The majority of rackets come ready strung, giving you no say in the type to be used and the tension applied. You will be amazed at the large range of stringing that is available to you and the lack of advice in terms of string quality and tension. Usually the more expensive the racket the better the quality of the string and the design used to incorporate the string within the frame. You need to make sure that the racket has grommetsplastic guards or sleeves that protrude through the holes in the frame - and where the string sits outside the frame it lies within in a channel or groove that is below the rim of the frame.
Pure gut is more resilient and can withstand greater tension than strings of a synthetic texture, but you will rarely, if ever, see a gut strung racket in a shop. Once again, technology plays its part in the market and any claim regarding the durability of badminton string must be weighed against two very important facts badminton string is of a narrow gauge and no player can guarantee always to hit the shuttle in the centre of the racket face!Synthetic strings are likely to outlast those made of gut and if you keep the mishits to a minimum you will enjoy value for money with any string made of a multi-filament construction. In this process numerous fibres are bonded together within an outer shell to create a tremendously strong product that can be manufactured in a variety of gauges and colours.
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