First new racquet in almost 10 years

**weidmark** · 08-29-2012, 09:24 PM

Hi,

I used to play badminton in elemntary school and highschool. I purchased a Black Knight Ti nearly 10 years ago. My girlfriend and I were going to start playing and I was going to pick up a racquet for her (she has never played).

Will we notice the different between a $50 racquet and a $100 racquet?

I am assuming almost any racquet purchased these days will be better than my 10 year old racquet... or am I assuming incorrectly?

I was looking at the yonex nanospeed 100 as it seems to have decent reviews.

**sting.kl** · 08-31-2012, 09:24 AM

For a beginner I would think a more even balanced racquet that's relatively flexible would be helpful. Nanospeed in general is known to be relatively head light. Perhaps try a low-end arcsaber.

**Deathblader** · 08-31-2012, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by sting.kl

For a beginner I would think a more even balanced racquet that's relatively flexible would be helpful. Nanospeed in general is known to be relatively head light. Perhaps try a low-end arcsaber.

I agree. Perhaps an ArcSaber 3 FL?

**doughnut** · 08-31-2012, 02:44 PM

Definitely a difference between a $50 and $100 racquet. Not so much between $100 and $150 maybe. Nanospeed is good for girls. I liked it when I first started playing regularly. It was my second racket, upgrade from a $50 one.

**Cloud7z** · 08-31-2012, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by doughnut

Definitely a difference between a $50 and $100 racquet. Not so much between $100 and $150 maybe. Nanospeed is good for girls. I liked it when I first started playing regularly. It was my second racket, upgrade from a $50 one.

Disagree, considering he is only just getting back into badminton, and his girlfriend has never played. I think there is no point in getting a $100 racquet over a $50 one. Heck, a $15 racquet will be fine if it's got decent build.

**doughnut** · 08-31-2012, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by Cloud7z

Disagree, considering he is only just getting back into badminton, and his girlfriend has never played. I think there is no point in getting a $100 racquet over a $50 one. Heck, a $15 racquet will be fine if it's got decent build.

I recently brought a close friend (who never plays badminton) to play. She had a $20 racket, those pre-strung ones that have almost no tension, and it was literally just a piece of steel. I lent her my racket and she said it felt so much lighter and easier to hit! It's hard to get a decent build racket at $15. That ll probably scare his girlfriend away from badminton.

**gundamzaku** · 08-31-2012, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by doughnut

I recently brought a close friend (who never plays badminton) to play. She had a $20 racket, those pre-strung ones that have almost no tension, and it was literally just a piece of steel. I lent her my racket and she said it felt so much lighter and easier to hit! It's hard to get a decent build racket at $15. That ll probably scare his girlfriend away from badminton.

i recent go a friend into badminton and the owner of the shop recommended a low end arcsaber, and he's actually improving quite a bit and the racket is still capable for whatever badminton he's into. if you and your friends are serious about badminton, there's some good in buying a decent low end racket until you get to a point where you feel you need a better racket

**Gunnersfan** · 09-01-2012, 04:55 AM

Originally Posted by weidmark

Hi,

I used to play badminton in elemntary school and highschool. I purchased a Black Knight Ti nearly 10 years ago. My girlfriend and I were going to start playing and I was going to pick up a racquet for her (she has never played).

Will we notice the different between a $50 racquet and a $100 racquet?

I am assuming almost any racquet purchased these days will be better than my 10 year old racquet... or am I assuming incorrectly?

I was looking at the yonex nanospeed 100 as it seems to have decent reviews.

Originally Posted by Deathblader

I agree. Perhaps an ArcSaber 3 FL?

i suggest you to take a look to arcsaber 001 and arcsaber 002....
it's even balance head which give you a bit more power than NS100 and it's flexible shaft which suitable for a beginners.....
Arcsaber 3FL already a high end racket, i dont think you should get that for your girlfriend as she never play before....
about the difference, i dont know how the pricing in Europe or America, but there should differences between the prices....
they wouldnt put a higher price if there's no differences....

**weidmark** · 09-01-2012, 10:27 PM

Went to a local sports store today and picked up a Carlton vapor trail vanquish. Got it for $90 after taxes. They only had the low end Yonex racquets in stock so I was not able to see an Arcsaber. Tried it out today, feels pretty good but I dont have much to compare to.