after 6 years of no badminton, i decided to pick it up again few months ago. read through these forums, then decided on the Arc 10 (which i now know was probably the wrong choice). anyway, i went ahead and got it strung with BG65 at 26lbs, thinking that i still had the strength i had when i was a younger lad. the first few sessions were literally painful, both overall fitness-wise, and in particular my right shoulder :crying: I therefore decided to rest for a week and a bit without play. after the rest, and doing some basic wrist strengthening exercises at home, i felt my technique and power coming back, and could wield the arc 10 a lot better. however, i still feel that i am lacking power. would changing string and lowering the tension to about 24lbs benefit me in my situation? or should i keep the 26lbs and current string, and learn to live with it (as i hear the arc 10 compliments a higher string tension)?
after a long break from badminton, will definitely need some time to get back the fitness. bg65? my advice? please use a scissor and cut it. bg80 @24lbs will a good ideal way to re-train yourself.
haha, thanks drifit! actually i was thinking along the lines of bg80 or bg66. i guess i better go find my scissors
phandrew, i went to a popular badminton shop just now to ask about restringing. i asked them if i wanted 23lbs, how would they string it? they said they would string the main at 23lbs, and the cross at 24lbs. i know people on here usually say 2lb difference, i.e. 22x24lbs. would 23x24 give me 23lbs overall??