forza powe trainer

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  1. TheDanishAngel

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    First of all, sorry if this is posted wrong( i'm new to this forum), or this thread already exist.

    im thinking about buying Forza Power Trainer (http://www.fz-forza.com/fz-power-trainer-150.html).
    i would like to use it to train power, and speed(racket speed, not so much movement). i guess i mostly is going to use it for drills or matches against "weaker" opponents.

    does it make sense to use a heavier racket, compare to normal rackets or racket with "head" cover?

    and does any one got any experience with Forza Powe Trainer? or maybe with a similar racket?
     
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    Make sure you train and strengthen rotator cuff muscles using other exercises. It's very easy to injure yourself with a heavier racquet. Shoulder injury takes a long time to recover from.

    I would also advise going in stages. Use a 120gram racquet first. You wouldn't do the heaviest weights straight away doing weight training in the gym - you would build up the weights in stages. Same with badminton - build up in stages.

    I have a 120g racquet. I don't use it for fast acceleration swings. I use it to practice drives and finger technique. I don't even use it that often. Quite glad I didn't get the 140g one.
     
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    do you think 130 is too much, for the first heavy training racket as well? (forza got 115, 130 and 150).

    was looking at 150 gram, because i was under the illusion, that squash rackets got a weight around that. but just looked it up, and it looks like most is around 130 +/-(i know a lot of people used squash rackets, before heavy badminton training racket was around)
     
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    I would go for the 115g. It will provide enough, yet able to feel like playing a normal stroke. You can always add some weight to it.
     
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    sorry about the slow answer.

    but i will abesulte take it in to consideration, when i choose what "power trainer" i'm going to buy.

    can you see any improvement in your game, from using a "heavy training racket"?
     
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    For me, no.

    I get more improvement by improving my footwork, strengthening my legs, improving my rhythm and timing, improving my posture going for shots, improving my racquet ready position.

    For example, when defending a smash, I found it inconsistent - some returns were good but sometimes forehand side wasn't very satisfactory. I could get to the shuttle but not get a good contact point. My arm movement was slow. I suppose practicing with a heavy racquet is one solution so that I can move my racquet arm faster with a normal racquet. However, I talked it over with my coach. In fact, I had a technical problem with my ready position - my elbow was held too close to my body in the ready position. We worked on changing this (because it had become a habit) and my forehand side defence got faster. If I had practiced with the heavy racquet, perhaps I would still be playing with even more imperfect technique
     
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    ohh ty for the feedback(And again sorry for a slow answer)

    ATM i mostly look for a power trainer to complement my 4 court lessons a week.(all 4 is there a Coach present, so normally bad habits get pointed out and correct as they appear)
     

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