Hi folks, just my personal opinions on some of the strings I have used (mainly Yonex ones). Please feel free to add more or correct me if I am wrong Yonex BG65: Soft feel, average repulsion. Excellent durability and very, very friendly to your wallet. Works well on higher tensions. Drops tension fast. Yonex BG65Ti: Hard feel with good durability. Excellent choice for heavy bombers (did I mention FHF? ) Drops tension fast. Yonex BG66 Ultimax Superb repulsion, sound and feel. One of the very best Yonex strings when freshly strung. Loses feel over time and drops tension fast. Dream tournament string. A little pricey. For strings of such thin gauge, expect to visit your stringer more often Yonex BG80 If you want ultimate hard feel and rough texture, look no further. Excellent attacking string, good in all aspects (except durability is average). Yonex BG80 Power Feels softer than BG80. Numb feel but better durability. Yonex BG85 An "even better" version of BG80 at the cost of reduced durability. Yonex NBG95 Excellent all around string. Powerful. Numb feel and a bit slippery. Yonex NBG98 A thinner gauge version of NBG95. One of the most powerful strings from Yonex's offerings. Less durable than NBG95. One of the better strings at holding tension. Victor VS-850 One of the strings with best feel and very popular amongst BC forum members Drops tension fast. Ashaway Zymax 62 2nd gen Amazing sound, repulsion and tension holding. Reduced durability due to ultrathin gauge (0.62mm).
ya... same here since i just broke my zm62 today on a mishit it had been excellent up until that point...
Got a reel a while ago, haven't used it though. I love my ZM62 too much From my personal expriences on Zymax strings, repulsion and sound frequency goes down (Metallic ping for ZM62 and bass for ZM70) as string thickness goes up. I am willing to sacrifice some durability for a little extra liveliness and repulsion provided by ZM62. Ashaway claims ZM65 is the most repulsive of the whole series, and I am very eager to verify it. Just have to wait till my ZM62 is broken (again)
Tried ZM65 @ 28x30lbs on my MX80 today. Yeah my ZM62 is finally broken In short, great string to play with. This string has great repulsion. Sound is nice but the pitch is lower than ZM62. More forgiving than ZM62 (somehow ZM62 seems to have a smaller sweet spot when strung at same tension). Control is nice but ZM62 feels a bit sharper. Durability is definitely better than ZM62 as it survived a mishit that I know would destroy ZM62 Not sure about tension keeping as it is only freshly strung. Zymax strings are known for their tension keeping and I hope this one is no exception.
