Dear All, Please advice why Yonex Carbonex 21 still more popular among the badminton players Please advice Thanks in advance
If your question is : "why do some people like such an old racket?" Then the answer is quite simple: It works well for them.
Since it is made in japan I select the Carbonex 21sp, What do you think about Voltric 9 NEO which is made in Taiwan and head heavy than Carbonex 21sp please advice
Considering the number of factors you are asking about, it's better you obtain all of them and try out which you prefer.
I have a Cab21 strung at 25 lbs since April of this year, haven fallen down to low 20s but it continues to serve me well. When I am on top of my game, it works well, when I am off, it makes the game harder. If I am having a bad day, I usually switch to an isometric. It also depends on the level of the opponents I will face on court, as well as my physical and mental condition that day. Buy just to collect? I would never do that. If I buy it, it must be put into use.
Grate thanks for the reply what is your recommendation to buy Carbonex 21sp among other new technology racquets in the market
For me, basically when I started playing, it was all iso frame designs so when I saw some threads about the differences re: iso and oval, I purchased the Cab21 just for the sake of having an oval in my collection of rackets. I wanted the 20 as well but didn't find a good deal on it. I think you said you are intermediate, that's good, I would not suggest a beginner who played with iso and switch to oval. They will hate it. If all you have are iso frames and you would like a oval, the Cab series would be a good addition. There is patience needed to adapt to the oval frame. Recently a high school girl I know, received a new racket from her mom, it was a Cab20?, after a few weeks, she has told me she hated it because she cannot "hit" with it. I think she went back to her old iso frame. I told her about having to adapt to it but I think she does not have the patience and feels frustrated with the mis hits. So I will add this, with the oval frame and the heavier weight, the Cab is not very friendly to those who are not adjusted to it. If you have made the adjustment and don't mind the weight and smaller contact area, it does hit well and with a little more authority because of the tighter sweet spot. I use it more in singles than in doubles, but again, it will depend on my game that day and the opponent level, more than just singles vs doubles. The question is....are you willing to adapt to the change? If not, don't buy it. To me personally, it's different, it really forces you to be on your game. Some don't like that and go back to isometrics, which have a little more margin of error on contact.
Tell her to sell her Cab20 to someone who'd appreciate it more I'm the other way around - my touchy shots (drops, net tumble) are better with Cabs. I find modern racquets better in power shots but none of them can beat the all around-ness of Cabs (I prefer 20). Forget about brands/ models/ colours. Test-drive as many racquets as you can & keep those that feel right.
Think the 2U oval rackets of the 90s are great rackets for serious training. If you can master those, Isometric becomes a turbo boost in terms of power and forgiveness.
