| For anyone that plays a racquet sport of any kind, | | | | Either way, I did a lot of research on what it would be |
| whether it's by badminton, squash, tennis, or even that | | | | required to string my own rackets. First of all it's not an |
| so sport my brother likes so much called racquetball, | | | | incredibly daunting skill to learn. After you've done a |
| then it's more than likely you spend way too much time | | | | rocket or two, you can string a racquet in 30 to 60 |
| and money getting you racquets restrung. At least if | | | | minutes depending on the type of racquet and how |
| you're a more than once or twice a week player. If | | | | distracting the television show your watching is. |
| you don't play very often, your strings are probably | | | | Another nice thing I found, that was a pleasant surprise, |
| lasting you a lifetime. However, if you're like me and | | | | was that stringing machines aren't all that expensive. I |
| play 3, 4, 5 or more times per week then it's likely | | | | assumed, that stringing machines would run a few |
| you're going through a lot of strings. My personal | | | | thousand dollars. At least you think so based on the |
| favorite racquet sport is squash, but it doesn't really | | | | price that Pro shops charge for getting a racquet |
| matter which one you play. You'll break strings and | | | | restrung. But for $300 on average or maybe |
| they'll need to be redone. What you will find different, is | | | | $400-$500, you get a pretty nice racquet stringing |
| the price you spend. Tennis rackets are the most | | | | machine that's great for the casual stringer. That is, |
| expensive simply because of the real estate they take | | | | someone who's only doing his racquet and maybe a |
| up and the amount of strings required to get them | | | | few friends. If you buy string wholesale, or even buy it |
| done. But even for me, I pay anywhere from $30-$40 | | | | in reels, you should be able to get a pretty good price. I |
| to get a racquet restrung. | | | | was able to find a price online for some squash string |
| So I spend, on average four times a week on the | | | | to do 12 rackets for about $100. And it was good |
| courts. I seem to go through racquet strings about | | | | string to, Ashaway PowerNick squash strings to be |
| every six weeks. Depending on your style of play, that | | | | exact. |
| may happen more frequently or less frequently. One | | | | I figure at those prices and the way I go through |
| of my squash player buddies, used to play a lot of | | | | strings, if I was only doing my own rackets the |
| tennis and swore up and down, that he'd go through | | | | machine would likely pay for itself within a year or so. If |
| racquet strings about every 45 minutes. Lucky for him, | | | | I decided to do rackets for others, it would pay for |
| he's good friends with the guy who owned the Pro | | | | itself sooner. Plus, I could likely make a few extra |
| shop in town. | | | | bucks for beer after the game while I was at it. |