There must be something in the air; in 9 days, a total of ~6 hours of play, I have broken 3 sets of strings. One set was about to go but the other two were newly strung. All three sets were BG-85@29lbs. And my coach says the more I improve/harder I hit, the more strings I will break. At first it was cool breaking a string or two, now it's just getting expensive. I switched one racket to BG-65 but it feels dead compared to BG-85. I'm thinking about practicing with 65 and when I play games, use 85. Any other solutions/recommendations? Thanks!
Take squash or tennis racket and practice !! These rackets are heavy using 1 hand, train your muscles =p After 1 week, I think you will even break more strings haha
i broke my BG66 @ 24lbs in 2 days about 2 hours in first day, and 1 minute in 2nd day (on first few shots of warmup)i was suggested to string at lower tension, and since i had BG 85 with me, i strung that at 22lbs.. and it's lasted me quite a few weeks already IMO, 29lbs is pretty high for BG 85.. so dont expect it to last forever maybe lower the tension and try some more cheers
I think I've seen strings break faster than yours. My brand new BG 65 strung at 24lbs broke only after 2 hours of playing. I also know someone who broke his brand new BG 68Ti only after 1 hour of playing. newplayer
dont slice or chop too much and try aiming for the sweetspots that way, you wont burst so many strings anyway, i dont see professional players bursting so much either
One of my good friends broke 3 sets of strings and two rackets in one day over winter a few months back. The strings becuase they were strung at 32 pounds, one AT 700 that was defective (shaft broke) and one AT 800 that had its frame break. He was heartbroken, but we bought him dinner
Lol use BG80 instead of 85, it lasts longer My BG80 strung at 23lb haven't break since march.... And it's still healthy
If he left the racket in cold weather (i.e. outdoor, trunk, etc) too long, both string and racket frame could be damaged.
1. If a player has a great slice, but have to give it up due to string life span, then, why even bother to play the game then? The purpose of the game is to compete and get better. Equipment are bought to help perfomance, but not just a collectable item. 2. Professional players tend to break string easily. It's very normal for them to go through 2+ sets of string (especially thin ones) in training seission, or a long lasting game.
Try using bg 88-ti or 68-ti. The titanimum coating makes the string seem much more resilient, like a pound or two tighter than what you ordered. I had bg-85 at 23 lbs on my mp100 and my dad's exact same mp100 had bg 68-ti at 22 lbs and his seemed tighter to me. It also lasted much longer cause the titanium coting prevented the strings from rubbing against each other till they wore little grooves in each other like 85 did. I have 68-ti at 24 lbs right now, and it's awesome!
Too many variables to determine. 1. BG85 (.67) is thinner than BG68Ti (.68). 2. U string BG85 with 23lb vs. BG68Ti with 22lb. BG85 suffers higher tension than lower one.
ah, well i used that as an example of feeling, the durability part is obvioiusly a world of difference.
My personal record is two sets of freshly strung BG85 in 5 minutes (never used since stringing) and two racquets within 10 minutes in the same game. :crying:
I've always noticed you breaking strings. I can vouch that Bobby's got a "boomer". You only use BG-66 now correct? Dang...that's crazy.
