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Blisse
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Shinshady
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Ian Ian Ian
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Blisse
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On February 13 2011 10:31 Ian Ian Ian wrote: Racquet really doesn't make that much of a difference. You get used to whatever you use most. I respectfully disagree. The difference between my old racquet and the new racquet that I broke is ridiculous. It's hard to explain, but when I swing my old racquet, no matter how hard, there is never any of that nice "whoosh" sound. That's kind of why I like the Voltric. The sound is so nice. And more seriously, the power difference is amazing. | ||
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Ian Ian Ian
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On February 13 2011 11:12 Blisse wrote: I respectfully disagree. The difference between my old racquet and the new racquet that I broke is ridiculous. It's hard to explain, but when I swing my old racquet, no matter how hard, there is never any of that nice "whoosh" sound. That's kind of why I like the Voltric. The sound is so nice. And more seriously, the power difference is amazing. Well, like someone mentioned, if the racquet before you were using was under 40$, then yesm there'll be a difference. But unless you play extremely competitively, as long as you have a half decent one around ~100$ you'll be fine. Don't waste 300$ on a NanoSpeed 9900 that you don't know how to use properly. You'll likely benefit more from new strings then you would a new racquet | ||
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erektion
Canada62 Posts
otherwise, if you want something a bit lighter, the nanospeeds are a good choice, ive used the 9900 and the 9000 type x, the 7000, and the 8000. all similar weights i find, just different attributes. but realistically, if all you're looking for is power, basically any of the muscle powers or lower end armotecs like the 250, strung with the correct tension can give you the power you want. like many people have already stated, you don't need to spend a bunch of money on a sick racket if you're not going to use the racket to its fullest potential. | ||
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Shauni
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lastmotion
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MP55 is a beast for its value. You definately get your bang for your buck. IMO it's better than all the Muscle Power series. If you really want high quality, you have to go to top tier Yonex racquets. But I'm telling you, the difference between them is minimal. I guess one way of looking at it is that if you buy an expensive top of the line Yonex racquet, one good thing is that you won't blame your performance on your racquet =) That's what I told myself at least lol. I don't know much about defensive racquets (sorry guys) but for offensive racquets these are good: Yonex Armortec 900P Yonex Armortech 700 Kason 300A Yonex Ti10 (Try to look for an older model) One of the top tier Nanospeed (forgot exact model) Arcsaber 10 (I know this is not that much of a offensive racquet, but I played amazing with this) Those are just suggestions if you are willing to spend over $150 for a racquet. Otherwise, don't go Yonex =) | ||
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zyxjk
United States75 Posts
 I wanted to get another one as backup, but they're still sort of pricey even though they're 2 years out. Great series. | ||
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LegendaryDreams
Canada1350 Posts
On February 12 2011 16:49 buhhy wrote: Lol man, why haven't we played yet? Yonex isn't even that overpriced anyways, a brand premium is to be expected anyways... The only times I play now is Wednesdays at school, on the weekend I don't go to RA anymore, sucks  | ||
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Blisse
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On February 14 2011 06:07 Ian Ian Ian wrote: Well, like someone mentioned, if the racquet before you were using was under 40$, then yesm there'll be a difference. But unless you play extremely competitively, as long as you have a half decent one around ~100$ you'll be fine. Don't waste 300$ on a NanoSpeed 9900 that you don't know how to use properly. You'll likely benefit more from new strings then you would a new racquet Both my racquets are about $100 CAN. But I'm beginning to doubt that the old one is that now. I don't know if I can handle a high end racquet or not, but it would be nice as hell to try, you know? And I don't know whether I'm stringing at the right tension or with the right strings, so I'm not sure whether it does anything. I understand where you're coming from though. Yeah lastmotion, that's exactly the thing I keep saying to myself when thinking about racquets. When I lose, I can't really blame my racquet any more. I know it's kinda bad to think like that too. And I wanted the AS10, just because it's so red! I might have to check out the Ti-10 as well. I need a racquet by next week. Most likely this Saturday. | ||
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Ian Ian Ian
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If you are really stuck to the idea of buying a new one, find one that is light, that's the thing that new players will notice the most. Stuff like flexibility and head shape isn't going to matter much to you. | ||
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HudsonK
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Blisse
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On February 16 2011 05:51 Ian Ian Ian wrote: I'm telling you don't waste 250$ on a racquet it's not going to make you win games you lost before or anything. I'd suggest just restringing your current ones. If you are really stuck to the idea of buying a new one, find one that is light, that's the thing that new players will notice the most. Stuff like flexibility and head shape isn't going to matter much to you. Dammit, you're killing me here with your logic. D: Here it goes. I bought a new racquet a bit back. It replaced an older, much worse one. The new racquet is phenomenol, but recently it broke. So now I'm stuck with either returning to the old one, or going for an even better one. Keep in mind I basically dumped the old racquet. Now I'm looking for a new racquet to replace the broken new racquet that replaced my old, terrible, but working racquet. | ||
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lastmotion
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On February 16 2011 05:51 Ian Ian Ian wrote: I'm telling you don't waste 250$ on a racquet it's not going to make you win games you lost before or anything. I'd suggest just restringing your current ones. If you are really stuck to the idea of buying a new one, find one that is light, that's the thing that new players will notice the most. Stuff like flexibility and head shape isn't going to matter much to you. I agree with you but a nice hot spanking racquet can give you motivation to play more often. It can also turn off the "my performance is my racquet's fault" type of mentality | ||
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Ian Ian Ian
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On February 16 2011 11:53 lastmotion wrote: I agree with you but a nice hot spanking racquet can give you motivation to play more often. It can also turn off the "my performance is my racquet's fault" type of mentality Mentality that you should never ever have.. Buying a new racquet doesn't have to mean spending 250$ is all I'm saying, buy one for half the price. Back when I was going to switch racquets, I switched from the BK photon to the Yonex NAno9900. While I was waiting for my new ones my strings broke on both my photons so I played with a shitty 40$ racquet my friend had in his bag, and I found that I liked the way I played better with that then I did with my photon, and later, my nanospeed, both of which cost 4-5x more. | ||
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