Yonex Nanoray 900 / NR900

jimmycass said:
I am thinking of getting this racket with a 3u weight. I used to play with the NS9900 but switched to the VT80 which is a cracking racket but my defence is suffering due to the head being heavy. I have heard from a yonex contracted coach that the NR900 is marketed as being head light but in fact it is not. Could anyone tell me if the head is lighter on the NR900 when compared with the VT80?
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That's really weird. I feel it's head light, but my another friend says its head heavy. Can't be right?
 
ZeroSOFInfinity said:
That's really weird. I feel it's head light, but my another friend says its head heavy. Can't be right?
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Before stringing? After stringing? Tension tied at?

Grip wise (thick or thin?)

Personally I have held nr900 without stringing. It feels a little even balanced than really head light but when you swing, you can feel the head has not much of weight. But I haven't tried one with stringing yet.

It may feels different totally.
 
silentheart said:
Best defensive racquet from YY. A little more power than NS9900 and more control. Slice is sharper and net is tighter.
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NR900 seems like an improvement of NS9900 racket in all aspects.
Any weakness, if any, does NR900 have ?
 
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I'm a double and a mixed double player and I love the extra stiff shaft and even balanced or head light rackets. I have been playing with NS9900 for the last 3 years and love the racket. But when the news from Yonex that NR is replacing the NS series, I waited for one that supposedly is replacing the NS9900 and the wait is over. I got one yesterday afternoon and played for 2 hour session today, all I can say is that I was very impressed by how it feels. It is a 3u and strung with NG99 string @ 27/25. The Initial impression is it has a much bigger sweet spot, the baseline clear for both forehand and backhand were effortless, drop shots and defense are similar but the power for smashes are definitely an upgrade. I don't think I will be playing with my NS9900 anymore.
 
shihman said:
I'm a double and a mixed double player and I love the extra stiff shaft and even balanced or head light rackets. I have been playing with NS9900 for the last 3 years and love the racket. But when the news from Yonex that NR is replacing the NS series, I waited for one that supposedly is replacing the NS9900 and the wait is over. I got one yesterday afternoon and played for 2 hour session today, all I can say is that I was very impressed by how it feels. It is a 3u and strung with NG99 string @ 27/25. The Initial impression is it has a much bigger sweet spot, the baseline clear for both forehand and backhand were effortless, drop shots and defense are similar but the power for smashes are definitely an upgrade. I don't think I will be playing with my NS9900 anymore.
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How do you find the head weight. heavy or light?
 
jimmycass said:
I am thinking of getting this racket with a 3u weight. I used to play with the NS9900 but switched to the VT80 which is a cracking racket but my defence is suffering due to the head being heavy. I have heard from a yonex contracted coach that the NR900 is marketed as being head light but in fact it is not. Could anyone tell me if the head is lighter on the NR900 when compared with the VT80?
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It is even balanced (towards headlight) but in general the whole (Nanoray) series is grouped together as "headlight". The headlight marking on the shaft never seems to be based on the individual model but rather the series ... In short: it should have a (much) lighter head than VT80 which I'm sure those who already have it will confirm.
 
slvrdrgn123 said:
How is the feel compared to the NR750? Does weight and balance feel similar enough where you wouldn't feel like you're using a completely different racket?
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Weight with overgrip (Yonex 102 EX) and lead tape
NR900 (3U4G) 99 g, balance 288
NR750 (4U4G) 95 g, balance 286

NR900 is stiff, NR750 is medium stiff. For me, I think I like the medium stiff when you got tired. On the other hand, I might change to hard feel string with lower tension
e.g. NBg99 at 22 LB to see which one plays better. (My better definition is easily
clear to baseline from passive position even when you very tired)

I have no problem smash with both rackets, NR900 does better in back hand than NR750.
 
You are making it very hard to resist getting a couple of these. Currently I'm using a 3UG5 NR750 but wouldn't mind getting a stiffer racket with similar specs.
 
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