total newbie- mains/throat # count

[Anonymous]

I am just beginning my first stringing. My string pattern says 16mx21x
the tie-offs are m's@7h and x's@5t What and where are they. how do I determine where 7h is when I count it does not add up????
in addition, how do I determine if this is a one peice stringing job or two???
Thank you,

:)

[David]

H= Head. Top of the racquet (lenghtwise). Start counting from the middle, that will be 1 H.
T= Throat. Bottom, start couting from the middle that will be 1 T.

Normally racquets have an even number of grommets so that there will actually be two 1Ts and two 1Hs. Those would be the two middle grommets in the center position either at the head of throat of the racquet. There will be two of each code, just think of zero as the middle, H as the head, T as the throat, and the numbers reflect how far from the middle the grommet is regardless of the direction.

Also, unless I am mistaken, Joe has a good tutorial on this stuff somewhere on this site. It may really be helfpul for you to spend the time and read through it.

Finally, you can download a video on how to string from sptennis.com.

One or two strings? You decide (tie offs may change so make sure you are following the right pattern)

Have fun.

David