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Khenglee
03-19-2002, 04:34 AM
Just wondering, how do you know which racket you have is which... i.e. If you buy a TI 10 in Japan, does that mean you have a JP version ?
If you buy it in Malaysia, which are you having? And what if you had your's from UK?
Please Explaine.
TW version:
<img src="http://www.bbeshop.com/image1ra/ra_ti10_sn.jpg">
CN version
<img src="http://www.bbeshop.com/image1ra/ra_iso_sw_po900_cn_sn.jpg">
CP version
<img src="http://www.bbeshop.com/image1ra/ra_mp100_cp.jpg">
...
and so on.
SP version has the "SP"on both shaft and sn.
Khenglee
03-19-2002, 06:38 AM
That mean if you buy it in china you will have the CN version and if you got it from japan, you will have the JP version. If that the case, what so special about it? Also from Luxis sports the have their own reason about this..... (shows below)
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Yonex CP/CN designated racquets represent a higher*quality racquet above that for normal retail racquets.*These racquets are intended for use by Yonex ponsored
*China team players and are not usually for general*sale. From a batch of perhaps a thousand racquets,*only one racquet will be selected and marked "CN" or*"CP". Because of their rarity, CN/CP racquets are*always low in level of stock. One advantage of CN/CP*racquets is the ability to string the racquet to*higher tensions, even up to 30 pounds, providing*amazing attacking power.
CP/CN Racket
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By the way, which one is better SP or CN? Since version have SP"on both shaft and sn. Which country is SP for?.
Thank alot for your responce. I did learn something from you :)
Hey I had a HK tagged at the end of my MP 100. Anyone have any idea what that one is about?
sorry,i don't have an idea of the SP and none-SP version, Luxis sports said that CN/CP version is better than SP version, but one of my friend ,who inhabits HONG-KONG and knows Luxis sports, said that the rackets saled by Luxis sports ware too expensive. i don't know whether they have a commercial purpose or not.
i don't think CN/CP version is clearly much more better, i have used CAB20 SP CN,TI10 SP CP, to my own experience , i can hardly feel the deference.
it is ture that Yonex gives professional player CN/CP version, in CHINA team also can find some TW version,according to this case some one said CN/CP/TW is better, but there's no authoritative conclusion till now!
"SP" means the rackets' dealership belong to Singapore company.
Khenglee
03-19-2002, 07:48 AM
Agree, i think its just a dealership thingie... as English Team has a UK tag... China team used CN/CP that verify the theory at least... as about TW, maybe they run out of stock..... in China :)
Yudhi
03-19-2002, 09:31 AM
And INA team uses Sp too :)
An HK racket? It might be the black market rackets.
hypersmazsh
03-19-2002, 08:04 PM
bought a couple from bangkok and it has "TH" on it. guess it means Thailand.
Which is more hardy? In terms of being able to hold a high tension such as 30lbs well?
About the SP, I heard from a badminton rep that they are not good because they do not go to the QC and Yonex just lets them go anyway, so it reuslts in, rackets not having right balances etc, and also have no warrenty on them. Here and there, there are good SP rackets if you happen to get one which are just as good as the US/CD racket. JP rackets can be a bit better than US/CD at times.
Cheung
03-26-2002, 02:34 AM
I don't think the difference is THAT much! Was that a Yonex rep who divulged the info?
Well it wasn't a Yonex rep. It was a badminton rep at the store where I go to fix my strings. He actually saids there is a slight difference between the SP and the others, since I said earlier, the rackets do not go through quality check. As evidence that the SP was worse it is that he actaully seen one in action fall apart in a Yonex Open competion whicih was held in my city and then, (I don't know what they are but they were Yonex) when a racket clashed, he said the CN/CP version didn't get any damage(paint damage) while the SP one literally fell apart as it cracked.
I don't doubt his knowledge because he has told me a lot of things that I did not know and he does have connections to several racket reps.
Cheung
03-29-2002, 07:08 PM
Matt
Some people have the idea CN racquets are indestructible. They definately are not so.
I have also seen racquet clashes resulting in broken racquets at top level. That particular Chinese pair should have been using CN racquets. I have also seen somebody smash up their iso800CN. That owner was a very so-so social player. Frankly, I was extremely surprised that he had a CN racquet. It wouldn't have made any difference to his play.
I have some CN racquets that look like they've been through the wars. I was also mightly pissed off when somebody swiped at my CN racquet using his backhand stroke when I was on my forehand and early on the shuttle. He made a big dent in my racquet's paintwork........
Your quoted example of the SP version falling apart has to be taken in context. Was the racquet an old racquet? Had it been strung multiple times and internal stresses built up (this can happen in all racquets)? How many times had it been clashed before?
The flimsiest SP racquets I've used were slim 10, Ti8 is also fragile. Other seem to be quite satisfactory. The cab22's I've got are pretty tough as well.
as to the quality check story.....well, it's a new one for me. I would be quite surprised if there wasn't some sort of quality check. YY have a big market in SE Asia.
cooler
03-30-2002, 03:20 AM
a poor string job will put undue stress on any rackets, CN or not CN.
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