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DinkAlot
08-12-2007, 11:34 PM
...and if you say "yes", how was it cracked?

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7673/xcrack1po5.jpg
Happy_Daniel
08-13-2007, 12:18 AM
It doesn't really look cracked to me, more like the magic question is, "how did you frame it so that you chipped off only one of the layers of paint?"
DinkAlot
08-13-2007, 12:26 AM
It doesn't really look cracked to me, more like the magic question is, "how did you frame it so that you chipped off only one of the layers of paint?"

That's not the magic question, that's easy to answer: smash mishit...the shuttle cork did that much damage!
chickenpoodle
08-13-2007, 12:30 AM
yessir it looks cracked to me... if that ns9000 isn't staggering in pain, i am, looking at the damage.
Happy_Daniel
08-13-2007, 12:39 AM
Oh DinkAlot I was wondering how many NS9KX you have :P and why you switched to it as your go-to racquet from the Armortec 900 Technique?
FaCai
08-13-2007, 12:41 AM
Yes it is Cracked.....

I would think it is due to:

1. Accidentally dropping the racquet on floor
2. Racquets and racquets mis-hitting
3. Mis-hitting the floor when rescueing the birdie
4. Bad Stringing job or strung at very high tension
Blurry D
08-13-2007, 01:31 AM
I dont think it is cracked..more like it just the paint is removed due to a light clash..
azn_123
08-13-2007, 01:55 AM
I think it's not a crack. The paint chip was probably made when you mishit. I'm still leaning on the yes crack and no crack. But heck I'll say it's not a crack. It might look like a crack-you see the white looking line that looks like a crack-I think it may be just left over paint that wasn't chipped off.
2007fp
08-13-2007, 01:59 AM
Yes is a crack, the racket fly out your hand and scrape the floor

or kids went into your bag take out a shiny light saber and start fencing.
Matt
08-13-2007, 02:11 AM
It was cracked due to Panda power! Looks like 2 hairline cracks from looking at the frame.

The missing paint with the blue remaining, looks like Panda used a razor blade and cut the other paint layers off!
GunBlade008
08-13-2007, 02:36 AM
Yes, trying to scoop the shuttle from a low position but got court instead!
azabaz_ipoh
08-13-2007, 02:39 AM
no crack. dont know why no crack. :D but i guess in future, will have crack coz NGP is using em :D.
gsloh
08-13-2007, 02:41 AM
I would say it's a crack at the paint layer, rather than the actual frame, caused by the same shuttle smash mishit
hybridragon
08-13-2007, 03:07 AM
No, it's definitely a crack. It took me a while to realize that it's not just a paint crack. It's between the 3rd and 4th grommet down to about a fourth of a way after the 4th grommet. The crack doesn't quite follow the paint design lines, so it's not leftover paint.

And I have no idea how you got a crack in the 4-5 o' clock position. I can only think of a smash rim-shot or a clash w/ the floor while saving the bird, but a clash would make a greater crack. I don't have enough racket cracking experience to guess this one, haha.
DinkAlot
08-13-2007, 05:37 AM
The missing paint with the blue remaining, looks like Panda used a razor blade and cut the other paint layers off!

Nope, some of the paint chipped off after I mishit the shuttle there. It was glazed so I used my finger nail to remove the glaze. The paint came off quite easily.
DinkAlot
08-13-2007, 05:38 AM
No, it's definitely a crack. It took me a while to realize that it's not just a paint crack. It's between the 3rd and 4th grommet down to about a fourth of a way after the 4th grommet. The crack doesn't quite follow the paint design lines, so it's not leftover paint.

You one smart dragon! :D
Mark A
08-13-2007, 06:43 AM
I don't think it was damaged by a mishit - I think it was damaged after the mishit by Dink's enraged glare:D.
wocdam
08-13-2007, 11:10 AM
likely to be frame shot, most likely he was too eager to "kill" the bird.
bic33
08-13-2007, 11:20 AM
No, it's definitely a crack. It took me a while to realize that it's not just a paint crack. It's between the 3rd and 4th grommet down to about a fourth of a way after the 4th grommet. The crack doesn't quite follow the paint design lines, so it's not leftover paint.

And I have no idea how you got a crack in the 4-5 o' clock position. I can only think of a smash rim-shot or a clash w/ the floor while saving the bird, but a clash would make a greater crack. I don't have enough racket cracking experience to guess this one, haha.

agreed... but the crack doesn't really seem to be too obvious...
normally, when i have cracks like that, my racket already gives up...:p
chrishin
08-13-2007, 12:55 PM
crack... my mp 66 had crack similar to it and yonex replaced it :p
DinkAlot
08-14-2007, 05:40 AM
Update: the hairline crack was a bit larger than I first thought. :p

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/8544/xcrack2ly3.jpg
Mark A
08-14-2007, 06:15 AM
Yep, that's definitely a crack.
coleismybear
08-14-2007, 06:17 AM
now you make me fear my ns9000s <_>

ouch and RIP
Blurry D
08-14-2007, 06:17 AM
It busted...i was wrong that is was not a crack..
drifit
08-14-2007, 06:24 AM
am i wrong or not?
that break-off point is different from the 1st photo posted....:o
DinkAlot
08-14-2007, 06:49 AM
am i wrong or not?
that break-off point is different from the 1st photo posted....:o

The hairline crack went down the length of the side of the racket, not pictured.

It wasn't pretty...

...I smashed, mishit, because I looked directly into the lights, heard a "CRRRRACK!!!" Checked the racket and the hairline crack became a very visible crack. Continued to play with the racket and about 4 points later, light to moderately clashed rackets with my partner and the racket folded up into 3-pieces.

I cut the string and the end result is what you see above. :p
david07
08-14-2007, 07:40 AM
Wow, RIP racket. you said that the hairline crack became a very visible one, so it was cracked before the mishit that made it an even bigger crack?
colekwok
08-14-2007, 07:43 AM
Yes, it is a crack. And it is going to get worse..... unfortunately. <---- too late, didn't read the entire post..... By the way, Dink, what was your tension with this broken NS?
silentheart
08-14-2007, 11:39 AM
I guess the demo is arriving just in time...
Athelete1234
08-14-2007, 11:54 AM
What's the gold stuff on the inside? And does the elastic ti look any different from regular graphite?
DinkAlot
08-14-2007, 03:24 PM
What's the gold stuff on the inside? And does the elastic ti look any different from regular graphite?

Here's a close-up of the inside:

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4104/xcrackcloseupyl3.jpg
gsloh
08-14-2007, 03:31 PM
Looks like bread or twinkies cakes on the inside!!!
azn_123
08-14-2007, 03:34 PM
Here's a close-up of the inside:

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4104/xcrackcloseupyl3.jpg

Oooo...interesting to see what's actually in the racquet.:DHmm what was the tension on this racquet?
Athelete1234
08-14-2007, 03:34 PM
Yonex's amazing shock absorbing technology: fill the frame with a sponge.
azn_123
08-14-2007, 03:36 PM
What's the gold stuff on the inside? And does the elastic ti look any different from regular graphite?

I think it's the powerder stuff for SFC.
DinkAlot
08-14-2007, 03:37 PM
Oooo...interesting to see what's actually in the racquet.:DHmm what was the tension on this racquet?

26.5/29.25lbs. = ~27.75lbs.
DinkAlot
08-14-2007, 03:40 PM
Wow, RIP racket. you said that the hairline crack became a very visible one, so it was cracked before the mishit that made it an even bigger crack?

Yes, please see the first post.
AMRaider
08-14-2007, 04:23 PM
Dink, was that NS9000-X a 3U? or 2U?
DinkAlot
08-14-2007, 07:12 PM
Dink, was that NS9000-X a 3U? or 2U?

US Code, 3UG4, . I clashed with a 4UG4 AT900T that only received a chip. I slowed my swing down a lot as I realized I was going to clash with my partner's racket. I highly doubt the X would have broken it if were not for the initial crack(s).

I feel the 9000 is quite durable overall. :)