Hey, first off.. thank you for taking time out of your day to take a look at this... and potentially help me out. Let me just say that.. i'm a fairly good - moderate player... I've never had any of my racquets restrung.. they're allllllll just stock. I have a few Willson racquets... 1) yonex 8600 Ti Carbonex. 2) A new yonex Nano Speed 9900 I just got the 9900.. and have been playing with my Willson + 8600.. I want to have atleast one of them restrung so i can get better... or have a better advantage over others.. What i'm looking for.... I'm looking for help trying to find the right tension and what not.. And please let me know what kind of info one would need when choosing a tension.... a) I'm about 6"2 b) Weigh around 210 c) I love smashing and keeping it close to the net.... d) i move pretty fast + i lift weights n all that so i have pretty good power.. in the sense that i can send the birdie/shuddlecock pretty far without strain e) i love.. and only use the lightest possible racquets... i know the 8600 isnt the worlds lightest racquet... but i made a mistake purchasing it and well im stuck with it.. thats basically it in a nutshell. i appreciate all advice... (personally... im fine without it being restrung... but i would like to try something different.) Thank you all in advanced.....and... HAPPY NEW YEARS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES -1
Hi Welcome to BC! What tension is on your nanospeed 9900? or is that the racket you need restrung? How comfortable are you with the strings you have on each of you existing rackets? It would be wise to bring a racket with the tension you're most comfortable with to a stringer and ask him to give you the best estimate of the tension and tension it maybe 1 or 2 lbs higher. Not sure you options in Seattle area, but if you can find a stringer through this forum, it'll sure beat big sport stores which will cost you an arm a leg
he said he hasn't got a racket restrunged yet... so i assume he wouldn't know... anyone wint a nanospeed 9900 with a recommendation?
^ yup but if he havent had a restring his best bet is to stick with a tension hes used to (racket hes been using before plus a 1 or 2lbs to see if he likes it)
I would not really put much trust in the Seattle stringers. The ones I have seen including having one of my rackets done by them in the past, the results are not up to par.
That's what I'd say too, maybe a little higher in tension because he seems like a heavy hitter at 6'2 and 210 :X.
it depends I think maybe he could go to 25-26lbs but it's better as he is used to playing with 21lbs (usuall factory tension ) that starting at 24 and progressing to 25-26 would be good also 24-25 is within the warranty not 26lbs
I would also agree with LD. Start with the average which is around 22-24 lbs, then decide where to go from there the next time the racket is stringed up.
also it would be best that you didn't skip to a high tension straight away e.g. Don't skip from 21 to 26 straight away that's 5lbs difference and you could be cause injury to yourself. Instead gradually increase the tension for example in 2009 I started with 21lbs then went to 22lbs and then to 24lbs (I reckon I could go higher but at the moment I am happy (might go to 25 just to try it) What I am trying to say is basically experiment but don't run before you can walk there Is nothing cool about playing with a high tension Hope this helps
totally agree with LD, did it once: took the racket of the 5th ranked player of israel 3 years ago, it was strung at 31X33 and main was 25lbs after few rally's i couldn't play anymore. and in the end it was looooon injury, i couldn't play badminton because of that wrist pain for 3 months. now i dont give my racket (29Lbs) to beginners/kids.
Dear Matt... LD.... Dorysan and Random Person-1. Thank you for alllllllllllllllllllllllllll your input. Its sooo refreshing to see people who know what they're talking about.. So from my understanding i should get a 24lb? i'm looking at my onex 8600Ti... whic seems to be a bit head heavy. It's specs are... 3U at 15-20lbs. Just one question.. What do these measurments in LBS mean? is it.. pound per square inch... I just don't seem to understand what they mean. to sum up... what type of differences would i see if i shot from my 20lb strung racquet... to lets say a 25lb strung racquet? THANK YOU ALL.. and i hope you all have had a nice laid back new years day.
What i meant was...what kind of differences would i find if i started playing with my 20lb... and then switched to 25lb..
the stringbed would feel harder, the sweetspot would be smaller, and you would not generate as much power, unless you have a fast swingspeed.
oh, sorry for the misunderstanding, i meant that my racket (it was some old Victor racket) was strung at 25lbs.
prob feel like the shuttle suddenly got much heavier... i tried going from approx 21-23(strung at 23 initially) > 27, basically the smashes feel like drives (feeling of the speed wise) i considered myself a strong smasher at the time.. it was BG80 on my MP100, the string showed signs of ware in a week or two so i switched back to 24 with BG65 and felt much better... lb = pound so i assumed (and used) lbs = pounds since it's more then 1
i think most intermediate players play at around 24-26(string initially) for balance of control and power... i'm pretty sure high tension requires strong wrist, not so much strong arm.. so 24 would be a good start since your 9900's expensive and new lol you could go 1lb higher if your going for a thicker string e.g bg65
Ah! U meant that u usually play at 25lbs but tried a racket at 33lbs and it hurt yr system for a while. Understandable.The 'knocks' that u get from a 33lb racket are more important:crying:. I agree that 24lbs is a good start for intermediate players. From there they can see what they prefer and either increase or decrease on their next string job.
