anyone ever heard of Volkl badminton racquet?

Yes, I heard about this brand before but the seling price is higher than apacs racquet.

btw, have you ever tried any racquet with some material so called "Woven"? I found out that Yang Yang racquet have this material in their racquet and it is expensive, approx. at RM200 & above.

 

Hi;

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the brand Volkl, its a very well known manufacturer of skis. Just like ROSSIGNOL, SCOTT, K2, ELAN, SALOMON etc....

Assuming their reputation for performance and reliability in their skis filtered down to their badminton rackets, you'd have a world class product in your hands.

 

any pic? can't seem to see any badminton racket in the website.

 

Rossingol has made badminton racket and tennis racket before, I am still searching for it's badminton racket. Kneissl has made badminton racket, I have seem once in website before, but do not have more detail. I has Fischer badminton racket, Fischer also makes skis and tennis racket.

 

Many tennis brands have made badminton rackets before:

Wilson
Dunlop
Slazenger
Fischer
Rossignol
Kneissl
Estusa (use the name Estca)
Prince
Donnay
Adidas (world wide brand)
now........Volkl........I have keen interest on it.................

 

Don't think we should think of these brands as tennis brands since they are as much or even more known as ski manufacturers.

What's important in this case is that all of these brands are very well known as (prod)using high-tech products, with lots of experience in material research and developement. Thus I find it quite natural for them to try find several uses of their technology (and manfacturing capacity).

To me Volkl has always been known as kind of "top of the world" for alpine skiis. Not the easiest for everyone to handle, very demanding of it's user, but second to none when you can take advantage of all its potential. Personally I've been limited to use the "friendlier" models from Elan and Rossignol for less skilled skiiers.........not even close to be using their "best/most demanding" models. I might be a scrappy baddy player but you really don't want to see me in the slope That would make you do a new definition of the word "sucks"

/mats

 

WIRRE: our badminton brothers and sisters in Asia are probably only exposed to the racket products that these ski giants make, this is probably due to the fact that racket sports are definitely more popular than downhill or x-country skiing in their part of the world

hehehehe

 

I like snowing, it is very beautiful, but no chance to see it in Hong Kong........... :crying:

 

I was told by my Korean friends that South Korea offers very good and economical skiing compared to Australia.

In Oz, the ski season is probably only 2-3 months of the year, so the ski businesses charge very high prices just to be able to make living. :crying:

Whereas in South Korea, they have snow probably 4-6 months of the year and a larger population too!

 

I thought that's a type of alcohol
After I read it again with my dictionary, now I see the difference in spelling

 

maybe VOLKL should consider making VODKA too....hahaha

 

Of course they might be, but it doesn't mean they wouldn't be helped by knowing more about these brands, does it?

What I merely pointed out was what's written in the middle. I know them all both as skii and racket manufacturers, but the *important* thing about them is that they are high-tech companies.

The last jumble was just about my experience of Volkl as a skii manufacturer, to show that they obviously knows a lot about what they do in that area and are second to none. Also know that their tennis rackets are highly regarded, but have no personal experience. Have OTOH owned several Rossignol rackets and one each of Fischer and Kneissl.

And if any Bf:r ever will see me playing badminton, just imagine how bad I must be as a skiier......:crying:

/ mats

 

Don't worry WIRRE, I'm sure there are plenty of blonde and blue eyed ski instructors in Sweden who can help you improve your snow-plough technique...ja???

An important but often over looked area of improving your skiing and comfort levels dramatically is to invest in a good pair of ski boots. If you are a regular skier, buy a good pair of ski boots FIRST before even thinking about buying your skis! Its worth every cent in the long run!!!

Trust me, ill-fitting ski boots will screw up your skiing by making it very hard to control the skis by making your feet go numb due to poor blood circulation. Its hard to ski properly when you can't feel your toes and the soles of your feet are aching!!

You'll be amazed at how much easier it is to ski and to improve your technique in a well fitted pair of ski boots!