Anybody tried the Wilson NPRO? I personally think that this racket is EXTREMELY stiff. Lots of control if you have STRONG arm and wrist. Tension around 25, using Yonex 66 string. Please commend.

Anybody tried the Wilson NPRO? I personally think that this racket is EXTREMELY stiff. Lots of control if you have STRONG arm and wrist. Tension around 25, using Yonex 66 string. Please commend.

althought I didn't use this racquet before but you are right, this babe is stiff and heavy (at 90g - without string). If you don't have a powerful wrist than you shouldn't stinging at 25Ibs. You should try at 23Ibs first until you can produce powerful shots.

I have tried my cousin nCode 85L before , GOD ! is a easy to adopt and powerful racquet, worst single cents you spend on it.

althought I didn't use this racquet before but you are right, this babe is stiff and heavy (at 90g - without string).


believe it should be 95g unstrung :eek:

believe it should be 95g unstrung :eek: Yeah... I picked one up at my local store, and I thought it weighed a ton.

believe it should be 95g unstrung :eek:

Oh ! sory, my mistake , it suppose to be 95g and not 90g . After stringing should be at 97g :D

Too bad you're in Malaysia, or else I'd say try the new Wilson ncode n1,3,5. I got an n3 last week and it's awesome, more feel and power than my friend's n90. I like it better than my AT800DE.

Too bad you're in Malaysia, or else I'd say try the new Wilson ncode n1,3,5. I got an n3 last week and it's awesome, more feel and power than my friend's n90. I like it better than my AT800DE.

the n1, n3 & n5 is it the latest model compared to n85L ? :rolleyes:

N'pro is not a head heavy racket, when you are swinging, you find that AT700 will be more heavy than it.

Other than total weight (eg. 2U, 3U, 4U), we must also consider the balance. Head Heavy in 3U may feel heavier than 2U in even balance. Prince racket is a very good case.

My comment for N'Pro - shaft is too hard!!!!!

the n1, n3 & n5 is it the latest model compared to n85L ? :rolleyes:

The n1, n3 & n5 are the ncode badminton rackets available in the US. They do not have the n85, n90 & nPro that we have in Asia.

Wilson N1:
http://www.wilson.com/wilson/products/product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442492199&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302725025&bmUID=1127310825141

Wilson N3:
http://www.wilson.com/wilson/products/product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442492200&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302725025&bmUID=1127310825141

Wilson N5:
http://www.wilson.com/wilson/products/product.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442492201&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302725025&bmUID=1127310825141

Too bad you're in Malaysia, or else I'd say try the new Wilson ncode n1,3,5. I got an n3 last week and it's awesome, more feel and power than my friend's n90. I like it better than my AT800DE.

Can you elaborate more why you prefer n3 over AT800DE? I noticed you were selling AT800DE. Was it because you switched to n3?

Being not playing for over 10 years, I would like to get a moderate and balanced racquet. I am interested in n3 or n5. The price here in US looks very attractive.

Thanks a lot.

I have tried my cousin nCode 85L before , GOD ! is a easy to adopt and powerful racquet, worst single cents you spend on it.

Do you mean you find this racket good? On paper, the racket seems to suit me. The specs also recommends max tension of 18 lb. Did your cousin string it at a higher tension?

Do you mean you find this racket good? On paper, the racket seems to suit me. The specs also recommends max tension of 18 lb. Did your cousin string it at a higher tension?

My cousin strung it with "Pacific" 0.68mm string at 24Ibs. During the time I try his racquet, a medium force swing already generate quite powerful/fast shot.

How to play a good game with 18Ibs. ? The funny things is that if look at the Wilson badminton racquet (nCode) catalogue, the info that shown in the catalogue are differ compare what they have printed at the racquet shaft. (Ex. catalogue shown n85L is for faster swing player but they printed "For Slower swing player" at the racquet shaft. :confused:

HI derek_yklim ,

i have tried this racket before with the same tension n string.
u r right, the power mostly come frm yr arm, not the racket.
Lot of force is needed to hit the shuttle.
It is quite stiff. i find the weight is mostly on the handle. not so balance.
Agree that using lower tension like 22 - 23 lbs, will be better for power.
thks

ceng

Anybody tried the Wilson NPRO? I personally think that this racket is EXTREMELY stiff. Lots of control if you have STRONG arm and wrist. Tension around 25, using Yonex 66 string. Please commend.

Can you elaborate more why you prefer n3 over AT800DE? I noticed you were selling AT800DE. Was it because you switched to n3?

Being not playing for over 10 years, I would like to get a moderate and balanced racquet. I am interested in n3 or n5. The price here in US looks very attractive.

Thanks a lot.

I like the n3 because my wrist isn't that strong, so the light frame and slightly head light characteristics of the racket make it easier to swing than my AT800DE. As for drops at the net, though, it's quite questionable, I've had mixed success with it. I think that for the price it's going for, it's a good buy.

And yes, I did sell my AT800DEs because I was switching rackets.

I like the n3 because my wrist isn't that strong, so the light frame and slightly head light characteristics of the racket make it easier to swing than my AT800DE. As for drops at the net, though, it's quite questionable, I've had mixed success with it. I think that for the price it's going for, it's a good buy.

And yes, I did sell my AT800DEs because I was switching rackets.

Thanks, Cricket. It is very helpful. It seems fits my profile well. I will give n3 a try next week.

May I ask you what string and tension you use? Will you think low tension, say 23-25LB BG-88Ti makes any sense? Someone on this forum suggests stiff racquet/low tension may be a good combination for balanced play. Thanks.

Thanks, Cricket. It is very helpful. It seems fits my profile well. I will give n3 a try next week.

May I ask you what string and tension you use? Will you think low tension, say 23-25LB BG-88Ti makes any sense? Someone on this forum suggests stiff racquet/low tension may be a good combination for balanced play. Thanks.

um...I'm using BG-65 right now strung at 20lbs...I've never played with 88Ti so I don't know how that string feels. I'm getting decent power with the 65, I think my smashes and clears are better than when I had the AT800DE. I'm going to try BG70 Pro and BG80 sometime soon.

i personnally own an npro and i always thought it's very very heavy because it says 95g on it which is probably a U. however recently it feels pretty light so i thought it's most likely because i used to it. However, a friend of mine has just bought a brand new cab 30 ms 3u, and when i weighted both racquet, mine seems lighter so i told him to test it out and he said the same thing.
but also it might be becasue the cab 30 ms is more head heavy.

therefore i will try to weight both racquet and post more after.



all this is under the condition of both racquets are real.:eek:

by the way, the racquet isn't really that stiff, u just need to give it a little more time. and i'm sure all this is not because of my arm strength.:D

Anybody tried the Wilson NPRO? I personally think that this racket is EXTREMELY stiff. Lots of control if you have STRONG arm and wrist. Tension around 25, using Yonex 66 string. Please commend.

I had the NPro N1. Though on the stiff side, I didn't think it was extremely stiff. I thought it was a good racket. Very fast through the zone. Good attacking racket. Defense and net play a bit weaker compared to its offense. Frame seemed to be durable but I had problems with cracking at the 8 o'clock position. Cracked two frames strung at 23/25 and 24/27. Hopefully they fixed and/or are addressing that problem. :)

i have also tried n90 and n85 and i realized u need to use more arm strength to hit the bird comparing to npro. i think this is a very balanced racquet, more than the cab 30 ms. when i use the cab 30 ms, my wrist really hurts after clearing and smashing for a while. however with the npro, the racquet can generate a lot of power and it is controlable and consistant. another thing i like about the npro is that it's very durable. i have hit a lot of stuff with it but there's only paint chips, no cracks.

by the way why isn't there a page for npro on the racquets reveal page? we should tell kwun to make one:D

by the way why isn't there a page for npro on the racquets reveal page? we should tell kwun to make one:D

You mean racket review page right? :D

You mean racket review page right? :D

ops:p

yea racquet REVIEW page

I used to to play with the Npro for a couple of weeks and got rid of it mainly because of the stiffness of the shaft and overall heaviness of the racket. I am mostly playing doubles so that's why I switched to a Nanospeed 8000.
However the control of the shuttle with Npro was really awesome ...but tiring:cool: (strung with BG 80 @ 26 lbs).
If u guys are interested in getting one the promotion for Npro at Central Chitlom in BKK seems to be still running (100 USD including bag, shoes, short, polo). However i wouldnt recommend it unless you have a very strong arm.:rolleyes:

Cheers.

i tried to upload a pic of ma npro abut can't so i got thesehttp://www.bbeshop.com/wilson/racket_n_code_pro_01.jpghttp://www.bbeshop.com/wilson/racket_n_code_pro_frame_01.jpghttp://www.bbeshop.com/wilson/racket_n_code_pro_frame_02.jpghttp://www.bbeshop.com/wilson/racket_n_code_pro_shaft.jpg

can anyone tell me the balance point on their npro?
mine is 285 mm( with over grip) not sure if it's accurate:rolleyes:

and can anyone one tell me how the weight feels compared to at 800 de and at 700

thnx

can anyone tell me the balance point on their npro?
mine is 285 mm( with over grip) not sure if it's accurate:rolleyes:

and can anyone one tell me how the weight feels compared to at 800 de and at 700

thnx

w/ overgrip is forsure wrong :P

285 is more like n90

i think n90 is more sexy :D
so sexy i don't care if it suck i still want it, haha, since ti10 and n90 arrive the same day, i stil have yet to try it :)

stifness goes its more stiff than ti10 and at800de, but not as stiff as tispsx

this is n90, not npro, i also notice that n90 got a longer shaft because it starts lower on the handle than yonexs' rackets, not sure if that helps anything...
headlightness i think its more even, but thats b/c most yonex are on the heavier side(even when being said balance.. i guess its relative term...)

so wat's the balance on the npro???
anyone noe???

so wat's the balance on the npro???
anyone noe???

The NPro, like the N1 is more endloaded. Should be the most endloaded racket in the Wilson line.