JEDBURGH BADMINTON CLUB - ESTABLISHED 12TH DECEMBER 1974

If you are a member of JBC or located in the South or Central Scotland and you want a good quality restring, quick turnaround and a competitive price, look no further than RAPID REPAIRS based in Gullane (Gullane Sports) and North Berwick. It was Ben who put me on to Rapid Repairs and to date, I can't fault his recommendation.

Over the years I've tried CENTRAL SPORTS Coventry and some local sports outlets who shall remain nameless through fear of retribution (joke). Central Sports do a good job but are a tad on the expensive side. Other local suppliers of restrings appear to restring at a fairly low tension and its not long before you feel you are in need of yet another restring - hmmmm.

My last restring with Rapid Repairs was posted on a Wednesday, repaired Thursday and it was back with me Friday - not bad for £13.00  and YONEX BG 65 TITANIUM. Now that's RAPID!    Price includes Post/Packing.

I'm not on commission with Rapid Repairs, a few people have asked me about a restringing service and I think this is a good one. Visit their website, select your string preference (and tension if required), phone them or email them to let them know the racket is on its way and you can give your credit card details over the phone. No need to include details with the racket by post - risky if the racket goes missing. Recorded or registered post is safest.

'Rapid Repairs' restring rackets for the following well known Scottish players, you may recognise some of the names;
Robert Blair, Susan Hughes, Russell Hogg, Yuan Wemyss, Dan Travers, Kenny Middlemiss, Sandra Watt, Christine Black.

Hope you find this information useful - John.

By adjusting the string tension, you can adjust the amount of power or control that you get from any string, thick or thin. There is correlation between tension, power and control. Tension and power are related. So are power and control.

Some folks assume a higher string tension will give them more power. As the Nationwide advert says "It doesn't work like that". A higher string tension generates more control and less power.

A lower string tension generates more power, providing string movement does not occur. String movement - that's when you should consider a restring.

A thinner string produces more power and feel, weighs less, is more aerodynamic, and breaks quicker.

A thicker string lasts longer and has less feel. A longer string or string plane area generates more power - thus the oversized and reshaped rackets in recent years.

A racket loses roughly 10 percent of its tension the day after it's strung-and that's if it's not used. The tension will drop a bit more every time you play it. Now that's worrying.