Tying knots Pro knot vs Parnell 

Christian Basa thank you

Philbo Dale thank you

Thank you

The Parnell knot is a little bulkier than the Pro knot so there is less chance of the knot being pulled into the grommet. The farther the knot is pulled into the grommet the more tension you loose.

T. S. I only consider the string when tying a starting knot. For poly I use a VS starting knot. For thin gauge strings and more flexible strings I use an IKnot. Depends on the string some times I use a little less pulling to tighten my tie off like gut and Kevlar.

I think that the flexibility/stretch and gauge of the string are considerations when choosing a knot. Thin gauge and flexible strings often need a bulkier know to avoid being pulled through the grommet.

canadian tennis pro bad idea. My guess is you will have a difficult time getting the racket off the machine due to distortion and high tension.

I didn’t I was tying off the last cross of an ATW pattern on that racket.

Rob Evans that is an around the world pattern. I first string the 14 center mains, then I used the short side to string the outer mains, top, bottom crosses, and tied off. Then I use the long side to string the crosses from 2-18.

@@Mr10sStringer ah makes sense thanks!

I can sell you one if you want. LOL #64 rubberband

I like it. @Mr10sStringer, maybe a video on installing that dampener, lol!

deanm66 piece of cake.

@@Mr10sStringer I'm just trying to think through at what point of the string job you'd have to put the rubber band in, etc. My head is hurting, lol. I guess it's technically illegal, though. But I doubt anyone at my level would complain about it.

deanm66 that was an ATW pattern in an 18x20 racket. I put the rubberband in when I installed the 19th or last cross. If you want an M in the racket you could install the rubberband as you run the 20th cross

Christian Basa not sure what you mean by the slider getting stacked. If you meant to say the string gets stuck then yes I have that issue occasionally. When I pull a stiff poly the string may not always release when I release the tensioner. I have to lift up the free string from the back of the tensioner first. I am not exerting any pressure to release the string just more like moving the string up and out of the gripper.

This sticking may happen when I am release a starting clamp because there is little or no stretch in the string. When releasing the starting clamp I usually lift the string a little (between starting clamp and the diablo) to generate slack or the string may stick in the gripper.