Hello BCers I was wondering if SOTX racquets were better than Yonex racquets is any way. I see many players using Yonex racquets but not many with SOTX, even though SOTX manufactures great racquets. Anyone can tell me why? thanks
noone can tell you if they are better or not. everyone has their own personal preference. however, some of us CAN give you information or traits of particular models of racquets.
Ever since that I have switched away from Yonex, I am determined that the racket only play a very minor role on my overall performers. And while SOTX is also good in quality and cheaper in price, I would prefer SOTX over Yonex myself. The reason why you see less SOTX than Yonex is probably: SOTX has only in the market for the last couple years There aren’t much SOTX reseller in Canada. Let me know if you need help in choosing the right SOTX racket or to buy one in Canada.
It looks to me liek STOX is mainly producing head-heavy raquets. mostly a bit ti-10 style..but this si what i've heard...
agree, rackets aren't really for performance, more for comfort....I believe strings determine much more.. is this a mis-type? and wichever waya round: Why?
Agree. To titanium TI But in case it helps.. the sotx reps went to our court to promote and let us use their rackets. ;I found the woven 7 to be surprisingly strong for clears. Sorry wasn't able to really time my smashes so couldn't really comment on smashing (am not that good a player to be able to immediately adjust to a racket, but this is also an indication of the user friendliness of that model).. driving was middle of the road. Also forgot to try the back hand as there were a lot of people waiting.. I also don't know the strings used.. but tension was about 23. My previous yonex experience: mp 99, 100, nano 7k and 8k. personal preference: 4u med flex racket slightly head heavy. so in case your preference matches mine ... hope this helps..
SOTX brand is very common in China for the fact that the rackets are produced in China. They actually sponsored some of the local tournament as well as the Chinese Armed Forces Badminton Team in the national championship. SOTX uses that in their marketing promotion in China. The Hong Kong number 1 lady single player (I think she is in the top 5 in the world ranking) also endorse SOTX, but surprisingly that does not create a big following. I now there is only one shop in Singapore and in Hong Kong carry this brand. But there are quite a lot of shops (retail and online) selling that in China. It is a little perculiar on SOTX marketing strategy. They try to establish themselves as a hi-tech European-based brand, using Germany as their "home" and actually print the Garmen flag and "DE" in some of the rackets. But their presence and availability outside China is hardly noticeable. This is quite a contrast to other brands who try to have a fair share of the market dominated by Yonex, such as ProAce, Victor, Fleet etc. Personally I own a Woven 8A, and I like it very much. I think in terms of quality and performance, this brand is comparable with higher end Yonex rackets, and better than many other so called "clones". However, their latest products (Woven 12 and above) are a little pricy (close or over the range of HKD1,000). It could be a marketing mistake because at that price, a neutral may prefer to choose the well-proven brand of Yonex instead of trying out a relative unknown brand. Purely from a price to performance consideration, I think the model Woven 10, 9, 8 and 7 are worth trying (they are priced around HKD700-800) if you are looking at a non-Yonex brand.
pro-ace use to do that with british flag imprinted on packaging and racket. End cap imprinted 'England Proace' too. Don't know if they do that now.
They still do that. I bought a ProAce Sweet Spot 2000 couple of months ago and it has that striking Union Jack on it.
i have a woven 7, its good for smashing or maybe because its balance point is 292mm. ive read in some thread that the woven 7 performs like a mp99 or mp100(not sure on which 1). wang chen uses sotx, even lin dan.
Most of the SOTX Woven rackets are only slightly to moderately head heavy. There are a few like the Woven 7 that are quite head heavy though. Lots of options.
That female player now playing for HongKong is Wang Chen, and the reason not many people followed her if you mean buying sotx, is simply because there's sotx logo on the rackets she plays, but the racket itself is cab20.
The world is just fine, it's going round and round like usual. I just didn't see this post. SOTX makes good stuff. Yonex makes good stuff. RSL makes good stuff. Lots of manufacturers make good stuff. It's all relative. I'm currently using an AT800-DE and Woven 9.
That's the answer already. The brand is just a name, and if you prefer the less known ones, and it serves you well and cheaper, go for it.
I still have a couple of Woven 7s but I don't use them anymore (anyone wanna buy? $70 each plus shipping ). True, they smash great but the tougher the opponents, the less I get to smash. It's all about defense and driving the shuttle. The Woven 7 is not as good for that, compared to the Woven 8 and 9 and AT800-DE which is what I'm experimenting with right now.
