Can anyone here please give me a few brands/companies of badminton but not the big ones. Not Yonex, Forza, Carlton, etc.

Can anyone here please give me a few brands/companies of badminton but not the big ones. Not Yonex, Forza, Carlton, etc.

Don't know how you would define size other than Yonex being the No.1 brand. Brands that I know of (in no particular order)
- Wilson*
- Babolat*
- Black Knight*
- Carlton*
- Forza*
- Victor*
- Winex*
- Fleet
- SOTX*
- Domino*
- Karakal*
- ProAce/Apacs
- Yang Yang*
- Prince
- Bridgestone
- MMOA
- JooBong
- Dunlop
- HiQua*
- Kason
- Finnex
- Yehlex
- Monsoon
- Ashaway
- Sintec
- Browning
- Alpha

This list is by no means complete. *means that these brands are available in Canada.

I will add some to the list above
Bronco
Kawasaki
Jump
Head

Kawasaki eh?

Wow, a company that is either diffrerent, but shares the same name as the Japanese Motocycle Corporation, or that Kawasaki does both vehicles and sporting equipment? :p

And dont forget Gosen. Thier rackets are very well made and could give Yonex a run for thier money :)

and:

Doggie

a brand popular in China.

Another one that makes good racquets is Rucanor, my sister uses a Rucanor racquet.

oh yeah and another one is techno pro... surprised no one else mentioned it.

ProKennex

Not sure if they still have badminton racket in production or not.

Slazenger.

Yes Slazenger. Now why did i forgt that? It was my frist badminton racket. Well that was like 20 years ago :) Oh my friend also uses a racket called Chaopai I think. Its made in China and pretty good too :)

Flypower, a brand from Taiwan, now available in Canada too!

Don't Forget Inflight :)

and also RSL

and SnowPeak :)

Of course, the one I'm gonna add to the list is Pointfore. ;)

-Rick

Adidas
Hart
Oliver
Level
SP (or ESPE) (A Dutch brand)
Montana
Arrowx

Talbot Torro

MMOA... but I guess WWC beat me to it:o. I have also came across some Pioneer birdies from China (not the electronic company).

Don't know how you would define size other than Yonex being the No.1 brand. Brands that I know of (in no particular order)
- Wilson*
- Babolat*
- Black Knight*
- Carlton*
- Forza*
- Victor*
- Winex*
- Fleet
- SOTX*
- Domino*
- Karakal*
- ProAce/Apacs
- Yang Yang*
- Prince
- Bridgestone
- MMOA
- JooBong
- Dunlop
- HiQua*
- Kason
- Finnex
- Yehlex
- Monsoon
- Ashaway
- Sintec
- Browning
- Alpha

This list is by no means complete. *means that these brands are available in Canada.
How come Prince is not available in Canada? I can't believe it!

Yang Yang.

Can anyone here please give me a few brands/companies of badminton but not the big ones. Not Yonex, Forza, Carlton, etc.


I think the list thus far satifies ... a few brands/companies ...

Goodness gracious, you really begin to appreciate the might of Yonex, staving off all of 'em. VERY very good business/technological foresight, this Yoneyama dude.

:)

-dave

MMOA... but I guess WWC beat me to it:o. I have also came across some Pioneer birdies from China (not the electronic company).
MMOA is not small.....in fact, I think it's growing big.
It has about the same numbers of rackets selections as Yonex in TW.....hard to imagine, right?

Perhaps it's not small in Taiwan, but how about globally? It could be growing for all we know, but I have yet to see MMOA brand in my local sport chain store.

MMOA is not small.....in fact, I think it's growing big.
It has about the same numbers of rackets selections as Yonex in TW.....hard to imagine, right?

But from what I've read here in the forum, it seems like MMOA racquets have some durability issues?

-Rick

But from what I've read here in the forum, it seems like MMOA racquets have some durability issues?

-Rick
From what I have seen in the forum, I think all rackets have durability issues :D since people clash rackets anyway.

ProKennex

Not sure if they still have badminton racket in production or not.
well, they do at least in taiwan

Have you heard of Adobo, or something similar, rackets? They are made in China.

Adibo

They make some good shoes too (yonex copies), and clothing, havent really tried the rackets though.

Flex Make rackets and shoes too.

Will try found a website for them somewhere.

Just checked out Sosan... apparently they manufacture racquets as well. Probably a recent thing cuz they only have three models... all of them box-construction oval frames.

Just checked out Sosan... apparently they manufacture racquets as well. Probably a recent thing cuz they only have three models... all of them box-construction oval frames.

I spoke to the Sosan Canada person about these racquets, they aren't very expensive (under $50) I don't think they'd be worthwhile..

http://www.yonex.com/
http://www.yehlex.com/
http://www.yangyang-rg.com/
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/product/sports/badracket.htm
http://www.winexdirect.com/
http://www.wilson.com/flash_intro/index.html
http://www.victor-sport.de/englisch/index_2.html
http://toalson-europe.com/en/badminton/
http://www.battledore.com/
http://www.sotxsports.de/
http://www.sportscity.com.sg/home.asp
http://www.prospeed.com.my/index.htm
http://www.prokennex.com/home.asp
http://www.proace.com.tw/
http://www.princebadminton.com/
http://www.pointfore.com/
http://www.oliversport.com/badminton/frameset_badminton.html
http://www.kason.com.cn/en/index.htm
http://www.karakal.com/
http://www.joobong.com/
http://www.hiquasports.com/
http://www.gosen.com/
http://www.forza-fz.dk/
http://www.fischer-ski.com/en/tennis/index.php
http://www.dominosporting.com/
http://www.carltonsports.com/index.asp

:eek:

http://www.trump-sports.com/
http://www.come.to/tronex.com
http://www.togansports.com/
http://www.sosan.com/
http://www.rsl-1928.com/e/default_home.asp
http://www.jiachang.com.cn/Uk-JC/index.asp

:cool:

Well, we won't know it until we have tried it out. They have 2U and 3U weight class, so that's promising. They're made of high carbon graphite, so much better than the typical old steelie beaters. If you're budget-conscious, it's worth looking into.

I spoke to the Sosan Canada person about these racquets, they aren't very expensive (under $50) I don't think they'd be worthwhile..

www.kawasakijp.com

for kawasaki rackets. Playing in a tournament they are sponsoring at moment, will try to win one so can test for you all!!!! :D :D

O yeah, saw a Spalding badminton racket today. Never knew they made rackets.

O yeah, saw a Spalding badminton racket today. Never knew they made rackets.
I thought they only make basketballs :p

Beside tennis rackets...
Fischer makes some badminton rackets...the paint are just similar to there tennis models.

Bedini

Quite famous in Malaysia.

Can somebody tell me Carlton are from which country?

Can somebody tell me Carlton are from which country?
I guess UK

QM-Sport

http://therange.qm-sport.de/start.php?AEsprache=en&sprache=en

-Bedini

PS u can check out its side:
www.bedini.dk (http://www.bedini.dk)

a new brand by alan budikusuma and susi susanti, the indonesian couple who both won gold medals in mens and womens singles, was brought to manila by a couple of former indonesian national team members. its called ASTEC. the rackets look very promising. can't wait to try them out in the future...

One famous brand left off the list I believe was mizuno.

http://www.mizuno.co.jp

Gosen...


oh wait nm...

the question asked about smaller companies. :p

Gosen is a rather large one :D

Gosen...


oh wait nm...

the question asked about smaller companies. :p

Gosen is a rather large one :D
That's what I think :)

Dont Forget HL.

*cough*Pointfore Canada*cough* :D

yea, pointfore is good stuff.

So now we have: (assuming they all exist)

- Wilson
- Babolat
- Black Knight
- Carlton
- Forza
- Victor
- Winex
- Fleet
- SOTX
- Domino
- Karakal
- ProAce/Apacs
- Yang Yang
- Prince
- Bridgestone
- MMOA
- JooBong
- Dunlop
- HiQua
- Kason
- Finnex
- Yehlex
- Monsoon
- Ashaway
- Sintec
- Browning
- Alpha
- Bronco
- Kawasaki
- Jump
- Head
- Gosen
- Doggie
- Rucanor
- Techno Pro
- ProKennex
- Slazenger
- Flypower
- Inflight
- RSL
- SnowPeak
- Pointfore
- Adidas
- Hart
- Oliver
- Level
- SP (or ESPE) (A Dutch brand)
- Montana
- Arrowx
- Talbot Torro
- Adibo
- Sosan
- Fischer
- Bedini
- QM-Sport
- ASTEC
- Mizuno

and i will add Qiangli (chinese brand) www.qiangli.com (http://www.qiangli.com)

Also,

CNNZ, Kason, Wish (chinese brands)
Genji (yahoo store)

is there another site for carlton? the one given here is currently underconstruction

Anyone know the website for browning rackets? Can't find it anywhere!

Can anyone here please give me a few brands/companies of badminton but not the big ones. Not Yonex, Forza, Carlton, etc.

i tried a kason racquet. It is said to be used by china junior nationals. its very light and has a lot of power

prince IS available in canada.
and since you're posting this from alberta, yes, its here in alberta too. i've seen it in various stores.

Prince is also in Ontario :)


Hmm.... I wonder if Nike is ever going to make badminton racquets :D

i tried a kason racquet. It is said to be used by china junior nationals. its very light and has a lot of power
Which Kason racquet did you try and what is the price? :)

A quick update - JooBong racquets are now available in Canada. :) :cool:

Which Kason racquet did you try and what is the price? :)im not exactly sure which model it was, alex liang let me try it out. the price is around $55-60. all i remmeber was tat the racquet was blue, had a silver top like ti-7. on the silver part said something about light weight or somehting, i don't remember.

Chanced upon this website: http://www.dhs-sports.com/e/product/football/show.asp?p_type=Badminton%20racket&p_xilei=badminton

The company is Double Happiness (Shuang Xi) , a company more famous for its table tennis bats

I have a CY racquet that I really like--they're in Seattle I think.

I have Finnex rackets which are very good copies of Yonnex. Just as good and much cheaper.

FBT
Grandsport

available in Thailand

I want to add two brands:

Fleet(TW)

Dasha(China)

anyone know if the kawasaki site is still up? Or does anyone know if there's an alternate site if it's not? My mom dad gave me a kawasaki racquet and I'm interested in finding out more info on it

La Fleche

O'Lux (china)

no one mentioned TACTIC? or is it just another well-forgotten brand?

SOTX is GOod quality, you can visit the website www.sotexsports.com.de (http://www.sotexsports.com.de)

Perhaps it's not small in Taiwan, but how about globally? It could be growing for all we know, but I have yet to see MMOA brand in my local sport chain store.

I've never seen MMOA in Europe, but in Korea MMOA is nearly the most popular brand, about even with Yonex. Don't know if it's a Korean or Chinese company. Their rackets look alright, their shoes are pretty good, but the main thing is that their prices are about half that of Yonex, and Yonex rackets are already pretty cheap in Korea.

I've never seen MMOA in Europe, but in Korea MMOA is nearly the most popular brand, about even with Yonex.

I don't know about MMOA's other stuff but MMOA's Super Select MS-950 shuttles are excellent. For $12/tube, it's the best performing, longest lasting shuttle I've played with. It has Victor Champion or Hi Qua Blue flight characteristics but lasts much, much longer.

Even when the feathers are frayed, the shuttle still flies, great for games, even better for practice. :)

I've never seen MMOA in Europe, but in Korea MMOA is nearly the most popular brand, about even with Yonex. Don't know if it's a Korean or Chinese company. Their rackets look alright, their shoes are pretty good, but the main thing is that their prices are about half that of Yonex, and Yonex rackets are already pretty cheap in Korea.
yeah good one, i remember seeing that in Seoul, MMOA is japanese by the way..