I would like to know which badminton brand / manufacture you prefer beside Yonex. Mind that I am not referring only to rackets, but from the point of the company’s reputation, the quality of its product, product line up, packing/design and value all together. Please keep this thread clean with clear indication of which company you like and why. Do you own or intend to buy any of their products?
Forza Played with one belonging to my friend once. Feels really good. But cannot get it in North America or Singapore...
Apacs rackets are pretty good and they have quite a large range. I've had a few major clashes with my pc998 and it's still as strong as ever. Like most other brands, they also have a few good yonex clones.
Black Knight They have pretty good racket in their lineup. They let players demo them in the KTR tournements. Some ppl just can't find a BK racket they like, others will find the gem.
Victor, Fleet or Mmoa are all good brands from Taiwan. But I have heard that Fleet have better quality than the other two. I used to own a Victor Artery Ti-99 and it was good.
Victor Victor would probably be my second favorite brand over yonex I have one of their bags and a pair of their shoes and lots of their grips. have tried their racquets but prefer yonex.
Forza i love there stuff, from their rackets, bags, etc. There rackets just feel so right when i play with them, so this christmas time to get myself another forza racket.
So far: Forza(3) Apacs(1) Gosen(2) Black Knight(1) Fleet(1) Victor(1) SOTX(1) Carlton(2) Again, I am not talking about racket alone, everything counts. Keep it going please.
i'd have to say Victor just got a new Super Nano racket.. seems to be able to generate quite a bit of power... i just got to get more used to it (apparently it has a 1yr warranty too lol)
Kason and Tactic. Just got the new Tactic sample rackets. Nano-Power Titanium Xross Striker. My friend loves it at the OCBC International. Can't wait to try their Woven Nano-Titanium Muscle-Power Xcoss Striker....hehehe, I can see a racket review coming soon. Oh, I use Victor Shuttles too.
I am starting to like Chao Pai a lot after couple of years playing only on Yonex. You can check their website http://www.jiachang.com.cn Try both english and chinese sites but anyways the 2005 catalog has much more products in it. They even have one high end model which you have to string at 28 lbs min (up to 34 lbs), Also they are damn cheap (~45 USD to 60 USD) including Yonex strings. This brand is meant to be used by couple of Chinese junior teams.
