I have had no issues with sinking grommets. Singles, I would definitely do the 7000S or better the 9900 if you can muster the power. The 9000 is also a great singles racquet. An update, so I spent 2 hours playing initially with the falcon, then the 9900 and then the 7000s. we had some really good games and the folks I was playing with were intermediate or above. The Falcon confused my friend who I let play with as well. it feels head light when you swing, then you when you hit, the top part of the head feels like it vibrates, but it is just the T joint showing you it is providing the stability. it is interesting, not bad, but strange. It does not hurt your elbow or hand but it takes some times to get used to. Onto playing with the F. Serves are fine, feels completely natural. Drops take a sec to get used to, the racquet gets there faster compared to the 7000s. Lifts are ok but for some reason tend to go higher vs farther. Clears are great when you are ready. The issue when you are off balance, I can easily still hit the rear corner square with my 7000s, I wind up hitting 3/4 court with the Falcon. Smashes tended to seem to have less power but this could be an adjustment period. Where this racquet shined was defense and pushing. Defense, i could return almost anything but control on return placement was a bit harder. I chalk that up to getting used to again. Pushing is a different story. It felt like the pushes increased in speed by 20%. It can get there faster and hard. At the end, I won 2 games with it but the competition got more serious so lacking confidence, especially in the clears, I swapped to my 7000S. Net/net, this is a good racquet to have in the bag. I want to get used to it more, there were a lot of rim shots and I need to try and understand why my clears are losing distance. p.s. One other thing is that deception shots are incredibly fun. You can hold for longer and then generate enough speed in short distances for a good control deceptive shot. My favorite is the backhand clear but do a drop or a cross net drop. Hope this helps
Thank you for the thorough reply! Is your 7000S a 4U or 3U? I'm really torn on what I should get my hands on.. 7000S, TKF, HX900 etc etc
I have a 7000SN in 3U. It's really a great racket, but I found it a bit light (or maybe just headlight) for singles. As a doubles racket, it's fantastic. No sinking grommets for me (yet).
What kind of tensions are you stringing at? And by head light, do you mean less head light than the other thrusters? I believe they're all head heavy?
Personally I'd say it was even balanced (instead of it's slight headheavy rating). I strung it at 12x12.5
Praj Not sure what you mean by this comment. I've been testing this racket for a short time and I'm loving it! Quality feel on the stringbed and moves well. I'm still unsure whether to call it slight head heavy or even balance, but it sure hits good. Paul www.badminton-coach.co.uk
that is what most say about the Astrox too. I am just curious as i have an Astrox and wanted to backup racket. When is you full review coming out Paul?
I spend a few weeks with a racket before writing my review. Most likely I will complete testing this and a few other rackets. I will record videos and write the reviews within 2 weeks. Paul
The one and only test / review I found so far for Thruster F. Just for sharing. Smashing: Start 2nd half of the video Points given to Thruster F: Before the end of the video.
I'm more curious about the new victor string honestly. How is it? Sent from my LG-H930 using Tapatalk
