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

[iceman]

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nice colectibles ...

hik hik hik

[freeheeler]

Wow! I cant even recognize the brands anymore.....

how much do they weigh?

i guess that with rackets like these strength is a factor in the game.....

They both weigh around 5.7oz, compared to my metal racket of 3.0. That's almost twice as heavy. I tried to play with them recently but it was like playing with a tennis racket!!!

[dubioz]

LOL! You should frame these things. Collectible antiques na guro.

Here are my first ever badminton rackets. The yellow one belonged to my mother and she bought it in 1965 and then gave it to me. The blue racket is a silver gray made by Grays of Cambridge in England. It was state of the art back in the 60's I had to save all my pocket money to buy it. It cost me 360 pesos

[samanthapooh]

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[Von!-x]

Here are my first ever badminton rackets. The yellow one belonged to my mother and she bought it in 1965 and then gave it to me. The blue racket is a silver gray made by Grays of Cambridge in England. It was state of the art back in the 60's I had to save all my pocket money to buy it. It cost me 360 pesos

my first ever racket back in 87 looks like that too. wooden head and frame. medyo na miss na nako to nra racket dah.

my 3.5 yrs old RSL 4300 is raring for action again. Ah! I miss badminton.

[BaNGis]

@von!-x - haven't seen your posts lately.... welcome back..... hope you can resume busting shuttles and wiping off the dust from your racket soon before the gut turns nasty in your game....

for those in cebu i've seen some karakal rackets in peters sports shop in colon prices bet 1500 to 3000 plus....... they were light but weight were not indicated in the labels, their grips were wrapped in tin foil..... it got my interest though......

[zoncui]

question lng: kanang mga racket na flexible shaft, nindut na cya ba? unsay nka lahi sa mga dli flexible na shaft? mo kusog ba atong smash ana?

[BaNGis]

@ zoncui - From Toby's re flex:

For beginners, racquets can be more flexible as the swing is still on the soft side. But as one advances and starts to add more power to his/her game they should go for stiffer racquets which are made out of more resilient materials.

mokusog gyud imong smash kay mo-labyog man imong racket.

[zoncui]

ah ok. Thanks for the info BaNGis..

[BaNGis]

Again from a bad forum:

if you're starting out, a high-flex racket gives you more power than a stiff flex racket. Chances are, you don't have the proper wrist pronation to produce power yet, and the flex shaft helps you whip the racket head better. You probably don't care for control yet as your shots won't even hit the baseline when you hit a clear.

if you're a powerful player na, you don't need the additional power offered by a flexible shaft. chances are, you already have the technique (and a tremendous smash) to generate power. With that much power, you'll need more control to be able to direct that power at the right direction.

in my experience:

stiffness and high tension = super control (assuming that you already have a good technique and a good smash)

stiffness and low tension = control + super smash (the lower tension gives you the trampoline effect, magnifying yor smash)

flex + high tension = smash + control (if you're not a powerful player yet, the flex gives you the whip, and the high tension gives you net control)

flex + low tension = power (perfect for newbies who can't generate power due to lack of strenght and or skill)

my favorite set up is : 4/5 stiffness and 22x23lbs tension.

for reference here is a personal ranking...

5/5 - extra stiff rackets - mp99, ti10, AT700, mp100, AT800df
4/5 - stiff rackets - Mp33, AT800df, AT500 (but this feels like it's a 4.5/5) NS7000
3/5 - Medium Stiff Rackets - RSL3200, RSL4180, prince force 307ti
2/5 - flex rackets - prince nxg 85, low end muscle power rackets
1/5 - super flex rackets - prince triple threat warrior iso

the stiffer rackets caused more sore elbows and shoulders (for me) than flex rackets.