http://dorsetbadminton.com/?page_id=1722 Now let's discuss the string. There are many different brand of string. But Yonex is more widely used. The following is mainly translated from a post by someone who have strung more than 20,000 racquets for professional teams in China. Unfortunately, the original post has been copied too many times. I cannot find his name or contact. Anyway, I strongly appreciate his detailed and professional comment on almost all Yonex strings. I focus on those available on US market. For those I used, I may add some of my own comment. I may also skip some details I think less important. ===================================================================== First of all. I don't recommend Ti65 and Ti68 string. Except for a more crispy sound, there is nothing good about it. More importantly, the Ti skin on the surface of the string change the consistency of elasticiy of the string. That makes it fragile. The Ti skin also covers up the texture of the string. That reduced the control. Due to the sound, it makes you feel more powerful when you smash. But that is mostly hallucination only. (Normally this is used by professional players. They will restring after the game. If you can afford to do that. Ti string may still be a good choice for you.) BG65 is most widely used. Mainly because it is the one used by National team for training purpose. But the BG65 used by national team is not the one in seperate bag we found on the market. It is the big reel version. (I guess the 200m Reel) The bag version is softer and smoother. Overall, it is very durable. It provides a good balance between quality and economy I prefer BG66 . It is a very thin string. Only 0.66mm.Extrodinary recillience. Good for beginer or players with relative less power. Cons: It is too thin. So it is easy to break. Also the control is not quite good. In my opinion, BG70 is not a successful product. Yonex want to make it omnipotent: good recillience, good control and durable. Finally, nothing is very good. BG80 is a .68mm string. Very good recillience. It is excellent for offensive plan. You can combine it with offensive racquets like NanoSpeed 9000, AT700, Ti10, MP100, etc. Strongly recommended for offensive player. One unqiue feature of BG80 is that you can get the feeling of a string setup at higher tension. (I use BG80 with my Ti10 at 24lb. It is a pretty powerful combination.) BG85 is relative soft. It has a higher thread count. Its control is excellent, with the recillience second to only BG66. It is good for defensive player.
Now let's discuss the string. There are many different brand of
string. But Yonex is more widely used. The following is mainly
translated from a post by someone who have strung more than 20,000
racquets for professional teams in China. Unfortunately, the
original post has been copied too many times. I cannot find his
name or contact. Anyway, I strongly appreciate his detailed and
professional comment on almost all Yonex strings.I focus on those
available on US market. For those I used, I may add some of my own
comment. I may also skip some details I think less
important.=====================================================================First
of all. I don't recommend Ti65 and Ti68 string. Except for a more
crispy sound, there is nothing good about it. More importantly, the
Ti skin on the surface of the string change the consistency of
elasticiy of the string. That makes it fragile. The Ti skin also
covers up the texture of the string. That reduced the control. Due
to the sound, it makes you feel more powerful when you smash. But
that is mostly hallucination only.(Normally this is used by
professional players. They will restring after the game. If you can
afford to do that. Ti string may still be a good choice for
you.)BG65is most widely used. Mainly because it is the one used by
National team for training purpose. But the BG65 used by national
team is not the one in seperate bag we found on the market. It is
the big reel version.(I guess the 200m Reel)The bag version is
softer and smoother. Overall, it is very durable. It provides a
good balance between quality and economyI preferBG66. It is a very
thin string. Only 0.66mm.Extrodinary recillience. Good for beginer
or players with relative less power. Cons: It is too thin. So it is
easy to break. Also the control is not quite good.In my
opinion,BG70is not a successful product. Yonex want to make it
omnipotent: good recillience, good control and durable. Finally,
nothing is very good.BG80is a .68mm string. Very good recillience.
It is excellent for offensive plan. You can combine it with
offensive racquets like NanoSpeed 9000, AT700, Ti10, MP100, etc.
Strongly recommended for offensive player. One unqiue feature of
BG80 is that you can get the feeling of a string setup at higher
tension. (I use BG80 with my Ti10 at 24lb. It is a pretty powerful
combination.)BG85is relative soft. It has a higher thread count.
Its control is excellent, with the recillience second to only BG66.
It is good for defensive player.BGN95. This is not reviewed by the
original post. But I used it with my NS9000 at 24lb. Recillience is
not as good as BG80. But it is still pretty good overall. Good
control and durability. It break only once when my racquet collide
with partner's.
Model
Recillience
Feel
Shock Absorption
Control
Durability
BG-65
B
Medium
A
A
A
BG-65Ti
A
Stiff
B
A
A
BG-66
A+
Stiff
A+
B
B
BG-68Ti
A+
Verfy Stiff
A+
A+
B
BG-70Pro
A
Medium
B
A
A
BG-80
A+
Stiff
A
A
A
BG-85
A+
Very Stiff
A
A
C
BG-95
A
Stiff
A+
A+
A
How often do you break your string? Each string had an elastic
limit and if it was stretched beyond its elastic limit, (Over
tension) then the string tends to snaps if an impact, like a
powerful smash landed outside the sweet spot. In this case, the
string would normally snaps on the main string from the top of the
frame. In this case, if a player breaks his string very often, then
he is graded as inaccurate shot player. Someone with power but
tends to mis-hit the shuttle. Suggest a lower string tension or
perhaps a slightly thicker string is the best you can do.
