How to Tie a Wilson Knot

Create efficiency in your game so you can spend more time on the badminton or tennis court, by learning everything there is to know about your equipment, including how to restring your racket. Wilson sells its rackets prestrung, but the knotting technique for individual strings was named for the company. The Wilson knot is also known as the "pro knot" and the "overhand knot." Though it requires little skill to tie, learning the Wilson knot is a valuable lesson for any player.

Things You'll Need

  • Parallel jaw pliers
  • String
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Instructions

    • 1

      Inspect the frame and grommet visually before threading new string through the hole. Look for sharp edges, rough patches or cracks in the frame. Make necessary repairs before proceeding to string.

    • 2

      Turn the grommet one-fourth turn so the new string will run against a fresh area.

    • 3

      Stretch your string across the body of the frame to its destination hole. Run the string above the anchor string, which is the string that will run perpendicular to it on the racket. Thread the string into the frame and through the grommet so it comes back out on the inside of the frame.

    • 4

      Hold the racket so the slack piece and the anchor string are facing you, perpendicular to each other, with the slack part of the string running vertically and the anchor string running horizontally.

    • 5

      Bring the string from the grommet up over the anchor string. Cross it left, above the slack, vertical part of the string. Point the string back towards the grommet and bring it back over the anchor string. Dip it under the slack part of the string, but above the part of itself that came out of the hole, forming a loop.

    • 6

      Bring the end of the string below the anchor string and to the right of the slack horizontal string and thread the end of the string up through the loop.

    • 7

      Take hold of the part of the string that came up through the knot first that formed the loop with your parallel jaw pliers and pull it upward, tightening the slack part of the string. Pull it toward the anchor string to tighten it further and then rock it back up.

    • 8

      Tighten the knot by pulling the end of the string tightly by hand. Make the knot taught, but bear in mind that each string has an elastic limit.