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Easier string straightening

I like to straighten the strings while the racquet is still mounted in the stringing machine, but it can be difficult to get the strings really straight because the background—the turntable of the stringing machine, the housing of the stringing machine, and even the floor—makes it difficult to see the strings clearly. The dark rubber mat I stand on, however, makes a perfect background, and you can really differentiate between the pattern of the strings and the solid dark background. In a pinch, I’ve even used dark walls to do the final check of string straightness. Having a solid dark background saves me only a few moments per racquet, but in a tournament situation, every moment counts, and the straighter the strings, the more professional the job looks.

5 sets of Forten Dynamix 16 to:

Davis Driver, Star Stringing, Cathedral City, CA

From the July 2005 issue
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