only thing i read on this forum was that it's a bit lighter than the first gen n90, it's difficult to find li ning rackets here in california because not all the stores carries them, also badminton is not too popular here
A bit softer, a bit more tech, similar painting styles... i'd say if the N90 was the ultimate singles power racket, and the N90II was the ultimate doubles power racket, then this would sit nicely as a touch racket for either players, with a little bit of that magic N90 like oomph when you needed it. Its designated as a "sharp" hitting racket, so more of a control as opposed to the "Mega-Power" (and I'm not making up words here) of the N90. Hope that helps.
So about 296? That's not too bad. I borrowed it from a friend to play with for a few minutes. No idea what kind of string he was using but it was not custom (so probably factory string, with some grip which would make anyone cry). Anyway, I hit a few smashes with it. Surprisingly clean. I own a n90, n50ii and arc10, so I would say it was feeling that it was similar to a lighter version of the n50ii, bit more whippy and light. Clears were definitely easy but then again if you can use an n90 with your wrist anything else seems pretty easy. You get the feeling that this is a racket which plays better at the net, but due to the strings (much, much less then what I usually play with), i can only estimate that it was reasonably good and controlled. Use this if you want something with a bit more flex then the arc 10, a bit more head heavy, and somewhat heavier (marginally) Then again, a racket without the skills to use it is like "wandering around a great library without touching any of the books".
