Weaving Crosses

[MOGULMANv]

I have had a bad experience with non-electronic stringing machines. I have to rackets strung at 60/59. But after a while, they loosen up and it affects my game a little. Before this last/current stringer (non-electronic) I had my racket strung with a electronic Prince and my string stayed tight and lasted longer before breaking. How can you prevent this? Or why is this happening? Thanks.

[bottrellmcneill]

Why don't you pull the majority of the string through on the weave ahead before you pull tension on the previous string? That is leave enough to go into the tension head. I see it all the time, and it results in a 'hard pull' through of the slack string,

[TheJwaffle]

So is it safe to say that on every cross you should always (with every stringing pattern and variation) start the weave under the first main?

[bc71766]

i do it all the time , pull 2 string at a time.. just add 2 pounds more ...that should adjust for the tension

[YULitle]

@bc71766 Negative. It doesn't. Good stringers do not do this.

[rushytheghost]

Instead of tensioning after every cross can u tension after every other cross? i.e. tension two lines of crosses in one go? Tried it on an old racket of mine and seemed to be quicker to string but unsure as to whether the overall tension of the crosses will be affected.

[YULitle]

Negative

[NancyToday]

Wow, I was looking for something else about weaving on my loom, but wondered what this was. Very interesting to see how this is done. Well explained for those who need to do it!

[pablonbd]

coool

[snappyzach]

Hi, i really need help on this one ?. How does weaving one ahead help you string faster? im trying to figure it out but i cant

[the4paths]

for one there is less tension so it should be easier and faster to weave the second weave than the first.

[mansuliu]

hey Yulittle, i strung with polyester for the first time yesterday AND I ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED MY HANDS when i did the crosses, especially during the end when the clamps blocked everything, also i felt the clamps were much harder to remove with poly, do you have the same experience or am i just noob?

[xxgt465xx]

no this is normal. All poly jobs are just brutal in general.

[mansuliu]

DUDE I JUST STRUNG WITH luxilon m2, supa easy to string man, the string just glides lol

[xxgt465xx]

Do an all poly job with luxilon Alu rough. My hands felt like I lit them on fire afterwards. The mains are fine, but weaving poly in the crosses is terrible.

[mansuliu]

haha its worse when the gauge is HIGH

[xxgt465xx]

Yea thats no good. I had to do all luxilon Alu rough 16g @ 60 lbs. My fingers have been hurting since. stabbed my fingers a couple times and got a couple friction burns from that stuff.

[aznboy712]

haha very true. luxilon rough is not fun to string.

[Siphodias92]

3:43 [Fail x5]

[YULitle]

:D Thanks

[SnoboSnow]

@Siphodias92 Hahahahahahahahahahahaha I love it

[InsideCharliesHead]

cool

nice video

[puma0306]

In the end, while weaving the last crosses. I find it difficult to do the pushmotion. Do you have any advise to make it easyer?

Thanks

[JMUDoc]

It gets harder as you move down the racket, as there is less slack in the mains. I usually end up using a "sewing" action on the last couple of crosses, as pushing takes MORE time.

[Deltad]

man, thank you for the tip on the keeping your fingers on the string while pulling. good stuff!

[noshadsi]

YULitle,

Im dying to see how to weave using one hand...ive heard a lot of ppl do it...i wouldn think its a faster way it just looks cool :-)

[gregegg123456789]

YULitle,

Im thinking about getting a stringer to string for me and a couple of my friends. What kind of stringer should I buy?

[YULitle]

That's a hard question to answer with what little info you've given me. Shoot me an email via YT with more info about how often you string and a budget.

[airsoftbuddies50]

@gregegg123456789 well thats an old comment, but i just started and i got a gamma progression 200 stringer, only $150 bucks little table top thing but works perfectly for my needs

[brianchowaniec]

Do you have a video using a crank machine.

[cmo871]

isnt a U shape a smile not a frown...

[YULitle]

I just say frown because it's bad. :D ;)

[the4paths]

You rock. I have been stringing for a long time and my boss never taught me some of this. I have a spring loaded machine and not a electric; would i still be able to hold that cross efficiently and pull. It looks like it would slow me down. I push the cross against the other cross and pull then push it again to straighten. Any advise from you would be appreciated. Thnx.

PS. you seem to have more knowledge than alot of the stringers I know and some of them have been doing it all there life.

[YULitle]

It's possible to hold the cross straight with most machines, but easier with some than others. It is something that you should either do all the time or never as it is a major factor in job to job consistency.

[hellojeffo]

I like ur house! It's so nice and neat, and we've got a 360 view!

Anyways, thanks for the tips.. i can't do the finger thing with polys that well

[jonvdw]

Do you always use this method of weaving your crosses (between the tips of your fingers), even with polyester string?

[YULitle]

Yes. Always. Even with polyester. :D Though sometimes I pay for it.

[zeleboy]

nice video - i learnt something :)

[zeleboy]

nice video - i learnt something :)