1 peice stringing...

**GTO-demon** · 04-17-2006, 03:50 PM

can anyone teach me or show me how to string a racquet using the one piece stringing method??...
if there are pictures of steps that would be awesome..
thx~

**Quasimodo** · 04-17-2006, 06:27 PM

1-piece around-the-world (ATW) top-to-bottom or just 1-piece bottom-to-top? If the latter, it's quite easy. Just look at a picture of the latest Yonex 2-piece bottom-to-top reco., but don't cut the string into 2. You do one side (i.e., the "short side") as pictured. For the other side (i.e., the "long side"), instead of tying off after you do the mains, you start the crosses. Assuming a normal 22-mains racquet with no funky single-pass grommets, with the Yonex pattern you should end at grommet T10 (i.e., throat 10). Bring that to T9 and weave it over to T9 on the other side. If you're one of those people who like an extra cross at the bottom, then bring it to T8 and weave it to T8 on the other side. Just make sure that your racquet allows it, though (i.e., don't try to pass 2 strings through a single-pass grommet) and tie off the short side at T7 or T6.

ATW is a bit more complicated and there's no one standard way of doing it, I don't think. Some pro stringers I know invent their own patterns and use them as their personal signatures to quickly tell whether or not they've worked on a customer's racquet.

FWIW. HTH.

**Pete LSD** · 04-17-2006, 06:40 PM

One piece throat-to-head stringing method is indeed easier. Sir Dink is using this method with great success.

The trick is not to increase the cross tension by 10% until you finish (at least) the third cross strings.

**Quasimodo** · 04-17-2006, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by Pete LSD

...The trick is not to increase the cross tension by 10% until you finish (at least) the third cross strings.

Why? Does this also apply to 2-piece?

Thanks.

**Pete LSD** · 04-17-2006, 08:38 PM

(1) To lesser the chance of breakage I guess

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(2) Just one piece string job.

Originally Posted by Quasimodo

Why? Does this also apply to 2-piece?

Thanks.

**quik_silver** · 04-17-2006, 11:03 PM

What is the difference..? When I took my racquet for re-stringing, I was asked for one piece or two-piece..? Is two-piece is like using two strings and strung together..?

**Quasimodo** · 04-17-2006, 11:20 PM

Originally Posted by Pete LSD

(1) To lesser the chance of breakage I guess

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(2) Just one piece string job.

OK. I'd imagine, though, that since the throat is the strongest part of a racquet that we may want to lower the tension when we get to the head. What do you think?

Just curious. Thanks for the info.

**Quasimodo** · 04-17-2006, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by quik_silver

What is the difference..? When I took my racquet for re-stringing, I was asked for one piece or two-piece..? Is two-piece is like using two strings and strung together..?

2-piece: 1 for mains, 1 for crosses.
1-piece: 1 for both mains and crosses.

IMHO, neither is inherently better than the other. It depends on the stringer's competency and which you'd personally prefer as a player.

HTH.

**DinkAlot** · 04-18-2006, 02:15 AM

Originally Posted by Quasimodo

OK. I'd imagine, though, that since the throat is the strongest part of a racquet that we may want to lower the tension when we get to the head. What do you think?

Just curious. Thanks for the info.

I do that anyway (lower the tension at the head to minimize stress). I do that buy going easy on the tie-off, about 2lbs. less. Piece-of-cake.