Can’t tell you how much this helped - especially that knot angle. Crucial and saved many minutes, maybe even hours, of my life. Thank you.

Best stringing tutorial on KZread, great detail with close-ups

Thank you so much I had so much trouble due to small stuff but this video did wonders and made my first time stringing much easier. Happy holidays 🎉

The first video wich explains it so well that I have the feeling that I can do this right now myself without making any errors. Thanks Mark :)

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. First time using my stringer and your videos helped a lot. Thank you for the great tutorial and tips

Thank you for the tutorial, i came across your videos trying to learn to string racquets and you have the best video for the knots. I just could not master the knots till now but your video worked out perfectly. I am now able to knot the strings more efficiently. For both tennis and badminton. Thanks a lot

Thank you very much for your wonderful presentation. Simple and clear. After watching this video, I am deeply encouraged to get one of those little machines myself. Great and continue to share your wealth of knowledge and experience to many great lovers of Tennis.

Nice Vid Sensei Sansait. This is just what we wanted 👍🏻

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

AYYYYY

This video couldn't have come better.I am planning to start my first stringing myself next week.

Fantastic. Great tutorial. Thank you!!

i’m always down to see tutorials. always be learning 👌🏻

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

best stringing video, thank you

I'm knot happy and dying to start another string job. I'm really tied into the technique. Thanks

This video has very useful, very essential info, and I know you know your stuff.

Thank you, super helpful!

Great video thanks so much!

Great video! Thank you.

very good explained, thanks

Great way to show the double knot, learned something new there, thanks Mark!

@benraphael3310

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

@michaelbrohl1625

2 жыл бұрын

It's also called a Parnell knot.

KZread needed this!!! Here before it hits 1,000,000 views!

Very good! Thanks

Super informative and helpful. Added o my bookmarks. Thanks a lot!

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

@alekseyplotnikov8394

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkSansait Could make video about Pre-stretching?

Great video, Mark. One of the more recent techniques that I learned is putting in a short piece of polyester string into the skip holes. When you string the mains, this keeps the mains from blocking the skip holes, which can be a challenge when you string the crosses, necessitating the use of awls, hooks, chapstick, or other tools. When you are ready to string through the skip hole, pull out the short piece and hole remains unblocked for you to thread in the cross. If you do that, I think that will lower your speed record!

@imateapot51

3 жыл бұрын

I used to do that but now I just keep a block of wood and a razor blade and cut the string to a very sharp angle.

Very interesting. I may start stringing my own racquets.

Thank you.

Thank you

Thank you!!!

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

:)

Thanks Mark, I know this was a while ago but this is pure gold. Where can we find a database of racquet info, re: what grommets to skip when/where, etc?

So today when I strung my mains I tried your technique of doing 4 of a side and then 8 of the other after previously alternating sides every main. After I strung the 8 on one side I Parnell knotted and then went to the other side to pull the remaining 4. Here I see you kept the clamp on and knotted both at the end. I’m wondering if I lost tension by knotting preemptively. Just thinking out loud thank you for the stringing videos they are helping tons.

I love it and just debating how much I should invest in machine.

Thanks Mark! Noticed you do the knots manually, while I personally use the stringer. Any thoughts on that? It does warp the grovel a bit, but figured it helps best preserve the tensions as well…

Now I know how my racquet being strung :)

I am using always for the first string a starting clamp and af course the clamp of the stringing machine

Of the myriad stringing videos I have watched, yours are the easiest to follow. Even though that particular camera angle was a bitch, it was extremely helpful to see. Thank you for making that effort.

Good vid. I believe the knots you did are the Parnell knots ;)

@redflynn9427

3 жыл бұрын

definitely a parnell haha

Great video Mark, thanks for sharing! A few thoughts from my side: I learned stringing 2 years ago with youtube instructions and I have strung a bit more than 100 rackets in 2020, so I think I am not yet on Marks level, I still need 30-35min for 1 racket. Anyway, probably a lot of people will bring up how they do it differently and therefore you are doing "wrong", e.g. I do pull 10% extra with the last string to compensate the tension that is lost with tying the knot (and yes, there is always tension which will be lost). Also I switch sides way more often, I do 3 left, 4 right, 2 left, 2 right and so on. I find the instruction video on how Yonex Stringers have to string by TennisSpin very informative. Anyway, my main point: all this does not matter too much, whether you go around the diablo or just under it, whether you add 10% for knots or not, and I am sure the racket will survive if you do 4left, 8 right, 4 left. Important: be consistent, do it the same all the time. I string both for myself as well as for friends, and after the first or second string job, they know what to expect. My guess is that Mark's result will be a bit on the looser side because of the non-existing knot-tension-increase, but as soon as a client comes around a second time, they can just tell them "do a pound more than last time" and if he is consistent, that's no problem at all.

@neilhyman8165

3 жыл бұрын

So true.. I've been stringing for over 15 years and learned from some guys who have strung for pros. I have my habits, idiosyncrasies and various tricks including as you mentioned, switching sides more often and adding 10% tension on the knotted strings, but I'm not going to say Mark is wrong. I do what I do to get consistency for myself and for people I string for, that's really what matters. But I do it the SAME way EVERY time... There are pros / cons of two-piece versus one-piece stringing as well. Mark's methods work for him and his customers; that's what counts. In this video, it looks like a poly string being used. For multi-filament strings, I would also pre-stretch the strings prior to stringing to minimize tension loss during the stringing process.

@tennisthemenace3916

3 жыл бұрын

​@@neilhyman8165 I do agree with you 100%. I even started this year to always put the racket on the machine on the same side (checking that the butt cap is not upside-down). And I try whenever possible to knot the cross-strings on themselves and not on the main (e.g. if you have gut on the mains and poly on the cross, I don't want to "endanger" the expensive gut in the main by knotting a poly around it), learned that from my goto-guy (he strung at the AO 2020, so he probably knows what he is doing). but I would never go so far to say, that I am right and everything else is wrong, the important thing is consistency. I know I am very anal when it comes to the little details, and probably all of my friends (around 4.0 level) would not care if I knot crosses on mains, but they want consistency - with the same tension they order, they expect the same result.

@neilhyman8165

3 жыл бұрын

@@tennisthemenace3916 The OCD is real. Not only do I always mount the frame on the same side, but my table is labeled "H" and "T" so the orientation is always the same and I have marks on the table to reset the center clamps if I have to expand for a large size frame. And I always use a starting clamp behind the fixed clamp on the first main... always start my weaves exactly the same... etc. etc...

@a2casius

3 жыл бұрын

The 10% increase on the Knot main is a "Retailer" recommendation by USRSA to keep some (naive) customers who gauge the quality of the string job by the stiffness of the outer main, Happy. Like Mark, I'm not naive so I never add extra tension to my knot mains. Besides, the more knowledgable amongst you who have heard of Progressive or Sergetti stringing, would know that those methods progressively Reduce String Tension as they move to the outer mains to Enlarge the Sweet Spot. So why would anyone in their right mind want to do the opposite?

@tennisthemenace3916

3 жыл бұрын

​@@a2casius first of all, I am not from the US (or North America for that matter), so I do not get my recommendations from the USRSA ;-) Why do I add 10% to the last mains? Because that's the way I learned how to do it. I am totally open for learning new things and looking at different ways how to string, but I am offended by your tone. Calling others "naïve" or "not in their right mind" just because they use different technique than you do, is just not ok. If you check 10 random stringing tutorials, I bet at least a few of them, if not even a majority, add extra tension for the knots. There are even quite a few electronic stringing machines, that have a special button for the knot-strings to pull an extra few % for exactly this reason. I am not debating whether this is right or wrong, I will happily look into Progressive/Sergetti stringing as I am always looking to expand my view and knowledge, but I would ask you to be respectful of other peoples opinion and not disqualify them just because you have a different opinion.

Have you ever tried tensioning both starting mains before clamping? I found this tip before and found it helping a lot. I also use a starting clamp to pull the knots as I find it to be a much stronger grip.

@tugloo1

Жыл бұрын

I do this as well. It's called the yusuki method. I really don't like holding one of the clamps up while the other side of the string is tensioned.

Hey Mark. I have the exact same setup but in my case, the tension head is positioned such that the diablo is about level / slightly higher than the mounting clamp bases which does not allow a full 360 swivel of the racquet. It's not a big deal, but I'm wondering why yours does? Did you use the Gamma adaptor plate? Did you raise the table? Also, I notice that you pull under the diablo rather than wrapping the string around it... any reason for that? Thanks!

Bravo

Thanks. What stringing machine do you use? Very helpful video.

Hi Mark, great tutorial! Just a clarification question: at 8.16min in the video you say "I am gonna skip the eighth" but I think you mean the ninth no? Starting stringing and just want to make sure I am not making one of those beginner's mistake here.

Very cool. I actually just use a starting clamp for the first main pull and don't bother with using a base clamp. I'll sometimes use another starting clamp on the first pulled string as well if I'm stringing with a thin, slippery string.

@LubaLuba1

Жыл бұрын

What prevents the clamps from scratching the frame when pulling tension

@ronalddelrosario7405

Жыл бұрын

@@LubaLuba1 The first few mains always start at grommet covered holes so the frame won't get scratched. But if for some reason they aren't, you can use a spacer between the frame and the starter clamp.

Hi...I watched your video and found it informative.. I have a question..What is the model of the stringing machine you are using...🤔.. Thanks for the video and your advice .

excellent video - I have to do something similar to this shot, how did you set up your camera? Simple tripod or c-stand? Also which lens did you use for the close ups when doing the knots? You got nice and tight and the focus was dead on!

Question: Could you place the very first clamp closer to the middle so it won’t get in the way of the clamp that you’re stringing the first side with on the mains? If that makes sense. I see there’s some slack you’re having while pulling the first few mains. Thanks!

Maybe this is not the scope of this video but I think you should also mention, that if you are a tension consistency junky, when stringing, you should clamp as close as possible to the frame, go with the string round the "diablo" of the tensioner head, and jack the tension up 10% on the ending mains and crosses. Once I have done all this things for my racquet I was hooked :). The sound, feel and imo also the breaking period of the string are better. Great video! Keep clapping those cheeks ;) !

@BlakeT

2 жыл бұрын

This was a normal comment until the fucking end what the hell

@bogdanandrone653

2 жыл бұрын

@@BlakeT the comment was in theme with the jokes that were going around at that time in the videos :).

@BlakeT

2 жыл бұрын

@@bogdanandrone653 lol, and then the next video (the crosses) where he calls out the Parnell knot and then Richard Parnell comments on his vid saying don’t call me out.

What string pattern guide do you recommend? Are there any low cost or free guides?

Hi Mark. Very nice and informarive video, thank you! What machine do you use? Secondly, how long does it take you to rearrange a raqcuet?

Any tips on how to identify if a crack is just in the paint or into the racquet?

How would you start the mains with flying clamps? Mine can't grip a single string strong enough to pull tension like that.

Hi Mark, just watched your live today stringing the racquets, I’m looking at buying a stringing machine and the 2 I’m looking at in my price range and available to me in Australia are the Gamma Progression II ELS and the Spinfire Flame with Wise tension head…(Spinfires actually frame looks similar to Gamma)…just wondering if you have any opinions on the Wise head vs ELS? Cheers

how do you know wether to start at the throat or head when you start?

Hello, what is the good machine for stringing rackets ? Any good types ? I would like to do for myself also for some other people. Thank you for any suggestions.

Very good instructive video... keep it up. Just love the way you teach. By any chance do you have a book on stringing rackets or one you can recommend...

@MarkSansait

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter - I always found that doing the actual thing and making mistakes is much better than reading a book. Go out there and string!

@peterjohnporrata4866

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkSansait will do, thank you so much. Your videos are very instructive.

Awesome video Mark! what stringer are you using? It looks so easy how your doing this.

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Gamma Progression 2 with a Electric Tensioner Mount

Do you increase tension on the knotted main?

When one uses two knots or 4 knots? any particular reason? good tutorial mark. thanks for sharing

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

One piece stringing => 2 ending knots two piece stringing => 3 ending knots and 1 starting knot

Hi Mr. Sansait. Thank you for the tutorial. If you need to stop an do something else before you started on the crosses, could you? Or is there now a 50+ lbs per square inch asymmetric load on the frame? I guess what I'm asking is do you have to finish what you started straight away or could you come back a few hours later to do the crosses. I can see a situation where something could come up and now your racquets are being tortured until you come back... Thanks

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

I dont think walking away from a stringing job halfway through will hurt the frame/strings.

Can you not simply mark the holes that are to be missed in the Head and tail that can be seen with the old strings on ? With a chalk or whatever ? Where do you go for manufacturer recommendations... or am I missing something here ?

Wow know one want to show how to start the mains from cutting that to the end tie

Nice video and closeup of the knots. Are you adding some extra tension to the final pull on each side to reduce knot tension loss? Also Head and some other brands have little arrows above the last couple of mains holes, which is useful for the skips.

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

I am not adding extra tension, just using my good ole, hands

@rakrishnan

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkSansait Then there will be tension loss on the last string on each side which will spread to the other strings. But if you are used to it, then so be it.

what kind of pliers do u use?

great video, it helps a lot! Just quick question, how to properly measure the length of the string? how to accurately measure 20 or 21ft? Many thanks

@MarkSansait

8 ай бұрын

I typically measure 21 feet for open string patterns. 22-23 feet for closed string patterns.

@bchuang7516

8 ай бұрын

Yes, but how do you measure 21 feet?any particular method?@@MarkSansait

Hi, at 8:19 you mentioned skipping the 8th , but shouldn't that be the 9th?? Great video though

Your hair look better than the other clip...lol Thanks

Hi. I know that particular machine doesn't have a knot function, but did you increase the tension for the knots manually? Cheers

@curttheboywonder

2 жыл бұрын

Good question. It didn’t look like he did. I can’t imagine he pulled that knot hard enough to offset the losses. I normally go up 4 lbs and pull my knots a little harder than it looked like he did. Not sure I’m doing it right, it’s just what I do

Aren't your clamps supposed to get as close to the frame as possible to avoid tension loss?

Is this set to constant pull? Also, if using a 12 meter pack (not reel), is it safe to just cut the string in half? Or should I go for something like 6.1m - 6.2m for mains and whatever remains - crosses?

@MarkSansait

2 жыл бұрын

Yes constant pull. I always try to two piece every stringing i do.

Hey, Mark, I'm thinking about getting the Gamma Progression II as well. Did you simply remove the drop weight lever and get an electric puller?

@jugheadfla

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he mentioned it was originally a crank not a drop weight

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

hey mark, loved the video! quick question, is there any benefit to wrapping the string around the diablo (as opposed to just under it like you do)? just curious if it makes any difference!

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

In all honesty, I cant tell a damn difference lol

@JohnPrevost424

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarkSansait Hey guys, If i may add my 2 cents. Wrapping the string around the diablo doesn't seem like something that is all that important, but is more important than you think. When you don't, you get that texture from the inside of the tension head that almost scores the string just in the slightest, and at the same time will thin the string out ever so slightly. Does this make a big difference? No. But if getting super technical, the diablo will take a bit of the pressure off the string from the tension head and allow the string to pull mostly from the diablo's wrap which won't clamp the string via the tension head nearly as much. I've had a lot of experiences with this being a problem with super thin polys (like 1.20 and less) as well as 17 gauge multifilaments. The thinning of the string has made some prematurely snap if too much pressure is added and it makes for some understandably upset customers. Not to say that not diabloing is a bad thing to do, obviously this is in very certain situations, but just out of personal experience and preference I've started doing it for all of the clients I string for, whether 15g poly at 40lbs or 17g multi at 65lbs in a 14x16 string pattern. I've been stringing for almost 6 years now, from the USTA Ladies Daytime D level, to upcoming juniors, all the way to Top 100 ATP players and only at the higher levels does this really make a difference. Still, great video and I really liked your explanation Mark

Just curious why you dont clamp closer to the grommet on the first few strings?

@rizahawke

5 ай бұрын

Because he's an amateur stringer. Just because someone posts something on youtube doesn't make them an expert.

can you suggest a string for ultimate control with pop and having above average tension maintenance. thanks in advance

@jeffreytowne8609

3 жыл бұрын

I've found a perfect combo for exactly what your asking. I use 17g Wilson gut in the mains @52lbs and 18g Head Hawk "Touch" in the crosses @50lbs. These strings give enough pop and control etc. yet allow me to be in total control of how I hit and where I hit it etc.

Woohoooo

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

wewt

when I have finished the mains I pluck them guitar style, what worries me is they dont all have the same pitch. Surely if they are the same tension they should be the same pitch ? Any help gratefully received.

@pbillings808

2 жыл бұрын

The corresponding strings should be the same pitch (the two middles, the two outers, etc.), but the outer strings will be higher than the inners because the outers are shorter.

So what exactly do you mean you start at the throat because of the way the grommets are set up? So what would constitute stringing the mains starting at the head versus the throat?

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Start at the main of the throat for THIS racket due to the string pattern.

is it fine to end the mains and crosses using a parnell knot? it’s the easiest one and the one i’ve been using

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Yes u can!

Hi do you always use the constant pull? do you think it can be useful for a better stringing?

@MarkSansait

Жыл бұрын

Constant pull is definitely better for stringing

@Milaus83

Жыл бұрын

@@MarkSansait If I use the constan pull, sometimes the wise pulls me beyond the set tension, for example if I put 22kg it also reaches 23.4 and then goes back to 22, without having a pre-stretch set. does it do it to you too?

Your documentation showed skip 7’th and 9’th. Were u stringing a pro staff ? At 8.20 u say “ I am gonna skip the 8’th and go to the 9’th”, I am a bit confused if u skipped 9’th as per instruction or not ?

Great video. I thought H = head and T = throat

What is your take on using the Diablo? I don't think you are using yours here.

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

I go under it, but not a full loop

Hi where can I purchase a machine like yours what’s the model ?

@MarkSansait

Жыл бұрын

I got lucky and got it from a former student.

This is an outside chance, but Mark, what plyers do you use? I’ve broken my string on the last tie-off knot a couple times now because the teeth of the plyers I’m using break through the string while I’m trying to pull tension. It’s VERY frustrating. Plyers that don’t break strings so easily seem like a small but useful upgrade. Any recommendations?

@MarkSansait

5 ай бұрын

I cant find the exact one I use, just make sure you use a "no teeth" or "smooth jaw" plyers. these will do: www.amazon.com/WORKPRO-Mini-Reach-Needle-Pliers/dp/B0BG2FLVMF/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?keywords=Pliers%2Bno%2Bteeth&qid=1705985879&s=power-hand-tools&sr=1-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

@lyndseyandandrew5771

5 ай бұрын

Brilliant , thank you so much! I replay your knot segments on the mains and crosses every time I re-string so I sincerely appreciate the time you took to set up those angles.

@lyndseyandandrew5771

4 ай бұрын

Hey Mark, just wanted to update that I tried the new plyers with my most recent stringing and it worked really well. Cleanest knots yet. Thanks so much. I’ll save the spitting and swearing for the court from now on ;)

The knot can I use you skill for badminton

Good video but I think you left out some important details such as exactly why you started from throat to head ( 6 vs 8 grommets ) and you should mention that when tensioning the string should always be running underneath the frame and not over the top of it.

Why string one full side and only half the other side? Wouldn't it make more sense to do both sides evenly at the same time?....less strain on the frame

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Dan, that is ABSOLUTELY true what you said. I do it half of one side, full other side, and finish the other half because it is a mix of speed and less warping on the frame. But yes, if you want almost ZERO warp on the frame, alternate each main.

No starting clamp?

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

I dont find it to be necessary

8:10 you meant skip the 9th, not the 8th, right?

Damn I’ve been doing my double knots wrong 😑 lol

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the way I do it, if you do it differently and it works, then thats no problem at all!

How come you don't loop it around the diabolo?

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

I go under it, but not a full loop

@rizahawke

5 ай бұрын

Because he's an amateur stringer that doesn't know how to use it or what it's for.

14 minutes of a live? What is that a stream for ants?!?!

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

Its highlights for my livestream

@jaidenoutofcontext7290

3 жыл бұрын

Oh ok

Ah yes the Pro-Knot the best knot

a racquet stringer who identifies as an engineer, or an engineer who identifies as a racquet stringer? ;-)

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

BOTH!

omg i just got a roger federer uniqlo ad but i skipped it.... noooooooooo!!!!

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You never explained why you feed the string through the throat first .

@MarkSansait

3 жыл бұрын

For this racket, because of the string pattern.

Awsome video but put yo dawgs back in the kennel

Second

Why do you clamp so far away from the frame? Also you should do 3 mains then switch and do 6 then go back to the other side. Your explanation on skipping is wrong as well. You’re not skipping 8 you’re skipping 7 and 9. You’re stringing through 1-6 then 8 and 10. That knot you tied isn’t a double knot it’s a Wilson pro knot however you forgot to pull the slack out of the string on the outside of the frame before tightening it down.

@atrem7942

3 жыл бұрын

It not the Ersa stringing exam for pro stringers. give the guy a break.

@diddyac9158

3 жыл бұрын

@@atrem7942 Whilst true, people are paying for the service, and allowing the racquet to be handled by someone else, many small things factor into tension loss, and also even the clamping of the racquet in the beginning looks overly tight, and that damages the structure of a racquet and it's lifetime durability

@kikibeldandy

3 жыл бұрын

Please make a tutorial, I'd watch yours too.

@Asdyqwertz

3 жыл бұрын

Actually he does a parnell knot, not a Wilson pro knot

@atrem7942

3 жыл бұрын

@@diddyac9158 I know, and it's absolutely true. Certainly when restringing multiple rackets for the same person. I just did not like the way he wrote his comment

It's head and throat 😑😑😑 where do you even find a tail on a racket

Great video but WHY ON EARTH do you have to have a distracting, annoying background noise (so-called music)? Are you scared to just speak on our own, it is absolutely ridiculous all these unconfident people who create otherwise amazing videos and for some bizarre reason have to degrade the quality with irrelevant and annoying background noise. For god's sake, rely on the wonderful presentation you are showing -- no need for that teenage-style of having to play music all the time in the background! I am so annoyed that I simply can't continue with your video, really sad as I would have liked to, you seem to present well excellent information but why am I forced to listen to crap background noise? Duh!

dont use bad words in ur videos...