brief noob review of my AT900T Racket: Yonex Armortec 900 Technique JP Weight and Grip Size: 3UG4 String: Yonex NBG 98 String Tension: 23lbs 1 piece stringing Grip: wilson pro overgrip (white) Shuttle Used: Yonex AS40 & PT 10 Looks: Beautiful racket, esp the white parts of the racket (i like white ) Yonex dont have many rackets that have white paint. Like the unique look. Warm up: Swing very fast, when holding it can feel the head is abit heavy but when swinging it around the head heaviness disappear. Doubles game: Tend to overhit the shuttle and mis-hit due to racket swinging speed & wrong timing causing many shots to hit net or fly too high when doing drops shots/slice. Could not generate power from it, forehand clears were weak, smash keep hitting net. Able to perform very fast drives and good in countering opponent drive shots. Friends also demo with my racket, most common complain is no solid feel when smashing/clearing aka no power (like the head weight had disappear, swinging a headless racket). Conclusion: Maybe i was tired after work, played the double right after work, so could not focus. (doubles partner keep calling me to focus as i keep making errors) This brief review is base on just 1 doubles game so maybe future games i can fully utilize this racket and get better results My overall ratings Power: 6/10 Control: 8/10 Feel: 6/10 Defence: 9/10 Positives: Great manoeuvrability , good defence [FONT="]Negatives: No power compared to other head heavy rackets, no feel (like swinging headless racket)[/FONT]
The best racket I've ever use, the defense, the maneuverability, and the power is good too, i use 4UG4. this racket make my smash more accurate.
Ok so 4U isnt very durable?, If i hit too much on the frame is it going to break the racket Is it possible to get a 3U in America?
When I went to buy my 900P I also tested a T and wasn't keen on it. The T is better for defensive transitions and cuts through the air better (probably due to aero section). However, my timing was not as natural as with the P, and the T seemed to swing with less momentum. This wasn't due to balance - it's hard to explain, but the T seemed to kick differently (further up the shaft than the P). It also seemed to wobble a lot more under heavy hits. Coming from an 800O I expected to prefer the 900P, so that's what I went with.
According to the flyer from Yonex, the placement of the Elastic Ti is different for 900P and 900T. 900T is at 10 & 2 o'clock and 900P is at 4 and 8 o'clock. This explains the different kick to the swing feel, i supposed.
Hi ya, i bought the AT900T 4U G4 a few months ago, and its a GR version, im just wondering, would it break if i strung it at 25lb, 1lb over the spec limit, and since in my smashes i sometimes mishit, would this break the frame? Cause what i was told is that the GR version racket is a worse quality racket than a SP version, so is it best to string it at 24lb, or should i go with what i usally use, 25lb or would that be too risky? But i also had a different comment about it, and that is that GR version is the better quality than the SP version, so which is the truth???
I doubt there's much of a difference. It's fine to string it to your normal tension, as firstly, you don't have a warranty, and secondly, this racket can definitely handle more.
Tsumaranai is right The AT900T takes high tensions without a murmur. Be warned, however, that a mishit could snap the frame. (I lost one during a smash - it was strung at 29 pounds.) On the professional circuit, it's very common for the AT900T to be strung at tensions in excess of 29 pounds. Taufik Hidayat, Cai Yun, the Chinese WD tomboys... all of them use high tensions. The maximum specified tension is Yonex's CYA method. It's to keep those warranty claims from ballooning