Where's LB when you need him? It was his suggestion to start in the middle way back when this thread started Haven't been much on here for awile. Say hi to Cappy for me.
Starting the crosses from the middle does not mean you have to use 2 pieces of strings for the crosses. Only one string is used, starting from the middle and working towards the two ends alternately, and then when you have finished, end it with two tie-off knots, one up the other down. This will reduce the stress to the frame, especially when using 2-point stringing machines.
Ok, the lazy LB is here again. Slacking off a bit lately, so rest up my big mouth a bit. Starting from the middle means using the middle part (well, usually the bottom half should be a bit longer than the upper half) of the cross string and start from the middle section of the racket, not necessarily using 2 more pieces of string. Actually, using 2 pieces for cross, might result in different tension between 2 sections. Therefore, the performance might take a beat, and serious mistakes can result in racket damage as well.
