How to Start Your Mains

This is for those who want to learn the proper way to start your mains, and how to use a starting clamp to start your crosses (part two.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-8vwdMgVA

This is a Head Extreme Team strung at 55lbs. with Prince Synthetic Gut with Duraflex 17ga. on a Tecnifibre TF7000.

Check out the next video to see how to start your crosses with a starting clamp.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• tennis
• string
• stringing
• mrt
• usrsa
• cs
• crt
• tecnifibre
• tf7000
• prince
• synthetic
• gut

[pararesis]

Does it matter at the beginning where you are pulling the strings to get them even, on which side you do that? ive seen people start on the grip side like what you do, and also on the top of the racquet (bumper gaurd side). Which is correct or does it matter?

[YULitle]

@pararesis Depends on the racquet. Count the holes in the throat and divide that number by two. If the resulting number is odd, then you start at the throat (grip-side.) If the resulting number is even, you start at the head.

[pararesis]

@lemonAids123 whats your problem...? i obviously asked this cause i didnt know much about stringing... and i didnt take the time to figure it out myself on my racquet and i realized that after i posted... im sure your SUPER great judging youre watching this beginners video too... get a life, punk

[lemonAids123]

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[lemonAids123]

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[superbballer111]

So at the very beginning do you have to pull tension the set the anchor clamp or can you just stick it on there. because I just pull the string with my hands to put it on. it seems sort of pointless to pull tension just to let it go

[pararesis]

@YULitle hi, sorry again, i have another quick question, as im very interested in starting to string my own racquets/ possibly at a local shop. when you go to tie off the knots do you always go two strings in from that outer main string? (like you did in this video) or does the number of strings to go in from the outer main have to do with the string pattern. i hope my question makes sense. (also i noticed on my racquet (at 16X20 string pattern, its done two strings in.) thanks!

[rackettec]

I do like how the ancher starts the stringing, I tend to use a starting clamp myself, but I will start this and see how I like.

[pararesis]

@YULitle Hey! thanks alot, although i was able to figure this out myself when i checked on my own racquet, i noticed it wouldnt be possible to start evenly at the bottom. Thanks for the feedback though, and great videos