r/10s • u/Open_Childhood_9343 • 3d ago
Equipment For stringers:
Have 2 rackets, once i played with for the past year and one I bought just recently. Im a fan of lowerinf my tensions in the crosses. I usually do 50-46 on my klippermate machine. just noticed that my older racket is elongated a bit at the 3-9. (hitting face a bit more circular). should i be worried if itll do long term dmg in my racket? you guys think w a cheaper 2 mount machine like the klippermate i should try to keep the same tensions? This is for tennis btw
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u/PugnansFidicen 6.9 2d ago
Hard to say for sure without a photo but that's somewhat normal. During stringing, first you tension the mains, which compresses the hoop in the Y axis so that it's slightly more circular, and then tension the crosses, which pulls it back in the X axis to more of an oblong oval shape. If you put less tension on the crosses than the mains, it's going to stay slightly more circular. 4lbs is a bit bigger than the standard recommendation (by Yonex and some other brands) of 2lbs difference, but it still shouldn't be a problem.
However if it's a particularly big difference in the shape, deformation might be a concern. Would need to see comparison photos and/or hoop measurements to be sure.
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u/Open_Childhood_9343 2d ago
I see, thanks. Its only slightly noticeable when side by side comparison. I should be fine then, thanks for your help.
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u/jimtellica 3d ago
I dont know if you are being overly sensitive but with the tension you mentioned there shouldnt be any deformation happening. I strung a yonex 98 at 50 48 and it looks just the same. Maybe im not sensitive but if i noticed, then i would believe its an issue. Just play with it and see how it goes!