i plan to buy that racket within a few days, but there are some confusion that i need to query. is this racket originally maroon& black or dark green in color? how is the durability ? is it good for defense in doubles? cos i read through forum that it is very powerful & control but still not sure if it is good for defense. the price is very cheap RM135, and i plan to string it with Ashaway Micro Power at maybe 23 or 24lbs. will it stand that string pressure? my level of play is intermediate. please let me know the answers before i regret buying it, cos the shop won't allow any test-before-buy procedure. thanks previously i been playing with mp55 for 4 years already, and i don't like it. too heavy and very slow for me to swing around. i would like to buy Cab30MS, but way expensive. probably RM450++
Cab20 is heavy too. it is 2U. be patient over choosing a racket. you may let us know what criteria that you are looking for; 1. your play style 2. head heavy, headlite? 3. flexibilty of shaft preferred 4. overall weight preferred, 2U, 3U, 4U?
thanks for the reply. i played doubles most the time, i love to smash, i mean powerfully, and control game because i want to direct the feather to many places that i want. besides, i want racket that is light to swing around, because i found out that very head heavy rackets, does not help me to recover fast from sudden offense to receiving game. i prefer a stiff shaft, and it doesnt matter between 2U and 3U, cos i need to order the racket first, and i couldn't know how 2U and 3U weighs for me. and quite important is the durability i hope DinkALot would reply soon, because i read that he had quite many of this rackets in his possesion
go for cab 20 tour sp for durability, good power too, not too expensive either, it's daark green with metallic finishing
the cab20 is not too heavy. even though it is a 2U, it is very eveny balanced, and so it does not feel that heavy at all. maneuverability is magnificent. i play with it and it is my most powerful racket, without sacrificing too much defence. it plays well all around.
I love this racket. It has great control, defence is okay, and its very powerful racket. However, being an oval racket, the sweet spot is pretty small but once you got hit the sweet spot, power. OH. and its pretty cheap compared to other yonex rackets.
The one in the picture is CAB 20 tour SP. Not Tour Special. That's the original Cab 20 Tour with the SP code. That racket has the metallic green as shown in the pictures. The Cab 20 Tour Special has a Maroon and black color to it. On the shaft it should say Cab 20 Tour Special with the words Special spelled out. (My friend helped me buy a Cab 20 Tour Special from Dinkalot, so yea, I have one. And my other friend does have a Cab 20 Tour SP, so I know the difference between the two.) Anyways, the racket itself, despite being a 2U, swings pretty fast. (even faster than when i swing my 3U Cab 30) When you find the sweet spot, it makes for a fairly good all-around racket.
