im probably buying a new racket in a bit and i've narrowed it down to the 99 and the 800-def and im stuck with the dilema of which to choose... so if anyone owns them, could you give me some info on which would be better? if it helps, i'm looking for a well rounded racket but perhaps slightly higher on the power side
From what I've read, the 99 is more head heavy, so it may be better for singles. Lin Dan won with it, so it's not a turkey.
Hmm...u can do a search...but the closest i came thru my search for u is this thread. http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26778 hope it helps...
I like both rackets but prefer the AT800-DE. I think it's currently the best racket Yonex makes. It's an all-around, excellent racket. Don't be fooled by the "defensive" name, a few people have said I've hit my hardest smashes with the DE.
yup... i also prefer DE over 99. personally dont understand why so many people like 99... the colour maybe?
The 99 is a very good all-around racket and most people are probably happy with it and have not tried other rackets...such as the 800-DE.
thanks for the replies the first thing i noticed about the DE when i had it for a spin was that it was actually fairly flexible looking at Yonex's catalog the MP99 has a bit more power then the DE and yes the 99's colour scheme is very attractive
I've held and played with bolth rackets you mention here. the DEF I had was a 4U, good racket. But with the MP99 I lend from my friend, I found that I lacked the power to swing it as fast as i wanted (well, I could do it, but not a whole game ). That said, I agree with Dan, the AT-800Def is a great racket, can't really go wrong with it
