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1. I am a racquetball player and I wish to string my own racquets and also for other players. My personal racquets are the E-force models that have the string running thru the handle. Almost all racquetball racquets have no throat. I can see that this would cause difficulties with some machines.
   I've looked thru your web site at your vast array of machines and have zeroed in on the Challenger 1. I'm not out to set speed records for stringing. I want accuracy and ease of use. The drop weight system is fine with me. In your opinion is this a good machine for racquetball? If not, is there one in this same price range that you would recommend?
2. Yes, string tension is very low so I know that will not be an issue with the Challenger machine (or any model for that matter). My main concern was having easy access to the string holes primarily in what would be the throat area (if it were a tennis racquet). As previously stated, the E Force racquets run the string all the way to the end of the handle. The handle contains a bunch of flexible plastic tubes to guide the string to the handle cap and help stop string vibrations. The upper ends of these tubes is right where the sides of the frame and handle join (in the middle of the throat area). Ektelon has what they call a "power ring" in the throat area that has no holes in it but rather the string wraps around this "ring" and then returns to the holes in the top of the racquet. Head uses string guides down low on the inside wall of the frame just above the handle. I use these as an example of the difficulty in stringing racquetball frames. One must have easy access to the throat area in order to feed the string into and out of the features that the frame designers dream up. My one and only question: does the Challenger model support the frame in a way that makes access to the throat area reasonably easy?
3. I string racquetball racquets and I want to know if this Hawk 126e machine will string Head racquet that string string runs through the handle of the throat.
4. Do you have the machines specially designed for the racquetball stringing?

1. I am a racquetball player and I wish to string my own racquets and also for other players. My personal racquets are the E-force models that have the string running thru the handle. Almost all racquetball racquets have no throat. I can see that this would cause difficulties with some machines.
   I've looked thru your web site at your vast array of machines and have zeroed in on the Challenger 1. I'm not out to set speed records for stringing. I want accuracy and ease of use. The drop weight system is fine with me. In your opinion is this a good machine for racquetball? If not, is there one in this same price range that you would recommend?
   

   We have a customer who hanldes the racquetball stringing. He indicates to us that the tension of the racquetball is very low. Therefore, to handle the racquetball it shall not have the problem.

2. Yes, string tension is very low so I know that will not be an issue with the Challenger machine (or any model for that matter). My main concern was having easy access to the string holes primarily in what would be the throat area (if it were a tennis racquet). As previously stated, the E Force racquets run the string all the way to the end of the handle. The handle contains a bunch of flexible plastic tubes to guide the string to the handle cap and help stop string vibrations. The upper ends of these tubes is right where the sides of the frame and handle join (in the middle of the throat area). Ektelon has what they call a "power ring" in the throat area that has no holes in it but rather the string wraps around this "ring" and then returns to the holes in the top of the racquet. Head uses string guides down low on the inside wall of the frame just above the handle. I use these as an example of the difficulty in stringing racquetball frames. One must have easy access to the throat area in order to feed the string into and out of the features that the frame designers dream up. My one and only question: does the Challenger model support the frame in a way that makes access to the throat area reasonably easy?
   

   We do not have these type racquets to try. The customer who handles the racquetball striging, purchased one Flex 940 and one Flex 840. The Challenger I has the identical mounting system as the Flex 940 and Flex 840.
   
   This is only information we could provide to you.

   Notes:This customer purchased the Challenger I. Thanks. I have placed an order today for a Challenger machine. Looking forward to getting it.

3. I string racquetball racquets and I want to know if this Hawk 126e machine will string Head racquet that string string runs through the handle of the throat.
   

   The Hawk 126e could handle that racquet. But You will need to purchase the throatless adapter.

4. Do you have the machines specially designed for the racquetball stringing?
   

   The EAG-88 and Smart 990H are designed for the racquetball stringing. These models have the throatless adapter.

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