Will My Racket Be Okay?

[iluvthesun]

I am quite anxious to hear stories from other people who have broken/clashed their Ti10.

3 days ago, I did something admittedly very stupid: whilst practising shots with the pinky grip (inside my house =\) I smacked the ceiling with my Ti10 (2U/G4 @ 23 lbs). After a long period of shock I looked at it and there was nothing severe: just a few chip marks along the top right of the frame (along 4 grommets or so). A while later I could hear this broken piece of shaft inside the grip rattling. It felt like quite a small piece, so I played badminton with it that evening, for about 2 hours. It felt fine. But afterwards I saw a cracked grommet where the racket scraped the ceiling. The ceiling was not as hard as a wall but it had a rough surface.

Advice please anyone?

Let this be a lesson to us all. NEVER PLAY BADMINTON INSIDE YOUR HOUSE (unless you live in a mansion)

[cooler]

it's fine, the racket is harder than drywell board.
the cracked grommet can be changed the next time u get it restrung.

I can't find it but there is a BF'er here that broke a window when practising his
strokes.


LOL, it was shiriblue

shiriblue

Location: Fremont, SJSU, USA
Posts: 127
ummm you know..... I broke my dad's bedroom window learning and practicing this technique this morning.... I'll show you pictures tomorrow. Boy is this one powerful technique



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02-11-2003 01:40 AM

[shiriblue]

yes yes, that was me :D :p i still have the pictures somewhere around. but anyways, i've done that plenty of times in my own house. you should see the ceiling in my room, many battle scars. and i've done it on an iso97vf and a mp99 at work. and they've all been fine. so dont worry.

[ptang777]

I have marks on my ceiling as well but most are from my golf clubs. :p When I practise swinging my badminton racquet I have to get on my knees (my basement ceiling is kinda low).

[cooler]

Originally posted by shiriblue
yes yes, that was me :D :p i still have the pictures somewhere around. but anyways, i've done that plenty of times in my own house. you should see the ceiling in my room, many battle scars. and i've done it on an iso97vf and a mp99 at work. and they've all been fine. so dont worry.

LOL, glad to have an 'in-house' ;) professional racket basher in BF. When i say in-house i mean in house :P:D

[timeless]

I wouldn't sweat it, I've done similar things many times, and hard enough to make me gasp, curse, and scrutinize my racquets for minutes to make sure they're okay. Especially while watching badminton videos and trying to imitate, or work on my stroke techniques. On many occasion I've hit the ceiling, walls, chandalier, lamps, tea table, dinner table, sofa, myself, and almost my wife a few times. The latter would have ended my badminton career for sure... :D It's a wonder how I've yet to hit any partner on the court! :D *knock on wood*

[iluvthesun]

hahaha. you know, this pinky grip does have some of its disadvantages... broken windows, ceilings etc.

thanks people for the reassuring words. i've heard that even the sp version ti10 2u is meant to be quite durable. not too worried about the grommet (or the ceiling :D) but i'm guessing that there are few microfractures on the racket. maybe my racket will be fine for a few months, but, like cracks spreading in glass, will it shorten the lifespan quite a lot?

also, on another note, how did you find the pinky grip to be so powerful? i found it worked ok for small taps but when i tried it on full swings there was less power than when i grip the racket with all my fingers. also, are the other fingers meant to get in the way after the pivot action? :S something i'm missing here?

[yonexfanatic]

yeah, nothing to worry about. done it with another racket (not a ti-10)..wasn't too worried, more worried about what my mom was going to say to me about the wall.

[shiriblue]

Originally posted by iluvthesun
hahaha. you know, this pinky grip does have some of its disadvantages... broken windows, ceilings etc.

thanks people for the reassuring words. i've heard that even the sp version ti10 2u is meant to be quite durable. not too worried about the grommet (or the ceiling :D) but i'm guessing that there are few microfractures on the racket. maybe my racket will be fine for a few months, but, like cracks spreading in glass, will it shorten the lifespan quite a lot?

also, on another note, how did you find the pinky grip to be so powerful? i found it worked ok for small taps but when i tried it on full swings there was less power than when i grip the racket with all my fingers. also, are the other fingers meant to get in the way after the pivot action? :S something i'm missing here?

its all about timing and practice. i've always hit against the wall outside next to my dad's bedroom and i've always hit the window once in awhile. while i did the power finger shot, i hit it a couple of times, but when i did it that one time... yeah good timing but end result was a broken window....

[manabu]

iluvthesun:
In my view, the so called "pinky grip" should only lift ur game with a full swing instead of the little taps u mentioned.. I would suggest u to play those taps shots with an ordinary grip, I found that way faster n more accurate~

normally, before I smash with my "pinky grip", I relax the first 3 fingers with the other 2 fingers holding firmly on the bottom of the racket curling around it. The action of "turning inside" your forearm and snapping your wrist is also important just like ordinary smashes.

Sorry about my poor english:(

[cappy75]

Like everything else, you need to get used to the technique. I have no problem dropping from the backcourt with this grip. The most important part of generating power in every shot is timing. Relax and only tense up at impact with birdie. Different timing of swing will result in different shots. It's hard to explain but I find it more effective to use the mass of the racquet (proper followthru) rather than solely on my wrist strength for accuracy of my overhead shots.


Originally posted by iluvthesun
also, on another note, how did you find the pinky grip to be so powerful? i found it worked ok for small taps but when i tried it on full swings there was less power than when i grip the racket with all my fingers. also, are the other fingers meant to get in the way after the pivot action? :S something i'm missing here?

[iluvthesun]

thanks for the tips on the pinky grip. i'll try it out again tonight ;)

now about my ti10. if i have to take it for a restring, would it be wise to still have it strung at 23 lbs? i don't really want to spend time getting used to a lower tension. maybe beforehand i should tell the stringer about my little accident?

[fhchiang]

lol...

there was once when i tried to practice jumping smash inside my house.......

... my smash were succesfull...... my racquet were smashed into two......



... ermm it was a gosen roots aermet 3400

[iluvthesun]

LOL...

"my smash were succesfull...... my racquet were smashed into two..."

sorry to hear about that *cough cough*. it's understandable though. sometimes badminton obsession can be dangerous.

btw what was your gosen made of?