Dunno if this is the right forum for this. Wondering if anyone has tried getting their racket strung at these two places and their opinon on the quality of stringing.

Dunno if this is the right forum for this. Wondering if anyone has tried getting their racket strung at these two places and their opinon on the quality of stringing.

Asby - They're a fairly old shop and have been stringing racquets for a while now. Their quality of stringing is good. They use a crank machine.

Racket Supply - Stringing is probably as good, I've never had any of my racquets strung by them but i've used their racquets which were strung by them. I think they also use a crank machine.

RS should be using their electric one more often now. They and UBC use the same electric system. Pretty good machines. I liked Asby a lot in the past, but their main stringer left. If i had to pick one now, i'd say RS overall in general. But depending on what tension you string at, say 25 or less, i don't think it matters which one you pick. Granted i haven't strung as Asby since their old stringer left, i'm pretty sure none of them are as good as he is. You can string your racket at any of the gyms in the area, all of them are closer to San Jose than RS is to me....UBC/SC/BT all have decent stringers... depending on which one you get :p.

I'm not sure about Asbys...but I've had my rackets strung by friends, Racket Supply, and at Campbell Bintang. Racket Supply is my most trusted location for racket stringing though. I usually go to the racket supply on South DeAnza (not sure if it's ave., st., etc.)

Bintang is a great facility for playing, but I do not prefer their stringing style. They add another horizontal string which offsets the pressure put on the racket. This causes the racket string to break faster and the racket to deform faster.

If you have any doubts about your equipment, just ask the people who run the shops. See if they know what they're talking about. =]

My racket broke after stringing with Racket Supply in a UC Berkeley tournament, but I'm not sure if it was because the racket was 4 years old or a bad string job. And UBC, I've had bad string jobs from them, but that was when I was in High School 3 years ago. I had consistently bad stringing jobs from them back then. I don't know if they changed now. I've never tried Asby's, it's a bit far away from where I live.

I would Like to Recommend AK tennis and Badminton. Alan is a great stringer, the one you all mention, and can do a great job. One of my rackets was strung once by him. it felt better than the others. Its feels great, and he is consistent in his stringing. It is in newark.

Lol, I doubt if the person is even watching this thread. This is from 3 years ago.

whoops. That is what you get when you look to the first two parts of the date and not the year number.

Time doesn't really matter, people will always review posts looking for an answer to a current problem.

Anyways, you guys know that a racket should not be used right after a string job right? The strings should be given time to settle. Otherwise, they will be damaged when they are being used right after the job is done because they move too much and saw at each other.