wa..very hard to answer you leh lidet
normally, for extra power, player would go for yonex BG66 or any thinner strings (ashaway zymax 62)
some say 24lbs is best for smashing..BUT it really is an extremely personal thing

if you have a strong wrist and arm, you can go for higher tension like 25/26
i would say try zymax 62 at 23lbs first

personally, i think zymax is a good string and it's cheaper than BG66

note: zymax62 is 0.62mm while BG66 is 0.66mm

p/s: skill is more important than equipment so train up


just my humble opinion

refer to this thread
this guy resides in wangsa but he runs around in kl area quite often i think

bought a racket from him and it's delivered to my doorstep
i stay in kelana jaya

arrange a time with him. he might be able to meet u in pj/subang

ask him for advice too..he's more knowledgable from most of us here

I thought he mentioned 3UG5

haven tested thoroughly
used once oni
therefore haven been able to get the sweetspot yet
and my hand pain..so cant smash that hard oso

oh Dinkie's brand eh..nice~~~
i will love to try T2 though

how much is the tension?
the sound very nice too

try zymax la

i jz started having it a couple of weeks ago on my new racket
really not bad

it does not have .66 though
ZM62 .62
ZM67 .67
ZM70 .70

i'm using 67 since i'm offensive
i think u shud use ZM67 too..IMO ZM62 is too....fragile

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Added on March 11, 2010, 1:43 pmoh ya, they're cheaper than BG too
arc selling RM18 without labour

This post has been edited by ziggy87: Mar 11 2010, 01:43 PM

if you're comfortable with it and not itchy to get a new model, then just buy back the same model
price wise..can't help

higher tension does not mean more power
if you're a hard hitter, higher tension does generate more power
but if you're not, you gonna suffer even more

try ashaway zymax 62 at 25lbs
or BG66 at same tension

u mean difference between BG66 and ZM62?

ZM62 is obviously thinner which logically provides more repulsion
i think it will provide more power but easier to break compared to BG66
Zymax strings are cheaper too

how much?

it's so cheap compared to here hahaha

1. you can always monitor the forum

2. i heard a seller said before that claiming warranty in MALAYSIA normally fails. it's the opposite with the situation in europe/usa/canada etc where the chances of successful warranty seems to be higher. i dont know why and this is PURELY my OWN observation and reading. no statistics involved.
p/s: sometimes, the frame broken when FIRST time stringing also warranty fail.

3. Some say JP coded YY's are better in material. I don't own a YY so I don't know. authenticity wise..google on the way to read the codes. they have meaning.

4. before considering such expensive YY's, do look at other reliable-but-not-so-overrated brands like RSL, Gosen, Prince, Victor etc
(victor might be overrated too but my almost 10yrs old victor still going strong yo~ although it's my backup's backup haha)

This post has been edited by ziggy87: Mar 18 2010, 11:34 AM

my apacs is ok too
i string at 26 @ Bg66 on Nano 900 Power Red

i'm not defaming apacs here but a lot of their rackets are off spec
even mine feel lighter than the normal N900P
lighter = less material? = easier to break? i abit sked actually hahaha

although ES is the clone for AS, they certainly dun play the same

the string only add around 3g if im not mistaken
u forgot to mention the grip
if you're using original grip, then for sure heavier than what the spec stated

that adds the overall weight of the racket and reduces the head heaviness by a bit
so it's normal for you to feel that

wa bro..it might feel like 29lbs leh..


how come i dun hv such fren

btw, even the fakes hv hologram and serials
post up the serials..the pros here will let u noe whether it's genuine or not

or do some googling..u can find a way to understand the serials as they hv meaning
it's not just a label

it sounds authentic but the serial displayed mentioned otherwise.
if the racket is indeed intro-ed in Q1 2009, then maybe your friend got to know the insider very well and got an early edition? since the serial indicates that it was produced end of 2008
is that possible? if it's not, just treat it like a ridiculous assumption

later ur gf "BS09" u

i'll try to explain (based on my own reading and understanding)

1. flexible shaft are for slightly slower swingers. if you're a slow swinger, u will generate more power with a flexible shaft. stiff for fast swingers. of course, generation of power also depends on strings and tension.

2. if u feel your shot is lack of power, u can get a head heavy racket. you can feel whether it's head heavy/head light/even balance when you hold and swing it. headlight rackets are generally used for defensive purposes as it's easier to maneuver and faster response. balanced rackets are a little bit of both world..generating less power than pure head heavy rackets but faster than them. slower than headlight rackets but generate more power.

3. no and yes. if u're a hard hitter and fast swinger and use more wrist, higher tension will generate more power. if u don't hit so hard, a higher tension will not generate enuf power. this is explained as the trampoline effect. imagine urself jumping on a bed and normal floor. of course u can jump higher when u jump on bed. besides that, people say that higher tension provides better control. i don't know the theory behind that.


however, i've also been thinking if i'm a hard hitter and my tension is not very high, won't i be generating more power due to trampoline effect? the only explanation i can think of is, trampoline effect makes the shuttle stay longer on the string bed thus delaying the time the shuttle reflect. any pro can confirm/answer this? (sry aeon for post-hijacking )

oh ya aeon, by higher tension, i dun mean 30lbs or so..lower tension doesn't mean 20lbs or so
just higher/lower than the normal tension u can handle

This post has been edited by ziggy87: Mar 26 2010, 11:57 AM

pix dude! not bad eh..so many freebies