Racquet support

THE MOUNTING TABLE WITH A RACQUET SUPPORT SYSTEM
  The mounting table has been designed to support the racquet minimizing the risk of breaking or damaging the racquet. The “tube” of the much lighter racquets of today has a very thin wall which truly tests the racquet support system making the quality of the mounting table much more important than ever before.


The most critical situation occurs when all main strings have been tensioned. The total force of all main strings together (up to 500 kg) tries to make the racquet shorter by bending the racquet table. A stiffer more rigid mounting table results in less deformation of the racquet.

Most Important Factor of the Stringway Mounting Table: It does not Blend!

 
TWO TYPES OF RACQUET SUPPORTS
  The tension in the main strings tries to make the string area of the racquet shorter, and when it gets shorter, it will also get wider. Modern stringing machines apply one of two different racquet support principles:

1. DIRECT SUPPORT


When the racquet frame does not get shorter it does not get wider either. The main strings pull the racquet frame inwards making it shorter . Direct supports push the frame outwards and prevent it from getting shorter .

2. INDIRECT SUPPORT


An “indirect” support system has four supports supporting the outside of the racquet frame. Outside supports prevent the racquet frame from distorting wider. Because getting shorter is the main problem, a racquet support with outside supports prevents it from getting wider with an indirect racquet support.

3. “RACQUET FRIENDLY” WITH WIDE SUPPORTS

The force between the supports and the racquet is very high. Wide supports result in a lower pressure between the support and the racquet and a less chance for damage to the racquet.

4. THROAT-SIDE: THE BRIDGE IS VULNERABLE

The bridge is a separate part, glued in between the throat of the racquet. The main strings try to pull the bridge away from the handle. Therefore it is very important that the bridge is supported thoroughly with the added security of wide supports.

5. STRESS IN THE RACQUET.

The outside (outside) supports introduce stress in the racquet which is not there at all with direct (inside) supports.