MP 100's durability

[hypersmazsh]

got to first use the MP100 about 6 months ago and loved it. but i've broken 3 so far. doin nothin out of the ordinary. got all of them from the yonex shop in bangkok so they must be real.

[Pete]

Wow, you must have a hyer-strong way of hitting the birdie! What was the tension on your 3 rackets before they broke? Did you hit anything?

[Byro-Nenium]

hypersmazsh,
Your rackets are 3U right? If so, they may be more fragile as their lighter than the 2U versions. I have an MP100 2U and it seems to be very durable... Modious has 1 too, had several clashes with him in doubles, his racket is still holding up as far as i know. Prehaps the weight?

btw, did you buy your MP100s in the WTC, Bangkok?

[Mag]

I've had mine for over a year. It's a 2U (GR version, German) and it's been strung at about tensions between 24-28. About two months ago the plastic cap at the top of the handle came loose. I fixed it using epoxy and it's still fine. Apart from that, no problems... I guess either I've been lucky or you've been unlucky!

[olli]

As I'm from germany, I've made some experience with GR version,
and they're actually very solid (even fragile rackets like the slim10).

[Cheung]

Heard a few days ago that some MP100 users in M'sia broke their racquets quite quickly. Some have managed to get MP100 replacements but apparently, the racquets had to be sent to Japan.

[VINCENT]

Hello,
I also have the experience with the broken MP-100 as well. Where did you string up your racket in BKK and what was it's tension.
Mine was not stringed in Yonex shop and it broke at around the coner of the top frame.

[hypersmazsh]

24 lbs-vertical and 22 lbs-cross. one was hit from behind but the other two didn't hit nything significant

[hypersmazsh]

that's right it's a 3U from the WTC in bangkok

[Kelvin]

Well no wonder why it broke so soon.
your main's are supposed to be 2lbs less than your crosses. I dont recommend going 2lbs more on the mains than your crosses. because it will "pull in" your frame.
-Kelvin
PS: either that, or you have your main's and crosses mixed up.

[Pete]

Shouldn't it be 22 lbs vertical and 24 lbs cross?

[Creative]

Pete, that is right. :) 22 vertical and 24 cross.

[Gladius]

Hyper ...

You've strung your racket wrongly hence the constant breakage !

The mains tension should be always 5-10% less than the cross as it cannot take the high tensions in such an offset load manner with the mains having higher tensions.