must be limited to yonex?

hmm. my prev racket also yonex and i like it.

then i cant help u
not familiar with yonex

I wanna own my colleague today and use less smash ... training my back hand smash first ...

anyone know where to get BABOLAT Racquet? Rafael nadal using babalot must be very good racquet!

err nadal and badminton got relation?
but babolat is quite good
don't know where to get it though

hahahah... if u want tennis racket, then babolat is good.
i got 2nd hand babolat pure drive gt tennis racket for sale. use less than 5 times. hahaha...

eh, sorry... didnt read properly bout the both yonex racket. well, u can try apacs tantrum 200. hahahah

i scratched my edgesaber Z today, the shaft, along the side poles, it saved me from getting my head rammed towards the pole, but the paint scratched just nice the edge saber Z slayer , all the words in the middle scratched off, other parts that got no words are fine,


it deemed itself worthy and im not gonna get nano 900 naw ,



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btw guys, how does karakal grip compare to the RM10 ++ yonex grips? considering to try 1

and, any tips on how to smash better ??

i couldnt seem to get alot of force out of it, but angles are fine tho, nicely lined

yonex grip is so cheap? i always thought they are around Rm20
karakal is very nice. their PU is very tacky and thick
i've just changed a Victor Nanotec grip
haven test yet but initial feel of holding it, it's less tacky than karakal PU and feel a little bit weird

more or less RM15, haha.

Karakal PU grip is still my best grip for price below RM10 one.

Pronex got one RM5 also not bad, but not durable and not thick enough.

This post has been edited by Omage007: Oct 7 2010, 12:23 PM

have any of u tried the apacs grip? i think i bought it at rm6.
i think its on par with karakal. and the shop owner who is my fren says, it is more lasting compared to karakal. i not sure how true, but currently testing it. seems not bad.

Hey guys, I'm planning to get a new racket. I'm not a real powerful smasher but I am looking for a racket to improve my smashing power. So far I saw a few rackets namely Apacs Lethal 70, Tantrum 200 and the Yonex Armortec 70 MG.

I'm not so sure if I need a flexible shaft or a stiff one too. My current racket is a Yonex Isometric 80 Light which IMO doesn't give me enough power. I bought it 11 years ago too. Time for a change I think.

wow..11 years

do you have a fast or slow swing? this can determine on whether to get a flexible or stiff shaft
the Lethal 70 and Tantrum 200 is quite stiff. not sure about the AT70MG though.

the Lethal 70 has a heavy head and is sure to generate more power
the Tantrum 200 is more towards even balanced and if you can bend the shaft, it's a very powerful tool

i don't know how the Yonex Isometric 80 Light plays so i cant compare with the candidates

Yeah its been quite a while. I cant find any info on the 80 light so I myself cant make comparisons as well.
I would say I have a relatively fast swing. But I'm not sure how much the flex shaft can help me. When I got my racket long time ago, it was all about head lightness and speed but now there's a growing trend for head heavier rackets. Now I'm totally confused.

The AT70MG looks good tho.

if you have a fast swing, a stiff shaft would do you good
the AT70MG seems to have a bigger frame..should be a user friendly racket

My opinion, since you been using a light racket for 11 years, I would suggest you try out those rackets that you had mentioned, if possible, or at least try to borrow from friends to hit few shots to see if you comfortable with it or not.

From my personal experience, I used to use a even head balance racket, no issue, quite happy with itthen, when it broke, tried to get back the same racket, but, unfortunately, out of production, then, talk talk with the onwer, he reconmend me a head heavy racket, since I told him I like to smash too, but, after getting it, yes, no doubt it generate more power when smash, but, the disadvantage, my swing slowed (compared to last time), cause head heavy, when in defence position, retrieving smash, racket head face downwards, then need to swing back upwards to clear the smash, so, resulted sometimes hard to retrieve smash, or even manage to retrieve, just bola tanggung type (as compare to head balance, can hit all the way to baseline). That's why if you look at my signature below, I am trying to sell it off and purchase another one with head balance racket.

Tantrum 200! go for it buddy! hahaha

which is why all the racket with aerodynamic frames are coming into the market
namely the Victor BS and SW series, YY ArcZ, YY VT70

Can give Arcsaber 008 a try. Its about RM200-ish only lol.