Badminton Strings & Reels

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We stock the best strings from top brands including Yonex, Ashaway and Victor, offering the lowest prices available. Strings are a vital component in gaining optimal performance from your badminton racket, so let's delve a little deeper into strings and what may be the best badminton string for you. What is the best badminton string? If you’re a competitive player and looking to maximise the potential of your racket then choosing a string to complement your style of play or help improve a weakness could be beneficial. The title of ‘best badminton string’ is a little misleading, because we are all different and the ‘best’ string for one person may not feel good or benefit somebody else in the same way. The question you should be asking yourself is ‘what is the best string for me?’. To be able to determine this we should probably look at the different types of string and what benefits they bring. Durable Badminton Strings - One of the largest factors in durability of a string is its thickness (also known as gauge). Strings usually range from 0.61mm (the thinnest) to 0.70 mm (thickest). In simple terms, the thicker the string, the more durable it will be. Thicker strings also tend to hold their tension for longer, so combined with a greater resistance to string breakage, there is an obvious cost benefit to using thicker strings. Thicker strings stretch less, producing a stiffer string bed and meaning the shuttle will be more stable on contact with the strings. This means that the average player will get greater control with a thicker string. What are the best durable badminton strings? Here’s a list of our favourites:: Yonex BG65Ti (0.70mm) Ashaway 69 Fire (0.69mm) Victor VBS-70 (0.70mm) High Repulsion / Power Strings Some badminton strings are marketed and labelled as high repulsion strings, but what does this mean? As the shuttlecock hits the string bed it will stretch the string, using the elastic energy to rebound the shuttlecock. Thinner strings have greater resil