Racquet Always Broken

[John JY Wong]

I agree with Yan.v:

1) Do you throw/hit the racket on the floors, walls, poles or other players' rackets?
2) How do you keep your racquets? On its own on the wall, on a table top, or under 10+ kilos of books?
3) (already answerered)
4) Cheap/fake rackets ... change to another shop, and see how it goes. Maybe a change of brand too.

I am curious: What is your level? How often do you play?

And to "interrupt the smash swing" and "break the racquet" ... you are more likely to hurt your arm/shoulder than break the racquet.

Photos of your broken racquets would explain a lot. Create an account on photo sharing websites (like flickr) and post the link here.

[John JY Wong]

Oh, and what's your string tension?

And when you smash, do you hit the sweet spot, the string near the frame, or you mis-timed and hit the frame?

(Haha, I remember I once mis-timed an overhead return and hit the shaft! But that was so long ago ...)

[joshchin]

rsl m10 heat should be only about 100 odd bucks. go times sport or kd sport the prices are cheaper.

[John JY Wong]

I just saw a Yonex Arcsaber 10 Peter Gade Edition over the weekend. The wooden handle was cracked near the handle-shaft part - the racquet was unusable. String felt like it was around 22lbs. Owner was a "advanced beginner". On closer inspection, the racquet was a FAKE. Just sharing.