let's together answer : what is the ideal tension?

[kwun]

so, if anybody asks for ideal tension for a racket ----> 23lbs.

[bluejeff]

Totally agree.
22x24 (or you call it 23) sounds really good to me.

I think I am going to string some rackets tonight.....

[cooler]

i think this question is very subjective.
A poll is more suitable for this question.

[wood_22_chuck]

we'll be arguiing about what range of tensions the poll should cover!

specific? range? proportional? main x cross? etc.

[kwun]

Originally posted by cooler
i think this question is very subjective.

you missed the point again, cooler.

[Pete LSD]

How come Mr. Badrad know so much about massage parlor? Hummmm . . . Does Mrs. Badrad know what is going on?

Originally posted by badrad
timeless:
okay - took your advice. and now I am out of pocket $50, I'm butt naked on the street cause the massage parlor got raided (turns out to be a full service shop - duh who knew?) but I managed to escape out the back window... the tension has increased significantly, but i don't think is my ideal tension.

1. any alternate ideas for the ideal tension.
2. can you swing by and pick me up... it's getting chilly, and the locals are starting to stare.

[cooler]

kwun, ok

rofl@pete.lsd

[ayl]

Come on cooler, go for three strikes!

For information, 23lbs seems to be what most of my customers want nowadays. A few of them ask to have their rackets strung as high as 28lbs and even fewer ask for tension less than 21lbs, so it seems that even beginner players are starting to opt for higher tension than what Yonex recommends.

[cooler]

at 22 lbs, it's under warranty for most racket brands. For 23 and up, warranty technically voided.

[ants]

for me the ideal tension also depends on what strings that i'm using. If i am using bg 65ti , sometimes i to have tension up to 32lbs. But if Bg 68ti which i usually use.. my tension is 28 to 29lbs.

[wilfredlgf]

For me, 24 lbs to keep it high enough to last a long time, after which it would fall by itself to 22 - 23lbs which I feel is the optimum playing tension for me.

I use 24lbs for all types of strings.

[ynexfan2003]

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Originally posted by ynexfan2003
22lbs sounds fair; starting off at that tension, the player is unlikely to be very disappointed either way, and from that can decide the tension of the next restring.

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Unless there is a Socratic form of string tension, then we'll have to pretend (for this argument anyway) that 'ideal' is synonymous with 'median'.
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Originally posted by kwun
exactly...!

I think some of us have misunderstood the purpose of the thread; Kwun has already reached the sound conclusion that the 'ideal' string tension is 23lbs; this saves what would have been time spent (or, rather, wasted) explaining that string tension - and equipment generally - is based not on an universal value but on personal preference. A slightly exageratted analogy might be made with someone asking for the 'ideal' shoe size.

Originally posted by kwun
so, if anybody asks for ideal tension for a racket ----> 23lbs.

[Neil Nicholls]

I still think you have to bring the string guage into it.

Even if all you do is say 23lb and BG-65

[Scott Kam]

I think for the sake of having the fun to talk about every factor affecting the tension you should choose, I prefer not to have a conclusion on this issue.

There is AN ideal tension for each individual situation made up by parameters (frame construction, string type, play style, etc...)

Kwun, I think you are talking about a UNIVERSAL tension which suits most of the situations.

Paracetamol is a UNIVERSAL drug for most cold and pain symptoms. But is Paracetamol the IDEAL drug for a particular syndrome?

Don't miss the fun of being a doctor of Badmintonology

[wood_22_chuck]

While not having a conclusion (there won't be one), in the meantime, if anybody asks, just say ... 23 lbs ...

-dave

[cappy75]

23lbs should be a standard reply for BF'ers who are simply tired of going over the issues repeatedly. For those who wants to go over this oft-repeat issue, check out the old threads and you'll mostly like find viewpoints similar to your own. This thread is simply for those who haven't come to the conclusion that ideal tension is really subjective matter even after all the scientific argument involved.

[Kelvin]

Sheesh... talk about clubbing a snake over the head, even after it's dead... LOL

We reached a concensus of roughly 23lbs as ideal tension, and that is fine with me

Let's leave it at that. LOL

-Kelvin