Hey everyone, What is the maximum string tension (bg-88) that an Yonex MP 100 can take without breaking or without high risk? thanks Desmond
Even though, this thread is talking about MP55, but same "theory'' should apply: http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8314
My experience tells me 30 lbs ain't practical for the everyday folks. String life shortens by half of what it should compared to 24 lbs.
I've allot of experience with this raquet and although it will take up to 32 lbs I would reccomend you don't go above 27 for club play. This raquet has problems at the 10 and 2 o'clock positions when strung too high. The competitve guys string them tight for tournaments and for a breif period before the tournaments but generally keep them around 26-28 for everyday training and play. Good luck on the warranty if they break.
G'day, From the amount of frame distortion that I witnessed whilst I am restring my MP100 at 26lbs I wouldn't feel safe to go any higher than that tension.... Mine is MP100 AS 2UG3 and the frame shrunk approximately 3mm all around under that tension, after removing the racket from the jig clamps. I hate to see what 30+lbs could do to the frame....
string I was talking to Tony Gunawan and he said he strung his MP100 at 29 lbs. for bg-65. I mean risk like the risk of your racquet breaking a month after you strung it really tense with a bg-88.
ATTN: EGGROLL Thanks for your reply. Do you notice any frame deformation when MP-100 CD is strung over 28 lbs? Any hairline cracks deveop? Unusual sound and so on . . . ? What about the Ti-10 CD? Do you have any experience with this racquet strung over 28 lbs? Many people mentioned the Koreans string their Ti-10 to 34 lbs. And how does it compare to MP-100 CD in frame integrity?
stringing Jill Clark when she was commentating the match between Yong Hock Kin and Wong Choong Hann at the 1998 Commonwealth Games that they string their racquets (whatever they use) at 34-35 lbs. That is sooooo strong, no wonder Yong Hock Kin broke his strings in the second game!
Re: stringing Wasn't Yong Hock Kin sponsored by Carlton back then? Carltons aren't bad when it comes to high tension stringing but of course I am referring to the batch of Carltons made in Taiwan. Pete Gade mentioned that string tension above 30 lbs actually increase power but I wonder if that is true.
Re: stringing While, they are pros, who got free rackets and strings from sponsorship, and they need the high tension to utlize their control. However, for us, why even both to think about going that high tension in the 1st place?
Eggroll, Do you know how the 4 MP-100 were strung? Were they strung with the progressive high-tension stringing method or constant high tension method?
