Known brand in disguise ?

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  1. Flixor

    Flixor Regular Member

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    Hello,

    I have been browsing this forum for some time but it is my first post.

    Last year, I went to a badminton discovery day and they organized a small tournament.
    First price was a badminton racket and I would like to know if someone could identify it.

    2 stickers are present. One says "Made in China" and the other describes tension and some racket characteristics :
    2U V:<= 30 lbs
    G2 H:<= 32 lbs

    Strung with Yonex BG65 so I was favouring a Yonex racket in disguise but the "Made in China" sticker made me rethink that statement.

    Length is 67.7 cm and balance point is roughly at 26.5 cm from the base of the handle.
    I put a grip and surgrip over the existing grip as the handle was too small for me (I am used to tennis racket handles).

    Here are some pictures of the beast (not the best quality as they were taken with a mobile phone camera)
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    Thank you for your help.
     
  2. sihker

    sihker Regular Member

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    Have stringed one. Definitely not Yonex, with or without disguise. In China, there are thousands of factories, that print whatever you want on a racquet.
    Why do you care? If my memory serves me right, it was stiff, head heavy racquet.
    The owner was non-badminton player gifted with racquet and wanted to sell it.
     
  3. Flixor

    Flixor Regular Member

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    It was just out of curiosity to know if I had a real brand underneath the paint.

    Actually, I am playing with Carlton Vapour Trail Tour.

    Thank you for your answer.
     
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    gsloh Regular Member

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    It has the styling of a Victor Racket, likely a Superwaves (Super Inside Waves in Europe), with these giving clues:

    2U V:<= 30 lbs
    G2 H:<= 32 lbs


    E Titanium

    Frame “diamond” cross section -
     
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    Flixor Regular Member

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    It indeed looks like mine.

    I will have a look on the victor web site.

    Thanks
     
  7. Flixor

    Flixor Regular Member

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    If my memory serves me right, the weight in U units refers to a racket of 100 g from which you deduce weight.

    So :
    1U : 95 to 99 grs
    2U : 90 to 94 grs
    3U : 85 to 89 grs

    Am I right ?
     

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