Hi can anyone give me advice for the tension I should put my BG68-ti string on the 800DF? I'm mostly a offensive player, love to smash and drives.
you're an offensive play so you bought the 800df? haha, im just playing. but honestly, tensions can vary from people to people. it's different for everyone. i suggest you try getting it strung at 24lbs and go from there. ps. i always have my 800df strung at 25lbs with bg65 and it's perfect
But you still need to start with something reasonable to be used 1st. If the initial tension is way too high for the player, you need to "wait" for the tension to drop, in order to start. Therefore, start with 1lb or 2 lbs higher than ur "perfect" tension is alright, if you know u won't use the string very often. However, if way beyond the range, it's just a waste.
not really! everyone is over strung their racquet by 1 or 2 lbs all the professionals use at least 29lbs plus the string will break only if you missed hit so hard otherwise, the will be good for years.
hmmm... if max he can string is 24lbs, i'd consider avoiding this person to string my racquet. not saying you should go above 24lbs, but typically, these people seem to be the type who are not experienced with stringing badminton racquets, hence afraid to go above 24lbs.
This part I would disagree because the performance falls away as moisture inside the string dries up overtime. That's about an estimate of about a year that it would need to be re-stringed.
I definitely second that!!! Find a new stringer, because the quality of the job matters just as much as, if not more than, the tension it is done at.
What the pro do well for themselves, might not be suitable for everyone. The race car drivers do what so ever, do you want to get a car like that and drive that fast on metro highway? Get to your suitable range is more important than go higher and higher blindly. I've seen many players play much better with lower 20s than using the higher 20s. Some of them did not believe what I said before, only to suffer injuries, or take a step back from performance, and come back to agree to lower the tension back to their own comfortable range. Regarding the comments about last for years, well, that's good if you really want to save $$$. However, don't expect too much feeling from the racket after years.
I don't agree with this. Personally, I set my limit to be 25lbs, unless I know this player personally very well. With my machine setup, and condition for most used rackets, I consider going higher than 25lb will result in more risk. I don't want to be blamed if anything happen to a racket (so far, none), even if that's clearly not my fault as a stringer. Stringer and player is a matter of trust. I gain my reputation after years and about 400-500 rackets of work. The percentage for 25+ works might be less than 5-10%. However, most ppl are still my happy customers, and trust my work. In addition, most club level players should be fine with 24-25 range. Higher than that (especially I am using a drop weight machine, and / or thin strings), it's going to be way too stiff for them to handle.
that was excatly what I mean! put the comfort tension you want but your rackquet can put more tension than you think, right?
Totally agree with LB here. Also, as a stringer myself. I know a few player who smash very hard and break string very quick. Their string tensions are 26lb+ and they break one every other week. Unless I know the person very well, I will give a fair warning when they request tension higher than 25lb+. When I hand over the racquet, I ask him to inspect the racquet and string. Make sure he is happy with my work (no knick or burn on the string). Then I tell him the string usually do not last too long with 25lb+ higher tension. After couple time, we come to the understanding that if the string break, it is usually not my fault. Just like LB said, trust need to be build up between stringer and player.
I am not sure I can agree with what you just post. I like my Cab30ms and NS9K-x @22/24lb and I think I can string them @26/29lb. However, I will not string my own racquets @ 26/29lb because string might break or the frame might crack and I will be out of warrenty. You are taking too much chance by asking high tension with a stringer you don't know.
as I said you put the tension you comfortable with?????????????? you don't need to agree with me for 29lbs above or not???????? I am comfortable with 24-26 lbs I meant if you want you can put more but if you don't want, you prefer to stay at 20lbs, that is your choice, right?
