BG80, BG66ultimax

***kwun*** · 04-10-2011, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by canti

bg66um will break fairly fast compared to bg80 but it will always depend on your skill and the tension you're stringing it at. zm62s are now my favorite though

it took me about 3 months to get used to them. I used to break them weekly but now they are holding.

don't jinx yourself. see you next week.

**Petah** · 04-13-2011, 09:13 AM

I tried out the BG66UM last night. I have to admit i was a bit dissapointed as i found less repulsion in them when compared to the NBG98. However, the tension is a bit too high for my liking so i will give it a couple more weeks for the tension to settle before judging. I better find a way to love this stuff because i ordered a reel! haha.

**drew tze en** · 04-13-2011, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Petah

I tried out the BG66UM last night. I have to admit i was a bit dissapointed as i found less repulsion in them when compared to the NBG98. However, the tension is a bit too high for my liking so i will give it a couple more weeks for the tension to settle before judging. I better find a way to love this stuff because i ordered a reel! haha.

What was the tension ?

**Petah** · 04-13-2011, 09:52 AM

I am weak! =) The tension is around 24-25 lbs done on a drop weight machine.

**drew tze en** · 04-13-2011, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by Petah

I am weak! =) The tension is around 24-25 lbs done on a drop weight machine.

I know it is personal preference
I found that the BG66UM is powerful and very responsive.

**Petah** · 04-13-2011, 10:04 AM

So far, i think the NBG98 is more powerful as i have another racket (same make and model) that is was strung at 25lbs using the same machine. However, that racket was strung over a month ago and the tension is a lower than the fresh BG66UM. I will give it another review in a couple weeks.

On another note, I am not sure if it's the crack i am smoking but i find rackets that are done with a drop weight machine retains tension for a longer period of time, or i should say tension drops slower when compared to a crank. Any truth to this?

**drew tze en** · 04-13-2011, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Petah

So far, i think the NBG98 is more powerful as i have another racket (same make and model) that is was strung at 25lbs using the same machine. However, that racket was strung over a month ago and the tension is a lower than the fresh BG66UM. I will give it another review in a couple weeks.

On another note, I am not sure if it's the crack i am smoking but i find rackets that are done with a drop weight machine retains tension for a longer period of time, or i should say tension drops slower when compared to a crank. Any truth to this?

I don't string my own rackets, but I understand what you are saying.

**kenzo** · 04-13-2011, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Petah

On another note, I am not sure if it's the crack i am smoking but i find rackets that are done with a drop weight machine retains tension for a longer period of time, or i should say tension drops slower when compared to a crank. Any truth to this?

Yeah, drop weight machines are constant pull whereas crank machines lock out once the required tension is reached

**Naim.F.C** · 04-13-2011, 06:05 PM

So far I've tried BG80, VS-850, ZY67 and BG85 but today used BG66UM for the first time. Definitely my fave of the bunch. Will be sticking with it for a while now. Got a sharper spring to it with added speed, and imo bags of repulsion.

**drew tze en** · 04-13-2011, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Naim.F.C

So far I've tried BG80, VS-850, ZY67 and BG85 but today used BG66UM for the first time. Definitely my fave of the bunch. Will be sticking with it for a while now. Got a sharper spring to it with added speed, and imo bags of repulsion.

I have just bought several strings that are good for repulsion
I got
- BG66UM x3
- BG66 x1
- BG80 x1
- NBG 98 x2
- BG65 x1 (I didn't buy it someone bought it for me)

I have only tried the BG66UM and there are really good !!

**Polaroid** · 04-13-2011, 11:11 PM

Thanks for all the advice guys

. My final decison is the BG66UM

**drew tze en** · 04-14-2011, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by Polaroid

Thanks for all the advice guys

. My final decison is the BG66UM

haha !
Hopefully you will feel the difference.

**Polaroid** · 04-17-2011, 02:22 AM

Apprently I went to the badminton club and they didn't have BG 66 UM sadly but I just went with BG80 cuz why not xD. So after stringing at 24lbs. I can say its really amazing. I can do more powerful smashes more drop returns and the clears and other shots are so easy to perform. But definitly in the future when I get break my string or perhaps in summer when im getting a new racket then I'll it BG66 UM by then.

**druss** · 04-17-2011, 09:38 AM

Well that sucks, a little surprising they don't have it.

**Polaroid** · 04-17-2011, 11:52 AM

But the BG80 is not bad though XD

**drew tze en** · 04-17-2011, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by druss

Well that sucks, a little surprising they don't have it.

I bought the BG66UM the All England 2011
I got it for £8.70

**arfandy** · 05-13-2011, 11:37 AM

BG66UM has a thickness of 0.65mm, if i'm not mistaken. While BG66 Medium Feeling has 0.66mm thickness. & i heard BG66UM is quite rare subject to availability.