Make your string last longer..

Discussion in 'Badminton Stringing Techniques & Tools' started by Vodude, Nov 15, 2008.

  1. Vodude

    Vodude Regular Member

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    Hii guys,

    Sorry if I am reposting.
    But do you guys know how to make your string last longer?

    I been told that I could wax my string (after finish strung your new string)
    with some wax. This will prevent or reduce the string scratch each other.

    You guys knew this?

    Because yesterday I did wax my finished string.

    This local stringing shops has string racket for about 2 decades now and the owner said I am the third person to know about this. cool ehh :cool:
    Not until the 2nd person on the shops wax his racket, man I leak their secret to the world via this BCF :p
     
    #1 Vodude, Nov 15, 2008
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    I've heard some other members from Indonesia talking about waxing the strings with candle wax before.. Not sure if this really works though.

    Is there a way to make the tension hold longer ? :p
     
    #2 jhirata, Nov 16, 2008
  3. Vodude

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    Yeah, about a couple years back some one told me to use the candle wax,
    but yesterday the shop has a special wax, its honey comb (the bee house) but the hard one.

    Yesterday I did wax my string LOL
    We'll see about it..
     
    #3 Vodude, Nov 16, 2008
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    my stringer (mr. soh of classic sports, singapore) also apply wax after the racket is strung.
     
    #4 kimir, Nov 16, 2008
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    let me leak u a secret over here, cooler is ROFLOL over here
     
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    hi, since you familiar with Mr. Soh, could you let me know how he did the "main" stringing ? did he pull one by one ?

    there was another popular stringer in Singapore, but he pulled always from top of the racquet, meant he pulled 2 strings to go .... by his digital electric machine.

    thanks ....
     
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    Since it's a consistent pull machine, it's ok to pull 2 mains at once. ;)
     
    #7 LazyBuddy, Nov 17, 2008
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    Try to execute a slice shot with waxed string and tell me how good it is. Also do a search on "WAX THE STRING" before you post.
     
    #8 silentheart, Nov 17, 2008
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    ha ? :eek: .....

    I saw video of YY ES5Pro Machine which is considered the best machine in the world, the stringer pulls one by one ...... :D

    back to "famous stringer", my friend said that he won't back to that stringer, simply because the string (YY Nanogy) is very loose .....
     
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    I would prefer to use badminton specific stringing machine :).

     
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    yah silentheart is rite try doing a slice dropshot with waxed string...the birdie will somehow slip away
     
    #11 tanta58, Dec 29, 2008
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    DOes that mean that waxing the string is not good? Is there any difference between the candle wax and the honey house? Has anyone tried that?
     
    #12 humsuplou, Feb 14, 2009
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    waxing the strings will affect their playability. Probably just make them stickier/grippier and affect delicate shots like drop shots. IMO i do not advise. Get a string you are happy with that meets your needs for playability and for durability. BG 70 is pretty good, and I can recommend that :)
     
    #13 illusionistpro, Feb 14, 2009
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    I agree that waxing will adversely affect playability but not because it makes them grippier. It is the other way around-good strings are more grippy and waxed strings have much less grip (slippery). Strings with more filaments in the core, AOTBE, are grippier, more powerful, have less vibrations, have a softer feel, than those with less filaments.
     
    #14 taneepak, Feb 14, 2009

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