update for april 2006, these are my rackets now: yonex nanospeed 9000X UK - BG66 @ 24lbs 3 yonex nanospeed 8000 UK - BG85 @24lbs and BG80 @24lbs (one has been sent off for replacement) yonex nanospeed 7000 UK - BG85 @ 24lbs babolat nitro XL - BG68Ti @ 24lbs yonex MP28 UK - BG65Ti @ 22lbs browning stealth CTI - BG65Ti @ 22lbs goudie theta carbon - BG63 @ 22lbs e-badminton ulra carbon - BG63 @ 22lbs fleet FT900 - BG63 @ 20lbs
Update. 2x Yonex Musclepower 100, BG65 at 21lbs and Ashaway Microlegend at 21lbs. 2x Diamond Titan Ultra Musclepower, both Ashaway Micropower at 19lbs.
I binned all my old racquets when I moved house last year but they didn't amount to anything decent or memorable.... My present racquet is: Karakal SL80 I am hoping to soon replace this (will keep it as a spare) with: Yonex Nanospeed 9000 (X or S). I travel to Thailand at the end of May, so might see if I can get one out there, if not, I'll get one on my return to England.
Rather excited about my next addition to my list of Badminton racquets; Slazenger Pro Carbon FX (2006 Version). 'Tis a racquet they made in 2004, which I used and liked. Quite interested in seeing how this 'sequel' plays! Can't wait for it to arrive.
Current racket I have to date: 2 x Yonex Isometric Swing Power 900 SA SP (2004 SP) (using 1, the other still in factory packaging) - Primary racket Yonex Isometric Ti Swing Power SA (2000 SP) - Back up racket Cab 22 (CD) - No longer being used. On the way to me, purchased last week: Yonex NanoSpeed 9000 Type S (JP) Isometric Swing Power 900 SS (2003 SP)
Wah! I have to kneel down and hail to SirDink. And i don't think my name is worth mentioning alongside with Cooler,Forrest and BlueJeff. They are all way up there ahead of me. Don't think i can ever catch up.
Talbot 600 Talbot 700 Yonex Isometric 750 (yes it's old) Gosen 2400 Plus all kinds of vintage......Anyone remember Ameya? or the Carlton 3.1? or the Yonex Blacken?
Update; 3x Carlton Airblade Superlite 3x Babolat Satelite Pulsar 1x Yonex MP100 JP 1x Yonex MP88 SP 1x Yonex MP55 1x Fischer Air Carbon 1x Karakal M-Tec Iso Ti 1x Ashaway XT-3000 (small hairline in frame but still usable)
another update for April 06: yonex ns9k type X UK - bg66 @ 24lbs 3 x yonex ns8k UK - bg80/85 @ 24lbs (one has been sent to yonex for replacement) yonex ns7k UK - bg85 @ 24lbs yonex ns6k UK - factory strung (won in a raffle, collecting on tuesday ) babolat nitro - bg68Ti @ 24lbs carlton airblade superlite 05 - factory strung (collecting on tuesday) carlton airblade AS Ti - bg65Ti @ 22lbs yonex mp28 UK - bg65Ti @ 22lbs browning stealth CTI - bg65Ti @ 22lbs e-badminton ultra carbon - bg63 @ 22lbs in the future if i get my ns8k replaced i'm thinking of swapping it for an AT800DE, does anyone think this is a good idea or should i swap it for another ns7k/ns6k?
my racket fleet-muscle ops 8900 fleet-muscle ops 8300 pro ace- platinium dream apacs- armorpower 600 apacs- nanpower 7000 ace power -armor 9000 ashaway- armorpower blue
i've had an offer to swap an AT800-OF with another one of my ns8k's, i'm not sure if i should do it, although i have got bored of the ns8k i still like it. maybe i should sell it and get a ns9k type S... it would complete my nanospeed collection
the only problem is getting hold of a nanospeed 9000S in the UK or finding somewhere that will deliver to the UK. at the moment the only company that i have found that has the ns9000S and delivers to the UK is www.shuttle-house.com . i also spoke to www.mybadmintonstore.com and they said that they would be recieving the racket shortly. do any of you know any other places that deliver to the UK. i also emailed yonex to find out if they will ever release the ns9000S in the UK, i will let you know the outcome of that. do any of you know any other places that deliver to the UK?
