Badminton Strings
Choosing the right badminton string for your racket is important.
It plays a big role during your badminton game and affects your performance.
How you want to string your racket depends on your style of playing badminton.
For example, stroke/ rally players use different strings compared to aggressive/ attacking players.
2 things to consider when stringing your racket:
- Diameter of the string
- String tension
1. Diameter
Usually the diameter of badminton strings available ranges from 0.66mm to 0.7mm.
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Generally, thinner badminton string offer better performance but they don’t last long. Thin strings will break more often and you’ll have to spend money changing them. Therefore, in that sense, they are more costly.
Performance is very important to me and I enjoy playing good badminton games. Therefore I wouldn’t mind spending a little more on good strings for my racket.
2. String Tension
Badminton string tension is measured in “pounds”.
More pounds = Higher tension (26-28 pounds)
Fewer pounds = Lower tension (20-25 pounds)
With today’s technology in producing badminton rackets, a racket frame can potentially support string tensions of up to 30 pounds!
Of course, some world class players have their rackets strung at 30+ pounds for extreme performance. The person stringing their rackets does not usually succeed the first time. It usually takes few attempts to successfully string a 30+ pounds string tension racket.
Here are a few of our most popular badminton strings
Yonex Aerosonic 0.61mm Badminton Set Description £8.50
Currently our most popular string
Yonex Aerosonic is the world's thinnest string and is constructed from a high intensity nylon multifilament, high polymer braided nylon. Suitable for players who are seeking high repulsion and a hard hitting sound.
Gauge: 0.61mm
Colour: White
Yonex BG65 0.70mm Badminton Set Description £6.00
Yonex BG65 is a popular all round string that comes as a thinner gauge for extra feel making it ideal for control players.
The 0.70mm specially braided fibre increases string abrasion durability. The BG65's all-around performance makes it the choice of the world's top players.
Gauge: 0.70mm
Colour: Yellow, Orange, Black, White, Natural or Blue
Yonex BG66 Ultimax 0.65mm Badminton Set Description £8.50
Yonex BG66 Ultimax is a multifilament string which is used by many of the world's top pros.
The thin gauge provides a combination of maximum speed and control.
Gauge: 0.65mm
Colour: White, Yellow, Light Green, Orange, Black or Red
Ashaway ZyMax 68 TX 0.68mm Badminton Set Description £8.00
Ashaway ZyMax TX features BETA technology which provides maximum dynamic stiffness and repulsion.
Zymax TM core helps to maintain tension and the textured coating adds stiffness and control.
Gauge: 0.68mm
Colour: Orange, Yellow or White
Ashaway ZyMax 69 Fire 0.69mm Badminton Set Description £6.50
Ashaway ZyMax 69 Fire Badminton is produced from Ashaway's revolutionary BETA Polymer raw material and is designed for maximum repulsion and shuttle response. Offering superior strength and high performance playability, ZyMax 69 Fire is tailored for players who require durability and string life at all performance levels. Particularly good in extreme tensions and under the most demanding playing conditions.
BETA fibers and ZyWeave technology combine to provide maximum tension stability, toughness, durability, super elasticity and stiffness.
Colour - Yellow or white.
