Which is best for smashing - 2u, 3u or 4u?

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  1. dkslim

    dkslim Regular Member

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    I notice that with the Yonex racquets, there are 3 different weight types - 2u, 3u and 4u. I like to smash (I also do other kinds of shots, but smashing feels best ;)), which weight is best for smashing? There seem to be conflicting views. Some say that a heavier racquet (ie. 2u) is better for smashing because it has more momentum. But some say that a lighter racquet (ie. 3u or 4u) is better for smashing because one can swing it faster, generating more snap during the smash. What is everyone's opinion of it? By the way when I smash I use every part of my body, including my shoulder, arm, wrist and abs.

    I have been smashing quite well with a lighter racquet (a Ti-8), but I need a new racquet that can improve my smashing. I've narrowed down my choices to the models that are high up on the offense chart - the Nanospeed 8000, the Musclepower 100 & 99, the Ti-10, and the Armortec 8000OF. I just need some advice on whether I should get the 2u, 3u or 4u version. :confused: Of course any other advice you give will be helpful too (like maybe grip sizes?)! Thanks!:)
     
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    I like 3U for smashing. Seems it's well balanced in my opinion.
     
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    If you give the number of Us that you use, can you also say exactly what racquet model it is, it helps :D
     
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    we really need sticky for these type of questions -.-
    anyhoo, its all personal preference, if there were 1 perfect weight and racquet then everyone would use it. try them out and pick the one you like best.
     
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    _lam is correct, people have different body types, arm strength, wrist, etc... choose whatever you are most comfortable with.
     
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    Very well said. If there's a "best racket", then, all the other brands / models will never survive in the market for this long.
     
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    There are so many variables. But overall, from a scientific stand point, everything else being equal, it would be the racket that you can generate the most power/velocity from, consistently.

    Now how to determine that is a lot more complicated. :p

    For me it's a 2U Ti10 or 3U DHS Top VS 3000 (which is super endloaded and has about the same "moment" as a 2U Ti10).
     
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    For me I regret buying heavy rackets, I listened to the pros telling me heavy racket gives u good smash bla bla... the truth is the lighter the racket the better... 1st of all you conserve energy, 2nd you get faster recovery, 3rd the ease of swing means u have better control over where you want to smash the shuttle, and its harder for opponent to deferenciate the motion of swing... And lastly backhand clear is definatly easier and more effective in 4u..

    These are some of the difference I noticed after experimenting 3U and 2U for sometime... Now I rather have a 4U :crying:
     
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    A racket is a dual-blade sword. When you are looking for one (especially a heavy one) to improve your smashing, the trade-off is the agility of recovery and net play. That's why I stick with 3U/4U racket. Even though I might be unable to reach "one shot, one kill", I could at least get ready for defending/returning the shots coming back.

    -SC
     
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    This maybe true for you but it's not necessarily true for others.

    It's all relative. :)
     
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    Who said you can't do one shot, one kill?! :eek:

    OK, maybe not against Trisna or Alex. For that we need super fast shuttles and a lot of luck. :p
     
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    Ahhh, we have professor S4stein here :D .

     
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    2U f0eVARzzzzz! ;) :p :D
     
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    Hmm, would this give him, Simp84, a stronger incentive to work out (especially arms) more often? Well, it is indeed a relative thing; however, even for the rackets with the same weight, the change of the balance point would affect the feeling, sometimes a lot, too.

    Are the sight and the grip feeling pretty deceiving? I guess so.

    -SC

     
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    Then perhaps you should ask what specific model you're looking for? Then people who own that racket can give feedback on different weight classes.
     
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    take it ezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
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    Wake what easyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? :eek:
     
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    Sorry to interrupt your consonant repetition contest, but I'd like to make a relevant comment :D

    I had a 3U MP99 that broke. I now have 3 (one still packaged) 2U MP99s that I consider awesome because I am strong enought that a few grams doesn't bother me (it did initially but one gets accostomed to it) and it feels more solid. It is still a fairly light racquet. I don't need top heavy or any blah blah like that because I work on the head speed principle (MP99s are even balanced).
    I tried a top heavy racquet and found the swing was kinda 'out of balance' for me.
     
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    Depends on how strong you are :) . oh yeah S4MadMan HAS to use 2U's... he swing anything 2U and lighter so fast it will... snap:cool: . Look at this...
    http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=301399#post301399 mustve been a pretty hard mishit:confused:
     
  20. dkslim

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    Haha thanks for the replies everyone... some are useful comments :D someone mentioned I should name the model of the racquets I'm interested in, well they are Yonex Nanospeed 8000, Armortec 800 (of or de) and Musclepower 99 or 100. All have varying weights.

    So anyone who has experience with those racquets at different weights, do share :):cool:
     

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