differences in regions

NO! Do a search first.

 

Wow, cool brother, i think he is new here.

 

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10231

 

There have been in depth discussion about this issue and I'm sure you will find some threads if you try once again.

 

Even though this topic was debated to death, then revived, then die again, there are still believers and non-believers.

Personally, I believe the difference in quality is very non-significant.

 

We need brother cooler, lazybuddy, silentheart and everyone else to join in the party lol!

 

There is a difference

IMHO, I say there is a difference. I had an SP version of NS9K and a TH. The TH sure feels "cheap". Both are real, not fake. Same string strung by the same person and tension.

 

We can not conclude from one or two samples in order to eliminate aberrations on few isolated cases in order to establish a better understanding on this issue. I suggest we do a survey of

1.How many people have used both their country as well as JP coded rackets of same model from Yonex.
2. How many of these respondents feel that JP coded rackets are better than their country coded racket (we could focus on TW, TH code as some have perception of lower quality associated with these codes) in terms of playability under similar conditions and breakability.

If we have a good sample of people who have experience playing with JP and TW or TH coded rackets, we would have scientific basis to make a conclusion.

Just my thoughts...

Niteesh

 

I had a friend who bought an expensive JP AT800DE and it played worse than an SP version. To add insult to injury the JP model was a bit off spec.
There is a very simple method to test how well balanced a racquet is made. This is not the balance point to find out the racquet's head-heaviness or lightness. It gives you a comparative evaluation between different racquets' side-to-side balance; and you do this by setting off a series of ocillations. However this ocillation test does not by itself guarantees that a racquet will perform well.
BTW, most racquets from reputable manufacturers do ok in this test, some better than others even between the same model/brand/manufacturer.

 

god why are we always starting this whole controversy...=/ Theres like a million of theses threads..

 

If you want to do a comparison, you need to get a large enough sample pool to begin with. The daily 1 vs. 1 comparison can't show any nearly accurate result.

I've only seen less than 10 JP rackets in my local clubs (mostly by 1 JP player, who has 6 Ti7, I think), and 3 or 4 were broken due to clashes or heavy usage. So, the rate of breakage is 40%. At the same time, I've seen tons of non-JP Yonex, and of course, the rate of breakage is far far less than 40%.

So, can I just draw my conclusion of "JP racket is the worst in Yonex range" based on my laughable observation? Hey, at least, I've seen hundreds of rackets already, not just 1 vs. 1...