How Much Does It Cost To Restring a Badminton Racket?

Restringing a racket is or will be part of every badminton player’s life as the strings break. If you have never restrung a badminton racket, I can feel overwhelming, so I’m going to dive deeper into the subject.

In this article, you will learn when and how often you should restring your racket, whether it is worth doing so, and so on. But most importantly, you will learn the potential costs of it. So, how much does stringing a badminton racket cost?

On average, restringing a badminton racket costs $19, with a price range between $15-$30. If a string job cost is close to $30, it often is included with a set of basic strings or a discount from quality ones. You can expect to pay $15-$20 from the string job in addition to the strings of your choosing.

That is interesting to see because you always hear that a string job costs between $15 to $20, which is proven true by looking at seven different badminton string job providers.

Below you can see a selection of different restringing providers and their costs. Note that the costs below don’t include strings unless I have marked that they do.

Restringing Provider	Cost of Restringing
Badmintonavenue	$16
Badmintondirect	$20
JoyBadminton	$20
Badmintowarehouse	$25 (Strings included or discounted)
Badmintonexpress	$27 (Strings included or discounted)
Racketstringingservices	£15/$20.4 (Strings included)
Nydhi	$15

To get a closer average price, I have reduced $5 from the services that include strings, so the price is more accurate. The average price of these seven service providers is $19, with a price range between $15 and $22.

Next, let’s take a closer look at when you should restring your badminton racket.

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When Should You Restring a Badminton Racket?

Getting to know when you should restring your badminton racket is a skill of some sort that will mostly develop over time. What should you look at when deciding whether to restring your badminton racket?

Depending on your skill level, if you are a beginner, you don’t need to change your strings other than when they break. Advanced and pro players need to change them as soon as they lose tension. You should restring your racket when you see a decrease in power, control, or tension.

There are also signs that the badminton strings are at risk of breaking. These signs are:

• Strings look worn out – This is often a result of simply playing badminton, and the strings are likely old in this case. If you can see the strings splitting with frizzy material, then it’s a good sign they are worn out too much. If you want to maximize the ability to see string wearing, you should get colored strings because the outer layer of the string is different from the core.
• Notching strings – This is a sign that will let you know that the strings are about to snap. You can see if the strings are notching by looking at whether the horizontal and vertical strings are rubbing against each other, creating one or multiple notches in the strings.
• Broken grommets – A grommet is the tubes where the strings are inserted on the badminton racket’s frame. There are dozens of grommets in the racket’s head, and these too can get broken or slipping. When this happens, the grommet will often become sharp, which will then rub against the strings that are close to it, eventually making them snap. Check out all the grommets before playing so you can be sure nothing is rubbing against the strings.

If you want to further learn from the subject, I have a great article about why do badminton strings break and the seven reasons for it that I highly recommend you read.

How Often Should You Restring Your Badminton Racket?

How often you should restring your badminton racket is a tough one because there are so many variables.

As a rule of thumb, badminton players should change the strings as many times a year as they play per week. So, if you play badminton two times a week, you should restring your racket twice per year. However, other things such as skill level, preference, and string type can alter the actual time.

Let’s take a quick look at the factors that determine the actual timeframe you should change your badminton strings.

• Game frequency – Naturally, the biggest variable on how often you should restring your badminton racket is how often you play. As I revealed the rule of thumb of changing strings as many times per year as you play per week, it is true.
• Skill level – It makes a huge difference whether you are a recreational player, beginner, or advanced player. Recreational and beginner players hardly need to change the strings other than when they break, but pro players should change them when they notice the slightest difference in performance.
• String type – Are your strings high or low gauge (thickness)? What about the material, nylon, or natural gut? This also affects how often you need to change the strings. Naturally, thin strings need to be changed sooner than thick. Nylon strings last the longest, then polyester and natural gut ones the least. Also, the strung tension will have an effect.
• Personal preference – Where it all comes down to is how do you like and require the strings. Are you bothered by the slightest tension loss, or wouldn’t you care less? Think about what you want and need, and the answer will come to you.

Learn more: What Are Badminton Strings Made Of? (Full String Guide)

Is It Worth Restringing a Badminton Racket

Restringing your badminton racket is certainly worth it and, after a certain point, necessary. Badminton strings start to lose tension immediately after restrung, and when you frequently play badminton and smash a shuttlecock, strings will quickly become too loose to play with properly.

When a badminton racket has loose strings or the strings are just in bad condition, it is not good for your performance on the court. When you have a freshly strung racket, your power will be top-notch, your control will be flawless, your accuracy will be on point, and the feel of the game is just great. All of this is within your badminton skillset, of course.