i usually play with racquet at 24-26lb, until yesterday i got my racquet string at 24M 26C, it plays more like the 26X26 racquet, maybe because the cross is the same 26lb, but the main is influenced by the tension of the cross, so 26X26 end up is more than the average of 26lb, and the tension of main is higher than cross which is not healthy according to people's comments, am i right ?
btw, can someone tell me how many lb the main gained after stringing the cross string :confused:

Thanks
SS

Originally posted by Sidesurfer
i usually play with racquet at 24-26lb, until yesterday i got my racquet string at 24M 26C, it plays more like the 26X26 racquet, maybe because the cross is the same 26lb, but the main is influenced by the tension of the cross, so 26X26 end up is more than the average of 26lb, and the tension of main is higher than cross which is not healthy according to people's comments, am i right ?
btw, can someone tell me how many lb the main gained after stringing the cross string :confused:

Thanks
SS

First off, are you using Iso-head racquets and Yonex Oval Shaped racquets? If the answer is yes, then you must keep the main tension at 2 pounds less than the cross's.

Other brands of racquets are different. For example, you can string Carlton racquets with the same tension for main and cross.

Originally posted by Pete LSD


First off, are you using Iso-head racquets and Yonex Oval Shaped racquets? If the answer is yes, then you must keep the main tension at 2 pounds less than the cross's.

Other brands of racquets are different. For example, you can string Carlton racquets with the same tension for main and cross.

Pete, do you mean that Iso-head rackets (all brand?) and Yonex Oval shaped racquets are particularly sensitive for racket distortion during stringing ?
Or are they more fragile when stung at same tension main and cross during play ?

I mean, if the purpose of stringing main and cross at different tension is just to maintain racket shape, i can imagine that stringing with a 4 or 6 point stringing machine, cause the wings prevent racket distortion, stringing at same tension
main and cross will give same result.

From what i read, i am planning to string my racket at a higher tension on the
main compared to the cross, as the main string is longer and therefore needs
more tension to be as tight as the cross. Is my Yonex ISO shaped racket not suitable for this ?

According to YY Fan from previous postings, the cross tension is dependent on the stringing machine one uses. If it's a machine with 2 points of support and no side protection to guard against the "bulge" resulting from the pulling of the mains, then one needs to have higher cross tension compared to mains to counter-balance the "bulge". In fact, Yonex recommends that the mains be 10% less than the cross. So if you want the mains not to exceed 24 lbs, then it should be strung at less than 24 lbs, and presumbably when the crosses are strung, the mains tension will increase due to the change in the shape of the racket head.

For machines that have 4 or 6 points of support or side protection so that the racket head shape does not distort whilst stringing the mains, then the crosses actually have to be strung at a lower tension.

I have rackets that are strung either way, all with machines with side protection or with 6 points support. The ones with higher mains tension feels more "right" and plays better.

Next, I'll have to try the new stringing pattern from Yonex's catalog.

:)