This just happened a few hours ago from a mishit smash. That's 7 broken rackets in 4 months. I seriously need to find another sport to play. :crying:
poor racquet ... i mean dan ... i thought you mentioned that you had a source that will give you an unlimited warranty? what's the worry then?
also, i thought you said it was the at700 with the yellow strings and loose cap that was most likely to break first ... i think you should try a lower string tension, hehe, although it seems petelsd doesn't seem to have this problem ...
The loose cap racket is still alive, I haven't hit it much. since The lowest tension I'm comfortable with is 26lbs. I prefer 28-29lbs. The racket that broke was strung at 27lbs. If 32/35lbs...forget it, that's a scary thought!
have you analysed whether your racquets tend to break quicker with higher tensions? time to pick up squash, i hear it's great! plus, if you can't find a partner, you can always play with yourself. no, that's not right, i mean, by yourself, hmmmm ... sounds pretty bad either way ....
Higher tension, 29-31lbs., the string breaks quicker. At lower tensions, 26-28lbs. the racket breaks quicker. Maybe I should go back to 30+lbs. string tension; breaking string's a lot cheaper than rackets.
oefff...that's not good...you shoudl seriously look into lower tensions, this is getting expensive... OR: stop mishitting
Dan, how do you manage it? I've never known anyone to be so destructive. There must be something really weird in your technique. Either that or you have consistently bought dodgy rackets.
wow...badminton is an expensive sport.. but you just proved that it could be way much more expensive that what I thought...
Well, the people that I play against say I dink hard and see me break the rackets. They say it's not my technique nor is it the equipment. For instance, I get my Yonex stuff, straight from Yonex.
Yeah, got injured doing cross-court backhand clears with a squash racket, my arm and mostly important, psychology, never the same.
Poor racket RIP....:crying: There's gotta be a racket out there for Dan that won't break. Dan may spend a life time searching for that true racket. Lot of your miss hits are due to your hand-eye coordination technique. Your concentration drops when you're tired or rushed to a shot. You need to learn to control your choice of shots when your opponents sets a fast paced game. They are trying to rush you to make a poor decision, such as smashing while you are off balance, resulting in a miss-hit. When in situations such as that, tell yourself to drop or clear, don't be tempted to crush that shuttle and break your favorite racket. Hope this advise helps.
Hmm, Dan, you should give that 8100 "Blacky" racket a try, might as well..who knows??worst come to worst, it'll break also..BTW, isn't that the same Blacken racket which you wielded before??... P.S. Dan, have you tried one of those older model Yonex racket, the ones still with the T-Joint(ie. Yonex 9)??..they're oval & a bit heavier though..
