Hi guys, i've been planning to buy a new racket recently but i've heard many people talking about breaking their rackets on their first play...

so is it true to yonex muscle power series rackets break easily? if u guys have any experience, pls do tell me what other types of racket break easily as i do not want to waste my money..

P.S My B660 managed to survive 4 years without breaking, so i reckon im not such an "aggresive" player

so is it true to yonex muscle power series rackets break easily? if u guys have any experience, pls do tell me what other types of racket break easily as i do not want to waste my money..


I don't know why the MP series would be less durable than others, I think the way you use the racket is far more important (hard hitters and powerful people can break a racket more easily).
However, if you don't clash with another racket, and don't have a lot miss hits on the frame, you're racket should be able to last quite a while.


P.S My B660 managed to survive 4 years without breaking, so i reckon im not such an "aggresive" player

If I'm correct, that's not a full carbon racket, is it?
Carbon rackets are a lot easier to break ;).

Kind regards,
Stijn

Yonex racquets that are slim (slim 10, and NS8000), certain nanospeeds, anything in 4U from Yonex, and MP88 (not sure for 3U)

It all depends on the player, but the old AT700 (the better looking one;)) and the AT800 Off have acquired a reputation for fragility. They are aggressive rackets and, when played with aggressively, they seem to have trouble standing up. In contrast, my new AT900P feels much more solid (and has a far better paint finish, which is another good pointer to durability).

In general, a 3U of a particular Yonex racket simply has more material, so it will be more resilient than a 4U of the same type. Also, string tension comes into play - as the pull increases, the likelihood of a crack-causing-mishit increases commensurately.

the ones that hit the ground and other rackets tend to break easier. Of course, unless it's a Cab20...then well...

and if you think you're going to hit the floor or other rackets a lot, get a cheap steel one, those can't be broken by other rackets.

yeah I had an 4U MP88 which broke after a month...but it probably has a lot to do with being in 2 clashes and numerous mishits.

box shaped racket should be stonger.more durable than aero frame racket.

me and a friend both have MP88s, and hers has been around quite a while, it has clashed an uncountabe number of times, and scratched concrete quite a few times too, and it hasn't broken yet...
mine clashed one of those yonex steel rackets, and it had paint chipped, but nothing damaging to the actual frame...
both were 3U
another friend had a MP of unknown type, but it looked like an 88 to me, and that one was clashed twice in the same day by some of those cheap steel rackets our school uses, and it had 1 INCH long gashes in the paint but it still didnt break. I never heard the MP were more break prone

box shaped racket should be stonger.more durable than aero frame racket.

although beware that box shaped rackets are harder to swing than aero...

:o

although beware that box shaped rackets are harder to swing than aero...

:o
That's not really the point of the thread...

That's not really the point of the thread...

sorry, i just thought that it would help him...
and besides, giving additional info wouldn't hurt...

alright, to answer you, i find box framed rackets the most durable...
as for other frames it may depend on the material used, etc...
as an example is the victor artery tec 99... its frame is actually very slim (artery technology, victor says) but i could tension it upto 32, clash it with some yonexes and just get minor chips...

as for the shaft breakage, yonex's 10mm is a thin shaft.. if i remembered correctly, it was a ti-10 that i broke...

the RSL diamond X1's shaft is 7.5 mm, but i find it more durable than yonex's 10mm..

i don't know about the rackets which have 6.5 mm of shaft... it's in RSL's diamond X2's... maybe other BCers would shed some light...

It's okay. Sorry about sounding very aggressive, or offensive. Just wanted to make a small point :).

It's okay. Sorry about sounding very aggressive, or offensive. Just wanted to make a small point :).

i just edited the previous post.... took some while to recall my experiences though...:p

me and a friend both have MP88s, and hers has been around quite a while, it has clashed an uncountabe number of times, and scratched concrete quite a few times too, and it hasn't broken yet...
mine clashed one of those yonex steel rackets, and it had paint chipped, but nothing damaging to the actual frame...
both were 3U
another friend had a MP of unknown type, but it looked like an 88 to me, and that one was clashed twice in the same day by some of those cheap steel rackets our school uses, and it had 1 INCH long gashes in the paint but it still didnt break. I never heard the MP were more break prone

ohh so a racket with lower U is more "unbreakable" ?

hai i'm new
i had an shop on my own..
let me say the yonex racket frame for armortec series (even the new one ) is not so strong and not so solid i think..
i can say this because i found many armortec have fractire in te several hole for stringing.
i'm more surprise that i found many in the AT900 just for 2 stringin

Hi Guys!

I just want to know why Yonex Racket with coded: JP (JAPAN MARKET) are much expensive compare to other (ex. SP, CN, US, etc....).

carbonex 21
i think will be suitabe for u
my friend use it ove 8 years

hai i'm new
i had an shop on my own..
let me say the yonex racket frame for armortec series (even the new one ) is not so strong and not so solid i think..
i can say this because i found many armortec have fractire in te several hole for stringing.
i'm more surprise that i found many in the AT900 just for 2 stringin

r u saying that the string snaps easily? that's probably the problem with the strings.. i hope the frame doesn't break easily since im going to get at500 soon

Anything light made from carbon fibre and under high stress is likley to fail if missused (clashed, droped (bad miss hit)) so to avoid the chances of breaking dont strung that tight (30lbs is a lot for a badminton frame) and try to avoid hitting things (other than the shuttle) with it.

r u saying that the string snaps easily? that's probably the problem with the strings.. i hope the frame doesn't break easily since im going to get at500 soon

no i mean the stringing hole is like tear up because the string..well u know in indonesia the tension is about 28-30 lbs :)....