Sad case, my YY NS9900 got a crack probably due to clash and i send it back and hopefully they will give me an replacement. Now i have a Victor Spira 22 in my bag, i've used it for 2 weeks but it doesnt give the feel of ns9900, and i keep mishit and miss the shuttlecock, probably due to better aerodynamics. Defend wise, i can defend better with my ns9900, i felt it is better in manoeuvrability compared to spira 22. But it can be that it need time to get used to the Spira 22, which i think is and excellent racket. Should i sell my Spira 22 to get another ns9900? Or should i try something like MX80? I think i have no much problem using ns9900, except that after prolong use it tends to tire my muscles but i thought that should be normal because it is a demanding racket and i tend to use wrist smash for intercepting and repeating smash which are the good of ns9900. I am eyeing on something different, like mx80, because it is cheaper than ns9900. How about BS09? If i were to buy bs09, should i just keep my Spira 22 and get used to it? Most of the time i will be playing doubles, prefer attacking style.
if you like and can handle the ns9900 stiffness, and you prefer attacking, you've got to try the mx80! power and speed! don't even get the bs9, as that'll be quite flexy, like ns7700, which would be different than what you're used to
bs9 is less demanding because it is quite flex. I saw some chinese forum saying that x80 although rated stiff, but it say there is still some flexibility, although i dont quite understand even i am a chinese, just i am not from China probably i gonna give x80 a try, if it doesnt suit than i will just get a ns9900 back.
i'm using an mx80 i think you'll be more than pleasantly surprised by the power, speed, and immediacy (ie. feel) of it
does it feels very stiff? How do you rate the level of playing for yourself? I am probably an intermediate player, able to do forehand clears back to back, not quite accurate smash, but need to improve much on footwork and backhand.
i'd say it feels stiffer than some ns9900 that i've tried... as a matter of fact it's probably the stiffest racket that i've tried, which along with its woven carbon frame makes it excellent for drives, smashes, drops, net the only downside to the extra stiffness is that my backhand clear and smash is not as whippy and powerful as with a slightly flexier shaft i'd consider myself advanced in doubles, being able to hold my own with provincial level players
Oh, if like that then i need to reconsider x80 because ns9900 i am having hard time giving a good high backhand clear, although if smash return is still ok. Gonna try to swing around with it when i meet my seller. Just got a great news that after scanning, my seller told me my ns9900 is just very thin layer crack at outer 1st layer, he say still can use as normal, just dont clash it again at the part
Strange how you seem to be the only one that feels that way. All the others seem to think it's not (nearly) as stiff as expected from a 5/5 stiffness rating?
Probably the feeling of stiffness is really personal sometimes? If so, then i guess i really need to try it myself to know the stiffness
Indeed, always better to try yourself first. At least they sell it in Malaysia already so don't "have to" order online from other countries ...
