List your playing style, main racket, string & string tension

Discussion in 'Badminton String' started by neoanderson777, Sep 30, 2004.

  1. jwu42

    jwu42 Regular Member

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    Play Style: Offensive
    Racquet: Victor Discovery III, Yonex MP88
    String: Yonex BG65
    Tension: 24lb
     
  2. bad_case

    bad_case Regular Member

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    AT 250/BG 65/23lbs
    surprise/working the boundary
    75% technique/25% speed
    control 75%/power 60% / forgiveness 50%;)
     
  3. Gemcat

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    Style: Even-balanced or Undetermined
    Main racquets: NS8000 BG65@22lbs, ArcSaber 10 BG80@21lbs
     
  4. SilverDJ

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    Style: offensive
    racquet: AT-700
    string: ashaway micropower
    tension: 26 lbs
     
  5. punchclear

    punchclear Regular Member

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    Minor update...

    Playing Style:
    • Attack-minded
    Main Rackets:
    • 03 x SOTX D600
    • 02 x SOTX Woven-4L
    Strings:
    • BG 65 (on my D600s) @ 27lbs x 30lbs
    • PG 66 Neon (on my 4Ls) @ 25lbs x 27.5lbs


    ... have developed this infatuation with D600s & BG 65 :D:D:D
     
  6. punchclear

    punchclear Regular Member

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    Typo in earlier post (as spotted by Sgbad)...

    Main Rackets:
    • 02 x SOTX D600
    • 02 x SOTX Woven-4L
     
  7. IvanM

    IvanM Regular Member

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    Current Rackets
    Mizuno TC700
    Mizuno TC500
    Yonex AT700
    all strung at 30lbs (mains)
    w/ BG85
     
  8. derekcai

    derekcai Regular Member

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    :eek:27X30lbs you have to let me try one of those soon!
     
  9. punchclear

    punchclear Regular Member

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    No prob, Bro. Once your done with your exams... ;)
     
  10. Sgbad

    Sgbad Regular Member

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    Haha, you have to let people know of your D600 breaking adventures.:p:p
     
  11. sierra117

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    STYLE: Doubles/Offensive
    MAIN RACQUET: 2X SOTX Woven 6i (I love them!)
    STRING: Yonex BG65 Ti (Both)
    TENSION: 24-25 lbs (Both)
    GRIP: Yonex Waterfit Grip, with Karakal PU Supergrip underneath (Both)

     
  12. K4mu1

    K4mu1 Regular Member

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    Power player (since most of my finishing is smash, but loving to play control, capable of becoming a frontman, and play some net kill, that will give some beautiful clear that will give benefit to my partner, can't play single xD....)

    Arcsaber 10

    BG68Ti, 24.5lbs
     
  13. noppy

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    leaning towards attacking,
    Woven 7,
    Ashaway powergut 66,
    27lbs
     
  14. thanhtruc

    thanhtruc New Member

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    Location:
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    I play defense
    racquet: AT500
    strung with BG 66 Ti @ 23lbs
     
  15. jhirata

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    Update..

    Play Style: Offensive
    Racquet: AT700 3U ( modified to 2U )
    String: Ashaway MicroPower XL
    Tension: 30x33lbs ( thanks ae86trueno! )

    I thought I'm crazy.. going up from 28lbs to 30lbs now.. but in I totally love this.
    I get unmatched power, precision, speed.. and my game also becomes faster..
    I was warned by so many people about going up to 30lbs, and my friends thought I'm crazy.. ;).. but suprisingly, no pain in my arm at all.. it took a little bit of time to adjust from the lower tension I was using on my back-up racquet strung probably around at 19lbs now, but once I got back to it.. I love it more than nbg95 at 28lbs.
     
  16. birdhunter

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    eh jhirata, if string my at700 3ug5 to 30lbs, will the racquets break easily? cause i want to try also.. haha.
    which one better? BG80 at 30lbs or BG66 at 30lbs?
    i like control, lobbing n smashing+loud sound.
     
  17. jhirata

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    There's a much higher chance of breakage at higher tensions.
    The racquet may break if the stringer is inexperienced. Also, if the stringer does not mount the racquet carefully, the racquet frame can either break or be warped. At high tensions, it's recommended to use HiQua String-protectors so that the grommets and the frame will not be damaged as much, and also the string will last longer. At 30lbs, the grommets will definitely be wasted up and you'll need to replace them often.

    I haven't tried any other string at this tension yet, and so far I find that defending is quite hard with this tension. At this tension.. the sound is very very loud.. it's very impressive. I can't recommend you which string to use though, because I haven't tried either one of them at this tension..
    BG66 will break very quickly so BG80 would be more suitable..
     
  18. sifuyono

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    30 lbs will break your racquet frame if it doesn't properly strung.... too risky...

    mine already doing many tension experiment and stay at 25lbs nowadays
     
  19. LVbeam

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    Game : Singles
    Style : Left-handed ftw? Offensive - attacking clears, drives, smashing(jump), decent backhand, working on that backhand smash ;)
    Racket : APACS AMP90 :D
    String : 22lbs, BG80
    Shoes : Erm... Volleyball shoes? :p
     
  20. limbo88

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    you arm wont hurt as you havent got to hit it so hard if your timing is good at 30lbs you barely have to touch it for full court but control will be hard, 30lbs is crazy, even most international player dont use it!!
     

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