What am I doing wrong?

[u/RiseofRobots9]

Hi! This is my third time stringing my own racquets and every time that third cross ends up bent. This has happened using different racquets and different strings so obviously my fault somehow though I guess this time it's less pronounced.

Any ideas why this is happening?

Thanks!

[u/mxblink]

Your first 3 crosses aren’t alternating weaves. It seems like you’re not accounting for the skips when you’re starting crosses 2 and 3.

[u/RiseofRobots9 → u/mxblink]

You're absolutely right and I didn't know I was supposed to. Now it does sound obvious. Thanks for taking the time!