What's Your Favourite String?

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  1. Feng_MP-100

    Feng_MP-100 Regular Member

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    BG-68Ti is the best selling string in the world!!!

    By the way, does anyone know which is the best string for smash, regardless durability, control....etc.

    3Q very much!
     
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    Personally, I like BG66 (or BG85 is also fine) the most, in terms of performance only. Since I am a stringer, I don't care about the durability that much. BG66 is the super thin string which will give you great feelings and sound when you hit the shuttle. Also, BG66 is cheaper than BG85, so I prefer BG66 a little more.

    I just recently started to use BG66 on most of my racquets.....it's very good....although they don't last long. I am thinking, one can probably only last about a month or less (since I play 3 times a week).

    I think it's time for stringing again :) Tonight I am going to put the strings on my new Slim10 :cool:
     
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    Yes!! As a stringer, the durability of the string is not the main factor for selection. :D The cost of string is very low, 70% of money is paid for the stringing job.
     
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    BG65 for me. Find that BG66 gives a more "tin-like" feel when you whip the racket ....

    ALso like pacific natural guts, but hard to find and expensive.
     
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    I have testing all the yonex strings and My favourit is defently BG-80.
    My former string and the most used string in Finland is Micropower but that is a little bit slipery than BG-80 but the thouch is almost the same i think.
     
  6. Z1985

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    Hmm.. maybe i like thicker strings. anyway, 70% for stringing charges?? :eek:
    so originally BG66 cost onli S$4+. i am looking for a stringing machine now. but couldn't find. i have a low budget. ard $150-$200. if any of u guys in S'pore selling pls msg me. Thanks.:cool:
     
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    Start from when, BG68Ti is the #1 in selling? :confused: I believe BG65 is still the leading horse. :rolleyes:
     
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    I tried BG85, Bg66, Bg65, Bg65Ti and Bg80.

    BG 85 and Bg66 are my favourite but they brake a bit too fast.

    Bg65Ti is the worst.


    However I still wonder what is the Factory string that Carlton use because I liked it alot. It's a kind of thick yellow string. The surface is very rough and I find it has better control than Bg85.

    I wish I can try Bg88ti or naturalgut one day when I'll get rich :p
     
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    I had tried Yonex BG65, 66, 65Ti, 68Ti, 70 Pro, 80, 85. I like BG80 the most and BG70 Pro the worst.

    BG80 gives me more repulsion power, touch shot are great (compare with other strings, of course) and the 'pop' sound are loud and clear especially strung over 23 lbs.

    For colour, I prefer white > blue > navy blue > black > yellow > red.
     
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    I had tried Yonex BG65, 66, 65Ti, 68Ti, 70 Pro, 80, 85. I like BG80 the most and BG70 Pro the worst.

    BG80 gives me more repulsion power, touch shot are great (compare with other strings, of course) and the 'pop' sound are loud and clear especially strung over 23 lbs.

    As far as colour is concerned, I prefer white > blue > navy blue > black > yellow > red.
     
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    I've tried the BG-65, 66, 70 Pro, 80, 85, 65-Ti, 68-Ti, and my most favorite ones have got to be the 66 and 85. I've only tried the 80 once so I don't really remember the feel for that, but I remember it was quite good as well. My most hated strings have got to come from the Ti strings. Maybe it was because it was too highly strung back then, but they were very dead and gave no response at all, especially the 65-Ti. I also don't really like the 70 Pro, because it also gives no feeling, even though it lasts pretty long.
     
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    tonyw nice to meet you

    Nice to meet you...Finland guy... :p
     
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    i use bg 65 and 66. tried 68ti and 85 but they dont really work for me. 66 work really well but also break as often as twice in 1 month. 65 is only for backup racket coz of the durability
     
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    I only used 2 kinds of string so far. One is Gosen Bio-Roots 80 i believe. And the other one is Yonex Bg-85. I do not feel any difference between them...:rolleyes:
     
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    You mean 807 or 808?
     
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    I have tried BG-65, BG-66 and BG85.
    BG-66 breaks easy.
    Now I am using BG-85, but will back to BG-65.
     
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    i tried using a 68 ti string and titanium just doesnt cut it..its slippery with no feel whatsoever.

    i still use bg66 as much as possible..however sometimes due to budget constraints i will go for other brands 66 string as well(basically same as yonex bg66 from a statistical standpoint)...the idea here is repulsion.

    cheers
     
  18. Z1985

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    Hmm.. maybe BG68Ti only Suitable for some rackets. i used it on my PowerConcept 999 and 1080 at 25lbs. doesn't seems to work. but it proved to be a powerful string on the AT500 at 24lbs. maybe its the racket. but the difference is really too much.... well. can't really judge it. having doubts about that string but my coach only string with that. i am lazy to go string myself.:(
     
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    i am currently using bg66 and its lasting pretty good for me. 1 month and counting.
     
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    oh. probably u aren't a hard hitter i guess.. or u just learnt badminton? hmm.. anyway, that string is a nono for me. tried twice and both lasted only around 1 month. I am very budget wise and I m not working. Shuttlecocks alone have been burning my pocket.. so i guess string durability is an important factor to me. hmm. anyway, any of u have fav. string of brands other then yonex?
     

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