zdepth is totally correct on proper form required to string natural gut.If you gut broke ANYWHERE near the racket frame, its the fault of the stringer, if it broke smack down in the middle of the racket and the STRING is NOT frayed before hand, 50% stringer, 50% string.Why? If you recall when you buy a string its in a packet and coiled up in a nice circle for you, IF you( d stringer) does not uncoil the string properly it retains some coil memory and when you string the racket you naturally weave your cross's, by pulling them through the mains, you still have to get rid of the coil memory and your string has to be pre-stretched for optimal playability.

Natural gut are only people who hit predominately flat, strings hardly move if you hit flat,people that have arm/shoulder problems, natural gut does not lose tension that much maybe 1-2lbs, I know some people who have had Natural gut for a year and it still plays fine, ie like freshly strung.You know why pro's these days don't use natural gut, coz 1) the rackets these days are extremely powerful, you need a string that provides extreme control hence the thats how Luxilon become popular.Can any of you recall pro's in the 80-90's all using Natural gut, why, because their rackets were all about control, they just used gut as it was powerful.Ever wonder why Sampras was using Babolat VS 19G at 72lbs, his racket did the talking....

W00t first post belongs to meh.....

Go meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee....

p/s Someone buy Yans racket so he can have an excuse to buy another racket, yan what racket are you eyeing?

i've been eyeing the dunlops for quite a while.. just don't have the cash for it atm.. using mfil 400 now btw.

I just got my answer.
So it IS the stringer's fault!

Damn string snapped at the top of my racket frame when I was doing my flat serve.
Its the first cross string which snapped btw.

Pros still use natural guy these days no? But using hybrid string that is.
Federer uses Wilson Natural Gut and Luxilon.

haha.. yah pls buy Yan's racquet. so far i haven't found anything to eye on yet.. maybe the Head youtek 16x19 speed MP ? battousai told me if want can test that la...
but now prob just getting the 4d300 grip 3 and keeping it for awhile..

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Added on August 11, 2009, 9:26 pm
aiyah price we can discuss lah .. just need to you be interested and get it fr me onli.. since i wanna get the grip 3 soon ... PM me

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Added on August 11, 2009, 9:30 pmhey heard of this string .. it's natural gut fr india apparently ..
http://www.globalgut.co.in/natural-gut-string-racket.htm

heard selling very cheap .. probably less than rm100 .. lembu fr India ..haha

Quality control of gg (globalgut) has dropped alot, I ordered this gut from Emerson in May, strings broke while stringing, and broke again within 2 hitting sessions, I made a complaint and was given a full refunds plus an extra 4 set of strings. I had ordered 10 sets, 2 each in different gauges and color.Due to new popular demand blame talk-tennis warehouse the price of the gut has sky rocketed, I previously paid 5USD per set and shipping was a fixed 10USD, looks like its now USD15 per set , dunno current shipping prices. Worth a try if you got nothing to do

Yan already many times heard that you'll be keeping a new racquet for awhile.
So far has any been kept for more than 3 months?

got ... PDRGT ... hehe... nearing 3mths already still luv it v muchy. awesome spins and heavy too according to crimson viper yesterday. i was playing with the k6.1 90 first then switched to the pdrgt. not sure due to the strings or the racquet weight itself.. but felt good to whack those hard balls in. so definitely not selling that (yet) lol

kekeke....

p/s: so bila mau datang again ... june might b coming today according to chip73.
p/s/s: chip u coming today ? ur gf is back n asking for u ..lol

Hahaha....today a bit susah la...but see how it goes.....got a meeting at 9pm some more.... but all tentative coz waiting for client to confirm later

June cannot make it also.....down with flu liao.....

oh well hope it's not the H1N1 ..hehe....    i know Ah Wee also suffers from one of the flu strains but not selsema babi... also not H1N1 .. his is probably B1N1 (if u read it in b.melayu) ..   hard to get Visa ..haha
well if nobody coming then i guess it's us 2 lovebirds again then .. reliving our good old days...haha

Hahaha....yeah, long time no see Wee.....maybe carto and eason will be around kua.....Viper leh?....

wao yan..this weekend i acc u play..fri sat and sun all OK..hahaha!

wah u sure ar ? 3 days also pass ? mesti B1N1 not around ??hehe...

p/s: you sure you cannot afford my 4d300 ar ? giv u special installment plan lah ..ahah (just for you)..keke