How important is the load spreader

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  1. arambow

    arambow Regular Member

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    Hey guys,
    i allready ordered the mbs load spreader, but i think it will take some weeks before it'll arrive.
    Can i start stringing without it for low Tension stringing jobs? Sub 22 LBS.

    Greetings
    Alex
     
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    Very important, but not enough to prevent you from stringing if you don't have one.

    I wouldn't string high tensions without one, but I do have to string lower tensions without it sometimes because it isn't compatible with some older racquets.
     
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    Strung my first trainings racket with 21 lbs today worked like a charm.
     
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    Gamma makes really nice 12 o clock badminton frame support, I like it much more than spreader. Check that it fits your machine though...

    Try gamma-tennisversand.de
     
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    You mean the badminton upgrade kit for 250€? Gave it a thought but the price is pretty expensive ;-)
     
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    No, just the frame support for 29, the one with three fingers. The expensive one you are talking is a quick mount that I am not sure all that usefull anyway.

    You also need the v-mount adapter if you dont have, the one for 7.56 eur. Otherwise the original tennis side supports will not let you clamp the string properly...
     
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    If you have a damage like this, the load spreader is very important.
    I strung this racket on a tournament and the load spreader bent a lot...
     
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    [QUOTE If you have a damage like this, the load spreader is very important.
    I strung this racket on a tournament and the load spreader bent a lot...[/QUOTE]

    Ouch!! Wouldn't want this happen to me...

    Are you saying it happened with the damaged load spreader on or did you remove it?
     
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    ?!?

    The racket was already damaged as you see in the picture (other stringer damaged this racket). Customer says i should try to string it...
    I strung this racket on 10 kg / 10,6 kg (22 lbs / 23,4 kg). Normally i take the H-Load Spreader from Yonex, but for this racket i used the bigger load spreader from MBS. The load spreader from MBS bent a lot while stringing...
     
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    Ah, sorry, misunderstood :)
     
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    If a loadspreader from MBS bending while stringing...then someting is wrong when racket installed on the machine.
     
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    or the racket is massively damaged...
     

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