Hi, I'm not sure if anyone knows about this, but where I'm from, Brunei, many of the badminton stringers aren't familiar with measuring string tension by lbs (pounds), but instead use another measurement for string tension... quoting strange numbers such as 68, 70? I've asked around and it seems the norm to use this "system" rather than lbs. Some tell me that 70 equates to about 24lbs... Is anyone familiar with this? Is there a "conversion scale" between the two? I have found a stringer that understands when tell him to string it at "24lbs" but I'm pretty curious about this peculiarity. Thanks!
I believe I read about it in the forums.. it goes like this: the stringing machines of old could go as high as 35lbs...and they makr the rod percentageswise: 70 = 70% of maximum... what is the maximum? I don't know...I thought it was 35lbs...
That seems to make sense.... 70% of 35lbs = 24.5lbs which seems consistent. At least it'll make sense when other people tell me they've got "65" or "72" etc as their tension.
Yep, same here, assuming 35lbs. is max and you are stringing at a percentage of that. Good detective work Jerry!
i wonder what racket could actually hold a 35 lbs tension.And probably it'll last less than a week,and it definitely reqiures a bulk of energy to play with it..
Quite a percent of pros do play with 30+ lbs. Of course, such tension is not recommended to average club level of players or anyone afraid of the racket clashes.
This seems make sense. The numerical value not necessarily go with any legit unit. It could be just a "mark" for the stringers to go with, as long as s/he use the marks in a consistant base. Such marks (or conversion table) is still widely used in many "tennis converted to badminton" string machines (mostly drop weight type).
doesn’t sound precise, kgs/m or lbs/ft work or if you want to be nerdy I suppose newtons would be a valid measurement
wait, everybody agrees with me? what's wrong with you people! on a sidenote...I tought I heard some (unknown, new) member say he strung his at700 up to 38lbs...but didn't play with it..
