10shoe
Professional
To be clear, most of my time is spent stringing tennis racquets but badminton is a growing part of my business and I am confused by the tension requests I am getting.
When I played badminton (I stopped about 10 yrs ago) I was stringing at about 15 lbs and I was playing with graphite racquets. They weren't as wide as some of the racquets today, but still, middle aged guys with plenty of extra weight around their midsections are asking me to string at 26, 27 and 28 lbs. Did the racquets increase so much in power that these tensions are necessary?
Even on Yonex racquets that are marked with a tension range of 19-24 lbs, it's rare anyone abides the mfr's recommendation. What is going on?
When I played badminton (I stopped about 10 yrs ago) I was stringing at about 15 lbs and I was playing with graphite racquets. They weren't as wide as some of the racquets today, but still, middle aged guys with plenty of extra weight around their midsections are asking me to string at 26, 27 and 28 lbs. Did the racquets increase so much in power that these tensions are necessary?
Even on Yonex racquets that are marked with a tension range of 19-24 lbs, it's rare anyone abides the mfr's recommendation. What is going on?