Does expensive rackets help playing

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  1. MooYong

    MooYong New Member

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    If you think expensive rackets help you playing better, so try RSL Millennium Diamond

    Speical Limited Edition for Collectors
    • This special limited edition Millennium Diamond are made especially for the RSL Enthusiast as a collectable item. Only 300 diamond racket were made to celebrate RSL long History of 75th anniversary.

    Product Remarks
    • At the T joint of Millennium diamond racket, there are 6 real South African diamonds with three on each side of size 2 carats, 5 carats and 7 carats.
    • Millennium Diamond are presented with a strong aluminium casing for you to display or to protect this special racket


    If anyone has already try, let me know the result. :D :D :D
     

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    I am very interested in one :)

    Do you know how much it cost?
     
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    wow! :eek: I would love to be your partner!

    I will make sure I'll use my in-destructo-stainless-steel racquet, and I'll be (purposely) looking for some major racquet clashing to loosen up those diamonds! :D

    Cheers!
     
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    I forgot to mention, the racket's colors look somewhat like a Ti-10 to me from distance. :)
     
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    does it mean .2, .5 and .7 carats diamond??

    a 5 carat diamond costs upwards of US$100,000 and i don't even want to imagine the 7 carat one... ;)

    but nice find! i don't think i will ever use it if i own one though, the thought of the diamond flying out the racket when i do a 200mph jumpsmash will never make me feel at ease with it...
     
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    Yeah I think so too given that there's no where on that racquets that's anywhere near the size of a 7 carat diamond.

    PS You can do a 200 mph smash Kwun? Remind me not to play you when I'm next in San Jose ;P
     
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    yeah, i can just imagine janet's reaction, "you bought a 7 carat diamond??? *LOVE* you put it *WHERE*????? *SMACK*"

    i did say "the thought of".... ;)
     
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    hahahhaaha... kwun, u making me laugh soooo hard now. Got to shut my office door, before my boss calling the cops. :p
     
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    Intensive double games: 4 players

    Serious clashes (as if 1 shot can't knock anything loose): 2 rackets

    Ppl running on court looking for treasure: Countless...

    :D
     
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    If you give that racket to stringer for re-stringing service, it's going to be pretty tempting to take the diamonds.....:D:D


    If thd diamonds got loose while doing the 200mph smash...man....imagine diamonds are flying in 200mph.....that's like bullets:eek:
    So, you will win the rally and probably kill your opponent in the same time!.
     
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    This is the only time opponent's partner feel very happy about his partner's death. :D
     
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    Exactly :D
    It's going to be the first time in badminton history to have a K.O. win (as boxing) :p


    PS:
    I went to: www.rsl-swiss.ch but I couldn't find the racket.....does anyone know the link?
     
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    Bluejeff, you can view that model at www.rsl-1928.com and if I'm not mistaken, that's the website for the UK RSL. I remember downloading their product catalogue and that was their top-end racket, so maybe you can visit there.
     
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    i wonder if a millionaire, were to play with this racquet, mishit it on the T, would a diamond fall out?

    i still think that this may be a good way to make some money but realistically, your not paying for a racquet, your paying for 6 small diamonds embedded in a racquet
     
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    And the love spirit of the game. ;)
     
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    Thanks for the link, nutty :)

    A mis-hit onto the diamond will probably break the shuttle since diamonds are so hard .... lol

    WOW..... the web site says 2 , 5 , and 7 carats.......(Not 0.2, 0.5, and 0.7)....Now I think this is something I can not afford...... :(
    (Could it be > $1000000 USD?? I don't know about diamonds.....)
     
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    It is crazy to make a racket with diamonds in it. It is not practical and no one will play with this racket except the billionaires.

    If RSL want to celebrate her 75th anniversary, I think to make a real 100% titanium made racket is much more practical and valuable than those diamond made racket.

    BTW, I will buy one if the racket is totally made with titanium, but not diamonds.
     
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    if i owned this racket, i'd hire 7 bodyguards. 3 of them will play doubles with me while the rest will be on the look out for shady characters near my court. :D
     
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    If I own this racquet, there will be a badminton club next to my house (maybe 5 minutes walking distance), one court reserved for me 24x7, 9 level A players (they take turns) will be hired full time to play with me whenever I want to, plus, there will be nice chics massaging me on the court ! :)
     

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