Yonex Shoes Comparison

it almost the same to me.I personally still prefer SHB89 although you might want to try SHB 98.

 

The anti twist system is for your ankle. When jumping and landing during the game, the ankle takes alot of pressure. In some cases, the ankle may twist and you sprain it then or damage a ligament. The anti-twist sytem is incorporated in the upper part of the shoe...it makes it a little stiffer. Hence, when you land, there is less probablity for your foot to 'topple':crying: In my opinion,SHB89 should be your choice also if you jump alot. Perhaps the anti twist thing can lower ur chances of getting injured ...so it actually depends on how strong your ankles are.

I personally like the SHB98 MX. It almost feels like you're walking on air...and you don't feel the landing impact at all after a jump smash!

 

One thing you need to know is 89 is wider than 98. If you have wide feet, 98 might give u very un-comfortable feeling for the 1st 2 weeks or so.

 

The 89 is wider and more supportive around the ankle, it is also heavier.

The 98 is narrower and has less protection on offer, it is lighter and more responsive.

For me the 89's last longer but the 98 are more comfortable but far less durable worn at the same clubs for the same amounts of time. I also felt the 89's took a while to break in whereas the 98's were fine from the first wearing

 

what r the price of both?

 

The 89's are £45 and the 98's are £60.

 

ah rite, for me i depends if the 98's are good enough to spend an extra 15 on

 

I would stick with the 89's if you are wanting a supportive trainer

 

yeh good choice there cant be that much of difference between the 2

 

I haven't tried the 89's but what i can say is that the 98's are VERY nice and comfortable, very light and tough meaning it wont tear/fall apart or anything easily...
i was wearing the adiddas taekwondo shoes to play badminton before and literally the sole at the front was coming off meaning i had to buy new shoes, got the 98's from direct-sport online and came with a free pair of socks (not that i haven't got any lol)

 

taekwondo? i cant say i like the range of Adidas "leisure" shoes


i myself had some Adidas Tuscany Leisure shoes - fell apart

 

nah its very nice, but as the name describes, its only meant to be for taekwondo, lol i slipped and slid all over the place in badminton, but now i got some proper badminton shoes, i actually have grip and dont slide anymore, just more lunges...

 

leisure shoes r pretty expensive though, £90 for the tuscanys

 

no.... whee are you buying them from? adiddas tuscanys are £60 in most sports shops

 

adiddas tuscanys dont feel good when you play badminton anyways, because i have a pair and i tried it once, the shoes are way too narrow to wear to play badminton... adiddas taekwondo shoes are nice, but it has no sole padding meaning it hurts your feet after a while so not very good to wear, needless to say the soles fall apart lol

the 98's have very nice cushioning... or maybe its just meaning used to having no cushioning at all lol it actually feels like theres grip inside the shoe where u put ur feet in, ur feet could actually feel the lil raised bumps inside it cushioning ur feet

 

The 98's are ok cusion wise but durable I'm now onto my third pair since the start of the season

 

u must have fast feet

 

Or the soles fall apart when you drag your trailing foot a bit too much :crying: