So high... unbelievable~~~~
Play so well, but service .......

Yeah.. almost up to chest there already~

bro, it really does not mean if no international player using certain brand racket meaning the brand is not a good brand.. there is this thing called sponsorship, where both parties gets certain level of benefit.. if a brand's racket is not a good quality, but sponsors some player.. then the player is bound by the agreement saying that they cannot use other brand racket other than written in the contract..

i've a semi-retired international player friend, sponsored by a brand.. he came in and asked for the best price of other brand, we asked him, if he's being sponsored by brand ******? he said yeah, but dont know why when smashing, the smash not as powderful..@@

so, does that mean that sponsored brands are confirm, guaranteed good brand and vice versa? ok.. even the player racket & other model racket of the same brands have a quality difference there.. unless u take the exact same RM1059 or RM929.90 racket then maybe u get the quality as good as the player..

u can ask chiller's opinion. He's using Prince racket if i'm not mistaken 

I don't know...but seems quite number of sellers out of stock for this model. Even if those who have, very limited quantity, maybe left one or two only.

Is it me only that when I found a racquet that I comfortable with, I will stick with it, broken, I will try to source for the same again,  even if it obsolete model and got new, better technology model (as claimed by manufacturer). Therefore, nowadays, I prefer to ask the seller, I bought one first, if I find it nice, if I bought few more, do I get special discount or not.

That's why I found it very hard to buy new racquet, you cannot really test it out before buying, you buy based on what the seller claim, and once u bought, you got to stick with it even you found out that it not suit you, at least until it broke or sold it off (at loss).

if like that how abt u be a shop kepper,then u borrow me d yonex arcsaber 100 limited edition,then i pay u 20
%???if i take it then i run away???

which is why i very envy of players that live at other countries, specifically the mat salleh countries like australia, european and usa. they have shop owners/distributors(mainly) coming to the badminton club that they play at, bringing rackets of certain brand for them to have hands on.

still haven't see any of these being practised in malaysia

nope no pain

you have a point there. put Victor into the list too haha
these big brands, even if they go, they only go to big big clubs

he don't have a shop
and he works until quite late

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Added on September 6, 2010, 12:11 am
i see..next time can try
seriously, i think YY's shuttle are very worth
they're slightly more expensive but lasting
sometimes can last for 2 games but more to placing shots and less hard smashing..aerosensa 30

Someone told me to prolong the shuttle quality, go steam the shuttle for 10 to 15 sec. Another fella, told me put in fridge.

Dunno true or not, anyone tried or heard before?

i've been playing with AS30 and RSL No 1 Tourney..i felt that AS30 has better flight speed.
same swing, similar lift, similar power..AS30 seems to fly further (until out >.<)
the only difference is the hall..

does the hall really make a difference?
the hall i play AS30 at is a big hall like New Vision..
the hall i play No 1 Tourney are small interconnected halls which have 4 courts each
i heard the uncle says it has difference

Wow, Im totally lost ! What you guys discussing about ? Gotta chase up 11pages, sweat* Good to hear so many activities here, I have been carried away to Razer, HAF, OCZ, XFX etc etc, then play CS, SC & WoW lately, what is yonex li-ning victor apacs, neva heard of ler. Haha, enough joke here.

Deng~ now's my turn on the table (boh bian ler, no chair to sit ) Nothing much to update, still using faithful Prince TT2200 & 2500, my dream is Oversize Premier Blue. Me no sifu ler, just giving my humble kind opinion & experiences.

Dead(thick) skin built up at palm (below finger): I believe is hard gripping , overgrip is super thin (not much cushioning) & rough hard surface of towel grip (if any). No cream could soften the skin unless stop playing for 3-4months (optional fast & easy: is dip palm in warm water so the dead skin can be peeled easily, then apply lotion cream). Mild pain while wrist stretch (during warm up) could be stiffed muscle(s) & over-stretched in sudden, old injury(?) &... . Racket..... duno where to start. You guys provided so many info & details, left me nothing to fill in   

My rule of thumb in order: (I guess this issue is repeat again)
(1) Player: Type of game play (Attack, Defense, Control, Overall)
(2) Player: Arm power or Wrist power
(3) Racket: (a) Weight; (b) Shaft stiffness; © Balance Point - Head Heavy, Even-Balanced & Head Light: (d) Grip Size
(4) Budget
(5) Brand & range model in consideration to fit the above data.

Will give my best for you guys of rackets opinion.

CS time

U thigh made of steel one ah  just kidding....I think maybe your racquet oledi fractured inside from last time racquet clashed, u dont realised only. I kena once oso, clash racquet, nothing happen, then, six month later, I want to smash, suddenly, the racquet split to half and fly off  . Lucky didnt hit anyone.

Just collected my racket , w00t .. 24lbs string and new white colour RSL grip.

I don't know what grip is mine. I only know is white xD
Hehe .. I like white ma .. maybe I shall wear glove when playing ? ~ never mind lo ... if dirty then just change 

So RM120 is Apacs clone? How much is the Yonex then?

wont very hard to balance..it's thick but not soft until when u stand on it, it will lump in.
when u land after u jump, can feel the softness
even when the shuttle lands, it wont bounce as high as other hard floors
very good shock absorption

In my opinion, the maneuverability is neither depend on the racket box frame shape nor an aerodynamic frame, it will mostly depend on the racket balance and the weight of the racket...

Even you have a aerodynamic frame but your racket head balance is like something like AT700, can you swing around like NS9900 that having a box frame but with a head light balance?... The aerodynamic frame only function when you swing your racket to hit the shuttlecock, not when you move your racket around your body...