Astrox 99 Pro, Cherry Sunburst in 4U(?) w/ Exbolt 63. I remember his dad's YouTube channel showing a lot of the previous Astrox 99's he used which were all in 4U. Don't take it seriously though....
it does look like the 99 pro CB. other than momota and possibly naraoka, not so many pro players seem to like it. i think chan peng soon and wang yilyu tried it but changed rackets after
I saw posts on Instagram of Momota using the Shine Red Astrox 77 in the S/J League (?). He also switched back to his own 65 Z 3 White Tiger shoes instead of his usual Power Cushion Comfort Z (3) shoes.
Though it does look like the Astrox 99, you can differentiate the two rackets from Astrox 77's gold part on the side of the frame.
I noticed that Nozomi Okuhara hasn't been using the Altius 01 FeelS since Malaysia Open & Masters. She has been using the new version of the Altius 01 Feel. To be specific, the one with the red and blue accents.
This video has a much clearer image. I think from the picture the highlighjs were bit blown out so looks likghter / warmer. But apparently yeah hes currently using astrox 77
From close-up badminton photos of Okuhara successfully winning her match on Day 2 in the Australia Open, it seems that she switches between the Altius 01 Feel (2022 ver.) & the Altius 01 FeelS. I remember some advertisement on Mizuno Japan's site where Okuhara says she switches between the two based on the game & court (?). Don't see much difference, but I thought that was interesting.
Watched theses lately and it just speaks volume how pros actually don't care about their racket and strings as we do (a bunch of them simply have no clue whether they play 4U or 3U) and Marin is literally admitting she is using a special racket. So how many other players do the same? I mean we have known it for a long time and I personally doubt all players use a fundamentally different racket than the one commercialised, if not the same, but at the same time I have no doubt that if a player needs to tune a racket accordingly to their need, the brand will just get it done.
Kento used AX99 and Ax77 at the league. I think he switched them every game. And recently, he's back using 99pro again. I'll add a couple of picture of him using those 3 rackets.
I saw a video that him testing the arc 11pro which strung 13kg bg65ti so i think the nanoflare 800 is same with arc11pro
More up-close photos of Momota competing in S/J League (?). Now using the Astrox 77 Pro. An Instagram post from chocola_tk.
