How to Choose the Best Badminton String

If you want to maximize your skill set in the game of badminton one aspect of the game is as important as the other and it is the Strings, a lot of people are saying that the Strings are the soul of the racket and it is something that you can’t argue because the strings are the one who really touches the shuttlecock so if it’s not for the strings then you won’t be able to return a good smash or you won’t be able to unleash your powerful smash if you have a bad Strings.

Choosing the right badminton string for your badminton racket is important. It is one of the main factors that plays a big role during your badminton game and affects your performance, keep in mind that How you want to string your badminton racket depends on your style of playing badminton and also on your level of play, some of the beginners and intermediate players uses a 24lbs and below string tension to have a larger sweet spot but a professional or advanced players they are using 28, 29lbs or higher because they have developed a better shot control and accuracy with their training.

For example, stroke/rally players use different strings compared to aggressive/attacking players. There are 2 things to consider first when stringing your racket, first is the Diameter of the string and the String tension.

Diameter

Usually the diameter of badminton strings available ranges from 0.66mm to 0.7mm.

Thicker Strings;
• More Durable
• Lesser Power
• Lesser Solid Sound

Thinner Strings;
• Lesser Durable
• More Power
• More Solid Sound

String Tension

Badminton string tensions is measure in “pounds”.

• The more pounds on your racket = higher tension (26-28 lbs)
• The fewer pounds on your racket = lower tension (20-25 lbs)

The technology today in creating a high quality badminton rackets is advanced, a racket frame can potentially support string tension of up to 30 pounds.

Some world class players have their rackets strung at 30+ pounds for extreme performance. The person stringing their racket does not usually succeed for the first time. A lot of people has experienced stringing a 30+ pounds string tension on a racket but most them wasn’t able to do it on the first try

Here are some useful tips for you on whether to go for a low or high tension;

1. This decision is totally depends on the way you play and the way you want to play.
2. String tensions work exactly the same as the stiffness of a racket’s shaft.
3. The string tension is dependent also on your level of play.
4. Make sure to determine if you are a rally player or an aggressive player.

Lastly, you should invest in your strings, buy the best one for you, there are a lot of online shops of the best badminton brands in the market like lining, victor, and Yonex online shops. Also if your racket strings snaps in the middle of a badminton game, do not send your racket in for re-stringing straightaway. If this thing happens to you what you need to do is to cut the rest of the string on your racket immediately so that you won’t get any damage on your racket. If one line of string breaks, there will be an uneven balance of pressure/tension on your racket frame.

Your racket may lose its shape of there is an imbalanced pressure/tension so be very careful with that.

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