What strings and tension do current professionals use?

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  1. ucantseeme

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    Anyone know her string tension?[​IMG]

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    It's 28 lbs. - at least that's what it says on one that sheet from mid of 2017 season:
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    It's hard to get any first hand information since she gets her rackets strung by her dad at home and doesn't use the stringing teams at the tournaments.
     
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    Thought on vbs-66n? How it compare with lining no 1 or bg 66 um?

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    That's mighty sweet of her dad, and seems to be an ingredient of her winning formula

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    Seriously? That's such a sweet story! I didn't hear about that before.
     
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    不会吧,您厦门人不知道这事情?直少应该有从中羽在线那看到了吧?

    https://tw.mobi.yahoo.com/news/戴資穎球拍少-道線-戴父穿線藏秘訣-114522176.html


    And back to normal BC language, no, it’s not sweet per se, it’s just because (in my view) her dad just happens to do what he does. TTY’s grandma does her grip.

    What would be super sweet (and risky) is IF her dad took up stringing classes and did her’s up for competition. Now that’s ballsy. And sweet maybe?

    A bit like Anthony Hamilton roughing it out and sending his son Lewis Hamilton to go racing karts when he was young, or Lawrence Stroll buying out Force India and having his son Lance as a driver.

    Just a parent doing what they can for their kids, when they can.
     
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    I'd rather call it "efficient". Imagine how many string jobs an aspiring youngster like her works through month after month before she gets a proper sponsorship deal. And after that, it gets more like a "never change a working system" kind of thing.

    And in general, they seem to have set up a well working family business. Her dad managing (I think), her sister accompanying her to all the big tournaments to take care of her. That her granny is gripping the rackets has been news to me too, but I think that fits in the whole picture perfectly.
     
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    Her competition tournament rackets *are* strung by her dad.

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    You're mistaking it.
    I'm saying (my line from your quote): "assuming" that her dad doesn't know how to string in the first place, then goes to learn and does it on her competition rackets. Only then would that be ballsy.

    Of course I know her dad does her frames. Any time you see her on video with a fully strung one without a missing cross, isn't from him (probably a Victor stringer since she broke or tension feel is gone)

    Mate, you'd think I'd know where to quote and NOT know that what you're trying to say and describe (and is the actual current situation) that her dad already knew how to string, and is doing it for her competition frames? Though in retrospect that line can be interpreted two ways... but given that I gave that link, bit easy to rule one of the two out innit?



    Yeah @s_mair , agree with you on efficient more than sweet.
     
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    To be fair, it was easy to misunderstand that comment - I had no idea what you were trying to say.
    Also, why do you assume they understood what you linked? It's not in English, so a large part of this forum won't be able to read it...
     
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    Are there other pro players with such an involved family?
     
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    Lee Yang got his rackets strung by his father since he was small. Even now as a pro player when he come home he get his rackets strung by his father.

    Ratchanoks mothers is the chef at the thai badminton academy and cook for the players.
     
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    Which professionals currently use Aerobite Strings? It seems that a lot of them use Aerobite strings now! I am using the 66Ultimax right now but it often loses its tension and power after a few practices.
     
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    should be 29 lbs, it was mentioned in one of the interviews she and her father did with the taiwanese media.
     
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    I want to see one pro use bg-65 at 20lbs tension
     
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    Dont know if lin dan actually use that string[​IMG]

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    If everything is free, you simply don't care. Regardless if a racket is gone after only one stringing job or you break 7 strings a match.
     
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    He does (most likely). Close up shots of TV court matches and press photos show the distinct white and red dual colours of BGAB.

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