let's together answer : what is the ideal tension?

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  1. oonyz

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    Yonex !!!

    Ok,hope you manage to get into the team.:eek:
     
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    Good luck to you. With your username, I thought you are in the seventies.
     
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    Haha Im a lot younger than that.:cool:
    than oonzy:)
     
  4. LD rules!

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    good luck have you ever played tournaments in Scotland before ?
     
  5. chilli

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    I'm a stringer, and I've moved on from NGY95 to BG80 over 6 months ago, and now trying the BG85. Played around with the tension and found my ideal tension @ 26/28 #s, on A900P. Am a doubles player, a hard hitter and smash whenever I can. The NGY95 is too soft, can't hold the tension for too long and lack the smashing "parp". The BG85 now loses tension faster(about 5 hours of play) than the BG80(almost 20 hours) 'coz it's thinner, but excellent control. Guess I'll be going back to BG80. Have yet to try the NGY98.:)
     
  6. oonyz

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    Yonex !!!


    Thanks Chilli and God for the sound advice.I think I will try BG 80 at 24 cross and 23 main or 25 cross and 24 main.Which tension is better?.....I am thinking in terms of if the tension drops after 6 months,how much would it drop by?:confused:
     
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    Yonex !!!


    I'm not that old.Just turned 30 and doing my Masters programme now.I play in a club and in university for recreational and competitive purposes.However,when I was about 10-13 years old, I used to join badminton coaching clinics and play for my Chinese school in Malaysia in Under 15 competitions.Seen many famous players turn coaches now.Was in Yang Yang coaching clinic and Zhao JianHua coaching clinics as well.Park Joo Bong,
    Rexy Mainaky,Rashid Sidek,Xiong Guobao and many more.The list goes on.....
    Seen all this players in action.I quit when I turned 15 to play basketball.Now back into badminton again.Basketball is too physical and too much body contact.At my age,I don't think I can keep up with the young players who are full of life and energy physically and mentally.Badminton is more technique,stamina,strokes,wrist power although you need a jumping ability and waist power as well.But I still can cope with that apart from the jumping because I have put on too much weight since then:D...80kg now compared to in my peak when I was 70kg.My height is about 182cm.
     
  8. chilli

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    Hey oonyz,

    I'd do it at 24/26 #s...i.e. 24 #s main and 26 #s cross. My ideal tension is at 26/28. Have fun.:)
     
  9. dyrtla

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    20 pounds for those who play SAVING the birdie...
    22 pounds for beginners who know how to hit.
    24 pounds for intermediate ~ advanced
    anywhere over 26 pounds i believe is just personal preference for the advanced players..
     
  10. SamsonSun

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    For a beginner, 21 bls is enough...I play Badminton more than 3 years...I am using 23~24 bls...On the one hand,23 bls is ok for me ... on the other hand, my Arcsabers cant take more tension than 24 bls...
     
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    How come you ArcSaber's can only take 24, from what i have heard, it can take 32+
     
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    Arc Saber 10 or Z Slash, according to the manufacturer's recommended string tension is 19 ~ 24 lbs only (except for the Arc Saber 8DX) . However, fact has shown that it can stand up to 30 lbs, even more.
    Back to the thread, most of players that I have talked with and myself as well, find the tension around 22~26 lbs will be the ideal tension. I usually strung my racket with BG 80 @ 24 lbs.
     
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    I really prefer 28 lbs or at least 27 lbs. Does that make me advance?
     
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    No, its just say that you are strong enough to handle the tension. But to be advance, there are many other criteris such as foot work, technique, etc etc
     
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    Ideal : One that is regarded as a standard or model of perfection or excellence.

    Since i can unload all my strokes very well at 30lbs, then my ideal tension will be 30lbs:p
     
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    Anyone know best tension for arcr saber 10? 25lb good , many people say the frame will go smaller? is that true? good or bad?
     
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    the tension data was wirtten on the racket by Yonex company...Only ArcSaber 8 can take 27 bls...
     
  18. chilli

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    High-end racquets, like Yonex, can take higher tensions than recommended. The downside is frequency in restringing and grommet replacements..that's not bad considering the amount of pleasure playing with the best weapon, your favourite tension, string and racquet combo. :D
     
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    based on the skill level, which do you think is the best string tension range for

    beginners:
    intermediate:
    advanced:

    i can say that im an intermediate player. i play using a tension of 24 lbs. ive stuck with this tension for almost a year. however, when i backread threads regarding string tension, 24 lbs is as they say, too high for an intermediate player. according to the forums, even advanced players string their rackets at 22 lbs which for me is quite confusing. the people i play with who have the same skill level as me more or less string their rackets at 26 lbs at least. im the only one who strings it at 24. im trying to consider going lower if this could improve the power of my smashes but how low should i go? if we are talking about technique, this is not a problem since i've been undergoing badminton training for a year already and im still constantly training with a coach.
     
  20. Yoppy

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    beginners: 22-25lbs
    intermediate: 24-28lbs
    advanced: 27-30lbs
    male pro: min30lbs
     

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