How to string a tennis racket

SOME METHODS TO HELP YOU STRING YOUR TENNIS RACKET

Have you just invested in a stringing machine or are you planning to do so? Do you want to lay your first string and avoid beginner’s mistakes? Do you want to improve your stringing technique? Then you’ve come to the right place with our how to string guide!

Stringing a tennis racket is simple if the various steps are followed. If the first steps can be laborious, don’t worry! Practice makes perfect! We recommend that you first use low-cost strings to familiarise yourself with your machine. The installation time will quickly decrease and you will soon be able to change ropes in record time!

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CLASSIC METHOD TO STRING YOUR RACKET IN 2 KNOTS

This is the most common method of stringing for tennis. It allows you to string your racket quickly while ensuring a good quality of stringing. We recommend a 2 knot stringing method for your monofilament or multifilament tennis strings. We always start the stringing with the uprights in order to preserve the frame (tensioning the cross strings first may deform or even break your racket). For the same reason, we start with the centre uprights (MAIN) and work symmetrically to distribute the tension on the frame. As the crossbars are shorter than the uprights, we advise you to reduce the tension by one kilo when you start with the crossbars.

STRINGING METHOD FOR SYSTEMATICALLY BENDING THE CROSSPIECES FROM THE TOP OF THE FRAME DOWNWARDS

Used on the ATP circuit, this stringing technique allows the pressure on the frame to be ideally distributed when tensioning the crosspieces. This avoids possible deformation or even breakage of the frame.

METHOD FOR STRINGING YOUR RACKET IN 4 KNOTS

To lay a hybrid string (2 different strings in the uprights and crossbars), it is necessary to use a 4 knot lay. This technique is also useful for the end of the reel, when you don’t have enough length to string your racket.