When will this NBG-95 be available in USA? Will it be available before April? Maybe when I go to Japan in April for the Thomas Cup, I can pick some up.
I got it from Japan. But i don't know where you can order online. I don't think the states will have this string. Only available in Japan if i'm not mistaken.
If you push eggroll hard enough, he might convince his Japanese bosses to import this string to North America .
Yes, I think you maybe right. Asked Yonex Sunrise on Scotts Road Singapore, they checked with their main office, they don't know when they'll be getting it, unlikely anytime soon. It's frustrating for people who want to try these strings. So hard to get hold of. What about that Shuttlehouse website?
I don't know... the ratings are completely up to Yonex. The Nanospeed RACKETS were supposed to be more structurally strong because of their "nano technology" but they seem like the weakest series we've ever had. In my area, not many people can afford a nano, and it hasn't been out for that long but I've already heard about many NS8K's broken. Just shows how darn fragile it is. The string in theory should be durable but I'll never believe it unless I try it myself.
It depends if those NS8ks are authentic or not. With so many fakes around, perhaps its hard to be sure if real NS8k is fragile or not. I have it and its still in one piece so far. And I have not heard anyone around me with broken NS8k. So my perception is that NS8k seems reliable.
my nano just had a racket clash 2 days ago, and its perfectly fine. only the paint is easy to be chipped off
string breaking don think one can judge a strings durability based on different players, even same player needs a lot of the strings to confirm its strength. i use bg66 at 26lb and hardly break the strings, i usually cut them after about 2-3 months or when i feel that the repulsion is not there. i have a frien who breaks his strings very frequently, ans seriously, i don think he hits harder than i do. how you hit, slice etc and where you always hit can change the term durability.
I'm sure all the NS8K's I've heard about breaking are authentic, just because I know of the people and where they buy their gear.
Can't wait..................My brother is going to Japan for 2 years to work..............All I can think of is all the 'goodies' I can get my big mitts on straight from Japan.
I have had 2 clashes with my nano8k. First with a mp100 my paint did not chip but his did.........then had a clash with a mp88 and neither rackets paint chipped. All this talk about ns8k's being fragile is worrying me.
I don't think there are any real nano racquets at all. What we have are lower grade high modulus graphite racquets that have been strengthened by nano 'dust', filling in so very little of the voids in the graphite. All nano racquets are basically graphite racquets.
And exactly how many have you heard of? It would be good to substantiate those claims that the NS8k breaks easily so that this forum do not mislead other readers just by hearsay. However, it is also pretty likely that somebody will post a complaint here when their NS8k broke rather than when it didn't. So it could be misleading if people were to read a few reports of breakage and assume that the racket is fragile. One good source would be to ask Lee Chong Wei if he breaks his NS8ks often or more often than other rackets which could serve as a good reference.
A couple of weeks ago, I saw a brand new NS8K breaking from normal playing at about 3 o'clock position. It just snapped from a normal shot. There was no clash. Nor did the shuttle hit the frame. The guy was a weak average hard hitter and I don't believe he was making a hard hit at the time. It was a genuine racket from a large and well known online store. I think the rather thin frame of the NS8K is it's weakness. It may not be possible for Yonex to strengthen the softer graphite with the nano stuff evenly.
I too doubt any 'nanotubes' are present in the racket and whether it makes a difference. However 'nanotubes' are made of carbon atoms not graphite. Nano-carbon C60 is 60 carbon atoms in the form of a sphere......not a tube.....So yonex is saying it has 'nanotubes' but says it has 'c60 matrix' which are actually spherical in shape..............Marketing! Don't get me wrong............I have two ns8k's which are great rackets but...........I doubt if it really contains and nano-whatever. I also do archery and my current arrows i use are made of........you guessed it--------------c60 carbon. made by Easton. This company produces the finest carbon arrows availaible with the tightest tolerances----aircraft. If Easton wanted to manufacture rackets..........they would kill every racket company-------they are world leader in carbon arrow technology. They would make the most accurate shafts for badminton rackets in the world if they ever started that venture.
Disagree with the thinking. Though I agree, Easton makes good stuff and has good technology, alluding that good technology and accurate shafts does not necessarily mean the racket will perform well. The racket maybe technogically sound and accurate but will it perform? Not necessarily. But, if Easton did go into the badminton racket business, I believe it would do great. Easton's baseball/softball bat technology is/was superior.
Easton's ACC arrow shaft is the standard by which all other arrows is judged. The aluminum/carbon hybrid is extremely straight. It costs CAD 200 per dozen in Vancouver !!!
My buddy broke his Nano 8000, 2 weeks ago, he was inspired to buy one as I have 2 of these. And I kept ranting how much I have improved my power stroke with it. We are both classified by our peers as "Heavy Hitters" and we both have not clashed our nanos. 2 weeks ago, during normal play, his Nano head severed clear off the shaft. Too bad I did not get any pix of this. But from his description, the head just flew right off. I have had this happen from the shaft from my Cab21, - I just have to keep an eye on both my Nanos.
