What's the ideal badminton racket? Post your fave racket survey

[Devian]

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im also using RSL 4700 bought last dec 2004. buhi pa tawon bisan daghan pahak pero wa gyud nabali.

[Von!-x]

devian, murag wa na ka magdula ug badminton dah. pasingot ta ugma sa poona. 7pm up.

[BaNGis]

Sa Planet Sports a long time ago. Go for the Babolat!

Wer can we c dis brand here in Cebu?

[dubioz]

Planet Sports! The Babolat (pronounced Babo-lay) prices are about the same as the expensive Yonex models.

Wer can we c dis brand here in Cebu?

[Von!-x]

babolat looks tempting. but the price is too much. some other reliable brands on badminton racket. MMOA, Ashaway, Fleet, Winnex, Goosen, Victor, chao pai. There is also a store in BTC selling badminton gears. "MINT", in second floor. near mail and more.

[BaNGis]

Sports Planet just had a sale last Sunday and got a Babolat Satellite Synchro for 1.99k from orig price of 6.6k. Now I think I need to re-gut it with Yonex BG68Ti with a tension of 25lbs..... it may have a smaller head diamter but I'd like the grip coz of the pilot system at the cone.

Tip: check out the weight class of the racket and the grip size when purchasing. 3U is usually 85-90 grams, and the higher the G number eg. G5 the smaller the grip diameter. the Synchro is has G3 grip and its weight is at the min of the 3U class.

[BaNGis]

Up lang ta gamay.........

[dubioz]

Has to be Yonex. Even though I'm using a Prince now, my very first racket in competition was a Yonex, at the time they had not too long ago changed their name from YoneYama (YY) to Yonex.

Oh, you forgot to include Wilson, Donnay and Carlton. Daghan users ang Carlton dri. La man gani ko ka dungog anang Wish and that Karakal.

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Hmmm.... I just read a report that Yonex keeps snapping in two after a few months. Anyone got feedback?

[Von!-x]

i haven't tried any MP yonex. too much for the budget. 99% of the world's top players are sponsored by yonex.
Wish is basically a basic racket. It's cheap and quite durable too. Sold in any sports shop.
Karakal is not available nationwide. It has the lightest racket frame in the world at 70grams. Excellent for defense. Only Toby's glorietta sells karakal. But it's a UK brand.
RSL is also a UK brand. It also sponsors one of the top european badminton tourney. Sold at metrosports, toby's, and quickpoints.
Victor is a top of the line racket manufacturer from Taiwan. I think this one is sold at metro sports.
SOTX is another top of the line brand from China. They sponsored top regional chinese teams. I heard they'll be a main sponsor for the beijing olympics. SOTX rackets arre sold in poona club.
Gooseflite is a pinoy racket manufacturer. It has a lifetime warranty. I saw one sold in whitegold.
I heard from a friend that Prince rackets snap so easily. His was only good for the first 15 minutes. But seller sent a free replacement. The second one lasted longer.
Goosen is a Malaysian brand. I saw lots of them sold at sportshouse.

[dubioz]

Hmmm.... seems snapping rackets have more to do with the player than the racket. Wonder if it has to do with the tension. I've never had a racket snap and I keep my tension on standard. I don't even ask how tight it is.

Feedback always appreciated! With Bangis' permission, of course....

I heard from a friend that Prince rackets snap so easily. His was only good for the first 15 minutes. But seller sent a free replacement. The second one lasted longer.
Goosen is a Malaysian brand. I saw lots of them sold at sportshouse.