Panda Power Trinity I vs Panda Power Trinity II

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  1. J-Dragon

    J-Dragon Regular Member

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    I want to know what are the differences, which one is better and.. thats about it ^.^
    Any opinion would be greatly accepted.
     
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    The Trinity 2 definitely feels quicker (more aerodynamic I suppose) and has much better graphics. The Trinity 1 has a slightly stiffer shaft, which you may or may not like - some people felt they could get more power out of it (that wasn't my own experience, but then everyone's different), but it also makes it a more demanding racket to use.
    Personally, I'd go with the Trinity 2 (well, actually I'd go with the Ultra Pro, but you didn't ask about that...)

    You know there's a newer version though, right? Called the Trinity Pro.
     
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    Is the Trinity Pro a better version of the Trinity 2 or are they like Armortec 900 and Armortec 700... 2 different racket?
     
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    T Pro is slightly stiffer and slightly head heavier. Hence it's more powerful ... if you can provide the extra power input.
     
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    Can you guys tell me what's your favorite racket from PP?? I'm looking to buy 1 since the reviews are so good.
     
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    Okay, I'll give a quick run down on what I think of the different Panda Power rackets.
    Please bear in mind that these are only my personal opinions of the individual rackets I own. I have no doubt there will be people who disagree with me on some of this - especially if they own rackets in different specs from mine or have a very different stlye of play / level of ability from mine.

    In order of newest to oldest...


    Trinity Pro
    I can't really give a fair assessment at the moment. The ones I have are too head-light for me really, and therefore don't play as well as the T2 (which I have in my preferred weight). I'm hopefully going to receive one of the new batch (gold instead of yellow) next week though. Not sure what spec it'll be.

    Ultra Pro
    My personal favourite. Loads of power but still pretty quick. No real weaknesses, and suits my style of play very well.

    Precision
    The best defensive racket and a good all-rounder too. Quick to maneuver and swings fast on overheads. Extremely easy to use. Very good in lighter weights (<84g/<285mm), where it generates surprising power. Not good if you like heavier rackets though - the shaft is too flexible to handle much weight in the head, so it just ends up feeling slow and hard to control, without giving much extra power.

    Trinity 2
    The best all-rounder, and currently my second favourite overall - quick, powerful, easy to use, and just feels nice somehow. However, as I'm more of a mixed-doubles / rear-court specialist, the Ultra Pro just suits me a bit better.

    Ultra 2
    My most powerful Panda Power racket, but that must be due in part to the fact that mine is also one of the heaviest rackets I own. Too slow for really fast drives and defense - probably for the same reason. It could be because it hits harder, or it could be because it swings differently and I mishit more - but I find strings seem to break sooner with the U2 than other rackets.

    Trinity 1
    If I'm honest, I haven't used it in a long while - not since the U2 and T2 arrived (I preferred both to the T1 and never looked back).

    Ultra 1
    Too stiff/slow for me to get any power out of, and too slow/heavy to be any good in defense. There are a small group of real big-hitters who really loved it though.
     
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    It's funny that someone said they liked the Trinity Pro better than Trinity 1, because it seems Dinkalot said that they were virtually the same, except for the paint job (Sketchy would know more than most about that). But the thing about the PP rackets is that even rackets of the same model can play differently because the balance points vary so much.

    I had a headlight Trinity 1. It had amazing defence but little power. But I love my even balanced Trinity 1. For whatever reason it suits me very well. A trial of a T2 and a TPro did not shift my preference, although the TPro is similar.
    I am guessing that some (not all) of the negative reviews of the T1 were from folks who ordered very head-heavy versions.

    My advice for the OP is to see if you can find a model to try-out. If not, then let us know what other rackets you have liked most and we might be able to better predict a PandaPower to suit you. :)
     
    #7 Fidget, Aug 11, 2011
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