Dearly Beloved,

We are gathered here, at this post, to cherish our Fallen Comrads who has sacrificed their carbon fibres and titanium meshes to give pleasure & andrenalin to our "lives-within-the-lines".

These Comrads has smashed Life into the other side of the Barrier but has also returned Life in the best way it can.

No one should blame solely on our Comrads when we fail, but we should share our failures as two halves of a whole, and learn better ways to return the Life to the other side with energy & essence.

I hereby submit my Fallen to this final resting place....

(Please post a picture, a requirement, of your "fatally wounded" Fallen plus any final words.)

:( :( :( :(
:( :( :( :(

Wait till I get my Canon S45 (after deliberating for about a month deciding with one I should get!) later this month. My Ti-5 Light is still around somewhere!

-dave

Mr. Cappy75 has just recently lost a loved one...

:( "my beloved CAB20 MS died a swift but defiant death" :(

This place of bereavement will gladly accept your Fallen Comrad.

Services will be announced as soon as you post a picture plus any final words.

:)

Well, I didn't know we have a priest here :)

Here is a MP-100 from my Russian friend. He broke it 6 months ago and put it into trashcan, but I picked it up and treated it as a sovenier (because he has left here and went back to Russia)

# is 3297408 041014DK

Hey Break-My-String,

Thanks! I would love to eulogize my beloved CAB20 MS if it weren't for the cheesy factor:p. The racquet is currently interred in a Pointfore racquet bag (no choice, the original yonex velvet bag is in Edmonton:(). I will post pics online when I get a digicam.

Originally posted by cappy75
The racquet [CAB20MS] is currently interred in a Pointfore racquet bag (no choice, the original yonex velvet bag is in Edmonton:().

Hmm... as a Pointfore guy, I dunno whether I should feel honoured or insulted... :rolleyes:

RIP, Cab20MS.

;)
-Rick

Heh! No worries about it. My folks just came down from Edmonton a few days ago and brought a whole bunch of my stuff along. My beloved CAB20MS has now been properly interred in its original bag:D.

Originally posted by Traum
Hmm... as a Pointfore guy, I dunno whether I should feel honoured or insulted... :rolleyes:

RIP, Cab20MS.

;)
-Rick

And here's mine. Lent it to a beginner-intermediate, 10 mins later this is what's returned to me plus 50% orig price as compensation.

here is a severely crippled one. lost the battle of clash against my partner's knuckles.

Hey Dave, so you finally got yourself that S45?

And kwun, is that a Ti-10 I see? :eek: Your partner must have had those titanium implants in his knuckles like Wolverine to be able to crack the Ti-10... :confused:

-Rick

Hehehehe ... I broke down and went up a model :D ... G3 at CAD 799, Lens & Shutters on Broadway/Blenheim ... the last remaining unit.

-dave

Oh man.. those are really ugly picture..
recently i saw my fren bought 2 victor rackets.. one broke at 5 and 6 o'clock ( i think its manufacturer defect ) and other one broke at 5 oclock as well. Hmmm bad for victor reputation.

lol....and there was victor saying they were the finest crafted racquets with the best feel and touch......

Come to think of it.. the rackets wasn't even 3hrs of play.. its new rackets.

WHY <insert deity of choice> ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*sob* *sob*

Originally posted by wood_22_chuck
*sob* *sob*

wow, what did you hit? concrete wall?:eek:

I am glad that I still have 2 brand new Cab22 in here :) (I am going to save them for good)

Again, wood22chuck? When did this happen?

-Rick

The chip came 3 weeks ago when I was executing a high backhand clear from right court, during warm-up.

For some unknown reason, this beginner took a full swing at the shuttle, COMPLETELY oblivious to me standing in front of her, and made contact with my racket.

Three weeks after and one restring later - Today at Collingwood, my racket felt spongy and "wrong." Took a look at the top profile and saw the first picture. Upon close examination, I saw the 2nd picture.

WHATTAYAMEAN "again"?! :D

*sigh*

-dave

most of you guys prolly seen this already in some other thread.....

http://grandlethalxii.tripod.com/cgi-bin/mp99

Holy ****! Dave, that really bites! Sorry to hear about your loss, man:(. I had a near fright on friday night at UBC when a guy clashed with my new Carlton AS Ti... took quite a chunk of paint chip out of the top frame. Good thing it's still intact. Don't worry... your new CAB20 is on its way:D.

Originally posted by wood_22_chuck
The chip came 3 weeks ago when I was executing a high backhand clear from right court, during warm-up.

For some unknown reason, this beginner took a full swing at the shuttle, COMPLETELY oblivious to me standing in front of her, and made contact with my racket.

Three weeks after and one restring later - Today at Collingwood, my racket felt spongy and "wrong." Took a look at the top profile and saw the first picture. Upon close examination, I saw the 2nd picture.

WHATTAYAMEAN "again"?! :D

*sigh*

-dave

dave, what racket was the lady was using?

Sometime, stringer ignores the damage area and not adjusting tensioning pattern to reduce the stress or better yet reinforce the damaged zone but actually make the situation worse by pushing the inflicted zone to a catastrophic failure by using same old method. Like i said before, most commercial stringers are one dimensional, do main this way and then do cross that way and quite impervious to other senses like visual and audial inputs from the racquet.

I don't think you can blame the stringer on this one though, cooler. Assuming that wood22chuck's racquet already developed a hairline crack, a professional stringer would have refused to restring the racquet. If there was no visible damage other than the paint chip, then it would be natural for the stringer to assume that nothing is wrong with the frame, and thus go about stringing the racquet the usual way. So Dave here either couldn't get his racquet restrung, or he ends up with what he has now after the restringing job.

-Rick

i agree with you rick, the safest way is not to string clearly a damaged racquet. What I said above assumed that the customer knew and wanted the damaged racket strung anyway. A big gash like that is hard to miss. In dave's case, he could have saved 20+ dollar. I said that because i too have a cab20 power that were subject to many crazy experimental patterned stringing. It never had a proper pattern from day one, it's all patched work. Well, i crack it at 10:30 oclock area when i smashed it on my knee from a follow through (bruise mark lasted 4-5 days). It still can take smashes tensioned at 22-23 lbs. I did the same on my iso900 SR, same places for racket and knee. Still plays as normal as before.

I BLAME THE STRINGER!!!

No, not really. My stringer took 10 mins inspecting the gash and did not want to string it at my requested 23x25 (BG 80). He was very reluctant and finally decided against it, but if I insisted, that I should be fully aware of the risks, take responsibility for breakage - and just when I almost forgot about capitalism - that I had to pre-pay.

Best string-job in town (not cheap, babolat electronic-pull machine) at Rackets/Runners, Oak/22nd.

What racket was the lady using? Think it was the Demolisher Jawbreaker 5000 ... I DON'T KNOW! I was more interested if there was gray matter in her skull cavity, at that point, and how powerful of an electron microscope needed to actually see it. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA. Was too busy inspecting my Cab22, then shock and dismay to see the gash/chip, marvelling at the durability of my 3U which should've been caved-in at that point.

-dave

My MP-88 passed away today from unknown circumstances. I just looked at it after a warmup rally and it was broken at the 1 o'clock position! Hadn't clashed with anything for at least 36 hours before it happened...

Phil

Originally posted by Phil
My MP-88 passed away today from unknown circumstances. I just looked at it after a warmup rally and it was broken at the 1 o'clock position! Hadn't clashed with anything for at least 36 hours before it happened...

Phil

That sounds ok for warranty replacement :) you might want to try it.

Originally posted by bluejeff
That sounds ok for warranty replacement :) you might want to try it.
Yeah, it would normally, but I bought it off of someone, and its pretty much impossible to get all the warranty stuff in place.

Phil

I wonder when the Cab22 will be vanished from this planet? Since the production is not available, and people are breaking it.....and newbies use them to foo around and hit walls and ground (I have seen this over and over in my gym) sigh.....:(

Anyway, treat you rackets nicely!! :) I am planning on buying a small platic closet (the one you can put in your room), and make it to be the apartment of rackets :) Each rackets is going to have their private rooms ! :D:D

Originally posted by Phil
My MP-88 passed away today from unknown circumstances. I just looked at it after a warmup rally and it was broken at the 1 o'clock position! Hadn't clashed with anything for at least 36 hours before it happened...

Phil

Did you strung your racket recently..? I had a fren who didnt realise his racket was damaged after stringing. When he got to the court.. he took out his racket and he was puzzled that how come it has broken?...

what's so special about the cab 22?

Originally posted by ants
Did you strung your racket recently..? I had a fren who didnt realise his racket was damaged after stringing. When he got to the court.. he took out his racket and he was puzzled that how come it has broken?...
Most recent restringing was about a month ago.

Phil

Originally posted by SheldonZhang
what's so special about the cab 22?

It's the first racket in my color and look nice :)

Hahahah bluejeff ... now how bout a less subjective explanation :)

Sheldon, a search will yield accolades about this racket, along with caveats. But in the end, it's about the player, not the racket.

-dave

Originally posted by wood_22_chuck
Hahahah bluejeff ... now how bout a less subjective explanation :)

Sheldon, a search will yield accolades about this racket, along with caveats. But in the end, it's about the player, not the racket.

-dave

you should mean playerS. (as in who's your partner in double:( )

I think, in terms of racquets, nothing demostrate true power and ability of the player more than an oval head with one of the stiffest shafts there is. Combined with well balanced and good handling, a good player could unleash very impressive payload of power and finesse. If you have an off-day with the CAB22, you are gonna give more than your share of half-court freebies to the opposition:D.

I would say that it's a true test of a good player if s/he could play consistently well with the CAB22 because the racquet itself demands alot of fidelity from the player.

When you get your Cab22, let me know so I can play against you ... haven't had practice on my half-court kills lately :D

-dave

hehehe...ok its a very stiff oval head racquet:)

i am proud to say i have never broken a racket

nice color combo wood_22_chuck. dark blue with yellow string!

the location of the crack is unusual. majority of my rackets crack on the upper half of the racket. the location of yours reminds me of my old friend, a aerotus77 which crumbled under 25lbs of solid and post stretch true drop weight tension. i will try and dig it out from storage and take some pics for you guys.

Just got a cheapie Polaroid DigiCam... here are the pics of my "retired" CAB20 2U and 3U...

My MP77 can Rest In Peace for good........... :(
(Clash)

Mine is already resting in peace :)

well, at least we haven't seen any which are resting in peaces ;)

You are still keeping it? We will see if there are more 77 breaking at that position. Have you move on to other rackets?

In my local club, the manager kept a box of broken rackets, most are yonex. I think they just send them back to claim warranty in bulk orders. Maybe I should just bring my cam. in and take a pic of the "grave yard". :rolleyes:

You are still keeping it? We will see if there are more 77 breaking at that position. Have you move on to other rackets?

I am still keeping it after i cut the string and straigtened it.
Since i used it for around 3 years, i never had real satisfaction with it, i still do not know why, very good for clearances, smashes are powerful but does not seem explosive. i guess my technique is the problem :)

Using mp90 now, maybe getting other rackets not sure, but not likely mp77 faster swing, however mp77 is the master of clearing power.

Not going to go into detail for all, but here's the racquets I've personally broken over the past 7 years of playing :)

Black Knight Rapier
Black Knight M2004
Black Knight M2004Ti
Black Knight M2004Ti (Again)
Black Knight M2008
Black Knight M2008 (again)
Yonex MP77
Yonex MP99
Yonex MP99
Yonex MP99
Yonex MP99 (yes, broke four of them so far :p)

There's maybe one or two racquets I forgetting here too, but this list is already big enough, don't you think?

The worst I've heard is a friend from Denmark had a friend who was NOT sponsored, yet went through 13 racquets in a single season. Maybe it's time that guy tries a lower tension or different brand :D Though I heard at least half of them it was because he got so pissed off he just smashed it on the ground!

Dude, u need a racket graveyard





Not going to go into detail for all, but here's the racquets I've personally broken over the past 7 years of playing :)

Black Knight Rapier
Black Knight M2004
Black Knight M2004Ti
Black Knight M2004Ti (Again)
Black Knight M2008
Black Knight M2008 (again)
Yonex MP77
Yonex MP99
Yonex MP99
Yonex MP99
Yonex MP99 (yes, broke four of them so far :p)

There's maybe one or two racquets I forgetting here too, but this list is already big enough, don't you think?

The worst I've heard is a friend from Denmark had a friend who was NOT sponsored, yet went through 13 racquets in a single season. Maybe it's time that guy tries a lower tension or different brand :D Though I heard at least half of them it was because he got so pissed off he just smashed it on the ground!

just curious, what do you guys do with your broken rackets? do you try to get them replaced? do you throw them away? do you keep it?

I would keep them......rackets give me good memories..... :)

I would keep them......rackets give me good memories..... :)

Bluejeff, you are a true racquet lover...

Beside, me too I keep every racquet, even the broken ones from friends.

Bluejeff, you are a true racquet lover...

Beside, me too I keep every racquet, even the broken ones from friends.
Even it is a broken racquet, I still sometimes take it out of the storage bag and take a good look at it :)....

I kept the ones that could potentially be fixed in storage in hopes that they could be resurrected later on as lower-tensioned hand-me-downs or backups:(.

aha! the only rackets i broken were 2x prince (Pro Steel (?:confused: )), which b4 had uneven head shapes, so when i banged them on the cement to reshape them... KWAK!!! dun worry, they had broken strings, and i didn't want to string 10$ rackets.;) they came with this volleyball set package from CAnadian Tires, haha.:D

Within this past month, I've had two very close companions abruptly pass away in the line of duty. I lost both my Armortec 700 and Armortec 500 within 3 weeks of each other.:crying: :crying:

The AT700 snapped perfectly at the 12 o'clock mark during a poorly timed backhand clear. The shuttle hit directly on the frame and *SNAP* it went. I must have hit it quite hard because the shuttle still managed to reach the opposite end of the court.

The AT500 cracked completely around the frame, exactly at the 3/9 o'clock position. An overzealous partner swatted at one of my smash returns and clipped my racquet. He must have hit at the right angle because it didn't seem that hard of a clash. At least I still managed to return the shuttle for a point before he hit my racquet, and yes, he swung that late! I decided to put this racquet away for good by continuing to play with it. The very next rally, I smashed, won the point, and took the racquet completely out of comission.

I have yet to hear of, or seen someone break an Armortec racquet. And until now, the Armortec line seemed very durable. Ironic that they both go at once. Both racquets were less than a year old, and had sustained no major trauma beforehand. They didn't even have too many paint chips on them either. I'll try to get around to posting digital photos of my beloved friends sometime soon. I've decided this was the end of purchasing "expensive" racquets. I'm going to limit my budget per racquet to around $100CAD. :crying:

~shudder..wat was the tension?(looks at my AT700s n shivers.. :( )

Within this past month, I've had two very close companions abruptly pass away in the line of duty. I lost both my Armortec 700 and Armortec 500 within 3 weeks of each other.:crying: :crying:

The AT700 snapped perfectly at the 12 o'clock mark during a poorly timed backhand clear. The shuttle hit directly on the frame and *SNAP* it went. I must have hit it quite hard because the shuttle still managed to reach the opposite end of the court.

The AT500 cracked completely around the frame, exactly at the 3/9 o'clock position. An overzealous partner swatted at one of my smash returns and clipped my racquet. He must have hit at the right angle because it didn't seem that hard of a clash. At least I still managed to return the shuttle for a point before he hit my racquet, and yes, he swung that late! I decided to put this racquet away for good by continuing to play with it. The very next rally, I smashed, won the point, and took the racquet completely out of comission.

I have yet to hear of, or seen someone break an Armortec racquet. And until now, the Armortec line seemed very durable. Ironic that they both go at once. Both racquets were less than a year old, and had sustained no major trauma beforehand. They didn't even have too many paint chips on them either. I'll try to get around to posting digital photos of my beloved friends sometime soon. I've decided this was the end of purchasing "expensive" racquets. I'm going to limit my budget per racquet to around $100CAD. :crying:

The AT700 snapped perfectly at the 12 o'clock mark during a poorly timed backhand clear. The shuttle hit directly on the frame and *SNAP* it went. I must have hit it quite hard because the shuttle still managed to reach the opposite end of the court.

At least I still managed to return the shuttle for a point before he hit my racquet, and yes, he swung that late! I decided to put this racquet away for good by continuing to play with it. The very next rally, I smashed, won the point, and took the racquet completely out of comission.



Feel sorry for you, buddy.

However, I am very much amazed about your rally winning strokes, even with a broken racket. Is that you new developed "unique storkes"??? But kinda costly... :D j/k...

I broke my Iso 60 light clashing wif this noob using a b-450same situation as someone here...was trying a back hand when this guys racket appear in front of me...and den hard clash den broke at the 2 o'clock position...

may i ask y'all a question? so far, i'm pretty lucky as i have never broke any of my racquets before...

but may i know those who clashed with others' racquets, do the opponent's racquet break too? or it remained intact... if it remains intact, then what are the possible reasons as to why the unlucky fellow got his own broken?

different material and structure? magnitude of the clash? position of the clash? luck?

Material for mine...im using a graphite racket while he is using a steel head wad do u think?

Material for mine...im using a graphite racket while he is using a steel head wad do u think?

lolx.... that's a very substantial explanation...

may i ask y'all a question? so far, i'm pretty lucky as i have never broke any of my racquets before...

but may i know those who clashed with others' racquets, do the opponent's racquet break too? or it remained intact... if it remains intact, then what are the possible reasons as to why the unlucky fellow got his own broken?

different material and structure? magnitude of the clash? position of the clash? luck?


There's no sure answer according to my own experience and observation around. Sometimes both rackets are done, sometimes the one being hit, sometimes the one doing the fault hit...

Therefore, i will say, all the reasons u listed above are possible, and more likely to be the "combo" of all.

gosh.. i thought the AT's are supposed to have a stronger frame and more durable...........
ur backhand must be pretty darn strong :eek:

Within this past month, I've had two very close companions abruptly pass away in the line of duty. I lost both my Armortec 700 and Armortec 500 within 3 weeks of each other.:crying: :crying:

The AT700 snapped perfectly at the 12 o'clock mark during a poorly timed backhand clear. The shuttle hit directly on the frame and *SNAP* it went. I must have hit it quite hard because the shuttle still managed to reach the opposite end of the court.

The AT500 cracked completely around the frame, exactly at the 3/9 o'clock position. An overzealous partner swatted at one of my smash returns and clipped my racquet. He must have hit at the right angle because it didn't seem that hard of a clash. At least I still managed to return the shuttle for a point before he hit my racquet, and yes, he swung that late! I decided to put this racquet away for good by continuing to play with it. The very next rally, I smashed, won the point, and took the racquet completely out of comission.

one time.. me and this guy were put in the same court.. (it was recreational badminton).. however this guy is prolly intermediate level.... anyway.. we clashed racket.. it was obviously his fault.. (his half body was all the way in my court, i was forehand, he was backhand) but he didnt apologize or anything.. but gave me a cold stare instead..... luckily my racket didnt break..

sigh.. some people need to have some court manners.... next time.. i will be using a picnic racket when i get put in same court as him again! :mad:

i recall someone posted some pics of his cut up mp77 and then burn off the plastic matrix revealing the carbon fibers. I can't seem to find that thread. Can someone find the link and put it here as well. Thx

i recall someone posted some pics of his cut up mp77 and then burn off the plastic matrix revealing the carbon fibers. I can't seem to find that thread. Can someone find the link and put it here as well. Thx

here you go buddy, enjoy :)

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=165921#post165921


jug

here you go buddy, enjoy :)

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=165921#post165921


jug

thx jug8man, with a title like muahahaha, no wonder i couldn't find it.

Now the link has expired :crying: oh well

carbonex 8. lost a battle against the wall

Y go knoclk ur CAB 8 against wall???

Y go knoclk ur CAB 8 against wall???
Ouch, the cab8 really took a wacker at it. Judging by the whole thing, I supose someone had some fun and knocked it fast and hard on the wall. Ok maybe not have any fun at all but heck it was a swift impact I would presume.

how can you poeple who continuously break your MP99s and AT whatever afford another one?? It cost nearly 200.

all this while i was wondering, how forummers on this board break racket on and off. it is quite strange to see someone break a racket in my circles of players. but today, i know why. it happened to my prince NXgraphite 85. :crying:

we were sparring, warming up before a doubles match. half court sparring when we finally decided to start game, but my partner is still sparring, when the shuttle strayed into my half of the court near me. so i just took it with my low backhand, without even extending my arm (very near to me). when suddenly, **PLAK** my partner swung his racket (low end gosen, grapower something) into my racket when i have already well taken my shot. it was late. i already thought the shot was over when his racket came swinging into mine.

then comes the horror. the frame broke! :eek: at 2 o'clock position. right on where it should have the triple braid thingy. i thought it should be strong at that position? :confused: i did not blame my partner as partly its my fault. we were sparring half court so its his ball. but we all realized its time to start the game already since i have clearly announced it a few shots previously. he should have just stop sparring and would have seen me hit the shuttle anyway and retracted. but well.....

had to play with my newly acquired Ti-10 and spent the whole game (2 sets) nursing the racket. really afraid something happen to it. just leave all dubious shots. would rather loose the point than losing USD$102 racket. it's not an official competition anyway.

no point arguing. the damage has already been done. tried to take pics with my palm zire72 but the quality sucks. will take a better picture and post here sometime. to add to the regret it has just been strung 2 weeks ago with BG-66 @24lbs and a 1 day old babolat overgrip.

thanks for reading this till here. :(

thx jug8man, with a title like muahahaha, no wonder i couldn't find it.

Now the link has expired :crying: oh well
I FOUND IT!

http://www.bbesports.com/bbsxp/ShowPost.asp?id=997

all this while i was wondering, how forummers on this board break racket on and off. it is quite strange to see someone break a racket in my circles of players. but today, i know why. it happened to my prince NXgraphite 85. :crying:

we were sparring, warming up before a doubles match. half court sparring when we finally decided to start game, but my partner is still sparring, when the shuttle strayed into my half of the court near me. so i just took it with my low backhand, without even extending my arm (very near to me). when suddenly, **PLAK** my partner swung his racket (low end gosen, grapower something) into my racket when i have already well taken my shot. it was late. i already thought the shot was over when his racket came swinging into mine.

then comes the horror. the frame broke! :eek: at 2 o'clock position. right on where it should have the triple braid thingy. i thought it should be strong at that position? :confused: i did not blame my partner as partly its my fault. we were sparring half court so its his ball. but we all realized its time to start the game already since i have clearly announced it a few shots previously. he should have just stop sparring and would have seen me hit the shuttle anyway and retracted. but well.....

had to play with my newly acquired Ti-10 and spent the whole game (2 sets) nursing the racket. really afraid something happen to it. just leave all dubious shots. would rather loose the point than losing USD$102 racket. it's not an official competition anyway.

no point arguing. the damage has already been done. tried to take pics with my palm zire72 but the quality sucks. will take a better picture and post here sometime. to add to the regret it has just been strung 2 weeks ago with BG-66 @24lbs and a 1 day old babolat overgrip.

thanks for reading this till here. :(the photos as promised. sorry a bit late.

Has anyone parted with their beloved racquets these past few months?

Heh! FEND, didn't know you like to look at 'cadavers':D. Hurts like heck every time I see a broken racquet. Sympathy pains in the extreme, I tell ya:(!

Has anyone parted with their beloved racquets these past few months?

Hey Cappy75, Tell me about it, the pain. I just had my new AT800DE broken about 3 weeks ago. What a short life, about one month old, it is only a baby!:crying:

The part that pissed me off is that a back hand swing from an INTERMEDIATE player was the result. Ever heard of forehand take, geez some people!:(

I have to be more careful with whom I played with, and what racket to use in the future. Back to my old AT700 again.

Hey Cappy75, Tell me about it, the pain. I just had my new AT800DE broken about 3 weeks ago. What a short life, about one month old, it is only a baby!:crying:

The part that pissed me off is that a back hand swing from an INTERMEDIATE player was the result. Ever heard of forehand take, geez some people!:(

I have to be more careful with whom I played with, and what racket to use in the future. Back to my old AT700 again.
I remember that day! It's like - "what were you doing the day Kennedy got shot" or "where were you when BTC2004's racquet was brutally butchered"!

Hey Old Man... I thought you learned your lessons in the past not to play with such a precious racquet with a wild west cowboy!

Yeh, then like i SHOULDN'T TALK! back in december, my assault was inflicted by my daughter's fiancee whom I was paired with in a friendly game. He is quite the big fellow, and also quite wild and unskilled, but his massive strength and size overcomes even lack of technique. I watched my new racquet (luckily a relatively cheap Taiwan made) get launched out from my hand as I was attempting a forehand drive, when he swung around a big looping backhand drive and connected with my racquet. I gathered up my racquet after it bounced off the net....

there was no crack, but i keep hearing a cricking sound when i hit hard with it. So, that racquet is now in the spare parts bag...

he has since been banished from the Badrad "circle of trust"... :p :p

I feel ya, BTC buddy:(! Nowadays, I am really careful about who I partner with and which racquet I use for that 'special' occasion. BTW, have you inquired about getting another Ti-SP from one of the HK stores:D? Time to shop anyway, Christmas is just around the corner, or your birthday... which ever is closer to ya:D.

Hey Cappy75, Tell me about it, the pain. I just had my new AT800DE broken about 3 weeks ago. What a short life, about one month old, it is only a baby!:crying:

The part that pissed me off is that a back hand swing from an INTERMEDIATE player was the result. Ever heard of forehand take, geez some people!:(

I have to be more careful with whom I played with, and what racket to use in the future. Back to my old AT700 again.

friend's mp99.
minor clash!
it was a pretty sad day. 3 racquets saw their strings broken as well!

http://www.ualberta.ca/~sklau/mp99a.jpg
http://www.ualberta.ca/~sklau/mp99b.jpg

What's the paint imperfections around the grommet? Was it there before the clash?

-dave

What's the paint imperfections around the grommet? Was it there before the clash?

-dave
i would think it happened after the clash. probably from the compression effects, of the top half of the frame trying to cave in.

i cut the center 8 mains, to remove the four special grommets at the bottom, so i can stick them into my other racquets when i get the chance.
and after that, i just propped the racquet up against my desk, and started to do my homework.
throughout the evening, i could hear an occasional squeal here and there, from the strings and frame rubbing, as the frame began to tip-toe itself to a more "caved in" position.
so i'm guessing the top layer is being ripped off near the grommet, as the strings are pulling the halves together.

it was bound to happen and i guess tonight was the night. My AT700 is now hanging on my wall, reminding me everytime when i wake up that horrible night. :( :crying:


was warming up before a game and the shuttle came between me and my partner, stupid me decided to swing for it when i really shouldn't have (it was at my backhand) so my AT700 clashed with my other AT700 that i lent to her (i'm soooo lucky i didn't break that one on contact too :o ) and it just snapped.

it was strung at 23 main 25 cross (first time i ever strung it that high) so i dunno if that had anything to do with it. i even got red BG 65 Ti to match the racquet too

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/ricearonie/AT700-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/ricearonie/AT700-1.jpg

it was bound to happen and i guess tonight was the night. My AT700 is now hanging on my wall, reminding me everytime when i wake up that horrible night. :( :crying:


remember to save those special grommets!!!!
if you eventually DO decide to bin the AT700 for any reason, remember to remove those before you do so!

broken racquets are saddening. :(

:mad: Happened a few days ago. Case of High Noon

Is that a ISO900? :rolleyes:

nope...its a MP77 strung at 21x23 lbs. There already was a tiny fracture at the 12 o'clock position from stringing. A clash turned the fracture into a complete crack, after that it was only a matter of time...

For people who want to preserve their broken rackets,

Pls be careful with Graphite particles falling out. I actually knew someone who got a Splinter very close to his eyes. He was looking at it with the overhead lights behind the racket and a Splinter apparently stuck very close to his eyes. Thus please remove the strings and Band them with something like Handyplast or something like that. Pls dont use Cellotape, clear tape etc.

Hope this helps

sorry to hear of so many fallen comrades :( fortunately i haven't broken any of my rackets, except a cheap aluminum carlton racket a friend of mine broke the other day (hit too hard on frame) that was supposed to be my "lend to whoever" racket. that one broke at the 6 o'clock position.

i got a question.. dont think anybody asked yet. when you guys talk about the "special grommets" to remove when disintegrating your racket, is it the MP strip and the 4 shock-less grommets at the bottom of MP and other rackets? thanks in advance..

also something else i wanted to know.. anybody noticed that you can "zoom" in on the pictures posted on http://www.bbesports.com/bbsxp/ShowPost.asp?id=997 ?? how did they do that? i couldn't open the source file for some reason

before and after pics of my beloved cab20 JP! strung twice, and used twice. :crying:

How did CAB crack in the first place? From a clash?

before and after pics of my beloved cab20 JP! strung twice, and used twice. :crying:

How did CAB crack in the first place? From a clash?
yeah. it was a clash that did the damage. a very bad clash as well, i was moving back from the net to do a drive next to my body. my partner decided to block the shuttle and my racket hit his at full force. i thought it would've broke right there but the racket decided to hold on for another day. it lived a good life.

what color string is that on the cab20? is that what they refer to as "royal blue" ? because the packs i have here are slightly more purple... or perhaps it is due to flash from the camera that removes the purple hue?

i got a question.. dont think anybody asked yet. when you guys talk about the "special grommets" to remove when disintegrating your racket, is it the MP strip and the 4 shock-less grommets at the bottom of MP and other rackets? thanks in advance..

yessir, those are the grommet strips and the four at the throat.
you can use them in most racquets also that fit.
i noticed the B1 positions broke the grommet though, when i put them on my carlton. it sheared through it in a month...
so i'll not bothe rputting them into any racquet except those that fit well.

before and after pics of my beloved cab20 JP! strung twice, and used twice. :crying:
:( That's a horrible way to go. At least you can replace that piece in your collection next time you go to Japan with the new version.

what color string is that on the cab20? is that what they refer to as "royal blue" ? because the packs i have here are slightly more purple... or perhaps it is due to flash from the camera that removes the purple hue?



yessir, those are the grommet strips and the four at the throat.
you can use them in most racquets also that fit.
i noticed the B1 positions broke the grommet though, when i put them on my carlton. it sheared through it in a month...
so i'll not bothe rputting them into any racquet except those that fit well.
thanks for the reply. i believe kwun's strings is royal blue. i used to have BG 68Ti in that color. i dont like the purple hue though :rolleyes:

whats the point in putting the MP strip on another racket though? is is supposed to help? to me it just sounds like extra head weight :rolleyes:

thanks for the reply. i believe kwun's strings is royal blue. i used to have BG 68Ti in that color. i dont like the purple hue though :rolleyes:

whats the point in putting the MP strip on another racket though? is is supposed to help? to me it just sounds like extra head weight :rolleyes:

thanks. the culprit IS the flash, most likely.
i always wondered why i couldn't find blue strings like that. haha.

its just... a picky thing. i figured it helps with string life on the middle eight mains, because at the throat, the strings take very sharp turns through the grommets as its threaded. if we don't have the grommets, we have a little peice of overgrip that is cut out in a little square and fitted between the string and frame during stringing.

the balance is barely affected!! 1mm in balance shift! :)

You guys should keep your broken racket. I remember a few months ago, one of my rakcets grommet broke and there was no place to find one. My friend went to japan and I ask her to bring it with her, she found one in a yonex shop. ^^



thanks. the culprit IS the flash, most likely.
i always wondered why i couldn't find blue strings like that. haha.

its just... a picky thing. i figured it helps with string life on the middle eight mains, because at the throat, the strings take very sharp turns through the grommets as its threaded. if we don't have the grommets, we have a little peice of overgrip that is cut out in a little square and fitted between the string and frame during stringing.

the balance is barely affected!! 1mm in balance shift! :)

hrmm sort of off topic but about a year ago my friend borrowed another friend's tennis racket and we decided to go return it, however on the way to her house, my friend gets the bright idea to go play a few matches before she gets hereso we start playing and i recently learned how to topspin stupid ol me :D i go for this topspin and completely miss the racket comes up and smacks me dead in the middle of my forehead at the 8 o clock possition the racket snaps. I ended up with a fat bruise and a lighting shaped cuz on my head :crying: ironically this was the week i was planning to swap my mp30 for an mp66, sadly i had to spend the 100 dollars replacing this racket :mad: this is for the racket that i never got to

nnooo!! horrible images!! ahhh!! my eyes..!! :crying:

friend's mp99.
minor clash!
it was a pretty sad day. 3 racquets saw their strings broken as well!

http://www.ualberta.ca/~sklau/mp99a.jpg
http://www.ualberta.ca/~sklau/mp99b.jpg

Waht camera are u using? so clear.

Darn it... broke another racquet... :p
Was playing when suddenly the head felt really
spongy :confused:

The casualty list:
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65&page=23&pp=18

:D :D :D

Sad to lose my MP90. It was newly strung and its not the stringer's fault. I broke it during warming ups. I hit it less than 10 times. It broke during a smash. Didnt clash with anyone since its a warmup. In broke into 3 places! :(
Time to get another Mp90.

Sad to lose my MP90. It was newly strung and its not the stringer's fault. I broke it during warming ups. I hit it less than 10 times. It broke during a smash. Didnt clash with anyone since its a warmup. In broke into 3 places! :(
Time to get another Mp90.

how can u be so sure it isnt stringer's fault? It seem to be imo

what tension?
2 or 3U?

Darn it... broke another racquet... :p
Was playing when suddenly the head felt really
spongy :confused:

The casualty list:
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65&page=23&pp=18

:D :D :D

another case of high noon disease :D

Waht camera are u using? so clear.
i took those with the older pentax optio 330GS.
its an older 3.1 megapixel, but it has a lot of the manual settings you won't find on similar level cameras. i like it. but i'm still on the hunt for the perfect dSLR. :o

if you know how to use the camera you have, and know how to take pictures, you can produce nice pictures even with a non-fancy camera.

sort of like badminton with fancy racquets, comfort, and technique. hehe.

i took those with the older pentax optio 330GS.
its an older 3.1 megapixel, but it has a lot of the manual settings you won't find on similar level cameras. i like it. but i'm still on the hunt for the perfect dSLR. :o

if you know how to use the camera you have, and know how to take pictures, you can produce nice pictures even with a non-fancy camera.

sort of like badminton with fancy racquets, comfort, and technique. hehe.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

how can u be so sure it isnt stringer's fault? It seem to be imo

what tension?
2 or 3U?

3U. Why is it not the stringers fault? I was with him during the whole time when he was stringing it. I was the one the mount the racket and adjust the tension.

ok i'm starting to get a little worried with all these broken mp99s. im getting mine shortly and i hope that mine wont break like yours. :( do mp99s in general tend to be very fragile? or is the mp99 just so popular, and just happened that yours all broke.

http://img61.echo.cx/img61/95/0504290029hj.th.jpg (http://img61.echo.cx/my.php?image=0504290029hj.jpg)

My sister's Forza Amour Control, cracked during a game :mad:

just wondering guys... is it possible to recover the strings on the raquet for use again?

just wondering guys... is it possible to recover the strings on the raquet for use again?
yes but then it's no good to u anyway. :D

3U. Why is it not the stringers fault? I was with him during the whole time when he was stringing it. I was the one the mount the racket and adjust the tension.

i said it's mostly stringer's fault

also, u forgot to mention about the tension

:mad: :mad: :mad:
maybe photography skills is inversely proportional to badminton skills. :o

maybe photography skills is inversely proportional to badminton skills. :o

yes for me but not for kwun tho ;)

i said it's mostly stringer's fault

also, u forgot to mention about the tension


Usually the tension is 27main 29cross. But this time i lowered it to 24main26lbs cross. Just sad.. this Mp90 is one of my all time fav. :(

ok i'm starting to get a little worried with all these broken mp99s. im getting mine shortly and i hope that mine wont break like yours. :( do mp99s in general tend to be very fragile? or is the mp99 just so popular, and just happened that yours all broke.

..... I'm getting a MP99 in a month from now.. I would like to know the answer to that too lol..

..... I'm getting a MP99 in a month from now.. I would like to know the answer to that too lol..

All rackets are fragile. But just happened that mine broke. Another note of advice for all the badminton rackets owners. Once you break the strings , try to restring it as fast as possible. Dont try to keep it unstrunged for a long time. The molecular structure of the rackets will be weakened and when u strung it after a long time.. the chances of breakage is higher.

What about the new racquets? they haven't been strung.... In a store, just sitting on shelf.... would they break ? XD

What about the new racquets? they haven't been strung.... In a store, just sitting on shelf.... would they break ? XD

New rackets is ok.. the molecular structure is still good and intact since they havent been strung and been used in match play.

of some old rackets collected over time so i can throw them out.
top to bottom: cab8SP, black knight BK735, wilson air hammer
left to right: proace sweetspot 900(graphite piece threw off the handle), isometric 90 light, cab 15

OUCH Cooler!

Those broken shafts looks the perfect way to impale :crying: your opponents should you need a reason to win the match! :rolleyes:

Cheers!

I have never seen a broken Cab8 before!!:eek:
(It's indestructable!)

How did u manage to break the shaft? My goodness. There was once i played with this boy.. he had a fake racket. Once he hit the shuttle , i heard a sound that sounded like a twig break. Of course the shaft broke.

only the proace is my racket.

- the cab 15 shaft broke because clash with a steel racket
- the isometric 90 light is own by a B to B+ player. He had it strung at 26 lbs.
After collapsing the 2 top grommet holes, he kept on using it. The shaft give out 1 session later.
- bluejeff, bad stringing can destroy any racket ;)

Once upon a time, a person had snapped their strings and was in an intense game...his identity doesnt want to be revealed soo we'll call him "C2". :D anways, c2 was lent a racket and broke the...grip..by merely snapping his wrist... ahmm...the grip as in the ACTUAL WOOD THING. Anyways, this friend of c2's was nice and lent him ANOTHER racket. he then performed...a "weak" dropshot..and broke the frame...as if A DROP SHOT COULD DO THAT!!!:rolleyes: Needless to say...one day, three crippled rackets - two being severly handicapped for ever...it was an interesting dai for him :D

Now its your turns boiz and girlz; post pics of the hardships that you and your rackets have gone thru so that we all may mourn together for the losses. :crying:

*sorry Mark, took me a lil while to get it on BF :p

LOL! Wow, I've never seen a racket grip break :S How big was this guy cause i'd believe his Dropshot story if he could break a racket grip.

Are you sure he wasn't out to sabotage ur rackets? These look quite severe like they've been run over by a truck.

how on earth did he manage to break the GRIP!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

OMFG! an MP99 or and MP88!

how on earth did he manage to break the GRIP!!!:eek: :eek: :eek:
Very strong guys (e.g. Mag) will break the grip, as the wooden handle if the only part does does not exhibit any flexibility. However, fake racquets tend to break at the wooden handle. I presume the MP99 is real, so you can scrap the second possibility.

So if you were to break your racquet at the grip, provided the raquet is not fake, then you have joined the league of big hitters.

No no mon amie, its not an MP 99 OR MP 88 . The broken grip was a MAX POWER 99 :D LMAO! a clone hehe. As for the broken frame, THAT was a real MP 77sp. lol

No no mon amie, its not an MP 99 OR MP 88 . The broken grip was a MAX POWER 99 :D LMAO! a clone hehe. As for the broken frame, THAT was a real MP 77sp. lol


ahaahhaha, yeah, that's true, you can see it on the pic, it is a max power ahahah so funny

My carbonex20 is on its death bed =( The cone keeps cracking more and more and I fear it's gonna snap completely.

Is it possible to replace the cone only?

yes, do a search for kwun's thread regarding broken handles, the the consequences of neglecting to repair cones and handles.

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could pay sending fees +5 euros!!!
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Another JP go to heaven. This time my AT700. Broke at 12 o'clock during a smash. I think i hit the frame too hard. No clashes. Good thing i have another spare one. :)

friend's Prince Triple Threat Tungsten Warrior

Another JP go to heaven. This time my AT700. Broke at 12 o'clock during a smash. I think i hit the frame too hard. No clashes. Good thing i have another spare one. :)


4u or 3u?
did u discard it or cremate it? :D

one of my carlton airblade superlites
broke with a mis-hit on a smash earlier today. :(

it fell apart at the 9*clock position.

are u sure ur mp 90 is real???
can u sent a larger pic of the cone of ur mp 90( if u still have it).
from the pic i see now. the yonex logo on the cone looks very suspicious:confused::confused::confused::confused: :confused:

I just wonder if most of the fallen rackets posted here are all strung above and beyond their manufacturer's suggested stringing tensions?

I noticed this during gameplay....
The strings have sheared through the frame at the join line, probably due to the 'special patented' construction of these rackets, being made from two parts bonded/glued together.
The racket received fairly light use, 2.5 hours a week for 13 months. Was restrung with BG65 @ 25lbs a few months ago.

CentralSports.co.uk said the racket was out of warranty so I could get lost :mad:

I have never seen a broken Cab8 before!!:eek:
(It's indestructable!)

Indeed.. and its broken at the metal frame...
makes me wonder how hard were u hitting the wall with it

Thats a bad break. An Ugly one too.

up to now i couldn't find a racket can be used a year, so i think that is normal and don't feel upset. i also feel proud when i normally used hard smash and i hear a crash sound from shaft or wood's grip. i know the racket is gone!

My beloved At700. Just a while ago.

Wow! Sorry for your loss :(

-dave

if you dont mind me asking, how did that one happen ants? and im sorry for your loss.

Read anger management on court in the general forum and all shall be revealed.

My beloved At700. Just a while ago.
Was it that you had just spotted your favourite racket a day ago, and could not wait to get it sooner possible. Eliminating the current one was the best way! :D

Just kidding! Anyway.... was your AT700 a 3U or 4U? And... what was your tension?

I am trying to get another AT700 but will prefer a 3U... the current one is 4U.

Thanks.

Was it that you had just spotted your favourite racket a day ago, and could not wait to get it sooner possible. Eliminating the current one was the best way! :D

Just kidding! Anyway.... was your AT700 a 3U or 4U? And... what was your tension?

I am trying to get another AT700 but will prefer a 3U... the current one is 4U.

Thanks.

It was a 3UG4 strung at 33lbs.

It was a 3UG4 strung at 33lbs.

It was a 3UG4 strung at 33lbs.

You must be having very strong arms, I salute you!

I am still with my 29 x 29LBS...

Will wait for the new colour scheme before I get my new racket.

Thanks.

Hmm, I could almost add a broken AT800De here.. I'm very lucky it survived a clash with a ALUMINIUM raquet ! I haven't seen a broken AT800 so far so I believe in the durability of it (however, I've seen a lot of broken AT700 's)..

there has also been no nano break too hehe:D and ti i think :D
wow how od u guys break soo many rackets lol

there has also been no nano break too hehe:D and ti i think :D
wow how od u guys break soo many rackets lol
waitwait i take the ti part for ti-10

My broken Ns9000 just today. Smash and broke.. furthermore i just strung the racket yesterday 30lbs.

Did you smash it against the floor or something..ouch... rest in peace

Ants, you have to be more careful and baby your racquets - hitting with less force. Otherwise this thread will turn into "resting place to Ants' soldiers at arms" :D

On a different note, you have the honour of being the first person to break your ns9000 on this forum. Even before most have had a chance to try them out...;)

Ants, you have to be more careful and baby your racquets - hitting with less force. Otherwise this thread will turn into "resting place to Ants' soldiers at arms" :D

On a different note, you have the honour of being the first person to break your ns9000 on this forum. Even before most have had a chance to try them out...;)


Hahah.. thanks.. such a great honour. :p

Ants,

You broke two rackets so soon?

Ants,

You broke two rackets so soon?

Yeah... unfortunately.

Hahah.. thanks.. such a great honour. :p

ants, i think if the racket broke during normal use and not arising out of impact, it could be manufacturing defect. the bottom of the shaft could be already defective, possibly metal fatigue..

(just guessing) :D

the racuqet broke probably because you are not the higher level of player where you get the right feeling and spot you hit on the racuqet. you would hit the wrong part of the racuqet very hard. or probably the tension is high and thus, causing it to break.its better to train yourself first from a normal racquet than to get an expensive one.

the racuqet broke probably because you are not the higher level of player where you get the right feeling and spot you hit on the racuqet. you would hit the wrong part of the racuqet very hard. or probably the tension is high and thus, causing it to break.its better to train yourself first from a normal racquet than to get an expensive one.
that's a very quick assumption...I hope you don't mean Ants....from what I hear he can play ball,,,good....

most shaft breaks are from overflexing, right?is that what happened with ants' weapon?

Probably jermaine is right... the racket is too good for me.

So, which comes first? The chicken (Ants) or the egg (racquet)? :D

Probably jermaine is right... the racket is too good for me.

I think its the chicken... don't know how to hit hehehe

Master Ants, you are too humble :D.

I think its the chicken... don't know how to hit hehehe

I lost my MP88 to a nasty clash twice!!! with a beginner... that was a bad mistake playing with my nice racket with him. He had some steel beast, and steped right next to me to steal my forehand clear on my side of the court.... grrr, looked down at it when i had time to look at it properly just to see that it had cracked along the grommits in the two oclock position :(

I was gutted as i had only had it for no more than 5 months....but hey i brought a MP99.... that racket was soooo much better for me so its all good in the end although the cost soon racks up.

Looking through these forums i see all the slain AT700's i have just got one and i hope mine doesnt suffer the same fate!

p.s. the MAX power 99 was great when i noticed it said that on the shaft lol

Here's my Prince More+87, although it has been repaired since then and has been in action for more than 6 months. Broken due to a collision with a certain "Dave" after he managed to smash into my racket instead of an en route shuttle!

I lost my MP88 to a nasty clash twice!!! with a beginner... that was a bad mistake playing with my nice racket with him. He had some steel beast, and steped right next to me to steal my forehand clear on my side of the court.... grrr, looked down at it when i had time to look at it properly just to see that it had cracked along the grommits in the two oclock position :(

I was gutted as i had only had it for no more than 5 months....but hey i brought a MP99.... that racket was soooo much better for me so its all good in the end although the cost soon racks up.

Looking through these forums i see all the slain AT700's i have just got one and i hope mine doesnt suffer the same fate!

p.s. the MAX power 99 was great when i noticed it said that on the shaft lol

Just wonderingm, what are standard court ethics as to compensation for breaking someone's racquet??

lost this in april...
i've had for at least 5 yrs!! it's like a long lost friend that's left you behind =(

Well in my case, i played two games where i had two clashes with two different beginners, it wasnt till after the second game that i noticed the fracture on the frame. Because of these two clashes i couldnt really assign who had done the damange to my racket, although one offered to pay. If it was obviously someones fault i would probably wish for a sorry at least and some compensation to sweeten the deal. Depends how much of one persons fault it is i suppose.

What have others done?

Well Icey, you know about my mishaps! The "Dave" (there's a long story behind the reasons I put his name in quotes) person didn't offer anything, but I figured it was partly my fault since I got in his way. And I know him relatively well anyway so wasn't bothered.

One time though, I borrowed someone's racket (let's call him Mike) and during a game of singles it simply collapsed! I didn't hit the floor or clashed with another racket - it just broke! I offered him compensation but he didn't want one (at least he didn't say anything). A few months later, he wondered when I'd be getting him a new racket!!!

So I am none the wiser really! :rolleyes:

I thought i woudl add my recently departed Ti-24 to the list here, pictures were taken after the strings were cut buy you can imagin how it looked with the head bent inwards and basically not looking like how a racquet should look.


http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28880&d=1171239022

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28881&d=1171239022

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=28879&d=1171239022

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I have a feeling that my AT 900 T is the first one to die....Farewell....It has only been one month...

:crying::crying::crying::crying::(

Get another one then :)

Will soon do so just need so save up enough money for it..Ohh btw Ants thanks for the review that you have done on AT 900 T and P..

Great effort..thumbs up

Totalled my NS8K :-( Was surprised how the frame when though purely from hitting the shuttle..oh well another £100 lost!

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/guitargimp/DSCN7452.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/guitargimp/DSCN7453.jpg

Totalled my NS8K :-( Was surprised how the frame when though purely from hitting the shuttle..oh well another £100 lost!

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/guitargimp/DSCN7452.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w269/guitargimp/DSCN7453.jpgu must be a hard smasher. I suggest u bring this to yonex's attention as a warranty issue.

It was during a smash hehehe :-D But there was a small chip off the paint there, how i did that im not sure as im very careful not to hit the groud with my rackets so i was thinking it was probably more substantial than i thought, though it survived restringing. Must have just hit it at the wrong angle or my bad luck, ive got a NS9K now :-D

It was during a smash hehehe :-D But there was a small chip off the paint there, how i did that im not sure as im very careful not to hit the groud with my rackets so i was thinking it was probably more substantial than i thought, though it survived restringing. Must have just hit it at the wrong angle or my bad luck, ive got a NS9K now :-D
it could suffered a mild case of high noon disease and your smash contact do it in for good.........

http://lrg.zorpia.com/0/3120/19970065.12a567.jpg

My TSF300A,broke during the 32 lbs stringing..=(.2 points break

My beloved At700. Just a while ago.

Ouchhh..one legendary AT700 has fallen down:(

My Loyal Soldier whom I never really appreciated, my Nanospeed 8000. I never liked the racket's performance in court, but I still think its one of the most beautiful Yonex rackets to date, and I was just getting used to it, hitting a lot more consistently with it....when all of a sudden:

http://photos-548.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v123/37/32/299000548/n299000548_103786_9649.jpg

OOOOH NOOOOo.....

Doubles clash between an Old Ti-10 and this one...the NS8k stood no chance. I don't think the Ti-10 even got a scratch, it was basically a rock to glass
:(

My broken Ns9000 just today. Smash and broke.. furthermore i just strung the racket yesterday 30lbs.Ants, u have panda power;)

There's none. You going into a doubles game with the understanding that you're entering into chaotic circumstance with likelihood of property damage and/or personal injury. Of course the better the understanding between you and your doubles partner, smaller the chaotic part will be. Looking at it this way, you're a lucky guy every time you escape injury and property damage after a doubles game:p.

Compensation depends on either parties, whether they're willing to compensate or not. If they're nice enough, they will offer or refused offer of compensation. It's a gentleman's sport, afterall:p. You can really tell what types of character you're associating with after these incidences.

Just wonderingm, what are standard court ethics as to compensation for breaking someone's racquet??

You guys are more luckier than me.

I not even have a chance to play the MP-99 and its 10'clock crack during the 1st stringing job. hehe.

Just broke Taufik's AT900 T today! :(

Sad to see this... RIP.

Ants, how did the AT-900 T break?

BTW, please post a photo of the broken NS-9000.

My broken Ns9000 just today. Smash and broke.. furthermore i just strung the racket yesterday 30lbs.

Pete LSD.
This is ant's ns9k.
lol, looks so different to my ns9k.

It's shocking, how did u do that ants?? D=


RIP.

For the AT900 , Drive return at the right baseline and then rush to lunge lift at the front left side of the court. Momentum carries and i hit the racket on the floor! :(

I think i posted the NS9000 somewhere. Already had the NS9000 changed.
http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13653&page=9 Post 156.

Ants,

My condolences.... another fallen soldier..

hello guys ,if you have some racket to be restore ,repair I am in toronto
richmond hill or if you need advise????MING

Just broke Taufik's AT900 T today! :(


Hmm...did u mean it's really "His" racket?wow..first,how did u managed to get his racket,n second,how did u broke it,n third,how's taufik reaction?:eek:

RIP to my AT700 - got a hairline crack during a clash a couple of weeks back, and the frame gave way when I restrung it :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:!!!

tiny crack yo should give i to berepair!

http://upl.zorpia.com/lrg/0/3749/23995381.90003a.jpg


My bonny "dragonbone" DJ90.Seems that no matter "dragonbone" it is,it's still broken...been waiting for 2 weeks to get a subtitute but still no reply..

Check this out ppl...might be an answer for some of u..

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47517

We have a own resting place at our clubs homepage: http://badminton-bothel.de/schlagerfriedhof.html

My Black Knight Power Channel V60 broke on a clash.

My First ever broken racquet that was broken by me... sobz...:(
and i still have a competition tmr....empty handed :confused:
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http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2515/image009ca5.jpg (http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image009ca5.jpg)

looking at these makes me wanna cry..=(.It's ok if it's broken after some years,some times..but some of them break without any clear reason n after some short time..

there goes my at800 offensive well this happened a little while ago but now getting around to posting pictures of it. We were doing some smash and defence drills and then after i smashed and returned my friends smash the racquet just cracked and deformed oh well it was strung at around 26lbs at the time no shank/misshit either. here are some pics:

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please state the u's

please state the u's

oh sorry, it was a 3u g something, i cant remember what the grip size was i can check when i get home though.

there goes my at800 offensive well this happened a little while ago but now getting around to posting pictures of it. We were doing some smash and defence drills and then after i smashed and returned my friends smash the racquet just cracked and deformed oh well it was strung at around 26lbs at the time no shank/misshit either. here are some pics:

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Have u played it for doubles?clashed it with ur partner's racket before..?
Mine appears to be as in ur situation as well.it broke during receiving a smash..then the factory stated it as a result of clashes during doubles..:(,n didnt give me any substitute..

Have u played it for doubles?clashed it with ur partner's racket before..?
Mine appears to be as in ur situation as well.it broke during receiving a smash..then the factory stated it as a result of clashes during doubles..:(,n didnt give me any substitute..

used it mostly for singles, and for coaching but not much doubles and when i did then it wasnt involved in any clashes just some deep gets but thats about it. oh well just going to get some new racques thats all. sucks about your racquet too i remember reading about that when you posted it.

oh sorry, it was a 3u g something, i cant remember what the grip size was i can check when i get home though.
if your 3u racket broke from just smashing, then i highly question your stringer ability:p

if your 3u racket broke from just smashing, then i highly question your stringer ability:p

well i get my coach to string it and all my racquets, greg bury but yeah like i dont rule out that the racquet could have gotten damaged somehow before without me noticing it and then over time of using it then just gave out. I just noticed a crack forming before this happened and figured yeah alright its going to break but yeah had no warrenty on it so just kept on using it and this is the end result.

:crying::crying::crying:My Woven 9 bites the dust.....RIP

ouch,
my condolences,

are those mp grommets on the bottom?

ouch,
my condolences,
are those mp grommets on the bottom?

Yup, I added the pair of U-shaped grommets at the first 2 holes either side of the shaft. I did try to do it to the next set (like the Yonex rackets) but the grommet wasn't long enough to extend through the frame properly :rolleyes:.

:mad::mad::mad::crying::crying::crying:

Beem having a bit too many Dink-A-Lot :p moments in a short span of time recently. My Cab 15-SP bites the dust:crying::crying::crying:

you're another monster!
how did you break this one?

Whacked it on the floor trying to retrieve a dropshot, unfortunately! Gonna have to source cheaper rackets from now on!

aiks, tough luck, how many have you broken since the beginning of 2007?

you should check out the yehlex uk website, they are doing 2-for-1's on a couple of racquets. a guy in my club bought 2, liked them and bought 2 more!

yehlex..obviously sounds copying yonex to me.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

:mad::mad::mad::crying::crying::crying:

Beem having a bit too many Dink-A-Lot :p moments in a short span of time recently. My Cab 15-SP bites the dust:crying::crying::crying:

R u're trying to be the second sir "Dink-A-Lot"?:D..Anyway..my condolences.:o.Maybe it's time to change for a new racket?:rolleyes:

Btw,my apacs NP900's wood handle is cracked,rite under the cone.:(I've asked for some after sales service,to get it replaced,but i gotta wait till the end of the chinese new year holiday.Hopefully i can get it done by then.:)

dink is more of a monster.
he doesn't have to hit the floor to break his racquet, he can break it by just hitting the shuttle!

As from 2007, broke 3 rackets, an AT700, then the W9 and Cab 15. And yes, my racket destruction capability is nowhere near sir Dink's level yet, trashing a racket just by smashing!

I had been looking at teh Yehlex site actually, although quite tempting, I didn't know someone who had one so that I could try them out.No worries though, will be heading to HK soon, so gonna pick some up then!

my yy-ti7 broke just today.. 2 mishits in a row.. broke at the middle of 4 and 5 o'clock position... i was smashing for the 2 mishits too.. so sad.. first broken racket.. no racket for regional tourny in 2 weeks.. my beginner racket too.. where i learnt how to give bruises.. win games.. my childhood ;)... (im framing it and hanging up in my room)

Man, ive broken two rackets : an mp 21 (when it was new) and a iso ti sp sr
Coincidentally like a week or two after I got them =.=. It wasnt from mishits or a super hard smash xD but from clashes...The first with my doubles partners racket...(head flew off right below t joint) and the second when practising my overhand stroke lightly and it clipped the ceiling...Compared to every other story I feel like such a noob xD

wahh.. my ti7.. which i left sitting against the wall after it cracked in a small bit.. is completely.. dead now... the frame could hold the tension, and when i came back home after school, it was severely dented, after a bit more, it cracked again, and i decided to cut the strings to ease its pain =\

graphite splinters went flying when i cut it, weird foam like material inside the frame.. pictures up later..

Man, ive broken two rackets : an mp 21 (when it was new) and a iso ti sp sr
Coincidentally like a week or two after I got them =.=. It wasnt from mishits or a super hard smash xD but from clashes...The first with my doubles partners racket...(head flew off right below t joint) and the second when practising my overhand stroke lightly and it clipped the ceiling...Compared to every other story I feel like such a noob xD

clipped the ceiling?
you were practising your overhead strokes at home?
ouch, betcha learnt your lesson now .... :p

clipped the ceiling?
you were practising your overhead strokes at home?
ouch, betcha learnt your lesson now .... :p

Yeah i really dont try that anymore xD, i still keep it in my racket bag so every time i reach over to get a racket it reminds me not to do anything stupid:o

Yet another racquet that i must add to this list. I was playing a tournament this weekend and then low behold bam the handle felt weird kinda flexible so i switched racquets already having a good idea of what happened, i looked at it after the match and it had broken. I just got back home to calgary today so i took the grip off to see the damage and this is what i saw.

Its a Forza Ti-24 N-forze:

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:eek:How'd u managed to do that?:eek:

:eek:How'd u managed to do that?:eek:

just playing in the tourny, hit a smash and bam next thing you know holding it well it just felt weird the handle. The smash itself was a legit hit no shank or anything but yeah.

lol, then your nic name smash master is very appropriate:p

Yet another racquet that i must add to this list. I was playing a tournament this weekend and then low behold bam the handle felt weird kinda flexible so i switched racquets already having a good idea of what happened, i looked at it after the match and it had broken. I just got back home to calgary today so i took the grip off to see the damage and this is what i saw.

Its a Forza Ti-24 N-forze:

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The same thing happend to one of my racket not long ago.My apacs NP900's handle is also broken,but only on the top.But i had it replaced before it's too late.Well...try n have a contact with the manufacturer..i guess they'll help u replace it.:)

The same thing happend to one of my racket not long ago.My apacs NP900's handle is also broken,but only on the top.But i had it replaced before it's too late.Well...try n have a contact with the manufacturer..i guess they'll help u replace it.:)

yup for sure will do that will get in contact with them tomorrow or tuesday and see if there is anything they can do to replace the handle since the rest of the racquet is still good.

Are my panda eyes deceiving me? I don't think I've ever seen this post, otherwise, I would have contributed something. :p

Anyway, let's see what I can dig up...

Most recent, happened last week, smash, smash, smash and...well, one of the longest lasting rackets I've owned, definitely tops in the bang-for-the-buck department, my Chao Pai Nano Power 728:
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2762/brokennp728ic1.jpg



Miscellaneous breaks in the last 6 months from smashing:
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6971/broken004md0.jpg



Mishit and bye-bye 9000-X:
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8544/xcrack2ly3.jpg


Mishit and bye-bye Cab20:
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5894/breakcab20tsrw4.jpg

Mishit and bye-bye Woven 7:
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9827/bustedwoven7fv3.jpg

Mishit and bye-bye AT700:
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6530/at700crack1si6.jpg


Smash and W11 goes snap:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5724/w11part3ed6.jpg



One of the worst mishits I had, good bye D600:
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3818/d600brokenlv7.jpg


Yet more W11s I've broken:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5716/woven11crack26of.jpg

I think I've broken 5 or 6 W11s, can't remember now, all at the shaft, snappy-snappy:
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/379/w11crack7tt.jpg


Can't remember what happened to this one:
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/750/brokenracket16bg.jpg

Mishit from a long time ago:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2479/yonexsucks9cu.jpg


I have no clue what I did to this one, so long ago:
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8932/yonexsucks25hb.jpg


Mishit up top and bye-bye birdie:
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1836/breaktrumpcb2.jpg


I know I have a lot more but can't find them. Oh well, there's always more...to come. :p

I hope it's more because of mishitting with high tension than just your Panda-smashing powers. :p

It's not common to see a broken handle or shaft.. most breakages are in the frame. Maybe Sir DinkALot hits harder than FHF..

I hope it's more because of mishitting with high tension than just your Panda-smashing powers. :p

Actually, all those rackets you see above were strung on a crank machine at 28lbs. or lower. So that's like 25-26lbs. on my electronic constant pull. So the tension wass not high at all. :p

wow dink that is alot of broken racquets so far that you have there. the W11's with the cracks forming i have that on a few on alot of my racquets too on the shaft itself oh man hope they last a while longer though.

It's not common to see a broken handle or shaft.. most breakages are in the frame. Maybe Sir DinkALot hits harder than FHF..

No way, FHF is Panda's daddy. :p

Tons of people hit harder that Panda. Panda still working on his technique, timing and swing. Panda good. Good panda! :D

wow dink that is alot of broken racquets so far that you have there. the W11's with the cracks forming i have that on a few on alot of my racquets too on the shaft itself oh man hope they last a while longer though.

Actually I had a lot more rackets I didn't take pictures of or can't find. And if you add clashes, that's another 10 or so. But I don't add clash rackets. For me that's like cheating. :p (although I'd say three or more of those rackets probably broke earlier due to prior clashing)

The W11s is a weird story. SOTX said none of their top hitters were breaking the 11 and it was its strongest racket next to the W16. For me, they snapped like toothpicks. Go figure. I love the 11 and would go back in a heartbeat if SOTX could make it more durable. If you have cracks, they will go within 1-3 weeks depending on the severity; at least that's what happened to me.

But for now, I will just stick with the Woven 7. I got rid of all my yellow Ti10s. The two I used were getting flexy in the shaft after just two weeks. :(

No way, FHF is Panda's daddy. :p

Tons of people hit harder that Panda. Panda still working on his technique, timing and swing. Panda good. Good panda! :D
FHF is also a Panda then ? :eek: Well maybe a super-panda..
I wonder how many Ti10's FHF has broken.. or maybe they're super-ti10's (CP) which might be more durable.

well i hope that those cracks in mine dont spread to fast, still need these racquets for a while. that sucks though and wow panda none of their top players can break them but you can damn.

well i hope that those cracks in mine dont spread to fast, still need these racquets for a while.

I'd say go for the Woven 7. Of all the rackets I've tried that has the best balance of power/defense/durability. Of course, relatively speaking.

Others to consider:
RSL X2Pro
RSL X1 (heavy 3U)
RSL X2 Gold (haven't tried, should receive this week)
Old Ti10 2U
Yellow Ti10 2U (doesn't last for me)
Purple Ti10 2U
SOTX D600
Cab 20 in 2U
Cab 30 in 2U
NS9000-X in 2U (3Us don't last me)

Others to consider but harder to get:
Victor PW11 and 12 in 2U
Mizuno Tetracrosses and GPs in 2U
MP100 in 2U

If you don't mind 88g rackets (manufacturer doesn't make heavier), also hard to get:
Chao Pai Nano Power 799
Chao Pai Nano Power 728 (a bit light relatively speaking)
Astec Pro 850

CP rackets is indeed durable. Lately i had a BIG Clash using NS8000 CP.
My partner's racket was broken.. well.. he swung the racket VERY hard. Mine had a minor hairline crack though. :(

CP rackets is indeed durable. Lately i had a BIG Clash using NS8000 CP.
My partner's racket was broken.. well.. he swung the racket VERY hard. Mine had a minor hairline crack though. :(


Dang, I need to get some CP rackets. Ants, where can I acquire them? :p:D

Dang, I need to get some CP rackets. Ants, where can I acquire them? :p:D

From the Chinese players. :). I do have some of them.. but i'm not letting go at the moment. :o

From the Chinese players. :). I do have some of them.. but i'm not letting go at the moment. :o

Ahhhhh, OK. I'll ask Michael Lin, Lin Dan's cousin. Michael goes to school here in SoCal. :)

Ahhhhh, OK. I'll ask Michael Lin, Lin Dan's cousin. Michael goes to school here in SoCal. :)

Sorry about it. :)

Sorry about it. :)

No worries, I'm sure CP rackets are very hard to come by. If I had some, especially if given to me by a Pro, I'd be hard pressed to sell too. :p

so what exactly causes these rackets to break so easily for the reason being that it was a mis-hit.

is it because the tension is too high? simple as that?
and like if someone could explain a detail (very very indepth detail) on the cause and effect of a mis-hit =P