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Contact me direct at http://www.birdsports.net/contact.html For now I can arrange a delivery from Bird Design. Gordon
Thanks for your comments about Bird2. We did launch Bird3 through Ashaway a week or so before the Covid19 shutdown, so there won’t be many out...
Re nylons being a source of pollution as they are made from petrochemicals, this may be true of some nylons but Bird2 uses high grade PA11 which...
Thank you for the feedback. People who are only used to standard nylons shuttles (I am sure you are familiar with both nylon and feather) tend to...
Sorry for the delayed response. I did ask Ashaway to respond but they haven't yet. They have sent samples to a number of interested companies but...
Re Bird3 development: We haven't done much with Bird3 recently, the priority has been to increase the capacity of the Bird2 assembly line. We have...
More common use nylons like PA 6 or 66 can take up as much as 9% water, most shuttlecocks use PA 11 or PA 12 as they take up less than 1% and are...
No because that can affect the crystalline structure of the plastic making it more brittle or less resilient which affects the feel and also can...
Humidity Further to the question of comparative durability. Thermoplastic nylon used in shuttlecocks is hydroscopic and the brittleness is...
Feedback Thank you for the feedback. Most people report than the slice action is better than standard nylons but not as good as a feather and...
Price We have tried to keep the price down as research suggested that people wouldn't pay top feather prices for a synthetic product. However we...
Will do; just waiting for confirmation that my French on the new tube label doesn't get me into trouble. Gordon
Thanks for the feedback; all very useful as we develop the new production line. Generally we are getting very good reports on durability but we...
India? Nick Goode at Goode Sport has been talking to Indian distributors. Contact him at info@goode-sport.co.uk to get an update. Contact Nick if...
Net shots Along with the steeper peak and drop parabola the performance of Bird2 on net shots is one of the most important features. You are...
North America Now we are in a position to raise production levels we will be contacting leading on-line retailers in all overseas markets....
Mishta, Many thanks for the report. It is very important for us to get this sort of feedback. Your findings are much in line with our testing so...
We have sampled the new injection mould tools on schedule and they are very close to production standard. The first set of moulds took 4 years to...
Qualification and verification Thanks for the response. I agree but it is good to have some quantifiable information to start with. We are trying...
