Broken strings

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  1. Evaporised

    Evaporised Regular Member

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    Ive recently decided to start playing badminton again for the first time in about 2 years. i managed to break the string on my "good" racket by using shuttles with no ball on the end (Yeah you can see that I'm not a serious player) which just went straight through most but managed to snap my racquet. Well I have other raquets, all decathlons which I didn't buy specfically but anyway.

    4 of them are too heavy and 2 of them are ok but about 10 years old and the grip is going off and flling apart. Its not worth buying a new grip and its not worth buying new strings for the racket I want to repair as it only cost £8.

    Anyway Im gonna buy a new racquet but first I need to convince my parents that I actually want to play.

    Is there anyway that I could repair the two middle vertical strings on the racket and tighten about 5 others either side. It's only a donay alloy racket which cost £8 but is actually suprisingly good!
     
  2. chrishin

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    no way of fixing the strings. if you like the racquet cut all the strings NOW before your racquet is ruined. You're lucky that your string even last 2 years.... I'm a very rare string breaker and break my string every month to 2. (other people once a week? :p)
     
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    Evaporised Regular Member

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    the strings have been broken for 2 years and i think its pretty hopeless for me to repair them.
     
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    I cant believe that people's strings break so often I had never actually realised untill I started going on this yesterday that they break so often. But like i said it was the fact the shuttle cock can actually go through the gaps in the strings nyon very hit that did it.
     
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    did you cut the strings yet.... before it's too late
     
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    nah ill probably never use it again. When I get a new racket however i might cut them and have it sprayed to look like a good racket, if that can be done??
     
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    even if you're not going to use it, cut it anyhow.
    spray painting it will certainly make it look and feel different.
     
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    Would spraying it or getting it sprayed add enough weight to make it feel different or am i missing something. are there people who spray rackets to make them look like proper up market makes.
     
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    buying an actual racquet would be way easier and better to play with.
     
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    ye im gonna buy one soon i was jus thinking that it would be a nice thing to have to boast to better players about.
     
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    What would happend if it's too late?
     
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    I've been playing for about 6 years now, and for the last year I've been playing 3 or 4 times a week and I've never broken a string. :)

    I would suggest you get a new racquet, you can get a cheap Yonex for about £8 from some sports shops. Where abouts in the UK are you based?
     
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    i have heard of people mending just the one string which has snapped, but have never done it myself, i don't think the performance will be anywhere near the same so i would say, don't bother.
     
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    quick question, sry to hack the thread but is there any specific method of cutting strings on a racket?
     
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    not for me, i just cut them one by one horizontally, then one by one vertically ..... although those on higher tensions may have a specific technique to ensure their frames don't cave in.
     
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    Ye my dad has said that if it costs less than eight pounds to get it restrung then he'll get it restrung but neither of us hold out much hope. (this is a shop where there cheapest rackets is £50 without an offer on) so unless my dad will Ill probs go out and spend 20 - 30 quid on a yonex or carlton or possibly a wilson. Oh and im "near" Manchester.
     
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    hmmm that's what i was hoping you would know :p anyone else? and above i meant "jack" not hack.
     
  18. j_e_thompson

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    My restrings usually cost about £12 or more, which is 50% more than your racquet cost!

    I'd probably recommend popping into your local JJB and having a look at the Yonex racquets in there. If there's anything that takes your fancy, go home and have a look for it online as it will be much cheaper (eg AT150 is £50 at JJB, £35 at Central Sports)!
     

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