Hey guys, most of you have broken rackets right?
post here and tell us about what happen that made it break
example. stringing 50lbs

So far I have broken only one racquet and it is not broken by me. It was done by my friend who borrowed it and broke it when he smashed at a birdie.
He repaied me with a better racquet though thus I was not too sad :D

Are you trying to find curiosums? My Guenlon was destroyed in doubles play by my partner.

2 - oh dear lol

first one - was walking on court, think i looked behind me - to my now girlfreind but then girl i wanted to be with, next thing i know my racket goes between my legs i don't realise and the dreaded "snap" and falling over


or more recently, i went to return a net shot that someone i was playign with decided to pull out, i got the shot over, but as it was nearly on the floor, and i had to run from the back court, my momentum followed through onto my racket, again, that "snap"

i blame the g/f - she asked me why i took two rackets, cos one was never going to break - least i proved her wrong

i blame the g/f - she asked me why i took two rackets, cos one was never going to break - least i proved her wrong

1st, I was going to say the proof is very costly. However, since she's your gf now, I guess it totally worth it. :p

this is true :p but you know, i was kinda hoping for an excuse to get a new racket, i just never saw the point cause i liked the one i had - but you know, snapping it was kinda the breaking point (no pun intended) to get a new one:D

Lost count of the racquets I’ve broken over the years some of the recent casualties;[/FONT][/SIZE]
Last one a Yonex MP the shaft snapped about ¼ point up above the cone during a rally.
Previous one Yonex Carbonex the head loop sheared.
Before that had two Carlton Airblades both had shaft failures, a third was returned before it broke completley.
Before that a Babolot which I clashed with another player and knocked out of shape.
Before that a Karakal where the head loop sheared.

Lots of broken rackets. Mostly broken at the shaft just above the conce or at the 8 o'clock position due to mishit smashes and the remaining were snapping and/or cracking the handle.

I only have 1 racquet broke in my life. It was the stringer's fault. I bought my own machine after that. I use to break tennis racquet every year when I was in highschool because Yonex has 1 yr warrenty. After the store stop carring Yonex (reason unknow). My tennis racquets lasted me forever. Go figure...

clashes, damn clashes.
mainly due to miscommunication with partners or over-zealous play, though i haven't really broken that many, maybe 5 or slightly more.

Broke 4,

1. Prince broke during normal play, cracked at the frame...
2. Yonex Aerotus during normal play also, cracked at the frame...
3. Apacs Armourpower cracked during clash with another racquet.
4. Wilson N4, cracked during stringing....got a replacement....sold it since....

hmmm... usually beating calves with them cracks them, then they break during rallies.

altho i managed somehow to get my racquet between my legs during a rally and as i straightened up snapped it mid shaft and in the handle... tis in 3 pieces now :(

oh well.. good thing i like cheap racquets.

Coops

-Mishit during smash at 10 or 2 o'clock position. I noticed the rackets that I broke only those that were strung at 30 lbs. I supposed a high tension string rackets reduce its durability.

3 for me which really sucks because they're good ones

1st - NS8000, i was swinging it in my [small] room and i hit the corner of a desk at the 5 o'clock position

2nd - NS9000X (replace the ns8k) i actually have no idea how this one broke, i opened the case once and it was already broken ~ i recently mailed it to yonex for a warranty

3rd - AT700, i assume it was the cold Canadian winters that broke this one since it's from Thailand. First it had a crack on one side, then it spread to the other, after that, a simple clear broke it.

broke a victor super nano
collision with my partners racket at 3 o'clock
his mp99 didn't even scratch T.T

broke a victor super nano
collision with my partners racket at 3 o'clock
his mp99 didn't even scratch T.T

Exact same for me:crying:

1st - Yonex NS8000 during doubles.

I was preparing a smash to punish a half-court lift to my side of the court. For some odd reason, my partner decided that his backhand block could do better. He stretched out, blocked the shot and my racquet. Cracked at 11:00 and broken clean at 2:00.

2nd - Yonex NS9000-X (also doubles)

Different partner here :P
Made the mistake of stepping too far back, hence I thought a high drive down the middle line was my shot. I stepped back, prepared for a backhand clear. I hit the shot, with my partner trying to forehand drive the shot through. Hit the shaft - snapped it in half. That was... today :crying:

I retired an Armortec 800 OFF when a crack was developing at 11:00 due to a clash.

Off-topic: I also recently destroyed my SHB-99LTD :crying:. Torn the sole apart (not as bad as Dink's :P)

I've Broken 2
my first was this really old Carbonex, i was walking onto the court and i don't even know what happen. i was bouncing it up and down on my hip, with the Shaft (Stupid Idea by the way) and then it jsut kinda snapped...lol wasn't good..haha but it was a nice excuse to get a new racket.

My second one, kinda broke, ok i was on a bus, and i was getting off at the back of the bus/middle of bus. I basically got off where they have those really small doors, that one person can barly fit through, anyways, i was walking down the steps and somehow my racket (Aromortec 300) got caught inbetween the door frame, and i didn't actually realize this, and when i did i already was stepping down to another step, so i had to much downward momentum and then i heard the CRACK and i was all like "NOOO"
so took it out of its case and looked at it, and it turns out that only the paint/outer layer like snapped off, cuz i jsut chipped off all the cracked stuff, and the shaft is fine, whitch is strange. But now its like Super Flxible, probably too flexible, but it still works...lol but it has been moved down to a back up racket, cuz i actually at first thought it was permanently destroyed, so i went out and got another racket/better racket.

I've Broken 2
my first was this really old Carbonex, i was walking onto the court and i don't even know what happen. i was bouncing it up and down on my hip, with the Shaft (Stupid Idea by the way) and then it jsut kinda snapped...lol wasn't good..haha but it was a nice excuse to get a new racket.

My second one, kinda broke, ok i was on a bus, and i was getting off at the back of the bus/middle of bus. I basically got off where they have those really small doors, that one person can barly fit through, anyways, i was walking down the steps and somehow my racket (Aromortec 300) got caught inbetween the door frame, and i didn't actually realize this, and when i did i already was stepping down to another step, so i had to much downward momentum and then i heard the CRACK and i was all like "NOOO"
so took it out of its case and looked at it, and it turns out that only the paint/outer layer like snapped off, cuz i jsut chipped off all the cracked stuff, and the shaft is fine, whitch is strange. But now its like Super Flxible, probably too flexible, but it still works...lol but it has been moved down to a back up racket, cuz i actually at first thought it was permanently destroyed, so i went out and got another racket/better racket.

well a new degree of racket flexibility? hahaha maybe call it Armortec 300 Flex

well a new degree of racket flexibility? hahaha maybe call it Armortec 300 Flex

hahaha I like that, i think i will lol. and then ill submit a letter to Yonex saying that i have developed a new racket flex, then ask them if they would like to be bussiness partners lol:p

Never broken a racquet, but a friend broke his by practising smashes in his basement and hit it on a light fixture :rolleyes:. He has since broken a few more racquets...

Exact same for me:crying:


Do you find that the racquet is not as durable?

What tension did you string the racquet at when you guys collided?

mishits and clashes....!!!!!!!

my friend cleverly smashed my racket into the pole. Thanks. (sarcastically)

mishits and clashes....!!!!!!!

Would you recommend me getting these racquets?

What would be a cheaper replacement for the MP99?

Would you recommend me getting these racquets?

What would be a cheaper replacement for the MP99?

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35058&highlight=Power+wave+11&page=2

PW 11 was comparing to MP99. ;)

Hmm didnt realize Trinhity post in that thread as well. lol

Would you recommend me getting these racquets?

What would be a cheaper replacement for the MP99?

hey, what happened to you PW 11's???:D

hey, what happened to you PW 11's???:D

They were too heavy for me and compromised my defense so I sold them.

I traded 2 of them for the super nano 5 and sold those as well.

oww... so you are like testing different rackets..:D

from what I know, supernano 3 is a little bit head heavy, but not as heavy as PW11...
I hope this helps your quest for a new racket... lol

I havent broken any rackets since clashing with steel rackets on my 2 widebody 30 like...hmm, 1992? WOW, that's > 15 yrs.:) I did put a minor crack on my iso900 when i hit my knee on a smash follow thru but it is still very playable. I still occasionally clash my MP and armortecs but none broken yet nor suffered any cracks.

I havent broken any rackets since clashing with steel rackets on my 2 widebody 30 like...hmm, 1992? WOW, that's > 15 yrs.:) I did put a minor crack on my iso900 when i hit my knee on a smash follow thru but it is still very playable. I still occasionally clash my MP and armortecs but none broken yet nor suffered any cracks.

i would like to challenge you to a racket clashing competition...lol:p:p:p
my WISH stainless steel rackets just cost me around $3... i use them whenever i play doubles with novices and beginners... so as to avoid my main weapons getting chipped... its amateur record stands: 4wins - all in ko's, with no defeats...:D:D:D sounds like a boxing record... lol

i would like to challenge you to a racket clashing competition...lol:p:p:p
my WISH stainless steel rackets just cost me around $3... i use them whenever i play doubles with novices and beginners... so as to avoid my main weapons getting chipped... its amateur record stands: 4wins - all in ko's, with no defeats...:D:D:D sounds like a boxing record... lol


Good idea..now I can becareful and use the iso80 I have hehe.

In my life I've broke a ns9k =( from a smash but it got replaced. It had a crack on the 12 o'clock position.

i would like to challenge you to a racket clashing competition...lol:p:p:p
my WISH stainless steel rackets just cost me around $3... i use them whenever i play doubles with novices and beginners... so as to avoid my main weapons getting chipped... its amateur record stands: 4wins - all in ko's, with no defeats...:D:D:D sounds like a boxing record... lolwhat kind of a challenge is that? Come on out and fight like a man, challenge me on a dual with similar rackets, armortec vs armortec or mp vs mp. Don't whimp me out. :p

what kind of a challenge is that? Come on out and fight like a man, challenge me on a dual with similar rackets, armortec vs armortec or mp vs mp. Don't whimp me out. :p

if only I have that many rackets as dink has... i would definitely give you a fight... but for now, i'm treasuring my mp 99 and At700's... i don't wanna get them scratched...:D

My AT500 spontaneously collapsed during a rally, from a large crack which came from numerous clashes...

When I bought my Yonex MP25, there's alrdy microcrack but friend sold it very cheap and i badly need a racket. Recently when I restring it at 23lbs, the microcrack have became macro-crack. :rolleyes:

my rackets normally break at the shaft (near the cone) or at the frame.. normally at 5 and 7 o'clock positions...

broke two rackets before.

First was my ns8k from a mishit smash and broke at the very top..

Second was an isometric 52 MF that my parents keep in the car for outside parks etc. for leisure.. was just flexing the shaft for fun and it snapped ^^;

hit the floor XD

poor playing, emotional,.... hit the racket to the car, then the head broke and separate frrom the shaft, now it's look like a sword needle

poor playing, emotional,.... hit the racket to the car, then the head broke and separate frrom the shaft, now it's look like a sword needle


LOL...what happened to your car?

poor playing, emotional,.... hit the racket to the car, then the head broke and separate frrom the shaft, now it's look like a sword needle

Hit the car? :confused:
Were you playing in a car-park? :eek:

Umm, imagine being near someone who's 'emotional' and holding a 'sword needle' :rolleyes:

luckily, it's another people car's, not mine, i use motorcycle.
imagine yourself with the car hehehe....
the accident happened when i go to the parking zone, walking and walking...
then the car pass behind me with booming horn sound, i took my racket, hit the back side of the car, due to emotional......
no wonder why it seems difficult for me to get partner in my game hehehe...

i took my racket, hit the back side of the car, due to emotional......

You smacked a car's ass becoz you lost a game :eek: :eek: :eek:

Is your partner still, er, breathing? :confused:

Broke 4
3x Prince 900XP - broke at 2 o'clock position (maybe 25.5lbs too much for racket)
1x Aerotus 110 - shaft broke (after 8 repeated smashes)

You smacked a car's ass becoz you lost a game :eek: :eek: :eek:

Is your partner still, er, breathing? :confused:
it's really hard to find the partner that suit me.
most of them when double games w/ me always perform below their average performance:(:(
but when partnering w/ other, they do so much that the dont while with me:D:D
In the past time i always said : fffoooollll...!!! (yelling) when my partner miss the chance, with holding my head, then hit the string to my head over and over...:D:D act like gonna suicide..:D:D
i do that specially when my partner have the same age w/ me, now i didn't anymore. Cause my partner mostly the 75 age grandpa, i wonder he got heart attack if i doing that:D

Broke 4
3x Prince 900XP - broke at 2 o'clock position (maybe 25.5lbs too much for racket)
1x Aerotus 110 - shaft broke (after 8 repeated smashes)
woww... 8 time, maybe not jump smash:confused::confused:
i do mostly 4-5 time jump smash repeatedly, more of 5 then i cannot stand up anymore:D:D

Cause my partner mostly the 75 age grandpa...

Reminds me of a certain neighbourhood panda :D

it's really hard to find the partner that suit me.
In the past time i always said : fffoooollll...!!! (yelling) when my partner miss the chance, with holding my head, then hit the string to my head over and over...:D:D act like gonna suicide..:D:D
i do that specially when my partner have the same age w/ me, now i didn't anymore. Cause my partner mostly the 75 age grandpa, i wonder he got heart attack if i doing that:D

Your partners seem to be having a lot of, er, fun :cool:

Reminds me of a certain neighbourhood panda :D
hahaha... funny:D:D
you haven't see his muscle yet...:eek::eek: even 75 ages, his stamina still in good shape.
sorry, out of topic....:p

Your partners seem to be having a lot of, er, fun :cool:
yes, he does:)
but not fun for me:D:D
missing some good chance means lost point, lost some point make me lost in some games.
lost in some games means another car broken..:D:D just kidding..

woww... 8 time, maybe not jump smash:confused::confused:
i do mostly 4-5 time jump smash repeatedly, more of 5 then i cannot stand up anymore:D:D
let's see...I weigh around 75kg then, so 8 normal smashes still can take it. now i weigh 100kg, power still there, but agility not there, so at most only 2 at one time. as for jump smash, unless the indoor court's flooring can take the impact, if not i wouldn't even attempt it.

let's see...I weigh around 75kg then, so 8 normal smashes still can take it. now i weigh 100kg, power still there, but agility not there, so at most only 2 at one time. as for jump smash, unless the indoor court's flooring can take the impact, if not i wouldn't even attempt it.
yeahh, dont ever try 8 times jump smash in a row:D

Clashed with my partner's (not my girlfriend) racket during a doubles game. Did not really break though, only got a crack but I retired it so not to break it. Currently saving up to get an Armortec 900P after my girlfriend got the better of my Nanospeed 9000X (currently her favorite racket now). =)

Clashed with my partner's (not my girlfriend) racket during a doubles game. Did not really break though, only got a crack but I retired it so not to break it. Currently saving up to get an Armortec 900P after my girlfriend got the better of my Nanospeed 9000X (currently her favorite racket now). =)

I am not going to crack the dirty joke about the extra stiff shaft.

broke 1 racquet, i was playing and collided with my partners racquet and the shaft, frame and cone fell off =/

HMMM, let me think.
My 1st one was a kason racket (sorry forgot what type) I can honestly say that I mishit it on the side, it happened like 5 years ago.
My 2nd racket was a Carlton airblade, it was during a tournament, my doubles partner was borrowing it, suddenly he got mad and hit it on the ground (still owes me a racket).
My 3rd racket was an AT 800 DF strung to 27 lbs. and around 7 months later and a lot of restringing, the top of it just caved in when I smashed.
The 4th and final racket was my beloved AT 700 (old) my coach strung it, and somehow while it was on the machine, the top cracked. (Sorry, if this doesn't count as a broken racket because the frame is only cracked a little on top, but she told me I she'll replace it and that I can't use that one anymore because it will fully break soon). Jeez (*.*), I gotta take more care of my rackets than I usually do now.

My TSF 300A was strung at 32 lbs,and the position when it was restrung was wrong.That's what ppl said..

I smashed as hard as I could to the ground. Broke my AT700.
Then my opponents did a push and I was swinging slowly to return it and it snapped. Ti-10

broke my first 2 racquets: the first was a B560 DF a steel shaft raquet. Someone borrowed it and broke the string. He restrung it for me at a higher tension. Soon after while playing in a competition my opponent pointed out to me that my raquet was broken. the second was d first raquet I ever bought, a B-750, first it became deformed then it broke.

I've broken rackets in very stupid ways. I had a woven 8, I wanted to do the hand stiffness test. Unfortunatly, I bent it way too much and the shaft snapped. My heart was broken:(. Another time, I was at home doing some dry swings and the racket head caught the ceiling, that also broke, this time it was an Apacs racket. So my lesson learned, don't do anything with a badminton racket that your not suppose to do with, only play with it in actual play.

i have an embarassing memory abt this. i sat on my racket when it was resting on my bed

i only broke one racket (an old black knight serie8) in the most shameful way ever...

i did a very bad jump smash (back then when i couldnt jump smash...) so i hit the birdie then i hit my knee with my racket... so bad that it broke the T Joint (of the racket, not my knee!)

i was screaming in pain and crying for my racket (was my 1st racket ever) while all my friends around were laughing non stop...
the lesson i learned is that my knee is stronger than an aluminium T Joint
! :D

i only broke one racket (an old black knight serie8) in the most shameful way ever...

i did a very bad jump smash (back then when i couldnt jump smash...) so i hit the birdie then i hit my knee with my racket... so bad that it broke the T Joint (of the racket, not my knee!)

i was screaming in pain and crying for my racket (was my 1st racket ever) while all my friends around were laughing non stop...
the lesson i learned is that my knee is stronger than an aluminium T Joint
! :D

Dang, thats cool xD Strong knees you got there =P

My racket (the first one) was a yonex but don't remember the type...

Anyway, I was kinda "angry" that match, since I had a very very frustrating opponent..
So I thought: "Let's smash the hell out of this shuttle:D"
I wanted to put so much power into the smash that the racket flew out of my hands and to the ground at an amazingly high speed.
Consequence? The frame decided that the ground won, and snapped.:D

Broke 4 rackets in this 2 years.
TSF300A,broke while being strung at 32lbs by a computerized stringing machine.Broke on the 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock position.

Broke an AA titanium racket while playing double.Clashed with someone i don't know,a friend of my friend.10 o'clock.

Broke a kason carbon 3.0.My first all graphite racket.It just suddenly happends when i play.Broke on 12 o'clock.Sustained some numbers of clashes during double.

Broke a bonny ti-v 90 while returning a shuttle.Clashed for some times before it actually fell.One of the best budget racket i've played with.

ahaha woww ! so many accidents well mine was horrible only broke one so far
the Carbonex 8400 in Canada i was in the car, tying my shoe, and the racket was on my lap it fell and i closed the car door on it -_-

i only broke one racket. it was a nanospeed 7000. in school there was this huge steel beam above me and i wasnt watching where i was backing up to. one small touch and and it broke at 10 o'clock position. that was very stupid and now i try to avoid carrying my racket there.

I am not going to crack the dirty joke about the extra stiff shaft.

that acutally made me laugh, almost attracting the attention of other people in the office anyway on topic.. heres my casualty list:

ashaway T5: killed two of these at the 5/7 o clock position due to mishit smashes

ahsaway T2: same as the T5 (almost cried, this was my first one-piece racket)

CAB 20: got angry, threw it in the air and didnt manage to catch it much to my embarrasment, broke at the 12 o clock position

MP 99: one died from a racket clash going for a net kill, the other died after i smacked it against the bottom of my shoe both at the 10/2 o clock position

AT 700: mishit on a microfractured frame due to a stringers incompetence

CAB 20: got angry, threw it in the air and didnt manage to catch it much to my embarrasment, broke at the 12 o clock position



yup, that's certainly embarassing!
:p

Haven't broken any rackets yet so i am lucky

clashes, damn clashes.
mainly due to miscommunication with partners or over-zealous play, though i haven't really broken that many, maybe 5 or slightly more.

QFT. I hate racket clashes. Just one and it my racket was done.

I used my old metal cheap Carlton racquet to swat flies and mosquitoes...clash many times with the ceilling and floor....flies are dead...but racquet survived:)

snapped a slazenger and my new prince triple threat racquet, both snapped at the handle/shaft from hitting it baseline

t play the same shots with my carlton as1 all the time and had it for 6 years no problem :)

1st, carbonex 21...borrowed to my fren for school competition...he broke the racket and get runner-up zzzzz....if no broke maybe can get champion :D

2nd, ProAce(forgot wat modal already) .. borrowed to my fren...i also wonder how he broke it during playing double....just crash like tat...zzzzz

lastly, never take any action from them since they are my fren ... but heart pain >.<

-end story-

- one during a clash.

- one with a bad quality frame. broke around 4/5 o'clock. Wilson racet.

- one with a bad quality handle. Carlton.

- one with a bad quality shaft (carbon fiber peeling off). Yonex.

lols, mine's probably the worst out of all you guys. was practicing backhand smash inside my living room. brother sends the bird to me a little too far for my backhand but i still went for it...and kabam i smash my arcsaber 7 which was about 2 months old into a metal chair...frame cracked, then warped like mad...and i was mad.......

=(

but now i got an arcsaber 10 toudlees!!

Backhand smashing isn't really something to do in a house with a low ceiling and cramped areas :p. Maybe drives is okay to do, or serves, but definately not back-court backhand strokes.

hey guys , just wana inquire..is it possible to repair a racquet with a broken frame ? :/

Ive killed about 4 rackets and 2 of them i dont know how. i broke my FZ Forza Ti28 and my Armortec 800 Off with clashes. And more recently i bought a Nanpo 9000X 2 weeks earlier and i went to smash and on the follow through i hit my knee (bearing in mind its the 1st time i have ever done it) and there was a massive crack and yet my knee only had a slight red mark on it.
Second was my Arcsaber 10 in another bizzare accident i was just messing about and swung my foot out and it hit my foot (painfull) and there was a big crack which i didnt realise at the time therfore carried on playing and it jus snapped after the next shot.

So i think its fair to say i am pretty clumbsy or unlucky with rackets haha

hey guys , just wana inquire..is it possible to repair a racquet with a broken frame ? :/

It's probably better to buy a new one than trying to repair it.

6 rackets in total, by order.

1 - Black Knight Dynamo - Tried a jump smash, lost grip of the racket, flew off and amazingly....IT BROKE! xD It flew about 10 meters away and a few meters above the ground and I was :eek:

2- Yonex Ti-5 ( old )...was praticing...a basketball suddenly flew in..hit the ball...racket flew off...yes, I do have a good amount of experience of sending rackets in the air...but this time, it was more like a slingshot towards the pole..

3- Yonex Nanospeed 7000 ( old color ) - Smash...smash...and smash...eventually I think it was due by a clash and got a crack at 2 o'clock...then smash...smash...smash....a few weeks later...a big smash finally deformed the frame...

4 and 5 - Yonex ArcSaber 7 - Well...stringer problem...crack at 12 o'clock..unstringable....

6- Yonex ArcSaber 7 - Didndt see a metal beam....clash =. =

6 rackets in total, by order.
4 and 5 - Yonex ArcSaber 7 - Well...stringer problem...crack at 12 o'clock..unstringable....


Wow, I also had same problem, 1st time I officially broke a racquet...
I tot my racquet was ok, crack happen at 12o'clock.

I think, a combination of high tension, stringer problem and mishit of shuttle on frame. Went undetected...:(strangely no clash happens.

I jus broke my racket :crying::crying:
Apacs EdgeSaber 10 strung with BG80 @ 25lbs break at the wooden handle near the shaft during gameplay...

My towel grip got exceptionally sweaty and it flew out my hand and hit the wall

After playing terribly and loosing a few points in quick succession against a headstrong beginner who made some snide remarks at me, I launched a Browning Big Gun CTi at a wall. Good thing my Arcsaber arrived a day later. I'm bit of a hothead on court so many of my rackets have met sticky ends but I am trying to calm down. Now, I'm an advanced level player, I use expensive rackets so can't really afford to wreck rackets in such a way any more.

My stringer broke my NS8k he didnt even show me where it broke but he immeddiately waz willing to replace it after he adminted that he stepped on my racquet as my NS 8k waz brand new so i got a new ns8k spark gold althugh i had the older colour. BETTER FOR ME LOL

Haven't get to break any racquets yet...although....some of my older racquets have chips and scratches...

My armortec 300 broke because the stringing was too tight - the string made circular loops instead of staying straight horizontal.

Me and my bro have broken a few.

10!!

1 - Dunlop (My father's old racket of 80's) - i tried hitting pebbles to see how far it
goes!
2 - Wish PRO-417 - Snaped inside my bag.
3 - My brother's Wish PRO-417 - Too Much Power
4 - Carlton - Sliped out of hand (without a grip) hit the net post.
5 - Gosen Grapower Ti-900 - hit a shuttle with the frame.
6 - Gosen Aermet 5300 - sliped out of hand during a smash.
broke it from the kick-point not the frame!!!!!!
7 - My Bro's Aermet 5300 - Cracked after colliding with partner for more than 10 times
8 - yang yang sensation 008 muscle - Only 2 rackets in Sri Lanka, Collision with doubles
partner.
9 - Yonex mp-66 - A friend hit too many frame shots.
10 - My Bro's Yonex mp-66 - A friend hit backhand into a chair snaped into 4 pieces.

The ones I can remember:

Carlton Powerflo GR - broke during normal play at the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock positions (this broke my heart too!)

Yonex Isometric 300 - hit the floor attempting to reach a smash

Yonex Isometric 300 - hit racquet foot on follow-through during a round-the-head smash, this is possibly the most energetic shot I've ever hit, I have no idea how I got my leg so high! :D The shaft split along it's length making a sort of fibre optic lamp effect, looked pretty cool (I've still got that racquet somewhere!)

Yonex Isometric Slim10 - broke at the 12 o'clock position during normal play (broke 2 of them the same way!)

Yonex Isometric Swing Power 900SX - handle split during normal play

Carlton Airblade Rasmussen - shaft came loose in the handle, this was a strange one - towards the end of a game I'd hit some really weird (unintentional) slices, testing shuttles for speed before the next game I hit them all in the net...which is when I realised it was the racquet making the 'mistakes' not me! ;)

Ashaway T9 - crack developed from a string hole.

Yonex Nanospeed 8000 - no breakages yet...touch wood :)

2 x NS9K type X
2 x AT800 Off
2 x AT700
1 x Woven 7i

within the last 2 years

2 x NS9K type X
2 x AT800 Off
2 x AT700
1 x Woven 7i

within the last 2 years

How did you do those?

Update: Arc10 is no more (went for a huge smash and the head just subsided) but I haven't managed to break a Karakal MTec 70 yet.

2 x NS9K type X
2 x AT800 Off
2 x AT700
1 x Woven 7i

within the last 2 years


Apology, mostly victim of incompetence partners.:o
I play with different partners most of the times.

One time I wanted to test the stiffness of my Woven 8. I bent the shaft way too much and it broke. From them on, I rarely ever even dare to bend the shaft of my rackets anymore.

Apology, mostly victim of incompetence partners.:o
I play with different partners most of the times.

were you able to claim replacements for any of your racquets?

One time I wanted to test the stiffness of my Woven 8. I bent the shaft way too much and it broke. From them on, I rarely ever even dare to bend the shaft of my rackets anymore.

happens to me too...
i was testing my Ncode N7 flex and suddenly
CRACK =_="""""
i havent even use that racket yet

i only broke one racket. it was a nanospeed 7000. in school there was this huge steel beam above me and i wasnt watching where i was backing up to. one small touch and and it broke at 10 o'clock position. that was very stupid and now i try to avoid carrying my racket there.

I remember dis ah ah ah ahah ha ha

1st - Carbonex 8 - so, so long ago. It was my sister's even. It broke due to wear and tear and probably the mis-hits...

2nd - Prince Classic Tour 01 - This one's weird. It was practically new. Strung at 24 lbs. No clash or mis-hit. Broke at the 10 and 2 o'clock positions.

3rd - Yonex Muscle Power 9 - Clash with a zealous doubles partner...

4th - Fleet Win Power 70 - My latest. I enjoyed that racket a lot though. What I thought was just a flesh wound (cracked paint) was a small crack that caved in when I played with it just after being re-strung. Strung at 26 lbs., broke as I mis-hit the shuttle.

In 1995 there were 'Only One' brand rackets. Broke it during a match when the shaft clashed with my knee. It was only about 2~3 months old.

[QUOTE=na_twins;1081339]Me and my bro have broken a few.

10!!

1 - Dunlop (My father's old racket of 80's) - i tried hitting pebbles to see how far it
goes!
5 - Gosen Grapower Ti-900 - hit a shuttle with the frame.


1, why oh why did u use a badminton racket to hit pebbles? a ping pong racket would have been more satisfying
5. can a shuttlecock really do that much damage to a racket??

a MP21 broke when i was using it as a backup when my strings broke at practice, i mishit the bird on a smash and cracked it at the 2 o'clock

a NS9000 also cracked on a smash mishit but this time at the 2 and 9 oclock, the 9 oclock was odd, and i also got bored one day and sawed the racket in half to see the inside, turns out theirs actually very very light foam inside , the SFC i think its called. couldnt find any "elastic Ti" though

recently, actually few days ago i broke a woven 7 hitting it on my calf, i usually never ever hit my calf because it's stupid, if i ever abuse my racket i usually throw it in the net and then catch it, i was surprised and very very sad to hear the "crack" of the carbon , at the 2 oclock, i guess i hit my leg harder then i though, was in a tournament and i was up 20-19 in the third game in the semi's, ended up losing 23-21

cheap wilson ti-power

actually had OK performance until a crack starting forming at the 4/5 o'clock region
the next day, the frame snapped still attached to the strings

Yonex AT500 served me well for a few years. Then the frame snapped and I threw on the wall just to finish it off. :)

Just got a Ti-10 3rd generation strung with BG66 at 23 lbs.(my lowest tension ever). Snapped the strings in about 10 mins. of play ran towards my bag to get scissors which took me about 3 secs. and in that time frame, the racket frame started to crack.

GOOD THING It is still in warranty and the tension was also in yonex's recommended range.

My very first racket (Some $30 Carlton piece of crap). I twisted my ankle and my friend wanted to try out my racket because I always complained about how bad it was (I was planning to get a new and better racket soon).

Anyway, I don't exactly know what he did. Some strange, between the legs shot. All I know is it looked really stupid and after he missed the bird my racket was bent.

I was at training last week with my close friend. There is a man who comes and plays and his name is Ian Lai. He is from taiwan and was Junior World champion when he was younger. Not sure what year. He quit international badminton and focused on career and family and moved to australia.

My friend was playing singles and Ian hit a full on smash. My friend defended and the power on his tightly strung strings cracked the racket in 3 places :S

I didnt know it was possible but after seeing it im amazed lol Cant remember what racket it was......Oldschool yonex i think. maybe mp or something

i broke my nanogreen when i smashed and fell..it hit the floor..and yeah....so now i have no rackets....finding nano titanium currently....

Broke 3,

1. Wilson Kblade during clash. My Ex really doesn't know how to play! Her AT500 got scratched too. I mean come on! It's actually my racquet!
2. Wilson Kblade during clash. Maybe it's not my ex. And here I thought they were durable! What's up with that?
3. Yonex NS9000X during normal play at the frame. Pretty lame actually! Directly at 9 o'clock. Nearly bent in half and scratched me.

Only once i smashed my Racket on the floor ALA MC Enroe.. never want to do that ever since. Was kind out of control. The rest is just clashes.

playing badminton during PE I was playing and I was on court one down from the wall my PE teacher was overseeing that match I played a lift and my racquet flew out of my hand and smacked the wall narrowly missing my teacher my teacher thought that I did it because I wasn't winning but it turns out that it was 14-2 to me when it happened LOL

Went over to inspect my racquet and was suprised to see there was nothing wrong with it not even a scratch!

Suppse slightly off subject

My last few yonex rackets broke without any obvious reasons.No clash,basically just because the frame is not strong enough.Like what happend to my 2nd gen ti10,and 900P.Also on my 700old.For my arc10,it broke when the string is broke without any obvious reasons too,NBG98.I found it on out the next day i open my bag.Never really played with it.Darn..never wanna play with NBG98 no more.

broke 2 rackets:(:( one of them crack when restring... another is i mishit on floor when i fell down... R.I.P †:(

I bought 2 Yonex arcsaber 7's from a yonex supplier, and after about 7 months of use, both have stress fractures / breaks at the 10 and 2 positions.
Is this a common faullt with these models? as they are marketted to apparently have a thinner frame dimensions.

ive started using a chinese copy of the yonex armortec 700 ltd, its doing the job until i can get hold of a genuine AT 700

Slightly of topic I suppose as the title says how did your racquet break not your freinds however it is really funny (but not for my freind)
Freind just bought arc10 brand new he bragged about it all day and then when we got to the court he showed us it
Great racquet I was thinking so we played a couple of games and then had a break next to the court was a set of double doors with handle that you pull open
Freind placed his racquet in the two handles (where you pull there is a gap between the handle and the door he balanced it there) obviously trying to be smart
However he was left in tears as about thirty seconds later the fire alarm went off and his raceuet was still there before anyone could really do anything about four or five people burst through the door snapping the arc10 in half making my friend distrught I felt sorry for him however I wissh I had a video camera

I just broke a 2 day old Yonex Armortec 900 Power.
Went for a jump smash, got the smash in and somehow in thin air my shaft cracked and now the head and handle are in separate pieces.
Hopefully since it's 2 days old I'll be able to take it back to the shop for an exchange/RMA.....highly doubt it though.

Wow I am starting to get very very worried about my rackets. I just broke a MP29 after a mishit shuttle cracked my frame at around the 3 'o clock position.
I now only have an old B460 (which is way too heavy for my liking) and an MP21....both stock strings. Hopefully the store that I returned my broken AT900P will get back to me soon so I can either get a new AT900 or something else, or even 2 rackets if I get a store credit for the value of the AT900. AUD$290/2 = AUD$145, thus I could get 2 decent rackets.

Broke my racket ARIAL NANO SMASH just with a light drop shot, its cracked at the lower part of the frame which quite near the shaft.supprisingly, saw a transparent plastic sheet inside the hollow frame, this racket used only a few month time and infact i seldom use it to play too cos i have much better quality and good rackets than this, last saturday night just wan try it again who know its just cracked without crashing...my team mates saw it and laughing at it,,,,,,but, wat i know for this brand just cracked without crashing, i am not the 1st victim,,,may be the 4th if i am not wrong.....lousy quality!!!!!!so advise from me is pay a little more to get a better rackets.. dont be a victim like me..:crying::crying::crying:

Wow I am starting to get very very worried about my rackets. I just broke a MP29 after a mishit shuttle cracked my frame at around the 3 'o clock position.
I now only have an old B460 (which is way too heavy for my liking) and an MP21....both stock strings. Hopefully the store that I returned my broken AT900P will get back to me soon so I can either get a new AT900 or something else, or even 2 rackets if I get a store credit for the value of the AT900. AUD$290/2 = AUD$145, thus I could get 2 decent rackets.

AND THIS GOES FOR ALL OF YOU!! 97% of the time, unless the racquet is made of steel, when you clash racquets with someone, (maybe also when you constantly mishit) a hairline crack forms in the frame, after that, its only a matter of time before the miniscule crack gets bigger and the frame gives way

just thought you ought to know

WShuttler

I've never had a broken racket. But I've only been playing for about 2 years. I got my mp25 about 1,5 years ago, and it's still good. My strings are still the same also.

AND THIS GOES FOR ALL OF YOU!! 97% of the time, unless the racquet is made of steel, when you clash racquets with someone, (maybe also when you constantly mishit) a hairline crack forms in the frame, after that, its only a matter of time before the miniscule crack gets bigger and the frame gives way

just thought you ought to know

WShuttler

For the record, my AT900P was 36 hours old, only was used in 1 game and it broke during WARM-UP! The MP29 was clashed probably twice or three times so that wasn't too unexpected - but the AT900 snapping in thin air after 1 game, with NO clashes and NO mishits (frame shots etc) was totally unexpected....especially after I baby'd the racket during the time it was intact.

broke 1 nanospeed 6000 went for a smash slice had it basically vertical, framed it and it cracked.

AND THIS GOES FOR ALL OF YOU!! 97% of the time, unless the racquet is made of steel, when you clash racquets with someone, (maybe also when you constantly mishit) a hairline crack forms in the frame, after that, its only a matter of time before the miniscule crack gets bigger and the frame gives way

just thought you ought to know

WShuttler

guess im a lucky guy, my AT500 has been thru hell (soo much chipped paint from clashes) and yet it's still good. used it for 4~5 yrs now. got chips at 8oclock and 4 oclock and along the top (the silver part)

1st

carbonex 7 i hit my frens MP 99 and ..the frame bent over

2nd
at 700 hit the post..

Here's my story:

Two days ago,i just lost my 800de to the stringing machine,to be exact,the string.My string,which is the mmoa nano power 66,broke in the middle of stringing process.It was set on 26,27.Then suddenly it broke,and the unbalanced tension around the racket force my racket to change its shape,and then..over.

Yesterday,my at300,strung with BG66 26,27.Just strung for a day,played only once.Then,i took out my rackets and put it on the sofa.Well,it's a habit,u know?Hehe..then,i go into my room n go online.Suddenly i hear broken string sound outside.Then i check out n found out that my at300 string is broken.Luckily,i found it out soon enough.AT300 survived.

Few months back,i also lost my arc10 to NBG98.I found that it's broken when i was opening the bag the next day after i played it a day before that. Never really used it though.I always pay attention to my rackets everyday,include its string.Not like it was worn n stuff.It was strung at 28,27lbs.

About two years ago,I also lost my TSF300A to a BG66.Happend in the middle of the stringing process,just like my 800de.Was strung at 27,28lbs.

It all happend in a great weather,which is not happend because of an extreme condition or so.

Is it just me,or someone else here also ever experienced the string broke by itself,even though it's not even worn out,since u haven't even really use it.Most likely not more than 3 times of playing.Or in the middle of the stringing process?Is it the 0.66 curse?or was it because the string is from the stock that's not properly sealed or old stocks?

I don't even know how mine broke. I had a Armortec 800 that had only been used by me twice. It was used by my brother for one week but he got a new racket and he gave it to me. I was rallying with him until I cleared a birdie, and the birdie went sideways. I looked at it and it snapped on the head. I didn't hit it on the ground or anything.

I told my racquet. "I don't love you anymore". And it break...

Same here. Almost all my broken rackets are from clashing with different, incompetent doubles partners.

These days I prefer to miss a shot instead of clashing rackets with unfamiliar double partners.

Apology, mostly victim of incompetence partners.:o
I play with different partners most of the times.

Yonex armortec 250 : survived a few clashes in doubles and a few where I threw it up and missed the catch. thought it was a strong racket until I smashed it against the ground in frustration. IMHO , it is one of the most durable Yonex stick ever made.

Last year, i stuffed by racket into a sling bag, with the grip handle protruding outwards... I pulled open a heavy glass door, the glass door hit my grip handle, and that was it.. racket snapped in half... FML... hahahahha

I just broke a fake TI-10, because of a clash.
My partner in the game was left handed and on the right hand side of the court, and I'm the opposite (right handed, left side of the court). Things got interesting when our opponents hit to the middle of the court, as it's both of our forehands! A few near misses and then bang, both our rackets broke as we both went for a clear. I clearly said "MINE!", but my partner still went for it. Ahh well, it was only $35 and it was suprisingly good for a fake racket. Smashes and clears were terrific, and withheld BG-80 strings @ 27lbs.

Well done guys.. I just posted about my freak accident today and my racquet broke 2 hours ago during a doubles game. Same incident as mal1988, though both of us are right handers.. was a Carlton 8800 Iso Power... partner using a yonex which didn't break... so I guess, Carlton is a bit more inferior than yonex? hahahha...

my 3 weeks old - MP 33 passed away, "he" had a bright future ahead, but too bad "he" was murdered from behind, the killer smashed "him" just after "he" make a clear :(

Yonex armortec 250 : survived a few clashes in doubles and a few where I threw it up and missed the catch. thought it was a strong racket until I smashed it against the ground in frustration. IMHO , it is one of the most durable Yonex stick ever made.

i guess Ti1 is another durable yonex stick......
mine has been in a hardcore clash with a proace racket, yet only the paint chips, and it has been dashed by netpost twice, while i am setting up the net.... its still on shape, and only the paint looks ugly.... i wonder when it will break :p:p hehehe

My father broke two rackets in two weeks, one sotex cp2000 and one carlton airblade titinium. None of them were his but mine :crying::crying::crying:in for some cash now:D:D:D:D

My racket broke into half without any impact.
Racket details - Futabaya 500,Genji Sports

I play at UBC 6:00pm-9:00pm Monday - Friday, 1:00pm-5:00pm weekends. it is possible to repair broken frame and handle.

4 rackets
at800df over time. a crack formed and a few more smashes broke it
2x supernano pro 7. both broke while smashing during matches
victor at ti-98. shaft cracked but surprisingly the head cracked during a misshit before the shaft gave in >.<

a defensive stroke, blocking stance in the middle, my partner smash his racket to mine...

RSL HEAT 9500(second piece).broke on the very first day i bought.mishit a few..

if you are at bayara, I can repair your racket

Looks like there was a fault in the racquet. I contacted genji-sport about that, but did not hear back from them. Looks like they do not appreciate feedbacks.

Muscle Power 18.....
Doubles....
I waz smashing like...... really hard, 4 times in a row..... at the forth time..... a really really big BANG!
opss..... the frame broke...
so i got a new ns9900
i waz kinda sad...

I was hitting the shuttle against the wall and it got too close and i hit it really hard. It was a NS9000X

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Stupid Kid walked into my court while I was smashing >.>