yeah, having the highest tension doesn't make you the best player, it's different strokes for different folks (now where have i used that before?). but it's good to experiment once in a while just to make sure you know exactly which tension is best for you. cause obviously as your game progresses, your ideal tension may change, up or down.
well, if you're your own stringer that is... 24lbs+ with $15 a time can get pretty ugly...expensive mishits for me, I string my rackets at 25lbs, and it's a tad too hard the first 2 days (with MP) but very nice with PG65N
ah, it's not too bad, you probably only have to do it every year or so, and go up and down by 1 or 2 lbs. 30 bucks a year isn't too much to spend, is it? heck, that'll hardly buy you 2 tubes of good shuttles!
yeah, but what if you dó like it? Know a guy (B player) who broke his 20lbs bg65 every two weeks from mishits (when I say mishit I mean misHITS, he literally was a loose canon when he smashed) I think he'd cry for three days straight if he found out he loved 28lbs "no....my money...:crying: " Joking aside (he does exist though), I agree, a good reality check is needed every once in a while...
I managed to do a one peice string job on a, I think it was a carlton at 32 lbs, but I was sweating brick the whole way as I have an old two point WINN stringer. I've heard of 36lbs, but that was only along the 4 mains ( or the "heart strings" as I know them) I only go 20-22 pounds range on all my own raquets, so it's no problem. I tried a buddies racquet at 28 pounds - no thanks. Good reason why a lot guys have bad shoulders. VW
My proudest personal best this year is 15.25lbs. But I couldn't handle it, so I had to drop to 15lbs. When my string breaks in about 6 months time, I will drop further to 14.75lbs. By that time and if my current rate of power increase continues, I expect to have peak smashing power at least equal to the best players I know who are B or B+ level.
no, don't.....nobody...let's just continue with the thread...please... eitherway, do you guys mean hwo you you dared stringing it, or how high you can play with? (quite a difference for me about 11lbs ) My dad did break a ti-6 though, he measured the scale from the bottom of the weight (instead of the top)..he got 17 or 18kg, ~37lbs. It was the first racket he/we strung on our own, and it snapped at 3 'o clock, when stringing the 10th or 11th cross....(from what I recall, he kinda quillotine'ed the weight...)
I still remember my first BK raquet from, well two decades back... it had an AMAZING 16 lb tension in it when I first got it. We've come along ways..... i tihnk the first racquet i can remember being strung at 23 plus pounds were the Cab 8s when they first arrived and thinking the guys who did it were nuts to go that high.
I've strung a Cab 9 at 27/30lbs. Did it very carefully, added USGs too...though I believe the top was a bit narrow. Man, that thing was a board...very demanding to wield.
*breaks out into song & dance* "Different strokes... Different strokes... Different strokes to rule the worrrrrrrrrrrld" Oh oops, we're talking about highest tension Cripes!! I'm surprised the aluminum frame can handle such tension!! (27/30lbs) Weren't older Carlton & BK frames advertised by manufacturer @ 40lbs, back quite some time ago? I dont remember if it was discussed... and even less sure if anyone had attempted to string to that tension, let alone play with it
I remember when Bk first marched their widebody design ( can't remember the name, but it was "Kawasaki" racing green and black) they were touting some quite high tensions. Dunno if 40 was possible. Sam Smith keeps his MP-99 at 36 pounds, so I know they can get that high.
when i first started out i started with the manufacture's string of like 18lbs. after about 1 year i went to 21 lbs, 2 yrs after that i was stuck around 23 to 24. then 25, then 26, then 27, and now 29x31. I only understood main and cross different tension after stringing on my own. (using someone else's stringer). People say lower tension gives more power. here's my thoughts 18lbs : no power and not much control (compared to higher tension) 21 : nice power and ok control (compared to 18lbs) 23-24 : better power and decent control (compared to 21lbs) 25-26 : best power and better control (compared to 23-24 lbs) 27lbs : felt power fading a little but good control (compared to 25-26lbs) 29x31 : lower power but excellent control (compared with 25-26 lbs) (gives sore arm if ur not used to it when u have a jump in tension) plans to go higher tension.. =P maybe 30x32.5 and hoping my racket does not break. i have a generic racket RCL Armortx 700. (suppose to imitate Yonex Armotec 700). Holds the tension quite well...but i don't think the racket tension can go too much higher because whiles stringing, i found the frame warps a little while the tension is being pulled. i dun smash too much so control is what i prefer...i usually only smash midcourt to front where i am almost guaranteed to score a point. update: all strung with bg-65 strings. i have used the 70pro and found it fragile at higher tension compared to the 65 while not giving too much extra feel.
I disagree. BG-70 Pro is almost as durable as BG-65. I use BG-70 Pro on Ti-10s at 32 lbs X 35.2 lbs without durability issues.
i guess itz just me =P hahaha...guess the bg65 takes my occassional mishits better than the bg70pro... itz just my opinion anyway...maybe i just had old bg70pro compared to fresh bg 65 (store put them on...i dunno the dates of the strings )
my guess it's a personal preference... pete strings at 35lbs...and wants his tension to be rocksolid, and stay that way...for that BG70 is ideal, thick(ish) and stiff... now BG65 is a different story, it's a lot softer and stretches out more after stringing. tension drops- stringlife increases either way, no Micropower fans for high tensions? talking about stiff strings...
MP is awesome at high tension, significantly better performing than BG65 and BG70Pro IMHO. However, it's definitely not as durable. I tried Viper's rackets at 30-32lbs. and MP was quite impressive.
