stringing

[Ron Nossaman]

>Hazen, let me explain a little about the technique I use.  I drop marked 
>tees in the pin holes, I pull a length of wire out of the can and wind a 
>pin (no measuring or cutting on the first pin). I then drive the pin into 
>the block, next I run the wire through the bridge, around the hitch pin 
>and back through the bridge to the pin hole, measuring approximately 4 
>fingers and cut (one cut two pins) I then drive the pin into the block. 
>After I make the cut I put the loose end of the wire from the can into one 
>of the pin holes until I am ready for the next pin, so it is right at 
>hand, all I have to do is reach 6 inches.  When I hit the tee I change sizes.
>
>David Koelzer

This is pretty much how I string, with a couple of minor deviations. 
Anything at all in the pin hole that marks the change in wire size serves 
as a brain cell waker-upper. Somehow, anything related to golf being used 
as a consciousness booster seems counter indicative to me, but that may be 
just a personal glitch. Also, after cutting the string to length for the 
second pin, I thread the next string through the agraffe(s) or V bar so I 
can wind two coils and drive two pins in a row without swapping tools. This 
both saves a little time, and forces me to pay attention to what I'm doing. 
Often, it works.

Ron N