Hi, I just broke my Yonex Armortec 700. Or rather my friend broke it. He had borrowed it from me before our training and used it for a doubles match as he felt it was quite good.During the match his partner's racket and my racket collided and my poor racket broke from the 3 O' clock and 7 O' clock positions. He apologized deeply and was rather worried, but I consoled him. I had to expect this in a doubles match. He insisted on paying me money for the racket. Now I need a new racket, in case something unfavourable happens to my NS8K( touch wood). And I want to buy a racket of Yonex. Now that my friend is giving me some money, I can buy a racket of the "high-end rackets" list. At first, I thought I should buy a Nanospeed 8000 as a back-up to my other NS8K as competitions are coming up. But now I feel that I shouldn't buy another NS8K as I already have one. Then I felt that maybe I should buy which is similar to my NS8K. I was confused and I still am. And so I decided to ask badminton fans, ie, you all, for your opinions. I would like to ask you all to recommend me a Yonex racket which is similar to the "Heavenly" NanoSpeed 8000. When I say similar, I mean in terms of performance (power, control, etc.), weight distribution and length. Similar in whichever ways possible. I will also consider rackets which you may think are better than NanoSpeed 8000, but preferably Yonex. I will also consider high-end rackets even though they may be expensive. I hope I'll have a clearer view as to my decision and I hope that I will be able to make a wise decision. Thanks all of you. Hope to read your views.
Hi kaizen....as Ns8000 is headlight( not to the extreme as Ns7000), powerful and extra-stiff shaft......i tink the nearest similar high-end Yonex racket shld be the even-balanced, same extra-stiff shaft, loads of power "all-rounder racket" Mp99. and its not very expensive nowadays too....shld be around S$170, so good for yr pocket n back-up to yr Ns8000 since u dowan another Ns8000.
Why do you want another racket? If you want a backup, then you should get another Ns8000 (with the same string, same grip...). Then, when you break a string, you can keep playing with no adjustment. If you are happy with your Ns8000, there is no reason to change. Playing with multiple rackets will just confuse you. You are not getting any more "value" by buying a different racket.
Thanks. I'll consider that seriously. My friend has an MP99 which he bought recently. Maybe I'll try out his racket first and see whether it gives me a similar feel of NS8K. Thanks again.
Hmm..Makes some sense. What you said is true..It's correct that I want a back-up racket and that no other racket can give me same feel as the NS8K. But I feel that I want another racket than the NS8K. I just feel that I need a variety, but I also don't want the racket to be different in performance than the NS8K. And that's why I asked you guys to recommend me a similar racket. Anyway, thanks for your opinion. Hope to see from you more.
maybe the NS9k will do it,,, allso ligthweigth and stiff/ekstrastiff,,, but if not that i would recommend another NS8k,,, I am talking of experience
Sir, you are contradicting yourself. You say you "feel" no other racket can give you the same feeling as the NS8000, then you say you "feel" you need variety. Then you say you don't want the racket to be difference in performance. I'd say better safe than sorry, get another NS8000.
I agree with Gollum and Dink. If you really like the NS8k performance, the backup is simply another NS8k with the same weight (or close) and grip size. You stated that competitions are coming soon. The last thing you want to do before a tourny, is to spend a lot of time to adjust to another racket, which could also mean, "try but fail at the end".
I think Ti-10's are still available in your part of the world. So get one of those if you want variety. It will not make a very good back up for the NS8000 as the rackets are very different. The fact that you need highly contrasting variety suggests that you haven't found your perfect racket yet. The Ti-10 has a better chance than most of becoming your perfect racket. It is cheaper than all top end Yonex rackets yet performing no less.
Naa, I agree with the other two guys...stick with the NS8K. If you're playing serious matches and consistency of touch and feel are important, there's no point having a different spare racquet. It will do your confidence no good whatsoever if halfway through a game, you're under pressure, losing the game and then your string breaks...only to have to then remember what minute adustments you have to make in order to play your natural game but with a different racquet. In these situations you need to minimise the amount of adjustments and focus on consistency.
True, the last thing you need in a tough game is adjusting to another racket. So I'd say stick with the NS8k
Thanks guys. Thanks for the recommendations. All those who recommended me another NS8K, I see your point. I've alomost made up my mind, but still a little unsure. So I think I'll wait for a few more days and get some more views and opinions from others or from you guys too. (if you want to recommend me a racket) Feel free to give me advice or recommendations. I'll appreciate it. Thanks.
Kaizen: you need to learn to be more decisive. You contradict yourself many times, "almost made up my mind but still unsure." You crack me up. Don't take anyone else's advice, take your own. You said the NS8000 was "Heavenly". Then what else is there to think about? If you are still thinking, then the NS8000 is not heavenly.
I agree that the reasoning here is dizzying. I go for variety on my second racquet but only because the "first" racquet, which I consider "heavenly", is too expensive to buy four of (I've already broken two). I would understand if someone felt the same way about an NS8000 but kaizen hasn't mentioned that yet.
Hehe. Sorry DinkAlot for contradicting myself a lot of times. As I'm in a confused state, I can't make proper statements. Sorry for that. Hope you understand. Although you did say that I should decide on my own, when others recommend me other rackets, I can't ignore them. In the end, I become confused. Hmm..Maybe I should really listen to my heart and decide so that I won't regret later. But I'm still confused. Hehe. Sorry. Maybe I'm troubling you guys. Anyway, still hope to get some views.
If you think AT700 was a back up for the NS8000, or vice versa, then I am afraid you don't know about rackets enough to care for their differences. In that case you just have to keep trying a different racket until you find the one you will want to buy more than one of. It's an expensive process. If you have the money, you can just buy the latest Yonex rackets. Because these contain the latest gizmoz, even if they don't play well, you would still feel good for owning them.
why buy a racket as a backup for your ns8000. buy a ns9000 and it should be similar in play to your ns8000 and also it should be superior
