What is the difference between two-point mounting and six-point mounting?
Proper and safe stringing requires that the racquet frame be mounted securely and that it not slide while sections of strings are tensioned. It is not uncommon for the pull of the string as it is being tensioned to cause visible distortion in the racquet head. Avoiding frame damage is therefore imperative. Some stringing machines hold the frame at the tip and at the throat (picture on the left). This is known as a two-point mounting system. Other machines hold the frame at several locations and are known as multi-point (usually six-point) mounting sysems. Not all six-point mounting systems work the same way. Some system place supports inside the head at the tip and throat and four side supports on the outside (picture in the middle). Some mounting systems provide six support points on the inside of the head and are known as “inside six-point systems” (see picture on the right).
