Toby Strings

Toby Strings, a badminton stringing service based in Loughborough

Toby Strings is a one-person badminton racket stringing operation run by Toby, a stringer based in Loughborough. The service is presented as an attempt to make badminton affordable for all, combining what the stringer describes as a high-quality service with low cost, aimed at players in Leicestershire and beyond.

The activity is focused exclusively on badminton rackets. The site does not list other sports, repairs or retail lines, so the offer is limited to restringing work and the string options the stringer keeps in stock.

String inventory and playing characteristics

The site lists the strings available at the time of writing, with colour variants for each model:

• BG65ti in white, red and pink
• BG65 in white
• BG80 in yellow and white
• BG80p in white
• BG66ult in white
• AeroBite in red and white
• AeroBoost in grey and yellow

Alongside the stock list, the stringer publishes a comparison table that rates each string on gauge, durability, repulsion and speed, and control or touch, with a short note on its character. The BG65 and BG65ti are given a 0.70 mm gauge, a durability rating of 4, repulsion of 2 and control of 3, and are described as durability-oriented. Exbolt 68 is listed at 0.68 mm with durability 4, repulsion 2-3 and control 3, also framed around durability. The BG80 at 0.68 mm scores 3 for durability, 3 for repulsion and 4 for control, described as all round, while the BG80p at the same gauge scores 3, 4 and 3 and is likewise labelled all round. The BG66ult, at a thinner 0.65 mm, is rated 2 for durability, 5 for repulsion and 4 for control, and is associated with feel and power.

Tournament calendar

The site includes a timetable of upcoming events where the stringer expects to be present, mixing bronze and tier 4 tournaments across several English cities:

• Northampton Bronze, 12 October
• Reading Tier 4, 24 October
• Leicester Tier 4, 21 November
• Reading Tier 4, 22 November
• Cambridge Tier 4, 12 December
• Lincoln Bronze, 13 December
• Lincoln Tier 4, 19 December

These dates are presented as a schedule of events rather than as a fixed service commitment, and the calendar reflects the state of the site when this profile was written.

Volume of work

A racket counter on the site records the number of rackets strung over the year. The 2025 figure shown is 675 rackets, broken down month by month: 181 in January, 190 in February, 176 in March, 121 in April, 172 in May, 133 in June, 94 in July, 87 in August and 179 in September. The monthly series is the only performance data the stringer publishes.

How the service is presented

The site is deliberately minimal: a short personal introduction, the string stock, the comparison table, the event calendar and the racket counter. There is no mention of a physical shop, a drop-off point or a postal service, and no prices are listed. The stringer presents the work as a personal service delivered by a single operator rather than as a multi-staff business.