I know this may sound REALLY strange, but has anybody tried dual strings on their rackets before? (Eg BG65 for mains, BG80 for cross)
One model of Toalson has 2 different strings packed inside one for main and one for cross.
Nop, affirmative. Check this out,
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57960&highlight=toalson
I'm struggling to see the point of a badminton hybrid with two polyester strings- surely you would choose gut for the crosses if you wanted the feel that tennis players get...
Gut is used on crosses expressly for control and "feel" in tennis, so I would expect a similar response if you tried it with badminton. Gut, though, is a totally unknown quantity in sub-1 mm gauges - you can get it, but I don't know anyone who has used it (or even STRUNG with it, and I know quite a few stringers...).
I, for one, would be very interested to see what happends if you tried it.
Your right, I don't think I can get natural gut below -1mm. Would be nice to try out.
I used to play with an older gentleman, he has played with natural gut and oil filled string.
I was proposing to use either of the following combination:
• Zymax 67 for mains and Zymax 62 for crosses
• BG80 for mains and BG66 for crosses
Quite pessimistic about it. I expect it to be a waste of time & string. Will hopefully be able to test one of these combinations within the few weeks.
Actually you can get gut in 0.80, 0.75 and 0.70 mm - Titan, Klip and Babolat all still make it. Ask W&D Strings about them (but they're up to £13 a set + VAT...).
Someone has got there before me
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77246
I will therefore do a version with Gut (as the crosses).
Actually you could do two versions with one pack of gut (and still have some left over). Just make sure it's pre-stretched before you put it in the frame - gut is horrible for twisting up during weaving.
Wow, what an offer! I can pay postage, but that's about it; if you do want to make some cash back I'm sure someone on here will take half a pack of gut off you.