i've been curious as to what exactly causes a nice, solid sound when you hit the shuttlecock. is it the strings, tension or racquet?
100% agree with Cheung. One's skill and technique count much more important than equipment. If one can swing one's racket fast enough, together with one's sudden explosive power from fort arm and wrist, the sound of the impact will be very sharp and clear.
the reason i asked is this friend of mine all of a sudden has nice sound when he hits the shuttlecock now which he never used to have till he changed his racquet.
its the strings... different strings and different tensions sound differently. It's rare to hear that popping sound with 90mm strings at 16 pound tension, but much easier to hear it with 70mm strings at 24 pounds. Your friend's technique probably didn't change overnight so i'm betting it's the strings.
what string at 22 lbs would make a nice, solid sound? i've been using bg65ti at 22 lbs and it does make a nice sound but personally, i don't like titanium-coated strings. i find it too slippery. what would you suggest?
From what I hear (no pun intended), Yonex BG 66 makes a rather loud hitting sound. From personal experience, Yonex BG80@21lbs on a CAB23 using feather birdies (Yonex AS 50) gives a pretty good sound on a hard smash.
IMO, it's all a mixture of skill, certain strings, tension of string, and shuttles used. Of course skill is the most important part, but I feel Yonex BG66 or BG85 strung at 23lbs and above sound "nicer". Victor Champion shuttles also got a nice popping sound when struck.
yeah, when u use feather, it does sound nice and clear..but when i play with nylons, sometimes it makes my smash sound harder? not sure how to explain it..but there's a difference, nylons give me a "hard" sounding smash while nylons give me a "crisp, nice, fast" sound.. of course in the end, i'd play with feathers over nylons anyday
Woah - VERY thick strings!! Is this the new high tech Yonex string that's been secretly developed in conjunction with 3M? Almost as wide as packing tapes and can turn a badminton racket into a bat!
I know what you mean. Well feather isn't all smashing that wins, therefore kind of more challenging. Nylon makes a heck of a pop (Mavis 300), but some don't (Mavis 350 which is supposed to be close to a feather bird).
I think that is the main part of it but I don't think you can't get a really good sound off a racket unless it's strung 25lbs+
I think the nice "pop" sound occurs when the string is hit at its natural frequency of the sweet spot. String tension, applied forces (swinging force and shuttle momentum), material of string, and size of string are variable factors to reach the smashing resonance. A good player may be able to hit the sweet spot with resonance everytime he/she wants with the same racket. However, when the equipment condition changes, that player needs time to adjust his/her swing to get the "pop" sound again. Correct me if I am wrong =)
I'd have to say that's an incomplete picture. Skill + strings = pop. It's very hard get a good sound if either one is missing. I'm saying that because i consistently get great pops with some strings but no pops at all with other strings.
As I've mentioned in an earlier post... it's all a mixture of skill (technique), certain strings, tension of string, and shuttles used. Certainly the most important and hardest factor to achieve is the technique. We can have the same string plus tension, racket and shuttles used by... say Kim Dong Moon. But I'm sure many of us cannot replicate his smash or the "pop" sound he makes.
Sorry modious... i've must have misread that part. equus, it's mostly very thick strings that'll prevent you from getting that pop. I'm sure most strings that a stringer will carry qualifies. I use mostly bg88ti, but even bg 65 works too.
