Help with Racket choice for Junior player

I advice the Yonex MP44 bought quite cheaply from http://www.pwp.com/badmintonrackets.asp?id=2&cat=Yonex
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jl

 

Hi Joes Dad

Joe is a lucky kid, I wish my dad had got me a new racket when I was 11, I played with a Steel racket until I was 16 (big ahhhhh for me)!

First of all, a new racket will probably not have the desired effect of getting a 'bit more length and power', the best way to get more length and power is to
1) Practice,
2) Get a stronger Wrist and Arm (this will come as he gets older)
3) Re-string his existing racket with some quality strings (yonex bg65ti are good) at a low tension, say 18-20lbs.

Personally I think re-stringing the racket (to the specs above) will have the best effect, as the low tension (18-20lbs) will help produce more power in his shots.

I just looked at the specs for a Prince Hornet Ti and it looks like a perfectly good racket, however if you really want to treat your son to a nice new racket then I would advise against a top of the range racket (like the nano-speeds) because they are very specialised and can be very difficult to play with unless you are a very good player. I would not buy a stiff racket either; this is because it can be more difficult to generate power with them.
I would go for a yonex MP44 or yonex MP66 as they are both flexible and head-light which will allow your son to generate power and manoeuvre the racket easily.



If you decide on the MP44, you should get it from www.pwp.co.uk because they are still selling the 2004 version (I have the 2004 version) which looks nicer than the 2005 version, also the 2005 version is more expensive because it is newer.


The following on-line sites are all excellent, I have bought rackets from all of them and there service is exellent:


www.pwp.co.uk
MP44 (2004) = £40 ** BARGAIN + GREAT RACKET **
MP66 = £69


www.directsports-eshop.com
MP44 (2005) = £60
MP66 = £65


www.centralsports.co.uk
MP44 (2005) = £55
MP66 = £72


Hope I could help!

 

Yonex carbonex 30 mp would be a good choice.

 

For a similar price to the one of that MP66, why not get the Carbonex20? Lots of people here grew up with it including our site owner Kwun... It's an oval head racquet and it's been debated that oval heads have smaller sweet spots compared to an isometric (or boxed shaped) head racquet. So your son will have a chance to practice his technique as he needs to hit a smaller area more consistently compared to the more forgiving isometric heads...

http://www.pwp.com/badmintonrackets.asp?id=2&cat=Yonex

Carbonex20 is listed there for 59.99 quid.

And one last thing, lots of people here also swear by the carbonex's durability so you know it'll last for quite a fair bit

 

it s about 110 USD
in my opinion is not very expensive compare to others,

and it s a powerful rocket, definetly worth the price.

 

Kwun's question of "why" is a rethorical one. He is means that the Cab30 is too stiff and unsuitable for an 11 year old, regardless of whether he is the next Shon Seung-mo.