Isnt it just Yonex exaggerate thing & we eat it up as if its super invention that would double our performance. A very successfull marketing i would say. Next maybe Yonex would come up with fully non recessed frame to improve frame strength giving more stability. But we never question where the aerodynamics part if its not recessed coz we already forgot about it. Same does for Astrox, where is the insane power smash being successor of Voltric. It sacrifice power in trade for manouver. Never once Yonex mention the power down & we never question it either. We all focus on how easy it manouver & how steep our smash.
IIRC that effect of a full recessed got also boosted by ckyew and this volant guys, right? The VTZFII and DUOZS are also recessed, but much older frames. I personally like the look, but I would guess that a compact head has more impact in speed. I also have the feeling, that Yonex want to delay to create a new series and bring out new updated versions of older rackets and squeeze everything out of them and us. I mean the recessed design of VTZF2 is from 2014. So nothing really new, and why not made as a standard for newer rackets if so groundbreaking? Together with the cap which got changed nearly every series the awkward "new" patterns, it seems they run out innovation atm. Other brands are not better and also struggle to invent the racket really new, but atm I can't support this jungle of same looking rackets with minor differences.
I have also seen that review earlier this week. From what I understand about the recessed frame, the recession is supposed to transition a frame from one type of frame, for example box frame, to aero. For example, the recessed frame of the 88S starts lower than the recessed frame of the 88D. I do not think it is purely cosmetical. If the 77 pro would be recessed then some part of the frame would have increased shuttle hold. They aimed to give it some extra power from what I have gathered from the review and I think that they did this without making the head recessed.
Hmm. Volant's review also said it's stiff. I guess this is good for those who were worried it would feel too draggy from the flex, but it's disappointing for those of us hoping for a more forgiving racket. How stiff is it though? Like an 88d pro?
Well said. If full frame recess has got some thing to do with speed then no body would have ever complained about Z force II apart from stiffness. Sent from my SM-M336BU using Tapatalk
I don't think so buddy . If recess has got something to do with it then Voltric series 10 DG, 11 DG Slim , 20 DG , 21 DG Slim that have been released years ago with full frame recess after Voltric Z force II would never be so sluggish through air . Frame shape largely dictates the speed of the racket through air keeping all other factor constant in my opinion . Sent from my SM-M336BU using Tapatalk
Yonex has mess up their number 7 philosophy. 7 is always term as medium flex in Yonex history. Arcsaber 7, Arc 7 pro Astrox 77 Voltric 70, vt70et Nanoflare 700, nanoray 750 Duora 7 All medium flex. Now this astrox 77 pro is stiff.... Killing the number 7 medium flex concept.
I don't see anywhere where they say 'stiff'. Their website announces 'medium'. Even the feature shows 'Elongated shaft for more flex'.
Still this makes no sense from Yonex. While the 88 d and s in pro version became more forgiving and slightly less stiff, they make the 77 slightly stiffer which makes the differences in specs and the gap between them smaller, which makes it more difficult to decide which racket to buy because closer (same dilemma with Li-Ning in the past because too many rackets with small differences). I personally want to see a new series instead of an upcoming Nanospeed 7000 Pro.
Oh god... revamped versions of the well-known rackets from Yonex...instead of creating new series is terrifying.
Just a hunch my friend Looking back abit, Arcsaber havent got any replacement & instead revamped. & Strategic thinking, why let out an Ace Card when revamping old famed model can still milk our money. & Pretty sure many of us waiting VT80 or ZF to be released again.
Yonex should periodically do small batch retro releases of classic rackets like how Nike retros classic Air Jordans every few years.