Since I shot the OP video, I kept on experimenting with some modifications to the original pattern.
The goals:
- neatest possible look with as little string as possible running on the outside of the frame
- optimized process flow
I've come up with a version that so far seems to check both boxes for most standard rackets. But before disclosing more details about it, here is a first teaser to see what you guys think of it.
Here's how it looks on a 76-hole 3+2 pattern (Voltric 80):
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and on a 72-hole OSP racket:
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So the longest loop is skipping one hole only (except right before the tie-off at the top on the VT80...) which imo won't be possible to reduce any further. There are some improvements on the process flow which especially make the moments right after releasing the fixed strings smoother.
However, it doesn't turn out to be that neat for 76-hole 2+4 rackets like a JS10 cause it will have one loop skipping two holes there (it's only one hole with the original version), but still there are some minor improvements on the stringing flow.
What do you guys think? Are those pictures reason enough to dig deeper into that topic?