When stringing I am trying to avoid "crossovers" when threading into the shared grommets at the bottom of a racquet, yet somehow keep finding the strings crossing. Is there a guaranteed way to prevent this or is it simply unavoidable at times?
Which pattern are you using? Assuming Yonex, what I do is to weave the first couple of crosses before finishing the last mains. That way you can easily make sure the part where you get 3 strings between the same 2 grommets are laying flat and not crossed over. The other thing to think about is where you have shared holes, with a string already crossing the previous grommet hole. I generally make the string exit the grommet below the covering string. This is because on the next shared hole, I will lift the existing string with my string mover, and thread the cross string underneath it. That way the cross string is below the main string on both grommets, so no crossovers. Hopefully that makes sense, if not I can do some pics!
