Who gets to use your racket?

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  1. Jan_BE

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    To who do you lend your racket?

    Me: My sister, my best friend at the club, my coach.
    And people I really trust and that have good skill.

    Nobody else even touches them :cool:
     
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    Me, my brother, and my dad
     
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    nobody beside myself
     
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    my coach if he forgets his
     
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    i never let anybody use my main racquet i mean they might be lucky enough to get to swing it around for a few seconds but i dont like to lend it out. my backup i will lend out but not to beginners and i dont lend it out very much i mean even if sombody asks and i have it i tend not to lend it out...but when i do its to my friends and thats it.
     
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    Same....:D

    I let my dad, sister, mom use my sucky racquets but that's it.
     
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    I only fully lend it to my coach but that's only when him training me. I lend people with cheap and lousy racquet. I only have two good and expensive yonex raquets. If someone trying them on I told them if you break it you have to pay. And, I am a bit superstitious too, I believed that my racquets has some sort of spirit and will only perform good to me and if someone playing and swinging it around the racquets will not like it. Funny and wierd!
     
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    I only lend to my friends whose skill will not cause any chips:)
     
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    I intentionally purchased the Nanopower 7000, so that if anyone want to borrow... only clones are for loan...
     
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    I only let my friends who know how to play use my racquet. No one else.

    But you know the feeling of a new racquet? NO one touches it until your comfortable for a few weeks with it, then you don't care. After one paint chip, I don't care anymore. Lol.
     
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    I bring extra rackets that can be borrowed. My RSL's and Mizuno racket can be borrowed. My Cabs are a big no-no!

    If they'll just test the racket (ie just hit some shuttles) and not actually play (in an actual game) with it I'll allow them to borrow it, otherwise its a big NO.
     
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    I never let anyone use my AT-800 of at my school, due to fear of chipping. The exception is the number two in my team because he broke his Mp-100. Some time i worried that he might breaks mine also but he gives me ride home every day so :(.
     
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    only my coach that all..i always bring extra racket along with me,so if any one wanna borrow i will lent the spare
     
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    Fortunately no one ask me to loan my rackets to them. Well even if they do , i will let them use the cheaper ones.
     
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    NO ONE!! THEY'RE MINE!! MY PRECIOUS........

    LOL. Jk

    Well my mom has access to all my racquets, but my little sister only has accesss to the cab8600light and MP23.

    As for you guys out there only MP23 is allowed for you guys :p
     
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    I only give my racket to my partner for dubbles or someone I really trust. But when I get my new racket, I won't let anyone borrow it I guess..
     
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    As a badminton player and attend to go to the hall to play.
    How come he/she forget the most important thing to play ???? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

    I will never lend my rackets to anybody.
    Every body in my club brings his/her racket.
    And also untill now nobody asked for it.
     
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    Because good players tend to break strings or rackets...:D
     
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    me and my wife only :D
     
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    I don't really like it when people ask to borrow my racket especially outside of training session (ie. gym class where clashes are more than likely). Especially if i don't approve of their skill level. My doubles partner always has access to my racket and he is the only person I trust with it. a few friends down at the YMCA is alwas welcome to use it but only my partner and I has complete access!!~:D
     

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