i have been playing badminton since childhood and still just an average player. May be low intermediate. I was playing with Yonex nanospeed 80 for a couple of years. I can see some cracks on the frame, may be just the paint because the racket still does well. Its headlight and 91gm weight. I am not sure about string tension. Since 6 months i was using Yonex muscle power 29 light (even balance) and had it restrung at 24lbs Bg 65 3 weeks back. After restringing, i feel that i cant generate any power with the racket; no control either. Anyway i dint like the feel of muscle power 29 initially itself with lesser tension strings. I have read everywhere that people like head heavy rackets for smashing, will it be suitable for me? Will a head light racket cause shoulder injury? Heard that voltric 7 is a great racket which is a jack of all trades. Or should i buy light weight rackets like apacs featherweight 500 or 300 (head heavy?) Or i should look to buy a 3u or 4u racket thats head light (eg: nanoray 20 or 60)? Experts plz suggest. Please ignore my typos.
Its my 1st post on this forum eventhough i have been reading a lot here for past 2 months. sorry for any mistakes in my post
Hi drmrahul, I believe voltric 7 is a good racket. It is medium to medium-stiff I believe. It is quite fast for defense, maybe not so much for flat exchange. If you have more budget, perhaps you could try Victor Light Fighter 7400. It is head heavy but in 5U. I tried that racket on one occasion for 3 hours, and it is good for double. Sorry, I have never tried any other racket you mentioned.
Thanks for quick reply feroy. My budget is about 5000Rs. Do u think 6u or 7u rackets are not worth buying? Victor is out of my budget. I thought of buying voltric 7,but since is dint like muscle power 29 i am confused
I play doubles 90 % of the time. Our gaming is purely recreational. But i wanna improve my game. Nothing dramatic, but musclepower 29 really ruined my game. Never thought a racket could make such a big difference. May b cos am not good enough
Problem occured after restringing.. So may b tension is too much for my level.. may b i should stick to 20 or 21 lbs. But even before that i dint like muscle power29 at all. My smashes and clears lacked power as well as accuracy
Well, feather weight rackets won't help you with producing more power. It sounds like you could do with a bit of coaching. 24 isn't all that high, but you're still struggling with it. If there is a big problem with your technique then the higher tension certainly won't help.
i am not in a position to go for coaching and all. When i used my old nanospeed today it increased my level of play a lot. i dont mind using 20 lbs strings. But i want to kno whether a head light racket is the one for me or some lightweight ones. I do not want to increase the power of my shots more than what i get with nanospeed 80. But its about to break (thats what i believe) and wants to progress to a better racket. featherweight might give me more menuverabilty and faster movement. Thats what i feel. Correct me if am wrong. Then i ll go for voltric 7
babolat n force blast?howz this racket? Saw it on flipkart. but it doesnt ship to my place? hows this racket?
dint get any help from bc... anyway bought apacs featherweight 200 from local store. Bg 65 string with 23 lbs. let me see how it performs tomorrow
