Bg65ti String Review

Yonex Bg65ti Badminton String Review

Lets get straight to it, Bg65ti is not marketed as one of the top Yonex strings available, however for its low price it is almost unbeatable for a value for money point of view. Yonex advertise Bg65ti as one of their more durable strings as it is slightly thicker than their usual 0.69 or 0.68mm strings. It also has a titanium coating which adds to the durability factor of the string and gives the string a harder feeling. 

Playability

Playing with Bg65ti at my usual 27lbs is actually surprisingly comfortable, I wasn't sure to begin with if the extra coatings would blunt the feeling of the strings and make it feel like I was playing with a cricket bat, however I got none of those feelings and as soon as I started hitting with it, it felt like a very good quality string.

Bg65ti gives decent repulsion power, meaning that clearing and smashing requires very little effort is needed to produce a good length. The 'hard feeling' the string is advertised as really makes sense when you hit with it, the strings always feel solid and you get very little in the way of a spongy feeling. This string is not quite as powerful as other Yonex strings, such as Bg80 Power or Bg66 Ultimax, however if I'd dropped the string tension by a couple of lbs I think that I would have had the same results as these high end strings. (I'll explain how dropping and raising tension works in another post)

Overall I will give the repulsion factor of Bg65ti - 3/5.

The control aspect is one of Bg65ti's weaker points. The outer layer of the string, being coated in a smooth layer of titanium, is actually very slippery, meaning that it can sometimes be difficult to add spin or slice to shots. Compared to Yonex Bg80, which I review a little while ago Bg65ti doesn't come close to having the same control abilities, although in its defence it is not marketed as a control string, so should not be judged solely on that aspect. For its price I would be hard pressed to find a string that performed as well as this and had the same durability factor as Bg65ti. I have still not yet been able to try the new Nanogy 99 from Yonex, which is designed to be a very control oriented string, and I will tell you how it compares in another post.

I give the control factor of Bg65ti - 3/5.

Durability

This is where Bg65ti really comes into its own, so far, after about 30 hours of play there is no sign of fraying and it still feels as tight as the day I re-strung it. Bg65ti is also the string that I put in peoples rackets who do not have a specific preference, and, so far I cannot remember getting a racket back from people where Bg65ti has broken. Obviously it will break eventually, however, one of my performance centre coaches who is ex top 30 in the world doubles player and is now only 25 years old uses Bg65ti and with the power he has I was extremely surprised when he said he only breaks strings very occasionally! If Bg65ti can withstand the power of his smash and  last for a few weeks, then it can last a hell of a lot longer in regular players rackets. it is also a good testament to the string that a player of that caliber is using it.

The reason why Bg65ti is so durable is because it is 0.02mm thicker than a string such as Bg80 Power and has the outer wrap of titanium. These two things, which don't sound very significant on their own, make a huge difference when combined. I'm not sure if any string manufacturer will ever recreate the same mix of excellent durability with good repulsion power and decent control.

 I give the durability factor of Bg65ti - 5/5.

Overall then I think that Bg65ti is a very good string, that can be used by professional players as well club level and intermediate players. It is by far the best durable string for an extremely low price. I string peoples rackets with it all the time and nobody has ever had anything bad to say about it. 

Overall I will give Bg65ti - 4/5.