Looking for my first Li-Ning Racket

Discussion in 'Racket Recommendation / Comparison' started by Shofro, Aug 7, 2017.

  1. Nicholas Tam

    Nicholas Tam Regular Member

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    Who needs women when you're in love with your own racket?
     
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    You made the wrong choice because the N80 is like the best racket ever!

    ...just kidding, enjoy your N9II. ;)
     
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    Well my girlfriend wants to use it all the time so I think that is a plus? :rolleyes::D

    I will! And maybe I'll get the N80 too someday - sure i want to own the best racket ever :p
     
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    Hard to tell without knowing your girlfriend... :p
    At least I'm a bit glad that my wife does not play badminton - else I could say good bye to the N9II in an instant.

    You know, there will be a point in time when all your raving about the N80 will reach a point where I just have to get one myself to see if it's really that good. And be aware that I will make you personally responsible in case I don't like it, and also if it's really that good and I can throw away all my other rackets. So one way or the other, you will be the one to blame! :D
     
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    In that case, I have to tell you that it's not that different from the 80TD, which you already tried. If you didn't enjoy that one, the N80 will probably not blow your mind. I always tend to forget that one man's trash is another man's treasure. But for me the N80 is perfect!

    But I gotta admit, I'm also tempted to try the Li Ning 90 III TD (290 mm) and the upcoming N90 IV. ;)
     
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    In that case, I will skip the N80 for good. 80TD was not a bad racket, but didn't knock me off my feet. Reminded me a lot of the old VT80 (which is not a bad thing, but still...).

    N90IV... I'll wait for you to give it a try before I decide if it tickles me or not. :)
     
  7. Nicholas Tam

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    Well yea? Thanks to a certain someone I feel like getting the Gosen Inferno. But hey, my racket bag is "full" and I don't like rotating too many rackets at once. My old VT80 and N80 still holding up, ZF2 is in storage, and I have a LDF and N9II now. Then again if any of my head heavy rackets go I'm picking up the Inferno next since I would like to phase out my singles' rackets for good.
     
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    The solution is to buy a bigger racket bag. I have the babolat pure aero Wimbledon open 12 racket bag. Plenty of space for more rackets.
     
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    walao... I say downsize your solution is to get bigger bag... unfortunately I'm still merely a student so I can't afford to make bad purchases, I do stick to my rackets and avoid having an excessive collection of various rackets. I couldn't imagine rotating so many rackets at once and hope that they play just as well out of the bag, unless you could afford to cut and restring :\
     
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    In that case let me give you some fair advice. If you already own an N9II, then there is no need to hurry for an Inferno. If I had to choose one of the two, I would definitely go with the N9II. There's nothing that the Inferno does significantly better.

    In case you need a replacement for one of your sledgehammers, there's always the chance to get the Inferno later.
     
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    That's what I meant haha, yes I actually want to rid of my LDF but I guess I do want to keep a singles' racket in my inventory. I was referring to a certain someone's raving for the Inferno that really made me want to pick one up my next visit to e78
     
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    And it was that certain someone that had me order my Inferno too. And the N99 before...
    Darn it, I should seriously consider blocking that guy. My wallet would thank me a lot for it.
     
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    I don't know who you are talking about, but that certain guy seems to have a good taste in rackets. :D
     
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    That same person kept trying to sell me on a Z Speed, but it didn't work because he kept cursing the racket for not doing what he wanted :D
     
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    Oh come on!!! Of course you have to bring up the Z-Speed when I was talking about good racket taste... :mad:
     
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    It was very good at making you mad?
     
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