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BG-66, 85, and 80. In that order.

The high hitting or high pitched sound is from stringing the racket at a higher tension. Higher tension will give you the "ting" sound. While lower tension will give you more of a "boom" sound.

 

Also apart from the tension, the thickness of the string changes the pitch, thinner string = higher sound.

If u like the high sound then BG66 or BG85 is the best

 

you will be sacrificing duribility for sound and performance but we all do it

 

If you just want the sound, then you can try BG66 and 68Ti. Both are very loud at the sound.

 

you would expect the bg66 to produce a higher sound than bg68ti because it is thinner but i've never compared the two so i don't know

 

bg85 makes as nice sound too. in fact on the back of packs of yonex string there is a rating for hitting sound, bg85 gets 9/10, bg66 gets 8/10 and bg80 gets 8/10

 

can't wait till i get to use all my new strings then (as they are all bg85 )

 

i believe that even though hitting sound is nice, we should think further than that e.g. performance and whether the string would suit your play.

if you are an attacking player and you are looking for more power, then you would go for a particular string... probably bg66.

if you are an all-round player go fro bg65ti

if you looking for good control go for bg85, this also offers great power.(anyone correct me if i am wrong about that)

by all means go for a string that sounds good but it may not help your game at all

 

well, i don't think the ti coated strings are for all round players because the ti coating makes the surface very slippy.

BG65 is the most 'all round' strings i think.

while i don't think hitting sound is especially important, i thought it might be interesting to know that when Zhao Jianhua was asked why he had his racket srtung at such a high tension, he said 'I like the sound it makes when i hit the shuttle', so maybe there's more to it

 

ye but zhao jianhua doesn't have to care if his strngs brake or he doesn't like how they play, he can just get a free restring (or racket ).

why do yonex use bg65ti's in most of there factory rackets if they are slippy? surely they would choose a string that appeals to everyone.

 

UK yonex distributor prestring the rackets, not from the yonex factory.

 

but surely it says that he doesn't care so much about the performance either.

yonex uk does their rackets in BG65-Ti because the cost increase over BG-65 is negligible and with bg65ti they can say that the racket comes with ti-coated strings. Anyway the Ti-coatings on the strings make them slippy, thats a fact.

 

another successful marketing scam by yonex! i do agree that the ti coating is slippy but it seems as though all the other non ti strings have a coating as well, what is this coating?

 

I agree. So far, of all the strings I've tested, BG-65 is probably the best all-around.

Informal Rating on yellow Yonex BG-65:
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 8.0
Repulsion: 7.5
Durability: 10.0
Sound: 7.5
Ease of Stringing: 8.0

However, I will say Ashaway's PG65 is a contender as well but the jury is still out on the durability. I've had a few mishits where the string broke and I know with BG-65, it would not even have come close.

Preliminary Rating on orange Ashaway PG65:
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 10.0
Repulsion: 9.0
Durability: 6.5 (preliminary rating)
Sound: 9.0
Ease of Stringing: 1.0 (the Power Filament Technology makes the string twist. When I pre-string, I leave the last 4 cross string unstrung because otherwise it will twist the string)

On further thought, since I string my own rackets, I'd have to say BG-80 is my favorite all-around string, so far.

Informal Rating on yellow Yonex BG-80:
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 8.0
Repulsion: 9.0
Durability: 8.5
Sound: 9.0
Ease of Stringing: 8.5

While I'm at it:

Informal Rating on purple Yonex BG-85:
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 8.0
Repulsion: 9.5
Durability: 7.0
Sound: 10.0
Ease of Stringing: 9.0

Informal Rating on Ashaway MicroLegend:
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 8.5
Repulsion: 9.5
Durability: 6.5
Sound: 9.5
Ease of Stringing: 8.5

Informal Rating on SOTX Ti-65 (0.65mm):
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 4.0
Repulsion: 10.0
Durability: 6.5
Sound: 9.0
Ease of Stringing: 10.0

Preliminary Rating on SOTX BS-963 (0.68mm):
String Texture (for gripping the shuttle): 7.5
Repulsion: 8.5
Durability: 9.0
Sound: 8.0
Ease of Stringing: 8.5

There's much more...I guess I will need to make another chart...

 

BG65 is great if you can get restrings every week.

Unfortunately, for us non-pros, it tends to lose tension very quickly. After one week, my BG65 is slack

So I try other strings. Ashaway Microlegend XL is good, but pricey and not so easy to obtain as a Yonex string.

BG66 snapped during stringing Guess it's too thin for a dry climate (I import strings from Hong Kong).

Currently using BG80. Hope it holds tension and does not break.

 

I don't think there's yellow BG80 or 85, right?

 

I'm addicted to the BG85. Any clean hit will sound like you hit it a dozen. BG66 also sounds very pleasing to the ears although I think it's too thin. On top of the nice sound, BG85 gives me great control and power, what more can you ask for?

 

There is yellow BG80(available in the asian market) but no yellow BG85.

 

Yes, BG80 does have yellow option

Not with 85 though.

PS: yellow is the major color in BG80 in Europe. Reels are available for yellow as well.