Received the Wise 2086 Professional Tennis Head about 30 minutes ago... ...stringing will never be the same for the panda. A complete review after I string 10-20 rackets...
The Wise 2086 is $500 + shipping. You can check it out here: www.tennishead.com. I just strung two rackets with it and I have to say: Panda will NEVER go back to crank. Electronic constant pull rules! I may YouTube the disparity in tension loss/gain from just moving the string or racket slightly. I started experimenting and it's really interesting to see how much you can alter the string tension just from minor movements. Now I see, firsthand, how if one is not consistent with a crank machine the tension can be off significantly.
just $500 for it wow that seems pretty cheap actually and for a good machine too that deffinetly is worth it. Well will wait to hear more of what you have to say about it first though.
ah alright that makes more sense now i was a little confused there for a second on it. not exactly cheap anymore.
I am waiting for the Alpha machine our pro shop ordered to come in next week. Will show the sexy pictures when it is ass-embled...
Go crank machines!! I still prefer my rackets to be done on crank! Saves electricity, time and money! ^.^
Not for this panda. ECP (Electronic Constant Pull) does a way better job stringing. If string tension and consistency doesn't matter much for you, then go crank. But if you do notice differences and/or are more passionate about string tension and its accuracy, ECP is the way to go.
String tension and consistancy if fine for cranks. Unless one has those low ends, then yeah, those will pose a problem but not for high-ends. I've got it done on ECP too, but prefer cranks anyways. One reason is, I don't like overstretch/pre-stretch. If one does a blind-fold A/B test, no one can tell which one it has been done on, using tension equivalency on both units.
I do not agree with this statement. I can tell if there is a difference between a CP and a non-adjusted crank string job.