Lining released yet again their top-tiered rackets and super expensive rackets. Blade X 900 would be top of the range blade X (speed type) racket. Lining top rackets are numbered between 7-9 but it doesn't mean 7 is worst than 9, they have different specs. For Blade X series, I have tried 700,800 and 900 Sun all in 4U so I will compare them so you guys can understand the difference between all 3. Blade X 900 Max Sun 4U The racket paint job is beautiful with kind of rose gold color and black throughout the racket. The shaft is slim at 6.6mm which is noticeably thinner than 800 and 700 at 6.8mm. Holding the racket felt head heavy. Dry swinging felt stiff but not overly stiff like 800. I still feel a bit of shaft whip. Drives Very good, because there are some weight on the head, the power and repulsion I get from Sun are great. Fast drives are easy but not as easy as 800 and 700. For front court drives, Sun did well but cant compare with 700 and 800 which are super fast, due to heavier head I felt slower with Sun. But that doesnt mean it's bad. Mid court drives are great, when you get time to wind the racket and let the shaft bend a little, you can produce some great power and speed with Sun. Back court drives Sun did the best out of 800 and 700, due to head heavy nature, the shuttle speed felt good throughout compared to 700 and 800 where the shuttle speed drops significantly at the end of the court. So, 700 best for front court drive, 800 best for mid court drives and 900 best for back court drives. All 3 are great for fast exchange but I think 3 rackets excelled at different area of the court. Clears Effortless, back court to back court. You don't really need very good swing mechanic to play with Suns because of the technology and material they've put in to help with repulsion and feels. All 3 are easy to clear with, but I do think that you need to be more precise with 800 compared to 700 and Sun. That very stiff shaft make it hard to generate good clears when you're off balance. Smash Out of all 3, Sun hands down have the best smash. It really surprised me that the smashing power I get is very much the best out of the speed racket I've tested so far. Luckily my friend brought his Axforce 90 dragon and I still play with Axforce 80 so I decided to just compare side by side. Sun smash better than Axforce 80 and comparable to Axforce 90 dragon which really surprises me. You do get some whip from the shaft smashing with Sun but not as much as Axforce 80, basically if you think Axforce 80 is too whippy, Sun is the better version of Axforce 80 IMO. I do get better stick and half smash with Axforce 80 but I will think that Sun got better overall offensive capability. 800 and 700 just don't do well in back court smash and that shouldn't be your concern if you're going for 800 and 700 anyway since 800 and 700 are catered towards mid-front court player. You can get by with and ok smash at rear court and push to dominate front court. Defence Very good, not as fast as 800 and 700 but good enough. the shaft really helps generate the repulsion needed to push the shuttle back to rear court and it's fast enough for you to pick and choose where you wanted to return the shuttle to. I do get better defence from my trusty Ax80 but that just because I'm used to it and Sun doesn't lose. Control (shot placement,slice, drop shots) Very very good for a "speed" racket. Some times the racket head is too fast and makes it difficult for user to judge the power (like BS12 and Blade X 700). Sun doesn't have that, because it's slightly head heavy, I can easily guide the shuttle to where I wanted it to go. Drop shots are great, the shuttle go down fast which are very hard for my opponent to return or react to it. Net play are easy and I got nothing to complain about. Overall A very very good racket, good all-rounder for all gender and all level. It comes at the same price as Halbertec 8000. While Hal8000 is better with the control aspect of the game. Sun is literally better at everything else. If you're Front court player > Blade X 700 Mid court player > Blade X 800 Rear court player > Blade X 900 Sun Never tried moon but my friend said that it's an easier to use version of Blade X 800.
Thanks for the review. I imagine the 3u version would have even better offensive capability. Are you able to get the balance pt or weight/head weight? Also are you going to review the Axforce 100?
Tried 3U version but unless you're singles or mainly plays rear court then the weight vs power gain is not that much. So imo i would stick to 4U. Unfortunately I did not measure BP. For Axforce 100, Im still waiting for the price in Thailand. I might try the new Yonex Nanoflare first since it would be cheaper than Axforce 100. As far as Ax100 is concerns, prob will wait for 2nd hand since the 1st hand price might be beyond my reach.
Hi fellow thai friend I would like to know how it feel compare to other brands. Any top model is fine but specifically I use astrox100zz for yonex and auraspeed100x (the power ring/core not sure of the name, just the newer model) for victor. If you can compare them, it would be great. โดยป้ายยามาครับ 5555 เห็นว่า moon กับ sun ออกแบบมาคู่กันคล้ายๆ 88s d เห็นว่าสายสปีดเลยสนใจ
Sun got more smashing power than both 90K ii and HS. mid-court and front court wise all of the racket did very well but 90Kii and HS are faster but I don't really care since Sun also did well. Price wise, Sun is alot more expensive than both rackets but if you don't really care about the budget then I suggest you try Sun but if not then HS is a solid choice. I just don't really recommend 90K ii because of the durability issue.
Sun is straight up better than 100X in nearly every aspects except fast exchange. Sun felt alot more solid since there's no free-core, repulsion are similar but 100X got atad bit better repulsion due to free-core. For 100ZZ, I did not play with it recently so I have no comment. But Sun is easier to play since bigger sweet spot and wider frame. Moon เอาไว้เล่น หน้าเท่านั้นจริงๆครับ อยู่หลังนี่เหนื่อยมาก ผมไม่ได้ลอง Moon เยอะมากแต่หน้ามันเร็วจริงครับ หน้าเก็บได้หมด แต่พอโดนยกหลังคือไม่ไหว แนะนำ Sun ดีกว่าครับถ้าเป็น ผช นะ ผมจะไม่แนะนำ ผช เล่น Moon เลย. Sun มันเล่นได้ทั่วสนามครับเล่นหน้าได้ชิลๆ
I'm using 900 sun at the moment...did you know is it med/med-flex/stiff? I really can't distinguish for its stiffness in real..i've been searching for the tech specs..but, every website has a different information..some wrote med flex, some wrote stiff.. there is no valid information for this
I think it is stiffness : stiff BUT feel like : mid to flex due to it's technology and diameter it's like weather forecast where there is actual temperature and what it feels like if that helps
The 900 sun is sort of in between medium flex and stiff, but probably more the former IMO. It's not really an attacking racquet from what I can tell, it's more speed oriented.
yea, the stiffness is like that. It's just my feeling that it is kinda flexy. It might be because I use mostly stiff racket so when it is less stiff it can feel like that. Also, I agree it is more of a speedy type but it is considered good among speed racket imo. Just my thought. I've never tried moon, sorry bro. I heard it is more stiff than sun, lighter head and faster. I'd think of it like this both of them are speed type, one for backcourt player and another for front court player. Ultimately, it's what you feel good in your hand.
Came across this now that I'm looking for a replacement for my 90K ii that broke after a bad clash. Would you say the 900 Moon sits somewhere between the 2 Victors and the Sun? I really liked the 90K ii but after mine broke and reading this, I'm trying to look for alternatives.
