Recommendations Needed!

Discussion in 'Racket Recommendation / Comparison' started by Wongwayround, Sep 28, 2022.

  1. Wongwayround

    Wongwayround New Member

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    Hello all!
    I'm looking for some recommendation/advice on rackets that may suit my style of play - I had used the Victor BS12 for a number of years, and just before my injury had switched and started to use the Li-ning 9000c but was still quite cautious about how I feel about the 9000c

    I play both Men's Doubles, primarily as a front-court player, but also Mixed Doubles as well. When playing men's doubles, my play style tends to be interceptions, drives, and drop shots - and when playing mixed I tend to drop/slice more often than most players but do smash (obviously)

    I am currently coming back from a knee injury which has put me back a few months now but will be returning soon and hopefully back to competitive play - because of this, has given me plenty of time to not only return to play but possibly relearn / and adapt to a new racket.

    Now what I'm thinking is, I feel the 9000c is more designed for big hitters and rear court players mainly, which I don't think my playstyle suits much so I'm thinking of changing my rackets. I have a few in mind:

    - Li-ning 9000C (3uG5) - Stick to the racket and learn to play more aggressive.
    - Li-ning Axforce 80 (4u weight?) - I've heard it to be quite responsive and quick which seems to suit me...
    - Yonex Astrox 88s Pro - Front Court specialist? double down on it?
    - Yonex Arcsaber 11 Pro (3u weight?) - thinking more of my placement shots over power?
    - Victor Auraspeed 100x - Good for front court players I've heard
    - Victor Thruster-F Enhanced? - Forums rage about it to be a good all-rounder? any advice?

    If not, let me know some of your recommendations below :) Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated.
    Thanks and Have a nice day :D
     
  2. Budi

    Budi Regular Member

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    Dont think, but feel it. How you feel about 9000c on court performance? Is it to sluggish? Is it to heavy? What would you hope to improve from there? Is it faster manouver? Lighter so its not to tiring? But keep in mind any thing you want, you need to trade with something, like for example if you want power, you trade with speed, if you want speed you trade it with power.
     
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    kenneth77 Regular Member

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    Based on that play style, personally I'd go Arcsaber 11 Pro, or 88S Pro. Both are fast racquets, and you can generate good smashes with either.
     
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    Wongwayround New Member

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    well from what I remember feeling, for a 3u racket it was surprisingly quick and gave quite a solid feel when hitting at any range and didnt feel like a 3u but not quite 4u? Haha - rear court was fine and hitting snashes felt significantly stronger.
    Definitely not as quick as the bs12 so drives and defence suffered for slight more power.
    i was unfortunate to only try the 9000C only for 2/3 sessions before I got injured so getting a good feel was limited.
    What do you think?
     
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    My opinion would be, dont rush in buying new racket. Just enjoy your comeback for now, while review your feel again.

    1. Having a break, you might have different preference now.
    2. There would be new racket in the future. So its worth waiting, at least you still own your old racket.
     
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