yes and no Anything that cheap usually has either steel or aluminium involved. They are heavier and harder to swing than an all-graphite racquet. You can play badminton with them, but you would almost certainly be better off with a graphite racquet
ahhh ok! so graphite is the way to go... what sort of price will i be looking at for a basic graphite? what can you recommend?
From that web site, MP23 is best for the price. AT150 is good also. AT250 is the best of those budget racquet and it will last you a good 3~4 years if you don't abuse it.
Yonex Isometric 65 Light (2007) £19 Yonex Armortec 150 £32.50 I would probably buy the latter as you can adjust it's string's as you develop as a player. It is a little more money but I think in the longterm it's better value if you think you will persevere with Badminton.
from your other thread http://www.badmintonforum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=44970 the ones up to £25 are probably the most basic
from that website, I would choose the wilson v14, i've used it and i actually preferred it to the more expensive wilsons and it's a bargain for £20
what does everyone think to this ?: Prince Lob Graphite Badminton Racket. http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?jspStoreDir=argos&catalogId=10651¶ms=adref%3DSports+and+leisure-%3ERacquet+sports-%3EBadminton&productId=684872&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FProductDisplay%3FstoreId%3D10001%26catalogId%3D10651%26productId%3D684872%26langId%3D-1&keyword=Prince+Lob+Graphite+Badminton+Racket.&langId=-1&referrer=FG13P&engine=froogle&storeId=10001
collinsc - check out the following: http://www.directsports-eshop.co.uk/ http://www.centralsports.co.uk/ http://www.crampsports.com/ they give the best deals in the UK for badminton (although you might want to call cramp sports up as their website wasn't up to date the last time I looked.) You get a better range and better prices with these compared with argos or jjb
