BP changed?

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  1. icecoldcoke

    icecoldcoke Regular Member

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    My previous racket tension is strung at 25lbs with bg 66.After using it for awhile i measure the bp its 290mm.After the string broke, i restring it with bg66 at 26lbs.I realized that the bp has dropped to 286mm. Does stringing a higher tension decreases the bp?Or maybe the string is lighter (which is weird):confused:
     
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    Mark A Regular Member

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    If you string tighter with the same string there will be less of it in the racket, but the difference between 25 and 26 lbs is a case of centimeters (if that), which will have no effect that can be measured (and certainly not 4 mm!).

    Something else must have happened:).
     
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    Change in string tension should have min. impact on BP, when compare to say, grip changes.
     
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    icecoldcoke Regular Member

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    Hmm.. maybe i've measured wrong.. thanks for ur answer!
    I seen someone posted his bp dropped after his hand sweat a lot on the grip.. is that possible?
     
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    Yes, defiantly possible. Especially if towel grip but still can happen with PU grip.
     
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    He must sweat like a horse (or measure his BP with a ruler every week):) - IME it takes 3-4 mm of change before it's noticeable even to experienced players!
     
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    i personally dun think a change of 5mm in BP will change much...in performance of a player....


    5 millimetre is how small u know?
     
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    Yonex allows a 10 mm balance point margin for its rackets, so they consider that to be the point at which BP changes are felt. I don't:D.
     

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