Updated September 05, 2018: Just a little update/comment: wow, I found this old post and it is definitely outdated. I can't believe I didn't recommend the Yonex AS30 back then. Looking at my comments, I stated the AS30 was inconsistent; I suspect I bought some fake shuttles as I've been using the AS30s for the past 8 years and it has been extremely consistent. It is my shuttle of choice along with AS40s and AS50s). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I tried to test the most recent build date to give you the most current results. Disclaimer: of all the reviews I've done, the shuttle review was the hardest. There are many variables that can affect the performance of the shuttle: Temperature Humidity Age of the Shuttle Exposure to the Elements Feather Consistency from the Factory Bad Batch, Good Batch Different Grades for Different Countries If your findings do not agree with mine, don't worry. Again, there's such a wide disparity among all the shuttles. I would not be surprised if there are differences in results, as I have found on quite a few occasions. So, you should use this review as a guide or for comparison purposes only. And like everything else on BC, take it with a grain of salt.
Thank you again for the great review. Save many of us a lot of time. A good general direction indeed.
even if u spend a tube on the testing. this review is worth US$1065.35 minimum... my god... may all the birds rest in peace!! !!!! 1065.35
Actually, it's probably more like $5,000. I bought two tubes of each most of the time, and shuttles like the HiQua Blue (50+ tubes), Red (50 tubes), Chester (20 tubes), Aeroplane Black (10+), RSL T1 (20+), T4 (100+). Also, I retested many of the shuttles since my original results were from 2 years ago.
Ah, it's finally up.. ...Dan, i tried the Chao Pai Blues and Greens and for the price listed, IMO, they're decent (thanks for letting me try some) Overall, IMO, they're comparable to the Hi-Qua Purples...Especially the Blue ones, pretty decent; although i think the Red and Purple ones would most likely last longer..
thanks alot master dan, I'm sure this chart will be very useful in deciding which shuttles to buy in the future for many. Kwun, please sticky this thread! I have imported 50x Hi-Qua Red and 50 x Aeroplane Red earlier this year before the price rise. I agree with you that they were both excellent shuttles, usually last more than a game (or two) each. On the other hand, I have the RSL tourney #2 and I think they were a little overated as the tip of the feather breaks quite easily. Victor gold I have also bought in bulk as they were cheap but regretted so much as they were made of duck feathers, flights were so inconsistent and damages easily I just couldn't be bothered playing with them. Will give a try of the Trump T203 as I travel again to Hong Kong.
tested 95 different of shuttlcocks...... total salute to Master Dan. let me kneel down to your great effort.........
yeah, i think we should all go through the list, see what shuttles NGP hasn't tested, and if we had some, send him like a half-dozen or so to add to his list.
dan, next time im up in northern california ill be sure to grab a couple tubes of the bintang shuttles, im sure they're some other shuttle rebranded but i cant see you turning down free shuttles thanks for the review!