what's considered low or high tension?

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  1. visor

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    Doesn't that also depend on string gauge. Aerosonic @27 lbs will feel and play higher and tighter than BG65 @32 lbs...
     
    #41 visor, Sep 18, 2016
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    I'm not so sure it's even gauge, just the coating and string feel. BG80 feels harder to me at 27 than No.1 did at 30.
     
    #42 Charlie-SWUK, Sep 18, 2016
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    I needed #1 to be 32lb to get it to feel as hard as bg80 at 30.
     
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    Vectran has no equal in hard feel...
     
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    Well BG 80 at 27 actually made my left arm a bit sore the first day after I restrung it, but thankfully the tension dropped on it a little and now it's more manageable.
     
    #45 Charlie-SWUK, Sep 18, 2016
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    I've stopped looking for a BG80 alternative. There is none.
     
    #46 dbswansea, Sep 18, 2016
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    Crazy to think pros are using it at 30lbs and producing that much power.
     
    #47 Charlie-SWUK, Sep 18, 2016
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    Uh... Have you see db's arms?
     
    #48 visor, Sep 18, 2016
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    I think briefly, he's a big lifter isn't he? :D
     
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    None of my customers is that type who is after Aerosonic. Normally I string for over 90% of my customers from 0.68 to 0.70 and most of them choose BG65 or go for BG65TI, BG80, BG80P or NBG99. Just my XD partner go for No.1 and my MD partner for BG66UM because they know that their rackets are at the same priority as mine in the queue.:cool:
     
    #50 ucantseeme, Sep 18, 2016
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