Professional players and their racquets

**j4ckie** · 10-03-2012, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by decoy

I'd also point out reiko shiota, she may not be the best player but looking at people reactions in some threads in the general forum you can't deny she draws attention

Pretty sure she used the VT80 lately...

**demolidor** · 10-03-2012, 05:10 PM

Where "lately" = for a long while even

Just noticing Kenichi Hayakawa is now playing with Kumpoo instead of Yonex ARC8DX (almost looked like a Voltric 5 for a minute

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**j4ckie** · 10-03-2012, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by demolidor

Where "lately" = for a long while even

Just noticing Kenichi Hayakawa is now playing with Kumpoo instead of Yonex ARC8DX (almost looked like a Voltric 5 for a minute

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Yeah, he's not been using Yonex for ages....at least since the AC^^

**decoy** · 10-03-2012, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by j4ckie

Pretty sure she used the VT80 lately...

Ya you're right last game I saw was in 2011 super series final I guess I should have figured that out xD

**Shinichi** · 10-03-2012, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by j4ckie

It's not a real record. There were no other rackets tested in the same manner and only Yonex-sponsored players competed. Real records are recorded during competition using a radar-based system rather than the high-speed camera Yonex employed.
Effective marketing, but at the end of the day, only marketing. Also quite telling that NO real smasher ever really used this in competition...

Too bad other brand didnt try to test their racket for the fastest smash.

**j4ckie** · 10-04-2012, 07:25 AM

Originally Posted by Shinichi

Too bad other brand didnt try to test their racket for the fastest smash.

I think if you have the most successful team in the sport using your equipment and they regularly play the hardest smash in the tournament you don't worry so much about one advertisement