Category Archives: True Tension
More Face Time?
We have found a good format for our video content creation and presentation.
After trying several highly rated and pricey options, we have settled on QuickTime, iMovie, and YouTube.
- Quick Time for recording the video
- iMovie for editing (which we want to keep to a minimum)
- YouTube for presentation
Now there is an “RQ on YouTube” button on the home page menubar! Right now, this is at the very right side of the menu, so please use it to get to our YouTube channel easily.
Thank yo for joining us for “more face time”!
Pro Stock & Special Make Up (SMU) Racquets
Pro Stock & SMU racquets are a huge part of our business and Pro Stock and SMU’s continue to grow!
Soon, we are going to post the current inventory of Pro Stock and SMU racquets that are at the World Headquarters; however, in the meantime, please visit our YouTube channel to see and hear more about what we do.
Full Custom Head Gravity Tour 98!
We receive the racquets in the uncut, raw state, then make them yours.
The finished Pro Stock(s) are made to your specifications:
- Length: Up to 28 inches
- Weight
- Inertia (swing weight)
- Grip pallet: Head TK82 (flat) or TK82S (round)
- Perfect Pallet: Custom Printed Soft Grip System
- Grip size: Size 2 to 4
- Grip Material: Leather or Synthetic
- String
Cross String Tension…Yikes!
Cross-string tensions, or actually reference tensions, are the topic of this brief post.
First, every tennis racquet has a “natural” ratio, that is, if the reference tension (and machine setting ) is 50 for both the main string and cross string when the racquet is removed from the stringing machine, the tensions remaining will be in the area of around 50 for the mains and 37 for the cross.
The resultant tension is the natural ratio of that specific racquet.
The issue with changing cross-string tension either higher or lower than the main is that the racquet has changed shape. That is why we test for In-Plane stiffness for every racquet. The higher the In-Plane stiffness, the higher the cross-string tension will remain upon removal from the machine.
If the racquet has very low In-Plane stiffness, it has expanded in width with only the main string installed, so the cross strings need to pull the racquet back into a better (hopefully original) shape.
So, when deciding how much variation you want between the main and cross strings, please consider the racquet! In most cases, we suggest using the same string tension setting for both the main and the cross, since the cross string tension will naturally be lower.
Our True Tension Professional stringing equipment supports the racquet in such a way that we install the main string and cross string at the natural ratio, so the racquet does not change shape and the string bed is consistent.
If you are curious about In-Plane stiffness for a specific tennis racquet, please leave a comment below.
Players Please…Part Two
Racquet Quest, LLC is for players!
Players’ input helps shape what we do. Now, we would appreciate your help in focusing on what you need, whether you’re a player, parent of a player, coach, or enthusiast.
Racquet Quest evaluates, tests, and reports on anything we can verify.
The Racquet Quest YouTube Channel is a way you can see and hear what we are doing and how it can affect you. So, please spend about 18 minutes with us!
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