I am looking for a doubles racket. 1. Play 3 times a week. I would say I am an intermediate player. 2. Mostly aggressive style. Either Smash or clear to back court. Still learning net shots. 3. cost not a factor. NR 900 is what I have in mind right now. Do you guys think that would best fit my bill? TIA
yes, he's intermediate and doesn't mention strength level. Lets suggest a couple of the stiffest rackets in yonex's line up
As long as players have no preferences concerning weight distribution, I would almost always recommend a neutral racket. As we're talking about Yonex high-end, Arc Saber 11 would be the racket you could have a look at. A very decent, not too light not too heavy allround racket.
Can you explain me what you mean by compromise? Being stiff and headlight, would it be hard to smash? Or will returns be slower?
I think I am confused now than before starting this thread Maybe I should wait for some more time to understand my strength and weakness better before settling down on a racket...
Theyre suggesting arcsaber or voltric because you said your play style is aggressive. There are threads that discuss head light vs head heavy rackets, so I'll generalise. Head light rackets allow more maneuverability (it's light so you can move the racket head faster). In contrast a voltric racket is head heavy, so it'll be slower but have added weight which contributes to more power. If if you go with a 4U voltric racket, it won't be as heavy as a 3U. So you'll be able to have relatively good defense while keeping your power. Again, generalising. From what we know, you could try: - Voltric 80 (head heavy) - Acrsaber 11 (even balance) If you can, play with those rackets and see how they feel. Also if you can try out others in the series line: Voltric or Arcsaber. Your best bet is to try a few and make your own comparison. End of the day, you'll be playing with the racket.
Sorry been out due to an injury... The most important important aspect that's missing for me is the lack of strength to generate power. Everyone in my gym has advised against head heavy rackets. Can I generate good power using nano speed series rackets?
I have a 3U NR900 and I would say it's a really good racket for front (net play), fast placement, deceptive, slice drop, setting up for attacks, etc so it suit the "front" player or playmaker style more and really fast but not as aggressive for smashes as VOltric series (such as VT80, VTZF, VTZF2)which I think is a beast for "back" players, but then if you play doubles for 2 hours you'll be getting a bit slower and tired after a while if smashing too much with Voltric, that's when using NR900 comes really handy, being head light I never find myself getting the sore arm from using the racket even smashing the whole time (again the power is there but not as powerful/threatening as my VTZF)
Hope its not serious injury... To start with, I've no experience with nanospeed series. But I do know that a head-heavy racket will help u to generate power to a limited extent, coz the rest depends on ur physique n badmtn skills. Having said that, would suggest Yonex VT70 or Victor TK-6ooo. They r mid-stiff, head-heavy rackets n fairly easy to use. To help with ur net play, 4u would b gd...
