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Measuring the short side

I know you’ve published numerous ways to measure string, but here’s how I measure the short side. I bought a 5-foot fabric tape measure for $1. They now come in vinyl, too, but I got mine 30 years ago. Most racquets require 10 feet of string on the short side, so I simply align the ends of the string and tape, pull the first 5 feet through, drop the starting part of the tape while keeping hold of the end, and then pull the other 5 feet through. It usually takes about 10 seconds to get the correct short-side length.

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Greg Pavan, Hillsborough, NJ

From the November 2007 issue
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