GameGod
09-20-2008, 10:09 AM
My siblings have friends near their age (certainly within their age group), and all of these friends know how to play Badminton (albeit very badly, at least in the case of one of them). These people are three in number. I will list some information about them here: please give a racquet recommendation for each of them. The budget is not really limited - I am able to pay as much as is necessary, within reason (up to around $1,000 per racquet), for their racquets, so please don't take budget into account.
Player 1
Age: 10
Skill Level: Advanced - Very Advanced
Gender: Boy
Type Of Player: Smash-Based Hard Hitter
Current Racquet: Yonex Muscle Power 99
Player 2
Age: 10
Skill Level: Almost Complete Beginner
Gender: Girl
Type Of Player: (She has yet to find her style)
Current Racquet: Yonex Carbonex 8000 Light
Player 3
Age: 10
Skill Level: Very Advanced
Gender: Girl
Type of Player: Net-Player and Hard Hitter
Current Racquet: Yonex Muscle Power 100
To give you some idea of the levels of skill of the players, I'll describe them. Player 2's serve is particularly weak and incorrect, like a child just starting Badminton. She can return few basic, easy shots, and very few to no serious shots. Her serves sometimes find it hard to enter the correct court and she will hit any shot she can, even if it was going out.
Player 1 is vastly better than Player 2 in terms of skill. He competes in tournaments with his racquet, and can easily beat most adults, even reasonably serious ones, to pulp (I have from time to time seem him take on a player (an adult) who plays for four hours every Saturday and four hours every Sunday, as well as one hour a day on average, and defeated him 11-5 and 21-13 in two games!). He loves smashing and hitting hard, and has a next-to-perfect smash and backhand smash. His placement is excellent as well. Treat him like you would treat an advanced adult (albeit one that is less than 1.5 metres tall).
Player 3 is generally an excellent match for Player 1, and seems to be a player like him in some ways: however, she has less of a love for smashing, and is slightly more fit and controlled, leading to her being somewhat better in games. She has a very controlled style, but hits hard as well. Generally, treat her like a very skilled adult in terms of skill - she has beaten Player 1 countless times (more than eleven or twelve) and lost only twice. Her average score against Player 1 is around 21-14 in her favour. Player 3 and Player 1 are so good, overall, that if they pair up, their score against me in a single game is 21-16 (pretty outstanding considering the difference in our ages).
So, now you know something about the players. Please tell me what racquets to buy for each of them, because I believe that they could be even better with better racquets, and that a new, excellent racquet will unlock what's left of their potential. Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
GameGod
Player 1
Age: 10
Skill Level: Advanced - Very Advanced
Gender: Boy
Type Of Player: Smash-Based Hard Hitter
Current Racquet: Yonex Muscle Power 99
Player 2
Age: 10
Skill Level: Almost Complete Beginner
Gender: Girl
Type Of Player: (She has yet to find her style)
Current Racquet: Yonex Carbonex 8000 Light
Player 3
Age: 10
Skill Level: Very Advanced
Gender: Girl
Type of Player: Net-Player and Hard Hitter
Current Racquet: Yonex Muscle Power 100
To give you some idea of the levels of skill of the players, I'll describe them. Player 2's serve is particularly weak and incorrect, like a child just starting Badminton. She can return few basic, easy shots, and very few to no serious shots. Her serves sometimes find it hard to enter the correct court and she will hit any shot she can, even if it was going out.
Player 1 is vastly better than Player 2 in terms of skill. He competes in tournaments with his racquet, and can easily beat most adults, even reasonably serious ones, to pulp (I have from time to time seem him take on a player (an adult) who plays for four hours every Saturday and four hours every Sunday, as well as one hour a day on average, and defeated him 11-5 and 21-13 in two games!). He loves smashing and hitting hard, and has a next-to-perfect smash and backhand smash. His placement is excellent as well. Treat him like you would treat an advanced adult (albeit one that is less than 1.5 metres tall).
Player 3 is generally an excellent match for Player 1, and seems to be a player like him in some ways: however, she has less of a love for smashing, and is slightly more fit and controlled, leading to her being somewhat better in games. She has a very controlled style, but hits hard as well. Generally, treat her like a very skilled adult in terms of skill - she has beaten Player 1 countless times (more than eleven or twelve) and lost only twice. Her average score against Player 1 is around 21-14 in her favour. Player 3 and Player 1 are so good, overall, that if they pair up, their score against me in a single game is 21-16 (pretty outstanding considering the difference in our ages).
So, now you know something about the players. Please tell me what racquets to buy for each of them, because I believe that they could be even better with better racquets, and that a new, excellent racquet will unlock what's left of their potential. Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
GameGod