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Soft weave

Q: I’ve been stringing for a lot of years, but never ran across the term “soft weave.” I can find references to it but not how you do it.

A: A soft weave is just the opposite of a hard weave. A soft weave is when the string (normally, a cross) goes over a lower string and under a raised string. This term is most frequently used in reference to racquets with staggered string patterns. USRSA members can find a picture of this in the racquet service techniques chapter of the Racquet Service Techniques book in their Stringer’s Digest series.

From the May 2006 issue
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