Why Lin dan is being discuss in Victor thread, hey guys non related victor stuff, please post them in their respective thread .. thanks
Mao knew what he was doing. Anyway, Chinese made rackets are awesome. I have nearly 30 of them and they are awesome, and the newer ones are even more awesome that the last. I'm pretty sure Victor hasn't seen a drop in sales and a rash of breakages which I think is a sure indication that we can finally move on from this geography=quality nonsense.
Hey , eric said he only have a 4U Version but weighs 89g, almost the same as 3U. So my question is : Is it fine for me to have it strung it at 26lbs? Without the fear factor of stringing damaging it? Thanks Note: Im stringing it with VS-850 so ill string 3lbs higher than my normal tension. (As you said due to easy tension loss) Victor's weight system is kinda inaccurate , seriously.
i strung tk6000 at around 28-29 lbs, it's perfectly fine. 89g with plastic on the handle seems more or less ok. i dunno how much my 4u tk6000 weighs, but it feels light, definitely way under the usual 3U range.
That's such a bad look for Victor. I'm surprised a bigger fuss isn't made about this. Who knows what else is "inaccurate" in their rackets. Don't get me wrong, I'm thoroughly enjoying using the 3U MX80 (with absolutely no injuries or soreness etc after several months of use by the way), although I ensured I got a "3U" by asking Eric - got an 87g piece to be precise. Guess if you're worried about the quality control of Victor's weight system, one way to get around it is to buy via Eric - he's very reliable.
Victors weight system is pretty accurate, actually. What they essentially do, is aim right in between 4 and 3U, and whatever falls one way becomes 4U, and the other way 3U. in fact, the U System is junk. These days you'll see other manufacturers (except Yonex of course, whose rackets always seem to be in the upper 3U range) just simply specify a tolerance of say +/- 2g which is more realistic.
I agree. By the time some rackets have grips added, the weight becomes irrelevant. It's easy to get so techy in terms of stiffness, weight etc. Bottom line is always down to how the racket feels in your hand. I've known so many players go way off what they considered to be their ideal specs when a racket felt "right" to them. Sometimes, dismissing rackets that don't fall within certain specs can be the biggest mistake a player makes. By the way, I have not noticed any difference in quality from rackets made in China or Taiwan. As Maklike correctly pointed out, the quality is there and demonstrated through other brands in badminton and outside the sport. Paul www.badminton-coach.co.uk
In my experience, completely untrue. I have two N50II that feel very different, although there's only 1 or 1.5g between them (and possibly a slight difference in BP). No matter how I try to adjust the grip, one always feels a bit heavier, and it's really the same for other models. That you add a certain weight in grips and strings doesn't mean the weight difference of the rackets becomes irrelevant, from a certain standard on most players have pretty specific setups which don't vary much, if at all, and a 2g weight difference between rackets will be just as obvious after setting the racket up as before. I'm not saying that you can't change the rackets specs when you choose a new model, but saying a weight difference doesn't matter after gripping is just....wrong
I found no information or a guide table on Victor's current grip sizes. Is current G5 smaller or bigger than G4?
At first, victor reversed their grip system G2 - G5 Then finally they became in line with yonex's system
I had a 7000S in my hand last week. I really like the colours and feel. I expect January release but with distribution as it is I have no idea when you will recieve them in Canada. They are scheduled to arrive in Europe in February. Paul www.badminton-coach.co.uk
