!@#$ UGH is it effed?

**Chinny** · 09-21-2010, 09:14 PM

I was just stringing my racket and i heard a pop and saw this. I was using a 2 point dropweight stringing machine and was stringing the mains at 20.5lbs when this happened. What should i do guys

my beloved racket TT_TT

any input would be greatly appreciated

thanks

***kwun*** · 09-21-2010, 09:19 PM

it's gone. RIP.

**Chinny** · 09-21-2010, 09:36 PM

</3 she'll be missed dearly. time to string my other racket?...

***kwun*** · 09-22-2010, 02:33 AM

the question is: why did it break? 20.5lbs isn't very high and normally rackets won't break. you need to understand what happened in order to prevent it from happening again.

**Chinny** · 09-22-2010, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by kwun

the question is: why did it break? 20.5lbs isn't very high and normally rackets won't break. you need to understand what happened in order to prevent it from happening again.

ya, i don't understand why the frame gave out at such a low tension. could mounting it improperly cause the break? when i took it off the stringer it looked like it wasn't secured tight enough and was pulled a bit off centre. still hating myself for ruining my racket

***kwun*** · 09-22-2010, 08:51 PM

no. i doubt such little movement will crack the racket.

did you use the correct weight? did you set the weight correctly?

if your machine is a tennis machine, some of them have different weight (usually 1/2 of the tennis weight) for badminton.

**Chinny** · 09-23-2010, 08:40 PM

ya i have a tennis machine but i have parts to swap around to string for badminton. i checked the weight a bunch of times after it broke to double check that i had it set correctly and i had the larger weight removed and it was set to the correct weight. ughh this is so frustrating.