Yonex DUORA-10

This might help with differentiating the colours.

 

Weight: 86.5g
iirc the DUO10 3U had a swing weight of 86
Looks like the DUO10LT is not just a lighter DUO10 but the balance is also higher?

 

Swing weight says 85.5 in that photo.

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I meant the racquet weighed 86.5g
Included it cause I remember reading here somewhere that swing weight is useless without context of the weight of the racquet.

 

Well, it is a 4U and you should also account for the plastic wrap on the handle. So subtract 1 to 1.5g.

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Touché, well to eliminate any potential confounding variables here's a clip by EVER RACKET where both racquets tested on the same machine with the plastic wrap intact.
DUO10LT 4U vs DUO10 3U both resulted in 90

 

I know it's a different swing weight machine from above, but in comparison a 4U TK Falcon on the same machine at Racquet Force is 86.

So Duo 10 LT does seem to be only a tad less swing weight than its big brother Duo 10... thus bp may even be higher.



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Pretty much confirms my initial proposition
DUO10LT head heaviest racquet from the Duora series atm

 

Im going to buy D10LT haha

 

what does swing weight represents? Balance, head weight and power?

 

I got mine today

D10LT dry weight 86.6gr (no string, original grip, plastic covering the grip)

Final 86gr (strung with 66 force, original grip removed, 1 layer of thin transparent tape, overgrip ac102)

Final balance point 312. Head weight 41gr

Hope to test it tomorrow

 

have u try it?

 

Yes. I've used it for a week and D10LT cant surpass JPX LTD

 

Can anyone compare Astrox 88s 3U to Duora 10 3U?? I play double 60% and single 40% of the time, and usually stay at the back court (Smash). Thanks in advance!

 

I have 88S 4U, 88D 3U and my double partner has Duora 10 Blue and orange each. Astrox all the way, 88s are really good to play. I switched to Victor 3 years ago and now back to Yonex and am here to stay. for you, 88D 4U for double and 3U for single.

 

I bought a Doura 10 3U this summer to try something new. I had it strung with BG-80-power 26 lbs. It is a good racket for clears and control play but I did not find my normal smashing power with this racket. I did not get the timing 100% right. After playing for 6 sessions I went back to my old racket and felt a relief when smashing. I will keep the Doura 10 however and might try a new string setup in a few months time. My idea so far is that the BG-80 Power made it too repulsive so my plan is to try a softer string.

 

First of all, you need to get rid of BG80P then everything will be fine.

 

Do you have any string to suggest?

 

I use NBG98 back when I was on the D10, but I had it @30lbs....

 

[QUE="Sundis, post: 2671724, member: 98380"]Do you have any string to suggest?[/QUOTE]

BG80P is too repulsive for you? Weird, I used to strung it at 28lbs and didn't like it all, the hard feeling is meh compared to original bg80, very slippery, tension retention is bad and the string moves a lot. It was done by my favourite stringer so definitely is the string sucks. I share with you my experience of Yonex strings I played before. However, my experience may differ from others, readers discretion is advised. Below are strung at tension between 27-29lbs.

BG66 - good repulsion, medium hitting feel, ok durability
BG66U - excellent repulsion, medium hard hitting feel, meh durability, tension drop drastically
BG66F - above average repulsion, slightly harder than BG66U, meh durability
BG65 - ok repulsion, slightly soft hitting feel, excellent durability, took me forever to break it
BGAS - excellent repulsion, excellent hitting feel and sound, but tension drop quite fast and the string breaks even faster
BGAB - good repulsion, slightly harder than BGAS, everything is good until the tension drop
BG80 - excellent repulsion, very hard feeling, good durability, advised to string higher than thinner string to get the best of it