is armortec 900 power kind of suitable for beginners?

[mathew.leung]

is armortec 900 power kind of suitable for beginners? cause one of my friend ask me if it is suitable for him?

[quik_silver]

if he doesnt have any basic, no racquet is suitable, and this has been discussed numerous times, racquets don't develop players

[GTAveteran]

in short, no.

the racket is too stiff for a beginner to handle and they'll have troubles generating sufficient power.

[Danstevens]

in short, no.

the racket is too stiff for a beginner to handle and they'll have troubles generating sufficient power.

+1. For a beginner racket, you couldn't do much worse. The AT900 series rackets are only really for advanced players.

[Gemcat]

Beginners should stick with Beginner racquets. Like Muscle Power 2-7.

[phandrew]

I guess this doesn't apply to me. My first racket was MP100 :P

[Gemcat]

I guess this doesn't apply to me. My first racket was MP100 :P

How nice....My first racquet was a Blackknight Ti something.....Can't remember....

[laivc]

I think not, beginer might not have enough wrist and arm strength to wield it effectively to enjoy badminton. The AT900P is just too stiff and head heavy for a beginer, even a 4U one. It is just like getting a new motorcyclist who have just pass his 50cc motorcycle riding licence to ride on a 1000cc bike, I don't think he will enjoy his new ride too much.

[darkwingduck]

my first was at500. :). Very nice, still using it. :D

[DonnyGan]

my 1st racquet was a cab21 Sp. i agreed that AT900P is not suited for a new player.

newer player can go for CAB or MP series. they are good to start with.

[Eferata]

hi there,

I am also quite a newbie(played one year plus). I tried many racquets including arc 10, arc9, ns8000... but once when i bought the at900p, strung with nbg95 at 24lbs, it feels really good. can easily hit base to base. Perhaps, I am slightly big size or maybe it is due to the string i used, think it is quite okay. of course when i switch to at900power, i already played roughly for eight months...
by the way, as a reminder, no matter what racquet you use, after playing with the racquet and u feel pain, switch to another one as it can cause further injury...

smile always,
eferata

[Jing09]

He should start with a low-end flexible racket. As he gets better, then he could switch back to the AT900.

btw, my frist ever racket was a $10 Wilson racket from those sports chain stores :P

[aloy66]

is armortec 900 power kind of suitable for beginners? cause one of my friend ask me if it is suitable for him?

Get him one of Apacs entry level rackets. Eg. Nano 900 Power strung at 20 lbs. When he gets better, he'll know what type of racket he prefers.
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[jymbalaya]

get him a flexible racket, like a MP-22. it will work wonders compared to the AT900.

[SoraKurisu]

no its not a good racket to start off with for a beginner. He should start off with a racket less stiffer. Probably one of the low ends/middle ends series should be fine. Unless that beginner has pretty good wrist power and arm power i would not suggest it and also AT900P is generally a heavy racket to move around with so the beginner wont do well with it.