Yonex Arcsaber 7 Reviews

**Pete LSD** · 12-26-2007, 10:31 PM

Sir, that's an invitation to possible thread derailment.

Originally Posted by Oldhand

Well, when my wife said I could have a racquet as her New Year gift, I chose the Yonex ArcSaber 7...

...and, boy, it rocks!

Although too busy to play, I went around to the SBA Hall and tried it out.
It's a 3U G5 version with Yonex BG-66 at 26 pounds and the original grip.

Clears: Very effortless - both forehand and backhand
Lifts: Just flick it - and you have a perfect lift
Blocks: Great feeling - and go easy or they turn into drives
Drives: Don't swing, don't swing - or you'll see them rocket out
Drops: Precise for tapped drops, a little less for sliced drops
Net-shots: Stiff for bounces - but very easy for tumbles
Half-smashes: One hard tap - and you have a kill
Smashes: Simply superb - and you need almost no backswing

The only drawback I noted is a distinct lack of feedback when hitting with a lazy swinging action. This stiff Saber is for the explosive arm... not for the classic arm.

I'm glad I didn't choose another Armortec 700 or 900 (although, price-wise, they are still a better buy).

And, finally, you gotta hear the Saber's sound too

Ahem, I just retired my MP99 until further notice

**h4n5ip** · 12-26-2007, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by Smichz

The Ti-10,old or new,in indo costs around 720 HKD..a lil bit cheaper than in HK.That's why i guess i'll buy one when i go back.

In china,the price of the old ti-10 is more expensive since it's rare.So does AT700 old colour.So,if u're interested in collecting them n then sell it in the future,u might think about having them now.

It's dam hard to find old Ti-10 in Indo. Last time I've tried and still find it 2 pcs in Bandung. If I am not wrong the price was Rp 1,000,000 ($107).
The new Ti-10 is around $95. Luckly a friend sold his old ti-10 to me at $50.
Hey smichz don't forget to PM me if you are in Indo. Would like to play together, I also can recommend a good badminton shop.

**george@chongwei** · 12-26-2007, 10:51 PM

so this racquet so far is only used by a player, Gao Ling...
am i right?

***drifit*** · 12-26-2007, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by george@chongwei

so this racquet so far is only used by a player, Gao Ling...
am i right?

more than one......

www.yonex.com/badminton/topics/071109.html
www.yonex.com/badminton/topics/071207.html
GL is the 1st, use in Japan Open 2007.
now, is more than one using it.

**Aaron13668** · 12-28-2007, 07:25 PM

i got this racket ARC saber7 brilliant fast strong TENSE 27 to the maxxxxx lol reactions is musch faster and extreme power

**gy79bc** · 12-28-2007, 09:15 PM

Thanks to silentheart I got ARC 7 just before X'mas. Tonight, I played 1 hour with it.

Racket is 3UG4, no overgrid

It's head heavy in my feel and also by 3 other players opinions.
I personally feel it's heavy than NS9000, AT900P.

Good parts:
Clears, lifts, blocks, drops, pushes, net-kill

smash and drives lack little bit power, but better than my NS9000S, which is stiff and head light. I am still not fully recoved from my shoulder pain yet, I guess that's the partial reason.

My partner did say that I played much better today. So overall, the racket
is very good.

SInce it was short session, no time to find out how it behave when I get tired. For me, I found out that a simple rule to judge a racket is after 3 hours
play with other racket, then play with target racket to see how the new rackets works.

**stefanosx** · 01-04-2008, 08:02 AM

anyone know when this racket come to europe?

**twobeer** · 01-04-2008, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by stefanosx

anyone know when this racket come to europe?

It's has been available for some time on the european market..

/Twobeer

**altreality** · 01-16-2008, 09:31 PM

Any has or has used the Arc Sabre racket?

**llpjlau** · 01-16-2008, 09:47 PM

search the forums. i believe quite a number of people have been talking about this racket.

**BennyC** · 01-16-2008, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by altreality

Any has or has used the Arc Sabre racket?

LOL! A little late for the party...but yeah do a search. Threads have already been made concerning the ARC7.

**Ah_Shum** · 01-17-2008, 12:10 AM

lolz this guy mite be referring to the new arc saber 10 which is going to be relased on january 20th..=p

**Pochacho** · 01-17-2008, 01:26 AM

Jan 20th???
that is 3 days away!

**altreality** · 01-17-2008, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by llpjlau

search the forums. i believe quite a number of people have been talking about this racket.

Me bad - spelled sabre wrongly..

**david07** · 01-17-2008, 06:52 AM

Originally Posted by Ah_Shum

lolz this guy mite be referring to the new arc saber 10 which is going to be relased on january 20th..=p

Are you sure it is going to be release on the 20th? If so, where? Like in Asia first or what?

**silentheart** · 01-17-2008, 09:57 AM

There is a difference between official release on the Yonex website in Japan vs. the comming out party in big match/tournmant and when it will arrive in the store for sale.

**jerby** · 01-17-2008, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by silentheart

There is a difference between official release on the Yonex website in Japan vs. the comming out party in big match/tournmant and when it will arrive in the store for sale.

what?

Though I must say, compared to the ns9k's and the at900's...the arc7 was kind of a shy and silent release...the new Arc's released at the AE should be more exciting...

because I'm going to the AE I'm curious