What happened to Head Badminton Rackets?

**mohala** · 03-17-2013, 02:53 PM

Hiya I was wondering what ever happened to Head rackets?

I quite liked the Helix 5000 and now their £130 Head youtek Neon 8000 is like £55, which I'm interested in getting.

So my question is what happened to Head, and has anyone tried head badminton rackets?

Mo

**phili** · 03-17-2013, 03:22 PM

They moved away from badminton. Their rackets had a really nice value for money but they never had a big breakthrough.

**amleto** · 03-17-2013, 03:32 PM

Agree^
Head had some good rackets and you could always find a good deal in the UK. However they 'quit badminton' so stocks wont be getting replaced.

I used the metallix 8000 tour and power helix 8000 and enjoyed both.

**milton** · 03-17-2013, 03:58 PM

Same as what the people above have said I believe they have stopped producing badminton products. I borrowed a head metallix 10000 of a friend for a couple of weeks and it was lovely balance racket to use that felt very solid. I recommend trying them.

**milton** · 03-17-2013, 03:59 PM

And out of interest were did you see that price for the youtek neon?

**amleto** · 03-17-2013, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by milton

And out of interest were did you see that price for the youtek neon?

google is your friend...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0039Z5CD...SIN=B0039Z5CDS
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/11091...ype=pla&crdt=0
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/30062...ype=pla&crdt=0

**thunderracket** · 03-18-2013, 12:39 AM

I guess they haven't completely stopped.Here in my country they sell a NEW series of badminton rackets.

**mohala** · 03-18-2013, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by thunderracket

I guess they haven't completely stopped.Here in my country they sell a NEW series of badminton rackets.

could you provide a link of and what the model is of the new series they have out there?

**mohala** · 03-18-2013, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by amleto

google is your friend...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0039Z5CD...SIN=B0039Z5CDS
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/11091...ype=pla&crdt=0
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/30062...ype=pla&crdt=0

I like the ebay one as they can restring for you which is handy

**mohala** · 03-22-2013, 02:59 AM

well ordered a Head YouTek Neon 8000 from ebay for £49.99 with BG80 strings at 24lbs, see what their top of the line racket is like with that 3do material