I need help choosing racket

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  1. jseto

    jseto Regular Member

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    I've been playing for several years now, and now that i'm going to hong kong soon ( I hear their rackets are cheap) I reeally dont know which ones to choose. NS 9000 sounds good but im not sure. MY price range is around 100$ +! pls help me

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    Please answer these questions so that we can help you =] : (The racket part) http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8426
     
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    OH ok here are my answers

    1: I play about 2 times a week. And I'm getting really serious about it now. I wanna be able to go to the regionals on the high school team

    2: I'm more of an all round. MY smashes are just a little weak tho. But I find I can move around easily, and have pretty good strength throughout my body.

    3: I care just a little about durability so that I wont have to spend that much, but I dont want the durability to damage teh performance

    4: NOthing over 200$ CAN
     
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    What is ur current racket you are using?
     
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    Its a bit old tho, I got it fr 70$ a while back. Its a victor brand.
     
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    that was before I was serious tho
     
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    lol oh yea, it doest have to be yonex
     
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    Well i think i would recommend an At500 since its an all around racket, good durability and good performance =] and its under $200. Unfortunately, i haven' tried any other brand so cant recommend any others. Im sure some BC members would love to help you out =]
     
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    Ah ok. Sweet. How much does it cost around tho?
     
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    well in Ottawa its costs about $170 and the good thing about it is that since its cd coded...you get 6 months warranty on it if you break it(manufacture defect) But look around for posts talking about Sotx because they are well known for durability, performance and of course..PRICE! =]
     
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    I looked around, an di see that theres different versiouns or soemthing. Is this true? ANd btw, what weight would you reccomend?
     
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    Do a search on where to buy in HK. There are a lot of fake in HK also if you don't know where to go.
     
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    Why not you try RSL series or Carlton 2007 series.
     
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    I hear the armorec 500 has a new look but im not sure which one is old and which one is new

    is the black-white old? or is the blue-greyish old?
     
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    Kason TSF 100 is a good all-around racket, and with a 24+ lb in tension there won't be a lack of power with the smashes and offensive shots. I think you could get it at HK for a good price and there is much less fake rackets for this brand, especially in Hong Kong.
     
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    The black and white is the new At500...as for weight..3ug4 is standard...Oh yeah, if you wanted to try Sotx go to this site: http://www.mjstrings.ca/badmintonracquets.php. Only thing is, you have to pay with credit card or through paypal.
     
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