Opening Strings

Kind of hard to explain, but I'll try.

1. Holding the whole coil of string in one hand, I find one end of the string and little by little I shake the string loose 1 coil at a time until I get to the other end.
2. Once I get to the other end, I run through the entire length of the string lightly with the tips of my index finger and thumb for two reasons: to check for possible imperfections and to work out more kinks.
3. Then I cut about an arm-length worth of string that I don't need.
4. Then I prestretch the string to work out all coil memory.
5. Finally, I measure about 3 arm spans worth of string. That'll be for the mains. The remaining piece will be for the crosses. Needless to say, I string all racquets 2-piece.

HTH.

 

I hold the whole coil of string in one hand and find one end of the string and then little by little separate it out.

Or if you don't feel comfortable doing that, the a one liter bottle of water and put the string on the bottom and pull the string out.

 

I just take out the string by taking out the shortest piece closest to the zip, and after taking out 6 or 7 loops, I can insert the scissors and cut the zip.

Then, I will walk around while I unloop the strings in my living room, so I can put them on the ground without jamming them all together.

 

A small sharp nail cutter is a better tool for this job, i think. Less risk to damage the string.

 

I use a pair of wire cutters and I don't cut the actual tie strap but instead the clip that the strap passes through. That way the cutter is nowhere near the strings.

 

As long as you have a smaller blade size scissors, you are OK