i broke my nanospeed 9000s

[attrogg]

i bought a 9000s a couple of months ago and managed to break the frame by hitting the ground a bit too hard with it when lunging to return a smash on awkward footing. it was a padded synthetic indoor gym floor. it's a shame that i broke the racquet before the strings. i now have to buy a replacement, I just wanted to check to see if anyone had any recommendations:

what i liked about the 9000s was the swift movement, decent power on drives and smashes, but i thought delicate net-touches were a bit too bouncy, and i never gained the accuracy with it that i like.

i had a backup musclepower 99 that i never used too much; used it twice since breaking the 9000s and it gave me strange pains in my elbow. it delivers beautiful smashes and i think is slightly more responsive for net playing than the 9000s was, but i think it doesn't absorb shock as well. also this racquet just feels too stiff in general.

also played a bit with my reliable old racquet, the iso tour 800 and was much more comfortable with it than either of the other two.

so i now have to select a new racquet. unfortunately, being in Kuwait I can't test new racquets as they're just not sold locally and i won't be leaving town for a while; we have one supplier of yonex equipment, but his selection is quite outdated. I've thought about the a900t, getting the 9000s again, or... am open to suggestions.

[Smichz]

Go n get at900t/p.Good in both control n power.The rest,depends on whether u play more control or more power.

[morewood1]

Is your Nanospeed not repairable? Carbon breaks can be fixed you know.

[jhirata]

Nanospeed racquets break too often. I've heared so many people here saying that their NS9K is broken. Even my friend, had broken both of his NS6K's. I've also found a broken NS7700, another person I know has broken his ns8k, and i've also found a broken ns9kS. The Nanospeed racquets are too fragile IMO.

[Matt]

Is your Nanospeed not repairable? Carbon breaks can be fixed you know.

That maybe true but the racket would not perform the same. Might as well get a new racket.

[Canuck19_14]

Go n get at900t/p.Good in both control n power.The rest,depends on whether u play more control or more power.

I also agree about getting a AT900T/P. Which ever one to choose, like Smichz said, depends on if you want more power or control. ;)

[attrogg]

Smichz, Canuck,

I ordered an AT900T and played with it once. It took about an hour or two to finally control it the way i like.

the first thing i noticed was that my drives were much stronger than with the 9000s. I missed a bunch of overheads at first, but then my back court lob became consistent, and then i was able to (eventually) get really nice smashes. On top of all of this, I felt a better responsiveness on the delicate shots.

I got BG80 strings at 23 lbs tension.

thanks for the advice guys, very good recommendation.

[Smichz]

Good to hear that u like the AT900T,attrogg..besides,adapting AT900T from NS9000S is not so hard..Both r good in maneuverability.The difference is that AT is head heavy while 9K is head light.More power for smashes!!

[Canuck19_14]

Smichz, Canuck,

I ordered an AT900T and played with it once. It took about an hour or two to finally control it the way i like.

the first thing i noticed was that my drives were much stronger than with the 9000s. I missed a bunch of overheads at first, but then my back court lob became consistent, and then i was able to (eventually) get really nice smashes. On top of all of this, I felt a better responsiveness on the delicate shots.

I got BG80 strings at 23 lbs tension.

thanks for the advice guys, very good recommendation.

No probelm! I recently ordered one its on the way! :D can't wait!

[attrogg]

i just got back from playing. oh yeah, the smashes are great. i feel the racquet requires a fuller swing for the smash to be effective, but a sweet smash with this racquet is really sweet. thanks again.

[Canuck19_14]

i just got back from playing. oh yeah, the smashes are great. i feel the racquet requires a fuller swing for the smash to be effective, but a sweet smash with this racquet is really sweet. thanks again.


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