Does anyone here know what the benefits are for some of the stringing machines that have Curved Tracks on their turntables for their clamps versus those with Straight Tracks? Is it purely aesthetic (because I really like the way they look) or do they actually have a tangible performance benefit for the stringer..? Also with self mounting side support clamps on most of the newer machines, have many people found issues with getting the racket perfectly centred as I heard of an instance where the side-arms were not coming together at the same rate using the one knob thus causing the racket to not be centred properly when both side-arms were flush against the sides of the racket.
I have both types of tracks and there is no real advantage to one or the other. Although the curved tracks did take some time for me to adapt to, I like them as much as the straight tracks. The curved tracks do allow clamps to get further on the sides, but I've never encountered a situation where this was needed.
Perhaps the curved tracks are to accommodate oversized tennis rackets so you can clamp more closer to the side of the frame than normal straight tracks would allow. This is just a guess as I don't have one myself. I agree though, they kinda look cool. Kindest regards, -Ajay- Quote of the Day If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
IMO curved tracks not only give no advantage, they don't move as easily as straight ones. No need for them, if you ask me. This can happen, especially if the support towers are twisted relative to each other; the supports come together in a kind of trapezium shape, rather than a rectangle.
Thanks for the info guys...... Now I can go spend extra money on other badminton related gear.... LOL..!!
In practice there is no real benefit of having curved tracks as straight tracks are fine. But as all racquets are curved, it probably made sense for the manufacturer to curve the tracks. Either is fine, but I wouldn't pay more for the curved tracks.
I'd pay (a bit) more not to have them, to be honest; there was absolutely no racket my old Pilot couldn't cope with.
I'm thinking of perhaps getting my next machine soon, it will be an electronic one, I will note this as I always value your opinion, you've helped me a lot when I learnt stringing rackets and there is no substitute for experience. Thanks again Kindest regards, -Ajay- Quote of the Day We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police.
Well, here's some for free: don't get an electronic one. Get the best manual one you can afford and shove a WISE on it - no electronic machine that's within the budget of a home stringer can match it for accuracy or functionality.
Embrace the curves! After a few hundred stringjobs, I don't find any difference with my 6004's tracks. I can switch between the two types of tracks without any trouble, I don't even think about it anymore.
Ahh okay. Thanks, will do. Kindest regards, -Ajay- Quote of the Day Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.
not sure if it is available where you are and how much it would cost. but these days the absolute best value for an electronic machine is the Alpha Ghost. It cost mid $2k here in the US but feels like machines that cost a lot more than that. If I were to start from scratch, that's what I would get.
