Expert Advice from Racquet Network Staff

Posted on December 27, 2018January 7, 2019 by Racquet Network Staff

Best Badminton String for Nylon Shuttles

Nylon shuttles (sometimes called “plastic” shuttles) are much harder on badminton strings than feather shuttles. Therefore string breakage can be an issue for frequent players or hard hitters.

Each of the strings below have been selected by our experts as generally best for nylon shuttles. In this context, “best” means most durable.

Best Badminton String for Nylon Shuttles

For more information about each string, please click on the product and go to “Our Description” on the individual product page. The product page for each string gives you an idea of the type of player the string is most suitable for.

Posted on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 by Racquet Network Staff

Racquet Network (Re)Joins Tumblr

Now that Tumblr has decided that it will be reorienting itself as a family-friendly blogging site, Racquet Network has decided to activate our long dormant Tumblr account.

Although our Tumblr account was set up several years ago, we chose not to do anything with it due to Tumblr’s reputation. That changed on December 17 when Tumblr committed to removing all adult-only content from their service.

Racquet sports players who are also Tumblers can follow us at racquetnetwork.tumblr.com where we post regular social media updates.

Posted on December 21, 2018February 11, 2019 by Racquet Network Staff

Save $200 Stringing Yonex Badminton Racquets

Great news for Yonex fans in Calgary. Our Yonex badminton racquet program just got even better.

There is no point in buying your Yonex racquets anywhere else because nobody can beat this deal.

Starting today, every customized Yonex ™ badminton racquet purchased in-store now comes with $200 in free stringing upgrades.

But wait! There’s more …

Customers who purchase these racquets from us will save time as well as money because they will be able to automatically upgrade from basic labour (one week turnaround) to guaranteed one-hour stringing at no extra charge.

Yonex Astrox Series

Racquet Network’s new badminton program saves you $20 every time you string your racquet. It also cuts down on the number of trips you have to make to our store.

Here is how things normally work.

Break a string.
Bring racquet to the store.
Go home and wait for email notification.
Come back to the store a few days later to pick your racquet up.

In other words, you make two trips to the store.

Here is how things work now.

Break a string.
Book an appointment.
Bring your racquet to the store.
Wait 30 minutes and then take your racquet home with you.

In order words, you only come to the store once.

Yonex Duora Series

The new system also saves you money. Guaranteed one-hour racquet service normally costs $40.00 plus the cost of string. Under the new program, it costs the same as one-week service: $20 plus the cost of string.

So players who are participating in our new program save $200 and 10 trips to the store, which more than pays for the cost of a new racquet.

This is because when you purchase a new Yonex badminton racquet from us, we automatically include $200 worth of stringing upgrades.

Yonex Nanoray Series

While this is awesome deal for anybody who lives in southwest Calgary, this is an even better deal for badminton players who live far from our store because it saves them even more time and more money on racquet stringing services.

Program Details

Our new badminton program, therefore, continues to be the best overall program in Calgary for badminton players who want to save time, save money and play with the best badminton racquets in the world. In addition to those three things, our program is also best for the environment because it reduces car trips and keeps racquets out of the landfills for longer.

Posted on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 by Racquet Network Staff

Humidome Badminton Shuttlecock Humidifier

Humidome is an easy to use product that maximizes the durability of your feather shuttlecocks by increasing the humidity inside the shuttlecock tube.

How does it work?
When you purchase a tube of shuttlecocks, the humidity inside the tube is often extremely low, meaning that the dry shuttles are very brittle and break prematurely.

As humidity is the single most important factor in increasing a feather shuttlecock’s life span, Humidome works by creating and maintaining a high level of humidity inside your shuttlecock tube. The shuttles will then absorb this humidity, and last a lot longer.

By maximizing the durability of your shuttles, you will save money through decreased shuttlecock consumption.

Inside the product are non-toxic beads which can carry up to a hundred times their own weight in water.

The product is made of high quality materials specifically chosen to have a high level of impact resistance and durability, and the product is designed to fit shuttlecock tubes from all known manufacturers.

Using Humidome
To use the product all you need to do is submerge the product under clean water for at least four hours, and the beads inside the product will absorb water and grow in size. Just plug the product into your shuttlecock tube, and you are all set.

The beads inside the product will maintain a high level of humidity for months which means your shuttlecocks are always optimally stored and always ready for use without effort.

Once every couple of months, when you see the beads have shrunk, submerge the product again to re-infuse it.

It’s as easy as that.

Posted on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 by Racquet Network Staff

Babolat String Reels for Independent Racquet Stringers

Are you an independent racquet stringer or teaching pro working from home or a small pro shop? Can’t afford to stock a lot of reels and string sets but still want to offer your customers a good selection of string?

Join our network of independent racquet stringers and buy your string by the foot. No need to stock full reels. No need to buys dozens of string sets just to get maximum discounts. We use the collective buying power of our network to keep prices down for everybody.

All you need to do to join our network is link to our main website from your racquet stringing website. If you are willing to do that (and if you are willing to say nice things about us) we will set you up and supply you with string by the foot.

Below is a selection of Babolat ™ tennis string loops we currently offer off the reel. Remember, this is just one brand. We offer many brands.

The vast majority of orders ship out to independent racquet stringers by letter mail the following business day. The shipping cost is $2.00 per loop.