Championship-1 racquet, 30 crosses?!

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  1. Patriot

    Patriot Regular Member

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    Has anyone seen this stringpattern before?

    Hi,
    I was just surfin' around a bit looking for something from the AT-800Def, and suddenly I found a picture of a racket named "Airshuttle".
    This racket had such a weird stringing pattern that I didn't want you guys to miss:D.
    click here(sorry the image is a bit large)
    Has anyone seen this before.
    Is it real?
    What would the pro's of such a pattern be?
    Probably: Not as much chance that the strings wil break?
    But seems to me it will have much more disadvantages...

    Could someone post a picture of such a stringing pattern if he has it to?

    Cheers,

    Pat!
     
  2. Sgbad

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    That is cool!=x
     
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    I guess, the feel would be much stiffer. Because the strings are all so close to each other that they are locked together.
     
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    Intriguing! From my experiences in squash, it seems to me that denser patterns offer more power but less control than open patterns, and vice versa. Were it not illegal:D, I would have done it the other way around and had tighter grouping towards the OUTSIDE of the frame, which offers better support to the vulnerable, shorter outer strings.

    Come to think of it, is this pattern itself legal? I recall something about the stringed area not being allowed to be less dense in the centre than at the edges, but how about the other way around?
     
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    I don't know whether it's illegal or not...
    I didn't even know there were rules about stringing :eek::p

    Where to find those rules?:confused:
     
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    I saw them before. It actually feel much tighter than regular patter. However, the power is very weak. I think it will be good for very strong player who is looking for control.
     
  7. Mark A

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    Rule 4.2.1: [The stringed area] shall be flat and consist of a pattern of crossed strings either alternately interlaced or bonded where they cross. The stringing pattern shall be generally uniform and, in particular, not less dense in the centre than in any other area;

    I knew I hadn't imagined that Law! Doesn't look like that racket's going to make an appearance at any ranking tournaments in the near future...
     
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    if u look at any strung rackets, especially the oval frames, the center is LESS dense than in any other area of the frame. Hmmmm..;)
     
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    But the Airshuttle is more dense in the centre, not less dense. I don't see why it will be disallowed.
     
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    a denser bed will harden the feel. 1 of my rackets has the mains in the center very close together, and thats wat happens
     
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    Why?? No problem to buy a 200m string of NBG95.. I guess that would be long enough for ya..

    /T
     
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    an average player wouldn't buy a 200m reel for personal use though.
     
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    The average player would just leave his racket to the stringer at the shop, and not buy strings separately :) .. And probably the avg player would not buy an expensive special-string-pattern racket at all ;)

    /Twobeer
     
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    if you want to put it that way then i would re-phrase. i would not buy a 200m reel of a particular string. i bring my own strings when i go to the stringer. i would buy an expensive special-string-pattern racket.

    i was just wondering if there's an extra cross, would you need a slightly longer string since all 1-pack strings are around 10m. i dont know why all this fuss about my question.
     
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    No fuss, just didn't see a big problem with using sligtly longer strings than a standard 10m single package, thats all :)

    /T
     
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    You can string it with one pc stringing. No problem with a single 10m long string.
     

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