String tension

**holytoa** · 10-10-2012, 12:50 AM

Hi all,

i'm currently using 24x26lbs(nbg98) for my arc10

i was wondering what is the next tension i should use.
do i increasing my 24 or 26??

i'm an defensive player and sometimes attacks when chances is here
intermediate player

thanks in advance

**rogerv2** · 10-10-2012, 01:18 AM

What's wrong with the current tension?

I was using 24 x 24 (a bit loose) then 25 x 25 (it was fine). Then decided to try 26 x 26 (too tight and my game went downhill).

Currently happy with 25 x 25 (Yonex ZForce 4U).
Usually use the cheap BG6 or Fleet 66. Does not make any difference for me on the string type, assuming the size is the same.

**holytoa** · 10-10-2012, 07:09 AM

i feel like my smashes aren't powerful enough...so i made my tension the other way round...26 x 24....played pretty good today

**rogerv2** · 10-10-2012, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by holytoa

i feel like my smashes aren't powerful enough...so i made my tension the other way round...26 x 24....played pretty good today

Most of smash power issues are due to technique. I once gave my so called lousy smashing racket to a good player and he was smashing the shuttle like a rocket. So it was my technique and power delivery issue not the racket tension problem.