got one in 4u version in exchange for zf2. installed all 4 parts and got it strung with gosen r4x 110 at 26lbs. string job was quite tight and was nice. sound from both the string and rackets are nice. racket is very slow, noticeably slower than same 4 u zf2. mine is headheavier than zf2, but oh boy! its in no way less. flex is more than zf2 and my wrists feel worked up! swing needs a lot of control with this one. more forgiving than zf2! suits my style of long swings and power is a pure joy! i suppose i have found the right string to go with my racket!
You should be fine, the transition from head-light to head-heavy was easy for me and I consider myself an amateur. In short, you'll have far less racquet head speed but much more force behind shots if your able to generate sufficient power. The head-heaviness actually makes it a lot easier to punch out backhand power shots. Initially, you might struggle with the slow response and bulkiness of moving the racquet around but remember that you have a flexible shaft of the Voltric 80 on your side. I went from a headlight Lethal 70 (276mm bp) to a head-heavy ZF2 (305mm bp), then a modified DG10 (338mm+ bp); all bp's stated involve racquets in their playing form, ie, strung, with grip. PS: It is interesting to note that bp's as high as 350mm+ are achieved on a bare wooden handle on a Voltric dg10 lol!
Thanks, i still haven't gotten the racket as of the moments due to delays but ive been playing with a really heavy conventional racket (2U/1U) and so far i haven't had any issues with it which is nice
Another tip man,for the v80 etune,if you're going to add the grommets,be sure you have a good stringer. The method of stringing the etune is different from the basic stringing. My voltric 80 etune has bg85,30 tension with 10% pre stretch
Damn thats gonna be hard since i only string my rackets at those sports stores where they dont specialize in anything, not really many badminton only stores here in the Philippines. A30 tension? Isnt the recommended 27? Is it not that risky to go out of the recommended tension cause iwas planning to string my racket at around 30 aswell.
The only difference in stringing is the starting knot. The Starting knot for crosses start at b4 instead of b6 for the v80e. You can go above the recommended tension without any problem as long as the frame isnt damaged. 30 Pounds is save, but i wouldnt go much higher. (For reference JOJ uses 34 pounds with 10%PS, but he gets his rackets replaced if they break.)
well, the stringing pattern is very different for this racket, i changed my stringer for this racket alone and he was commenting on the difficulty and pattern mismatch with racket. also, r4x is a very twisty string and he was having some problems. took his time and came out ahead. we couldnt be happier! its a match made in heaven! all must try this string with racket at 26lbs
. Voltric 80 etune does not have any problem going higher than 30 especially if its new. As @mrarc2 said,no problem especially if the head isnt damaged. Im a filipino too brother! I can recommend you to my stringer if you're located here in manila.
As you can see here, there is nothing different besides the starting knot for crosses. http://yonex.com/_assets/images/cache/autoxauto/11257.jpg
Do you guys know the reason for why the stringing pattern for the VT80ETN is different than any other racket? Is it because of the attached grommets or something?
The lower Etune parts replace grommets B6+B7. both of these are single holes. Like the lower Etune part is itself a combination of two grommets.
I think it relates to the fact that racquets utilize different head-frame shapes; some racquets, like your voltric 80 uses a conventional isometric head, others like my ZF2 and DG10's use a symmetrical quad oval shape and lastly there's the old school "egg" shape; Ashaway's are a good example of these egg shapes. As such, I believe that the recommended stringing pattern for your Voltric 80 fits the brief of the general pattern for most 76 hole layouts. I am not sure about some of the other views here which state otherwise, as I gleamed this difference in stringing patterns between 76 hole isometrics vs 76 hole quads vs 72 hole eggs off the Yonex Catalogue itself. See the official reference here, page 18 / 32 - http://web.archive.org/web/20171123130054/http://www.sunrisecatalogue.com/uploads/catalogue/docs/2017 Badminton Catalogue.pdf PS: This might be a small hunch of mine but I do suspect that Yonex's recommended performance stringing pattern for the quad oval shape racquets like mine place a larger emphasis on a higher but smaller sweetspot. The first cross sits quite a bit higher than the usual 76 / 72. Its also worth having a look for the official leak thread on Lee Chong Wei's infamous repainted Z Force 1 racquet and its grommet layout comparisons to actual Duoras.
i think this is what he was referring to: interestingly, the AX77 pattern follows the compact head and FB GZ series, while only the VT80ETN specifically asks for a different stringing pattern
So what should be the big deal about the VT80ETN pattern? It's exactly as @Mr Arc2 wrote - the only difference is that the crosses should start at b4 instead of b6. The difference between AX77 etc. and VT80ETN/Arc11/VT7 etc. is the configuration of the single pass and shared grommets at the top sides. That makes the pattern drawing different, but doesn't change the flow when you are actually stringing it.
all right pal i don't know what's aggravating you. i sent those pics to show that maybe it isn't compact vs isometric head stringing pattern as the person above me at the time had suggested. i never disputed whatever it was about the grommets in the vt80etn that someone else mentioned that could have explained its peculiar stringing pattern. you quoted my post, and asked a question which you seem to think is a reply to what i was inferring-- that is, the difference in head shape is not a predictor for different stringing patterns.
