Try this

[ants]

Since most of our strings decreases in their tension after every game , and our raket looses its molecular structure due to harsh play during games. I have tried this way to retain the string tension and the molecular structure . Its just a test but i feel that it kinda work. 1st i put my racket into a plastic bag ( those that comes with your new racket ) Then i put around 50 packets of HumiDry or Silica gel into the plastic. Then i practically suck the air out from the plastic to make it like ( vacummed pack ). I tie the end and i put it in the fridge overnight or until the day i play badminton. During the game day , just take out the racket from the fridge together with the plastic and put it into your badminton termo bag.

Just remove the racket from the plastic and your ready to play. Repeat the same thing again after you finish playing.

This process needs a spacious refrigerator.

You can still feel the crisp and the feel of playing with a new racket. Try it. :)

[LazyBuddy]

How low the temp u set? Isn't low temp too risky for the graphite structure?

[badrad]

Wonder if we can do the same with our aging body parts too! That's a neat way to reduce storage aging. but do you think it does anything to recover wear and tear from play?

It would be interesting to see how the silica paks help to reduce the moisture, if it has any affect on drying the strings?

Good idea tho'! Looking forward to further details on your method.

[ants]

I put the temperature to the 2nd lowest. The silica gel would not have much effect in drying the strings. Once you remove the racket from the plastic , the moist from the air would stabilise it. I guess :P
But so far so good...string tension remains the same.. breakage none.

[bigredlemon]

the cold would cause the strings to contract, which increases tension. But when it warms up, the tension will drop. This cycle should damage the strings and cause tension to be even lower than otherwise.

What exactly is the logic behind this? :confused:

[kwun]

i too failed to find the logic behind the method.

it seems that both the refridgerator and the silica gel would suck moisture away from the racket. is that supposed to do the racket any good?

[Cheung]

how do you manage to fit a racquet inside the fridge??

[cooler]

i fail to see any scientific reason that say the method would enhance the string and racket playbility. The solubility of water inside of the carbon-resin composite is next to nil. The string might tighten a bit but when u put it back in a humid climate like SE asian, equilibrium of water with the string will be immediate and the string will be same as before the silica gel process.

[bambini]

Originally posted by Cheung
how do you manage to fit a racquet inside the fridge?? remove all the produce. or buy a new fer for your badminton equipment;)

[ants]

Well i did it just for the sake of curiosity. Since we can't do cryogenic process to so call recondition our racket. Since if you put it in the ref overnight or until the time u play.. the resistance is much longer compare to just put it in the badminton bag at normal temperature all the time. Hopefully you racket can last longer.But i did realise the difference hitting with the ref kept racket compare to those that i put in the normal condition. In regards of silica gel , i just put it since many goods and shoes plus equipment have those. So call to keep your stuff dry. I think it doesnt have any purpose on the racket itself. But it did have purpose in drying up the towel grip completely :D M just trying it. How did i manage to find space to keep it in the ref? Well just say that i have less food storage and have a big ref.