Dear all:

My apologies if this was previously discussed, however, I would like to know what weight (on average) do professional players (like Lin Dan, Gade, Budiarto) use on their racquets? Is it more 3u or 2u?

I remember reading on here that the heavier the racquet is, the more powerful (to a point) it is if the user has proper technique. However, it does become harder on the wrist and forearm. My inclination is that most pros use 2u since they can harness that power and have proper technique to avoid strain.

Can someone shed some light or statistics on this?

Thanks,
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when ppl say heavier..do they mean up to 100g? or is 3U what ppl mean..?

hmmm thats what I thought before I read some of the posts here in BC forum. If I remember correctly, Lin Dan uses a 3U At700 while Takfi uses a 4U At700. If those are indeed the correct weight. Then at least there are some TOP pros who are using if not lower weight than many 2U users out there.

It's important to take into account the tension the racket is strung at as well.

the 3U AT 700 is heavier than a lot of 2U other racquets tho.. if you have tried it before...

the 3U AT 700 is heavier than a lot of 2U other racquets tho.. if you have tried it before...
ummm.. it's a heck lot lighter than my 2U cab9 tho
i was surprised at how heavy my cab9 has become when i started to play again with it after using AT700 for 3 months
so i don't think it's lighter than most 2U's

I somehow don't think that sensation of weight is clearly linked to actual weight...

I somehow don't think that sensation of weight is clearly linked to actual weight...

It's not clearly linked but it's still somewhat linked. :p

I feel it's mostly psychological. I let a girl borrow my racket and told her it was a 4U when in actuality it was a 2U. She thought it was a bit heavy but I assured her it was a 4U, that it just swung heavy and was endloaded. She played great with it!

Later I gave her the same racket and told her it was a 2U and she said she could not possibly swing a 2U racket. I told her to just try, she played terrible with it, complaining it was too heavy. Finally, later that night again, I let her borrow the same racket saying it was the 4U one and she played well.

At the end of night she told me though the 4U one felt a bit heavy, she really liked it but thought the 2U was way too heavy and no good for her. I told her I gave her the SAME racket each time. She looked at me and said, "Hmmmmm, I thought so." I told her it was all in her head...

...I proceeded to get hit in the shoulder. :eek: ...:p...:D

hee.

well. You see, I have a karakal SL70, and it feels like a brick. *cough*

unless they were lying about the 75grams stung weight.

(it is very manouverable though. and pretty good overall :) )

Whatever Cab WCH is using, he's using a 3U version.

It's not clearly linked but it's still somewhat linked. :p

I feel it's mostly psychological. I let a girl borrow my racket and told her it was a 4U when in actuality it was a 2U. She thought it was a bit heavy but I assured her it was a 4U, that it just swung heavy and was endloaded. She played great with it!

Later I gave her the same racket and told her it was a 2U and she said she could not possibly swing a 2U racket. I told her to just try, she played terrible with it, complaining it was too heavy. Finally, later that night again, I let her borrow the same racket saying it was the 4U one and she played well.

At the end of night she told me though the 4U one felt a bit heavy, she really liked it but thought the 2U was way too heavy and no good for her. I told her I gave her the SAME racket each time. She looked at me and said, "Hmmmmm, I thought so." I told her it was all in her head...

haha that's interesting to me, since i'm a psychology student

...I proceeded to get hit in the shoulder. :eek: ...:p...:D
was that u were aiming for? :D

Whatever Cab WCH is using, he's using a 3U version.
Do you mean 2u, FEND, as the old cab21 never was widely released as a 3u.

No. It's 3U, http://www.yonex.com/badminton_carbonex.cfm you can check it out there. I think he might've switched. During one of the XD matches in the earlier swiss rounds he was talking with Ooi SA about racquet weights and said that he prefered 3U since it has more feel to it.

No. It's 3U, http://www.yonex.com/badminton_carbonex.cfm you can check it out there. I think he might've switched. During one of the XD matches in the earlier swiss rounds he was talking with Ooi SA about racquet weights and said that he prefered 3U since it has more feel to it.
Did he say why in terms of manuverability? Is that because he is participating in more doubles matches?

...I proceeded to get hit in the shoulder. :eek: ...:p...:D

Lol! You should of been honest with her =P I guess your badminton days are out of commission for the mean time with the shoulder injury she inflicted on ya!

No. It's 3U, http://www.yonex.com/badminton_carbonex.cfm you can check it out there. I think he might've switched. During one of the XD matches in the earlier swiss rounds he was talking with Ooi SA about racquet weights and said that he prefered 3U since it has more feel to it.

Yonex USA made a web page mistake because 2U Cab21 is all they got. I was inquiring that as well and 3U Cab21 isn't available in the USA.

"Hmmmmm, I thought so." I told her it was all in her head...

...I proceeded to get hit in the shoulder. :eek: ...:p...:D

totally agree just that mine tends to believe NS8000 is a 10 times
better racket then the AT800 cos one is 8000 and one is 800