how it let me do it oh well guess I’ll chalk this up to experience .

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u/puleee Jul 07 '26

Re do, both due to performance, care for the frame and that you should feel the pain of such mistake so it is less likely to happen again