I came upon this site www.cybadminton.com (http://www.cybadminton.com) and was wondering if anyone in bf has had any experience using any of the cy badminton racquets...

I would like to know the feel, weight, durability and performance coz they claim to be designed based on more expensive yonex models but are cheaper... There also seems to be no equipment reviews on CY racquets either... hmmm... :confused:

so no one in badminton central has ever used or even heard of CY rackets eh? well I guess that kinda does actually help me make my choice for a new purchase... maybe i'll get SOTX since that brand is better known and widely reviewed...

Cheers... :D

so no one in badminton central has ever used or even heard of CY rackets eh? well I guess that kinda does actually help me make my choice for a new purchase... maybe i'll get SOTX since that brand is better known and widely reviewed...

Cheers... :DI did buy a racket from this place before. I think Cy is a good racket for a beginner or someone with 2-3 yrs experience. I bought it for my wife and she like it because it is very light. I play with it and I think it is a good def. racket and good at clearing shot. However, it does not give me enough power. I use it when I play against a weaker player but I love my YY Cab20 MS. Also this place do sell a few YY at very fair price. They are real, just not US version. I hope this help...

I haven't used any of their rackets, but I have tried a few of their overgrips. CY also sells things on eBay pretty often, which is where I ran into the company. Sure, their grips are relatively cheaper than known brands... but I have noticed that they're just not the same as the known brands either.

I've used a bunch of their overgrips, and installed them on the rackets of friends and my own since my cousin had a bunch lying around, and I wasn't particularly impressed with them. You get what you pay for, I suppose. I'd recommend the grips to players who are on an extremely (read: EXTREMELY) tight budget, but performance wise, they were really lacking. The grippiness of their overgrips wore out about a day after usage, losing the nice cushy slightly tacky feel they had when I first had them installed. They didn't seem to be good for wet or dry usage. In the future, I'd rather spend the extra dollar or so (CAN) to get cheap blacknight or head grips, which is what I usually used-- the more expensive stuff i knew outlasted the cheap CY grips enough to make the CY cost advantage negligible. So it's 1/4 cheaper... but they lasted about 1/8th as long as normal grips. I've gone through about 3 in the two months of of intermittant playing, and even the friends' rackets who used the CY grips, they've been replaced as well also because they got worn out so quickly, also over the span of just a month or two (and they're beginners who play maybe once a week). They REALLY sucked for people with sweaty hands, such as my girlfriend and her brother... the grips got so messed up that they mgith as well have had no overgrips at all. They were hardly better than the stock undergrips.

For people who don't sweat, they still lose their grippiness. I've also got the dry and chaffed thumb to show for it... (at this point, i'm just using them up, since I already paid for them... so i can get back to my regular grips)

I don't know how much this helps, but if the quality of their proprietary overgrips is any indication of their standard of quality, I wouldn't recommend their rackets either. As far as their grips go, their standard of "professional grade", didn't impress me much. Per unit, the grips were cheaper, but considering how quickly they wore out, it turns out better to buy a good grip to start off and see how long that lasts.

I think CY is the badminton company that has some sorta 'lifetime unconditional' guarentee, where no matter how you break it (defect or just a plain totally violent racket clash) they'll replace it for just 20$... which is nice, I suppose, but, well, i guess it depends on how much you're willing to pay at the end of the day. I'm a bit wary of a company that has a policy in place that you can break their things a billion times and they'll still replace it... makes you wonder if they make those things to break in the first place.

I'd much rather spend the cash on a more recognized brand. check the Equipment forums, not all of the rackets there are super expensive, especially when you get into the 'clone' companies-- and those aren't that bad.

So yeah, i haven't tried ther rackets per se, but just to mention that the company gives me a pretty 'cheap quality' vibe, based on the overgrips i've tried.

I haven't used any of their rackets, but I have tried a few of their overgrips. CY also sells things on eBay pretty often, which is where I ran into the company. Sure, their grips are relatively cheaper than known brands... but I have noticed that they're just not the same as the known brands either.

I've used a bunch of their overgrips, and installed them on the rackets of friends and my own since my cousin had a bunch lying around, and I wasn't particularly impressed with them. You get what you pay for, I suppose. I'd recommend the grips to players who are on an extremely (read: EXTREMELY) tight budget, but performance wise, they were really lacking. The grippiness of their overgrips wore out about a day after usage, losing the nice cushy slightly tacky feel they had when I first had them installed. They didn't seem to be good for wet or dry usage. In the future, I'd rather spend the extra dollar or so (CAN) to get cheap blacknight or head grips, which is what I usually used-- the more expensive stuff i knew outlasted the cheap CY grips enough to make the CY cost advantage negligible. So it's 1/4 cheaper... but they lasted about 1/8th as long as normal grips. I've gone through about 3 in the two months of of intermittant playing, and even the friends' rackets who used the CY grips, they've been replaced as well also because they got worn out so quickly, also over the span of just a month or two (and they're beginners who play maybe once a week). They REALLY sucked for people with sweaty hands, such as my girlfriend and her brother... the grips got so messed up that they mgith as well have had no overgrips at all. They were hardly better than the stock undergrips.

For people who don't sweat, they still lose their grippiness. I've also got the dry and chaffed thumb to show for it... (at this point, i'm just using them up, since I already paid for them... so i can get back to my regular grips)

I don't know how much this helps, but if the quality of their proprietary overgrips is any indication of their standard of quality, I wouldn't recommend their rackets either. As far as their grips go, their standard of "professional grade", didn't impress me much. Per unit, the grips were cheaper, but considering how quickly they wore out, it turns out better to buy a good grip to start off and see how long that lasts.

I think CY is the badminton company that has some sorta 'lifetime unconditional' guarentee, where no matter how you break it (defect or just a plain totally violent racket clash) they'll replace it for just 20$... which is nice, I suppose, but, well, i guess it depends on how much you're willing to pay at the end of the day. I'm a bit wary of a company that has a policy in place that you can break their things a billion times and they'll still replace it... makes you wonder if they make those things to break in the first place.

I'd much rather spend the cash on a more recognized brand. check the Equipment forums, not all of the rackets there are super expensive, especially when you get into the 'clone' companies-- and those aren't that bad.

So yeah, i haven't tried ther rackets per se, but just to mention that the company gives me a pretty 'cheap quality' vibe, based on the overgrips i've tried.
Yeah thanks man for the feedback... Think I'll try the other clone brands for yonex and head down to Bras Basah soon... darn I wish i knew how the conman, everyone is talking about there, looks like... heh heh...

If you do a search for CY badminton, you'll find previous threads that include his stuff mentioned. Several of those posts come from me, as I have been quite pleased with CY's products, as well as being very satisfied with how easy he is to work with. I just ordered his latest model, the CY VP700ti. It should be here in a few days, and I'm looking forward to trying it out.

A previous post in this thread mentioned that he was good for those with "extremely" tight budgets. I think that's a little harsh. If I really wanted to spend a lot of money on badminton, I could do so and decide to make other areas of my finances tight. Nevertheless, I find satisfaction in getting a good deal. Therefore, though my budget doesn't fit into the "extremely tight" category, I have not hesitated to recommend CY's badminton equipment that I have found to be of good quality for a good price.

I've used CY's racquets for several months now, particularly the CY Ti-9. I have had extremely positive results with it and it is very durable. I consider myself an mid-intermediate level player and the racquet has served its purpose well. CY is very easy and efficient to deal with and I recommend him highly.

On a side note, I have also used his overgrips. Actually, I think they are quite good and tacky. I'm pretty harsh on my grips, but CY's seem to have no problem maintaining tackiness for me.

For any other reviews of CY related equipment, see my threads in my profile. Hope this helps.

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If I am not mistaken, CY badminton equipments are just OEM equipments produced in factories in Taiwan. You can get the same thing way cheaper in Taiwan, and then put your own label on them and sell them online. Several factory representatives were looking for people to distibute their products (well, you can ask them to put your logo on it so you can sell it). However, the quality isn't great but usable.

For example: you can get the same string in TW for around $1.25 USD and that's the retail price from the factory representatives.

Well, as for the replacements for the rackets, since rackets sold by those factories are not expensive (normally around $15-20 USD per racket), the unconditional warranty basically just covers whatever his cost to the rackets (so basically, it's just like an exchange, plus shipping probably):rolleyes:

I bought CY Ti-9 and Ti-11 and have used them for about 6-10 months. They are rather similar to Kawasaki's high end racquets. I used a few CY grips and I feel they are gret too!

This is my personal experience. I was in the university team and had used Yonex, Kawasaki, Hiqua, Victor and lots of racquets. I normally used Ti-9 for singles and Ti-11 for doubles and mixdoubles.

I had been using Kawasaki most of the time before 2003. I am using CY racquets now since the quality and price. They are as good. I purchased directly from the manufacture cybadminton.com, and asked him questions regarding badminton. He seems to be rather knowledgeable.



so no one in badminton central has ever used or even heard of CY rackets eh? well I guess that kinda does actually help me make my choice for a new purchase... maybe i'll get SOTX since that brand is better known and widely reviewed...

Cheers... :D

Yeah thanks man for the feedback... Think I'll try the other clone brands for yonex and head down to Bras Basah soon... darn I wish i knew how the conman, everyone is talking about there, looks like... heh heh...

sorry for the digression here..
probably you can try the brand Winex which can be found in Zenith (3rd floor). winex produces good yonex clones. but personally i don't like the shop. or if you are on a tight budget, you can try the apacs series in 10n10. don't listen to the conman, go inside with what you want to buy in mind.

btw, i don't think cybadminton racquets provide shipping to singapore right?

I probably had used 10 Kawasaki racquets, 5 Yonex racquets from 1986-2002. I used Kawasaki primarily because I feel Kawasaki works better for me than Yonex. I used Hiqua Pro3500 before also. I simply do not feel there is a need to spend double/triple money for the same quality. I was told that cy Ti-9 actually was done by the same factory, the same production line, by the same material as a model of BlackKnight (model name forgot, like Rabit?). I have been satisfied with cy racquets.

I know that some top 5 players of Purtugal national team are using CY racquets, and a friend of mine who is now in Japan has purchased 2 CY Ti-8 racquets (shipped directly from Taiwan?). Therefore, I believe cybadminton does provide worldwide shipping.

sorry for the digression here..
probably you can try the brand Winex which can be found in Zenith (3rd floor). winex produces good yonex clones. but personally i don't like the shop. or if you are on a tight budget, you can try the apacs series in 10n10. don't listen to the conman, go inside with what you want to buy in mind.

btw, i don't think cybadminton racquets provide shipping to singapore right?

I did buy a racket from this place before. I think Cy is a good racket for a beginner or someone with 2-3 yrs experience. I bought it for my wife and she like it because it is very light. I play with it and I think it is a good def. racket and good at clearing shot. However, it does not give me enough power. I use it when I play against a weaker player but I love my YY Cab20 MS. Also this place do sell a few YY at very fair price. They are real, just not US version. I hope this help... I have played badminton for more than 20 years now, and was a university team player during my school time in mid-1980s. I am more of a defensive player and hence I like CY Ti-11 of weight about 85 grams. I have a CY Ti-9 of weight about 88 grams also. I think Ti-9 does provide more power than Ti-11, but Ti-11 is great for a defensive player. From my understanding Yonex Cab20 MS is stiff, and I think you may try CY Ni-360 or CY 1200. cybadminton.com seems to indicate that they have wegiht about 89-90 grams and stiff version which should be great for your style of play. Please forgive my personal opinion. Best regards.

A very big thank you to all who replied to my post... but in the end i didnt get a new racquet afterall... in the midst of saving up for one... my girlfriend bought me a new Fleet Armor Muscle 808 and I am definitely in love with it rite now... Thanks again everyone... (previously used a Wilson Strike 95, Yonex Carbonex 9200 and also a Prince coaxis 63 before)

sorry for the digression here..
probably you can try the brand Winex which can be found in Zenith (3rd floor). winex produces good yonex clones. but personally i don't like the shop. or if you are on a tight budget, you can try the apacs series in 10n10. don't listen to the conman, go inside with what you want to buy in mind.

btw, i don't think cybadminton racquets provide shipping to singapore right?
hi, yes, CY does ship to singapore. i think it's USD23 S/H charge (that's quite a bit~, but read on...)
if anyone wants CY rackets, let me know, i'll be returning to singapore soon, and may be able to bring a few back with me if you guys want it. but please notify me before 11 march (becos i'll be going to US on 18 march, and i'll need the package to arrive at my fren's place by then.
i'm returning to singapore early may.

if you want more info on the rackets, please visit www.cybadminton.com (http://www.cybadminton.com) ... no i'm not advertising for him, just that i've read + heard really good reviews regarding his rackets.

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Better late than never. Over the last 10 years or so, I've been playing with a variety of rackets, including, Yonex MP100, Nanospeed 800, a couple of YangYangs, Victor, Bonny, and several of the CYBadminton rackets. I usually have about six rackets in my bag. I find myself playing mostly with the CY stuff (VP800, although I switch to the lighter Ti-11 when I need defensive speed) for doubles. I use the YangYang Jsmash 8500 for singles - it's much stiffer. I've probably used about six of the CY rackets. I've had a couple replaced - not because the quality is poor; someone actually stepped on the head as I was reaching back for a deep low shot. In fact, I think the rackets are just as durable as other rackets I use.

Enough of that. Clearly I like the the CY rackets, and the price is a bonus. More importantly, the CY rackets (and any brand for that matter) have a range of weights, stiffness, and feel. It is far more important to use a racket that suits your playing style, no matter the brand.

That's my 2 cents ...

I now have CY Ti-9, Ti-10, Ti-11, Ti-12, VP700, and Ni-360. They are all very good. I
am thinking of buying one or both CY Nano rackets. I assume they should be very
similar, but perhaps with nano graphite or resin. I share the same opinions as yours.
These CY badminton rackets are really nice --- and great price!

I've seen the CY rackets, the are so so, the ones I've seen which are the oval based ones. However, here is one advise - don't get your rackets stringed from CY.