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Moving grommets

Q: While stringing certain racquets, some of the grommets fall out. Would you have any suggestions on how to prevent this?

A: If the individual grommets on a modern racquet are literally falling out, you should replace the grommet set. If the friction of the string against the inside of the grommet is pulling the grommet out of position during tensioning, simply press against the outside of the grommet strip (and/or bumperguard) as you pull tension on the string. This normally happens only at a couple of positions on the frame, so you shouldn’t have to do it for each and every pull.

From the June 2007 issue
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