finding a racket for me :)

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

i've been playing badminton for 6 years alr n hav been in sch team for 4 yrs. currently a sec2 n playing (2nd)doubles in sch team. going to play for (s'pore) intersch national top16 soon and my current racket is Ashaway Aeropro 22 with a tension of 24. my friends say im a better oriented smash player. (but it was my coach hu changed e tension for me 2 wks ago) i've used my current racket for 4 yrs alr n im pretty sure its nt common on e market anymore. im nt sure whether im an intermediate or an advanced player but anw, r thr any suggestions as to which racket i shld choose since im looking for a new one to use after my competition ends. ur suggestions wld b greatly appreciated!:)

[aerotus70]

borrow your friends rackets to try? ask your coach? u like head heavy?

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

lolx. dont really lyk my fwens rackets. ask my coach. mmm. perharphs he'll juz say thrs a 2 wide of a variety n i dun lyk heavy head. preference for light rackets. since i believe i can mve faster wif a lighter weight.

[NoName1225]

i'm using the rsl 6800 switching from the yonex at500 because i dont like head heavy rackets. You can try that i heard it's cheap in malay. But beware, you get a whole less power from headlight rackets.

[Oldhand]

Well, I haven't the faintest idea what your budget is, but, I'd recommend either the Yonex Nanospeed 9000S or the Yonex ArcSaber 7.

We have quite a few girls using these... and they seem to excel with these racquets ;)

If you're uncomfortable with a SGD 200-250 budget, you could also go for the Impact Bamboo Power 6 :)

[jhirata]

Just out of curiosity, do you know Coach Basri Yusuf ?

[wocdam]

i'm selling the Artery Tec 99, which i think is suitable. comparatively, it is inexpensive, easy to wield and still deliver enough power.

[wakloo69]

Try to get Carlton Powerflo 807 Wide. All rounded racket.....

[KazeCloud]

You got to try getting the At-900P 3ug5. And tell me how you like it.

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

eh. im a little curious as to arcsaber7 falls slightly more to e offensive or control side. and i dunno tt coach.

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

eh. anw. whr am i able to get these rackets?

[zeddie]

walao.. i miss my singlish speaking days in singpapore.. so fun! : (

i dunno abt singapore but both the arcsaber 7 and 10 are very expensive in the uk.. maybe someone can reccomend a non yonex racket if there is budget constraint (like me) :)

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

haha. sure s'poer is fun la, but consider e STRESS also. hahaz. i;d rather save up for a better racket tt i will set my eyes on. ya i noe those 2 rackets cost btw $200 n 250. if s'pore dun hav then have to lyk ship?=X ehs. normally better rackets r of wad kinda prices?=X i noe it can shoot up to thousands, i TINK. anw u studied in s;pore then moved to e UK?

[zeddie]

haha.. no lah, my ex gf was singaporean so i used to go there a lot.. and i also have a lot of malaysian and sg friends from university here in the uk :)

i still go there frequently infact.. sg is an awesome place!!!

here the reccomended retail price of arc saber 10 is £160 :D

[Moggy]

Maybetry MP88/99, or AT900T, i don't think AT900P is suitable for girls. I had a friend who went to SG and said he saw yonex racquets for $500 there, if someone has a camera phone please take a photo, i really do want to see a $500 racquet hahaha :D.

Btw, not trying to be rude or anything, as i'm aware, i think english is first language in Singapore? Your paragraph contains so many weird abbreviations and attemps to replace words with similar sounding letters makes it quite difficult read and understand... I sure hope you don't write essays like that :p

[wilfredlgf]

Btw, not trying to be rude or anything, as i'm aware, i think english is first language in Singapore? Your paragraph contains so many weird abbreviations and attemps to replace words with similar sounding letters makes it quite difficult read and understand... I sure hope you don't write essays like that :p
Same here - I'd understand txtspk on a mobile phone as it's hard to punch the buttons but a keyboard?

[zeddie]

ceh! i dont think theres anything wrong with the way she types.. made me smile at work :)

[Oldhand]

How about finding a racquet for the thread-starter? ;)

[wilfredlgf]

Aren't mods supposed to contribute as well or just mod? :)

[-Silver-]

i think apacs might be a good choice for her. Alot of model to choose from head heavy to head light and it's cheaper than other brand(i think). Anyway i think Apacs Nano Silver Speed suits you, it's head light, easy to move around and it's shiny too.

[Oldhand]

Aren't mods supposed to contribute as well or just mod? :)

See post # 5 :cool:

[77suns]

Why not join in some play group here and have a go with their racket. I am sure there are alway some racket critic around playing too that can give you more advice....Or just drop in to my group( consist of female player too) and just try some.

[Phuong]

first, u need to know what type of racket u want (head heavy, balance, or head light). From there move down to what kid of branch u want (yonex, wilson, etc....). Then borrows and tries out their models to find the best 1 u can afford.

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

Lolx. Though English might be first language in Singapore but I think Singlish is something that you can only find in Singapore and some other countries. So this a little like "Singapore's" language only. But anyway, typing shortforms on the keyboard proves to be faster than to type the whole word out sometimes since I usually do not go to forums. I used the forum this time round to ask for suggestions as to whether what kind of rackets I should buy. Also, I used shortforms when I was in a rush the last time round. But I do not blame you because different people see things from different perspectives and therefore have different opinions on different things and that is what makes each and everyone of us different from one another and unique in their own way!

Anyway, I might go for AT 900T. Other suggestions of other rackets would be greatly appreciated!

[Dreamzz]

Lolx. Though English might be first language in Singapore but I think Singlish is something that you can only find in Singapore and some other countries. So this a little like "Singapore's" language only. But anyway, typing shortforms on the keyboard proves to be faster than to type the whole word out sometimes since I usually do not go to forums. I used the forum this time round to ask for suggestions as to whether what kind of rackets I should buy. Also, I used shortforms when I was in a rush the last time round. But I do not blame you because different people see things from different perspectives and therefore have different opinions on different things and that is what makes each and everyone of us different from one another and unique in their own way!

Anyway, I might go for AT 900T. Other suggestions of other rackets would be greatly appreciated!:)

see? was that so hard? this is so much easier to read! :D:D

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

yes it is hard =)

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

hmm...wad r e scheldules for ur play grp?

[Dreamzz]

hmm...wad r e scheldules for ur play grp?

here we go again .... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

lolx. r we tokin more abt rackets or abt english here..?:)

[Dreamzz]

lolx. r we tokin more abt rackets or abt english here..?:)

hahahaha, yes, about racquets and badminton, not about english. i will stop going off topic now ....
:p

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

hahaz. ya. y AT 900P nt so suitable 4 gals ar?

[Dreamzz]

i think any racquet can be suitable for any gender, it all depends on your own characteristics, swing speed, wrist power, technique, style of playing and so on. it is however less common among the pros to see a lady using the at900p, some do use the at900t, but the ns9000s appears to be the weapon of choice.

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

okay..but my partner is using e ns9000s which if i get e same racket as her wld it be a little confusing?or sth.?

[Moggy]

I did make suggestions before my comments :rolleyes: Its not that a girl can't use an AT900P, however being stiff and fairly head heavy requires more arm muscles to manuover properly. You could use an AT700, NS9000X, MP100 if you felt like it, just that most normal girls won't be able to draw the power from the racquet. For all purposes a girl using one of these racquet would still do better than some crappy $10 racquet...

I see many girls using AT900T because its easy to swing around, but most girls i know won't buy an expensive racquets. I think for girls its better to either use a medium flex racquet for power, or head light for swinging speed, AT900T is quite unique to have fast swinging speed while being head heavy. I'll make the suggestions again, try out the MP66/88, NS6000 which are flexible racquets, and then NS7000/9000S.

I personally know many singaporeans, and i have to say they all tend to abbreviate every word they can. The only advice i can give is while you may be proud you have developed an english dilect that no one understands, SG's population is a very small minority in the english speaking world and the majority have great difficulty understanding what you're saying. I have a friend that writes like that on msn and a 10 word sentence from him generally takes me 10 times longer to decipher than searching up french words with a dictionary :p. And just 1 last example, a few singaporean international students i know, thought they'd write essays like that in university here in australia, they instantly failed the unit having gotten 0 for their first hurdle ;).

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

eh. yea sorry if e majority doesn't understand cuz i normally talk to the minority:)though it may be small but it still has its gd pts la. eh. tt may b an eg of them failin but im nt sayin tt i might nt fail oso juz tt, say i hav 2 sets of english languages?

[wocdam]

i think it's basic "net-tiquette" to type in legible English so as to allow the majority of the Forumers to comprehend what you are trying to express. I'm also Singaporean, but I feel that we should still be considerate for the rest of the people here. Not that my English is good (I speak Hokkien most of the time), but we can definitely try to type in better English sentences.
Sorry for going off-topic here.
I still think something 4U, even balance, medium flex will be good.

[Oldhand]

eh. yea sorry if e majority doesn't understand cuz i normally talk to the minority:)though it may be small but it still has its gd pts la. eh. tt may b an eg of them failin but im nt sayin tt i might nt fail oso juz tt, say i hav 2 sets of english languages?
It sure seems that the way you type quite suits the name you chose ;)

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

lolx. actually i chose this name because i like the "0" in it only. lolx. im still thinking of AT 900T and nanospeed 9000s but my partner posses nanospeed 9000s.

[Dreamzz]

lolx. actually i chose this name because i like the "0" in it only. lolx. im still thinking of AT 900T and nanospeed 9000s but my partner posses nanospeed 9000s.

i don't see why both you and your partner having the same racquet would be a problem. have you tried her ns9000s? do you like it?

[Oldhand]

The Nanospeed 9000S is a superb racquet.
Another great buy would be an ArcSaber 7.

As mentioned earlier, it's finally down to the money ;)

[wocdam]

not much difference in both rackets in terms of cost. probably about $20-25?

[Moggy]

Actually i think for girls its down to the paint job :D

[Dreamzz]

ouch, what a sexist remark!
:)

[aerotus70]

I see many girls using AT900T because its easy to swing around, I think for girls its better to either use a medium flex racquet for power, or head light for swinging speed, AT900T is quite unique to have fast swinging speed while being head heavy.


yes the AT900T is easy to swing around can consider, head not as heavy as 3UG4 Ti-10 (old)

today 4 of my friends played with my AT900T 3UG4 @23 with yonex NBG 98

friend A who used (3UG4 mp99) - when swinging fast got no feel of weight and shuttle/ netshots have more feel and easier to control

friend B who used (mp 27 i think) - easy to swing but dont like it, played half way and use back his own racket

friend C who used (mp 22) - say too light, no power

friend D (forget what racket he use) - too stiff , too light

hope it helps if you are deciding on AT900T

[Moggy]

ouch, what a sexist remark!
:)

Its really not only girls :D I bought my first MP100 cos it was a great deal and i loved the red, made it look powerful, of course it IS powerful...

What i have realised over time is what you suggest for other ppl to buy based on some simple facts never really matters, the person will have their own preference, and 80% of the time will end up buying that against everyone's advice. I think its a pyschological factor wanting to prove to others they are wrong and they can use such a racquet.

Girls don't seem to like being stereotyped into a girl racquet, and almost never buy a MP66/88, NS6000, even when they'll most likely play the best with such racquets. Guys don't like being told they aren't Fu Haifeng and most can't actually flex an extra stiff shaft, and goes against all odds to buy racquets like NS9000X and then asks why his smash is slower than girls...

[Dreamzz]

hhmmph!
i buy racquets for the true and only purpose you should buy racquets for.
because reiko-chan uses it!

:)

[Moggy]

Does Reiko still use the MP100?

[Dreamzz]

nope, she's moved onto the at900t i believe.

[77suns]

You can look at the east group SG and we are playing Saturday 430-630 or PM me for detail, Just drop by to try, FOC:D. Anyway the bottom line is it is very difficult for many of us to help unless we see/know about your skill/strength level and your preference.

Many mentioned AT900 is for the advance player because they can not only play but really optimise its use. More notably it is heavy head.

Be very sure of your grip size firstly cos it can change the BP and racket power can be very difference!

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

ehs i wanted to try her racket but she say dun wan but nvr mind. hahaz. cuz tis sunday i gt trg oso then my other fwen lend me her racket to use lolx. cuz i w8tin 4 competition to end then go change grip-.-

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

grip size..?use hand then go around the grip and measure?=X

[zeddie]

eh. yea sorry if e majority doesn't understand cuz i normally talk to the minority:)

lol thats such an awesome reply.. u go girl!! :):)

and as for the racket.. i personally would recommend the at900t after using it myself for a while. yea im a guy but i do not have such strong arms. i still found it quite easy to defend with and manouver compared to other head heavy rackets. the control i got at the net was really good too!

[0ut0ftheb0xcrap]

hahaz. thnx 4 ur compliment n recommendation.:)