What's the brand of racquet that you use the most?

Looks like pretty much everyone use Yonex

I use victor. :D

Which one do u have jwu? I almost bought a Discovery Ti but got BK es-80 instead

My main one right now is Discovery III, I had others but broke them over the years. I also have Columbia, it's a beginner's :D

Which line are you looking at? the european or asian? Some good racquets are:

European line:
Pegasus SQ20, MAGAN Beryllium SQ2000, and Dominator Ti (a really good racquet cheap, ~$60 USD)

Asian line:
Fung 2000, Sun Jun 2000, Ge Fei 2000 (if it's not discontinued)

Well I'm in Canada so I guess i would have been looking at the Euro line given the names....

Originally posted by bigredlemon
Well I'm in Canada so I guess i would have been looking at the Euro line given the names....

not necessarily, because you can still order the asian lines in canada. also, I think lee's carry some asian line stuff. there are also a lot of places in N. America that carries the victor asian line. The two lines just differe I guess from where they are made, not where they are sold. Of course it's easier to buy asian line in asia and vice versa.

I always try to stick to yonex....dun no why, its just got cool products

i use proace and prokennex.
i also use prince,ashaway n wilson.
i dont use yonex!

Yonex is the most known and distributed brand out there so it has more reviews. I talk to people who have never played badminton before and they associate yonex with the sport of badminton.

How come no one votes for "YangYang"? Pretty good rackets, too.

Too bad, I can only vote once (Pro-Kennex), but I did also use my YangYang Tactic8500 a lot, too.

All those companies have some catching up on Yonex

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
How come no one votes for "YangYang"? Pretty good rackets, too.

Too bad, I can only vote once (Pro-Kennex), but I did also use my YangYang Tactic8500 a lot, too.

was just about to mention yangyang, there are some good reviews on the site for tactic9000.

Originally posted by jwu


not necessarily, because you can still order the asian lines in canada. also, I think lee's carry some asian line stuff. there are also a lot of places in N. America that carries the victor asian line. The two lines just differe I guess from where they are made, not where they are sold. Of course it's easier to buy asian line in asia and vice versa.

I went to Lees a few weeks ago... looked like 70% of the racquets were Yonex. I didn't see a single Victor on their showroom, but they might have some in the back.

I guess they dont sell enough of them for it make it to the front...

Originally posted by Chia
All those companies have some catching up on Yonex

In marketing you mean? The stores I went to all pushed Yonex irrespective of WHICH yonex. Apparently, most of the stores in Toronto have replaced knowledgable sales reps with Yonex pamphlets... "Which racquet is right for you" of course really means "Which YONEX racquet is right for you"

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
How come no one votes for "YangYang"? Pretty good rackets, too.


Well i'm kidna surprised at the lack of variety in racquet choices. So what's the big "others" brands that i missed?

I use carlton - the Airblade 2000TFX rox!!! and i got it cheap £60 down from £120
knocks spots of my mate Ti10 and MP100

See ya

Originally posted by coops241180
I use carlton - the Airblade 2000TFX rox!!! and i got it cheap ?0 down from ?20
knocks spots of my mate Ti10 and MP100

See ya

It's the good player that makes a racket good
not the other way around

oh certainly - i actually think that each player has an ideal racquet that suits their particular style of play - that is why people change racquets - it's not that their racquets get worse but their style ofplay changes to accomodate their age, fitness and a range of other factors

Neil

Originally posted by bigredlemon


Well i'm kidna surprised at the lack of variety in racquet choices. So what's the big "others" brands that i missed?

Yonex is obviously the most well-known and advertised brand out there for badminton equipment and depending on where you are, there are other brands out there. the two Victor branch are big in their own respective regions, Germany and Taiwan. Carlton is another big name out there. Heard Forza and Winex a lot but haven't really seen them. For something extremely light, go check out Karakal, I think it is a Belgium brand, the SL-70 is fun to hold :D . There are numerous other brands out there, just look at the poll :D .

Like Jchen99 said, the player make the racquet, not the other way around. Therefore the best racquet is the one that suits you. Most people have yonex simply because yonex is available everywhere.

Yonex is good!!!!

But does anybody here uses Wilson Racquets??? :)

Originally posted by bigredlemon


I went to Lees a few weeks ago... looked like 70% of the racquets were Yonex. I didn't see a single Victor on their showroom, but they might have some in the back.

I guess they dont sell enough of them for it make it to the front...

Yeah I guess not, also the models Lee's have on their website aren't any of the top of the line models anyway. I am still looking for a place where I can shop for good victor racquets and accessories online. Anybody know any?

Originally posted by jwu


Yeah I guess not, also the models Lee's have on their website aren't any of the top of the line models anyway. I am still looking for a place where I can shop for good victor racquets and accessories online. Anybody know any?

I saw 4 Victor racquets at National sports a few weeks ago, half price. Victory discover ($60), Designer ($40) and two other crappy ones

just two votes for winnex in half a year? Just one for BK? I'm dissapointed!:p

Added a vote for BK. Currently have a 865 Rapier and my coach returned my 2 week old i960 which cracked - no clash and he's going to get me the i940 since the i960 seems brittle - must be the paint job since a hit on the frame with the bird will chip it.

I voted for other. I use a Talbot Torro Arrowspeed 300 Long Ti. They are great racquets and are very popular where i come from.

I havn't had a Yonex racquet because i find them expensive and i can buy an equivalent racquet for a cheaper price.

Originally posted by Yodums
Added a vote for BK. Currently have a 865 Rapier and my coach returned my 2 week old i960 which cracked - no clash and he's going to get me the i940 since the i960 seems brittle - must be the paint job since a hit on the frame with the bird will chip it.

I had a similar experience. My i960 broke after about 3 weeks of play when I mishit on the frame. BK replaced it right away after receiving the broken racket. I'm hoping that it was just a manufacturing defect because I've owned a number of BK rackets and have found them to be generally quite sturdy.

Originally posted by bigredlemon
just two votes for winnex in half a year? Just one for BK? I'm dissapointed!:p

...look at your poll question...what brand to you use the MOST so if I have several brands in my bag and happen to use brand x 50%, brand y 40% and brand z 10% of the time, my only choice is brand x.

Originally posted by ryeung
I had a similar experience. My i960 broke after about 3 weeks of play when I mishit on the frame. BK replaced it right away after receiving the broken racket. I'm hoping that it was just a manufacturing defect because I've owned a number of BK rackets and have found them to be generally quite sturdy.

I'm sure it is a manufacture defect then. My Rapier Be went through so many clashes today and nothing happened to it. Lets see, it clashed the wall once, it clashed the ground several times trying to dig the bird up in singles and so on.

Mine was the structure of a crack so I immediatly gave it to my coach to send it back to BK. This time I told him I wanted the i940. I should have checked that number at the bottom of the grip and see whether ours was the same number. Where did yours crack? Mine cracked at 7 o clock.

Originally posted by Yodums
I'm sure it is a manufacture defect then. My Rapier Be went through so many clashes today and nothing happened to it. Lets see, it clashed the wall once, it clashed the ground several times trying to dig the bird up in singles and so on.

Mine was the structure of a crack so I immediatly gave it to my coach to send it back to BK. This time I told him I wanted the i940. I should have checked that number at the bottom of the grip and see whether ours was the same number. Where did yours crack? Mine cracked at 7 o clock.

I hit it at the 3 o'clock spot and that's where it just caved in. I figured it shouldn't break that easily, even with a mishit. Not on a brand new racket. So far so good with this one, but (touch wood) I haven't mishit this one, yet.

How fast was BK with the transaction?

I didn't want to take another gamble at it though. Since my coach is a BK rep I was lucky to do a cross trade (He sends my i960 in and he gets me the i940 at the sametime).

Yodums

Originally posted by Winex West Can
...look at your poll question...what brand to you use the MOST so if I have several brands in my bag and happen to use brand x 50%, brand y 40% and brand z 10% of the time, my only choice is brand x.
just surprising that so few people use those brands as their main.

Originally posted by Yodums
How fast was BK with the transaction?

I didn't want to take another gamble at it though. Since my coach is a BK rep I was lucky to do a cross trade (He sends my i960 in and he gets me the i940 at the sametime).

Yodums

Very quick. I got an email from them asking for a bill of sale. I faxed it to them and they shipped the new racket out to me the same day. I believe I got it the next day. I have always been impressed with their customer service. Before I decided on the i960 I emailed them with some questions and advice and they came right back to me that day.

Wow that's fast. My coach ordered the i960 for me and the next day it came :eek:

Yodums

As of right now:
Yonex: 70 @ 62%
Carlton: 17 @ 15%
Other: 9 @ 8%
Black Knight: 6 @ 5%
Forza: 4 @ 3.5%
Winex: 3 @ 2.5 %

Originally posted by TourSpEdition
Yonex is good!!!!

But does anybody here uses Wilson Racquets??? :)

Yup. My first racket was a Wilson Titanium 5.0. An older racket. Still use it. A great smashing racket.

Tare Panda

I think I'll want to try Black Knight next. My friend claims they have good rackets. Their prices are not bad either. Yonex will be one of my later buys because frankly, I think people just use them because it's the most popular brand. When I bought my Gosen racket just recently, I never even heard of the brand before. All I wanted was a Yonex. But when I held it in my hands, it felt like the right one so I bought that one instead. Another reason was because of the price. APPROX 250CAD+ for the YY MP 99 and 240CAD+ for the YY MP 100 while the Gosen only costed 120CAD+. It didn't have too much of the newer technology applied to the racket other than the titanium weave at the 3 and 9 o'clock position and light head. The racket is 92g+/- heavier than my Wilson Titanium 5.0 by 7 grams but it's not noticible (sp?) because it has a light head.

Tare Panda

i've used yonex since i started playing :p

I agree with Tarepanda.

I used to play with a Wilson Titanium, and that's very good.

Now, I'm using a Wilson Vision V14, it's very light (about 80g), and flexible, and I think that's perfect to me.:)

Actually, I think that the light ones increase our speed when we play. And the best one to me is Karakal SL-70, is there anyone using this racket?

Andy.

Yonex All the way... next is Gosen.

Yonex and blacknight only

I have been using (and selling) Forza for about 3 years.
Before that, it was ProAce, not bad racquets, but I met a ProAce fanatic who paid big money to buy them off me. :)
But my old Yonex Isometric Tour 800 were still one of the best racquets I ever had, unfortunately I broke all 3 of them!!!

You guys should try a SOTX....
the Woven 7 I have is quite good...

Would be nice if the results indicated breakdown by regions (e.g. Asia, Americas, Europe, etc) to give an idea of where each brand is more popular although more than likely Yonex wins hands-down :D :D

been using Yonex all these time. =)

Victor Discovery TI

Wilson Titanium 5.0 w/BG70 Pro at 21lbs. Mostly used for doubles. It is an interesting racket. Only 85 grams yet head heavy and generates quite powerful smashes. The head is of ISO shape. The racket looks very solidly built. I am curious if anyone has ever broken one during game play?

Rackets ever owned: YY ISO800 (broken), YY Ti SP ss (broken), YY ISO900 sx (cone loose), YY Cab 20 (broken).

Yonex and blacknight only
Me too..so far. Using BK PC68, Cab 7 Long, Cab 7000. But possibly Pointfore for my next racket, there's a really good racket I've tried out and is worth getting.

I didn't realize before...but for computers I always get AMD because of better bang for the buck. Why not for rackets? :)

I had nothing but Yonexes for the past 9 years except for the very first when I used a Pro Kennex with a t-joint. Will be buying Yonexes in the future.

I use carlton, too bad that their site has been down for ages now

i've tried carlton, victor, pro kennex, chao pai and ashaway. but yonex is still the brand for me.

go JooBong!

It is a brand made my Park Joo Bong from Korea many years ago.

RSL and Gosen are the brands I go for

i play my Yonex more often than my RSL :cool:

i Use from a 35 GB Pounds Inflight XP50 racket up to a 105 GB Pounds MP 99 i can play with them both as good.

wow, it's like more than 70% of people are using Yonex.

It would be a totally different story in Taiwan though:rolleyes:
(most people use Victor, MMOA, and Kawasaki because they are much cheaper)

2/3 of people sound about right.
There should be another catergory in that chart: fakes :D

I couldn't agree more about rackets when someone said: "It's the player that makes the racket, not the racket that makes the player" I think when you have a look you will find thousands of examples of people using all kind of different rackets and playing high level badminton to the best of their ability. I have used alot of brands, from Carlton, Wilson, Yonex to the current Winex. I like my Winex rackets, they cost half of the Yonex ones, and they may look the same (I don't care that much how rackets look) but they are slightly lighter, and I love that. Of course quality wise Yonex is the best in the world, also the only real innovations are from them. But their price is really high, and quite frankly I think they are overated, as you can perfectly play with other brands. Yonex tends to be a bit heavier, normally a bit in the head of the racket. So If you don't like that, there are better options with other brands. And them some innovations like the Ultimum Titanium aren't really suited for 95 % of the players. You need a really really fast arm to use it to full potential. It is just to fast, and the steel for example is made shorter, so that the flex is less. Not everything new is good. So it's the player who makes the racket...surely. Choose your own racket with the balance, weigth etc. that you prefer. All the major brands produce good quality material (Forza, Carlton, Winex, Yonex, Prince and some others) and look at the budget you can buy two others for one yonex. And it isn't always the best for your style of play.

So I am suprised to see that there are nearly only big spenders on this forum. Nice for you, but I prefer to spend less and play with a racket a little more adapted for my playing style.

Ciao!

I couldn't agree more about rackets when someone said: "It's the player that makes the racket, not the racket that makes the player" I think when you have a look you will find thousands of examples of people using all kind of different rackets and playing high level badminton to the best of their ability. I have used alot of brands, from Carlton, Wilson, Yonex to the current Winex. I like my Winex rackets, they cost half of the Yonex ones, and they may look the same (I don't care that much how rackets look) but they are slightly lighter, and I love that. Of course quality wise Yonex is the best in the world, also the only real innovations are from them. But their price is really high, and quite frankly I think they are overated, as you can perfectly play with other brands. Yonex tends to be a bit heavier, normally a bit in the head of the racket. So If you don't like that, there are better options with other brands. And them some innovations like the Ultimum Titanium aren't really suited for 95 % of the players. You need a really really fast arm to use it to full potential. It is just to fast, and the steel for example is made shorter, so that the flex is less. Not everything new is good. So it's the player who makes the racket...surely. Choose your own racket with the balance, weigth etc. that you prefer. All the major brands produce good quality material (Forza, Carlton, Winex, Yonex, Prince and some others) and look at the budget you can buy two others for one yonex. And it isn't always the best for your style of play.

So I am suprised to see that there are nearly only big spenders on this forum. Nice for you, but I prefer to spend less and play with a racket a little more adapted for my playing style.

Ciao!

yes. at the end of the day it is the player that decides what is best for him/her.

but in regarding to the stiff prices that yonex sets are actually quite reasonable as they are the only one that (sort of) that is investing back into the sport really seriously (no offence to other brands/companies).
so when they come up with something new, bear in mind the R&D cost spent on it to bring this new innovation to the market/consumers.
tho other brands may emulate this new tech at lower cost, however purchasing the real deal may give you satisfaction that you are supporting a good cause for the dev of the sport in general.
but of course this is just a matter of choice and prefference. i myself have subsituted the real mcoy for some clones one time or another.
we dont always have that extra cash to blow now do we :)

That's right, the R&D is costing some extra for Yonex. I guess the only brand I have seen these last few years with something nearly of it's own, it must be Babolat who has used a new stringing pattern (20/21), not that strange considering that babolat was always a mainly string company, and I guess they developed as the first a new kind of cap, with the rubber strips, a bit wider, to give more grip with the tumb. So that's nice of them, of course there was Prince...with the Y...but well...and the one piece rackets...but I guess the last few years it comes down to yonex and a little bit Babolat.

How come no one votes for "YangYang"? Pretty good rackets, too.

Too bad, I can only vote once (Pro-Kennex), but I did also use my YangYang Tactic8500 a lot, too.

Yang Yang racquets are very good!! I used a Titanium Mesh 4000. and now i use the Master Muscle 88. I've also used other racquets like Ti 10, Ti 5, and Armotec 500 but Yonex is getting too expensive. Thats why I choose Yang Yang now.

YES, YONEX WINS! (Because it is the BEST!)

I use carlton - the Airblade 2000TFX rox!!! and i got it cheap ?60 down from ?120
knocks spots of my mate Ti10 and MP100

See ya
I'm still loving my Aerogear 2000 TFX. Actually, I've owned 3, but am down to 2, and pretty soon none. :( I will have to try Carlton F1 pretty soon. The crack count is steadily increasing on this aging racket

wow yonex is in the lead....

Too bad i couldnt vote mutiple times. I would have voted for Prince and Yang Yang too; their rackets are also very good. Tried out a few before and thought they were really good. (forgot which one but i think the yang yang one was a jsmash 8i) But I'm using Yonex for now because I dont have the money to buy extra rackets from other companies...

*have a nice day*:D

Yonex for me...

Now i use a Babolat raket but i wish to buy in some months a Yonex MP99 or a MP100 don't know but for young guy like me it's really expansive LoL
i'm also using a Forza

I only use Yonex, and I don't have to worry about it being too expensive, my parents pay for it:D . I have a Ti-10 (which is a bit broken now, just a hairline crack but it really affects my playing) MP-99, MP-100 and At-700

currently most used racket brand is winex....becuase.....they are currently strung at a better tension and string than the others....and string jobs are pretty expensive for me being a uni student and all..

i use prince... am i of the few that uses it?

I CHOOSE to use Yonex, because over the years they seem to be the most durable relative to other brands...during my younger days I used a plethora of brand from carlton, rsl, pro ace, prince, pro kennex...all these brands produce good playing rackets but after maybe a month or 2 they would just lose consistency...such as my RSL racket for the 1st month was awesome, but after 1 month it had no power and somehow deformed to where when you spin the shaft you could feel imbalance...same problem with carlton which somehow deformed when I left my racket bag in the car in the sun, where as my yonex racket remained perfect...I know these maybe isolated problems but I have never had a imbalanced Yonex racket EVER....That is one factor when I am looking for a fake yonex racket, cuz I just know yonex Quality assurance doesn't let these defect leave the factory...So my choice for the last 6 years out of 10 has been yonex rackets esp mp99 my current favorite racket...I do use other brands occassionally, only when playing with less experienced player because Yonex rackets are so freaking expensive...but to me worth every penny...next fav brand is probably prince or carlton, still wanna try babolat as I have heard good things...they make one hell of a tennis racket though!

Yonex Ti-10
Seems good to me.
Original in badminton if not wrong.Quality is good too.

well been using my Yonex ISO 80VF for about 6 months now and dont get me wrong its a good racquet and there is nothing wrong with yonex its a good brand but i would also like to acquire and use a Forza Titanium Tech (any one in that group) or a Prince Attitude.

I use Prince More 87, still factory strung (blah!)

Gonna restring it in black BG65ti

Yonex right here...AT500

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What's the matter?:rolleyes:

What's the matter?:rolleyes:
T_T

for some unknown reasons, i always get paint chips (where the shaft and cone connect) on my MP series racquets.:crying:

I'm in Malaysia and there is this brand of racquet called "MASUKA". It's nice and durable, weight around <75 and being using it for 4 years. But, sadly, this brand has closed down production......

Im using Carlton. Best brand. But why their website is still down:mad:

my basic rackets are mostly made up of Yonex.

Yonex, only have 2 yonex rackets

Last time YONEX... But now i'm trust in GOSEN :D

Yonex too...last time Ashaway...last last time low-end yonex(starting to play)...future? Maybe Gosen or Sintec or Yonex...getting a new racket at end of NOV At-700 and Mp-99 in my list for Yonex while gosen is the Root 2400

heyx i also use proace.infect i love using proace alot.i also use apacs and ashaway too.last time i use to like usin ashaway but after finding apacs i think it is much better than ashaway but proaace is still the best.:D i use proace and prokennex.
i also use prince,ashaway n wilson.
i dont use yonex!

i also use to trust yonex at the start as i had owned a carbonex 9400 once buden now i have placed my on trust proace and apacs.:cool:

ya i cant agree any better.the yonex rackets are heavier in the frame.i prefer a racket that is abit lighter.My friend bought a mp100 for s$199 while i bought a powerconcept 9000 (clone of mp100)and i felt mine was better,as the weight of the frame of the racket is well balanced with the racket.giving me more control of the shuttle.

But for me i got quite ok strength...and i prefer 2U racket=P not pro thou...lolx...it generate much of a power to my smash and clear...im currently using Bg-66 25*23

Hi! I'm new to this group, so please forgive my errors on posting threads.....

My first choice is Gosen 2400. Yonex Isometric is 2nd. Talbot Torro is 3rd. It's hard to really say which is best. I have them all strung differently, for the different types of game-play. (The racquet I use depends on how well or poorly I'm playing during any given day......:D)

Am using my RSL 4180 & 3200 most of the time :cool:

Today i play with Wilson HyperCarbon 9
Tomorow i'll get my new racket, Armortec 500 :) :) :)

haha another new racket...Yonex...Carbonex 30 Muscle

hey so gd i want the cab 30 ms

mmm...well i've now stopped using winex...due to a string failure on one racquet, and a frame failure on the other :(
so...back to trusty old carlton for now :)
too bad i can't change my vote

I use yonex in the main now.
Used to be carlton before I joined my current club.
Nick

Yonex Carbonex 8

Yonex!!! Woot Woot Yonex!!! Woot Woot Yonex!!! Woot Woot Yonex!!!

Yonex Rocks! My At500 Pwnzor !!!! My Mp88 Pwnzor !!!! My Iso75vf Pwnzor!!! My Cab30ms Pwnzor

Yonex Carbonex 10.

Although, I tried my friend's Tecno Pro racquet... Pretty nice. Might buy one as primary racquet. :)

i mostly use victor and wilson. I've had a couple racquets from both and have liked them all.

victor:
zenit revival
magan beryllium sq2000

wilson:
v6
v8

i can't afford any of yonex's nice racquets.

previously used Prince QF, very head light, doesn't give solid smashes.
now i use RSL 6800, even balanced, my smashes are better, great for doubles play.