Yonex Nanospeed 9900 Review

[cooler]

Coming from an ti10, At700 i can see that, timing between those are very different...
/Twobeer

I find it much easier to adjust from AT/Ti-10 to NS than NS to AT/Ti-10.

[cooler]

It is definitively worth breaking the piggy bank for the NS9.9K .. However for singles the TC700 has the power edge for me!!

Great racket!!

The balance is more mid-balance towards headlight, compared to the TC700 which I tjhink is more mid balanced slightly towards head-heavy imop. So it was not very hard for me to adjust timing to the NS9.9K.. (only timing issue i had was really finding the sweetspot consistently on all out smashes, of course at 33lbs the sweetspot isnt huge to begin with :-))

/Twobeer

2beer, what frame design is the 9900? closer to NS8k or NS9k?

[what07]

I don't have a piggy bank to break for such a racquet. Do they take Creadit card????

[silentheart]

I am so glad that Ant and TB wrote such good reviews and give such good recommendation on NS9.9k. I am still waiting for my US coded one to come in. The damn slow po. My wife told me I just got a box from the evil empire and I am still in KC and flight is delayed...

[twobeer]

2beer, what frame design is the 9900? closer to NS8k or NS9k?

Closer to NS8K (narrower than 9K... I'll try to post a picture :-)

/T

[twobeer]

TB, your review doesn't count . You get a special pick, not the normal GR.

Is it the string job 2 piece or 1 piece? 33 X 35?

Two piece 33x35 .. but i think one of the rackets lost 1-2 pounds after a few hours (no string breakage :-D ... yet) ...

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[Pete LSD]

And they used Yonex ES5-Pro stringing machine?

BTW, I would like to know if the stringers used Yonex's recommendation of starting the cross from the throat of the frame. Please do a pull test with your finger. Pull the first cross up and down from the head side. If the first cross string is very tight, then the stringer started the cross stringing from the head. If the first string is loose, then the stringer started from the throat or the middle of the frame.

Has the special package arrived yet?

Two piece 33x35 .. but i think one of the rackets lost 1-2 pounds after a few hours (no string breakage :-D ... yet) ...

/T

[twobeer]

Closer to NS8K (narrower than 9K... I'll try to post a picture :-)

/T

the picture may not be very good.. but the frame is more slim than NS9K...

(it is also interesting to note that grommet placement is a little bit different on all three)

[Optiblue]

I think out of all the new yonex racquets, the AT600 sounds like the only one I'd try out after these reviews!

[twobeer]

And they used Yonex ES5-Pro stringing machine?

Nope. Babolat Sensor.

BTW, I would like to know if the stringers used Yonex's recommendation of starting the cross from the throat of the frame. Please do a pull test with your finger. Pull the first cross up and down from the head side. If the first cross string is very tight, then the stringer started the cross stringing from the head. If the first string is loose, then the stringer started from the throat or the middle of the frame.

Actually both the the top and the bottom feels less tight than the rest, so I assume he started from the middle ?!?! Do you think it is a poor string job? Anyway it feels tight and nice in play :-)

Has the special package arrived yet?

No I am beginning to loose faith... I got a tracking no. from badmintonshoponline (where I ordered it from), but it only tracks to until it leaves Hong Kong, and I have not got any indications (not even from customs) about the package..

/T

[Pete LSD]

Ah, maybe the stringers didn't activated the 10% pre-stretch function. The string loose a lot of tension without pre-stretching.

It can be a either starting from the middle or off middle (shuttle-house method and Victor stringing pattern) or bottom (pull two strings at once) or top (pull two strings at once) . . . etc. Each stringer has his/her reasons. However, I would pull directly on the first cross whether from the bottom or top side. Get a second NS-9900 with the cross strung top down. Compare and post a review of the two.

That's so strange. How many weeks has it been since the shipment went out of HK?

Nope. Babolat Sensor.


Actually both the the top and the bottom feels less tight than the rest, so I assume he started from the middle ?!?! Do you think it is a poor string job? Anyway it feels tight and nice in play :-)



No I am beginning to loose faith... I got a tracking no. from badmintonshoponline (where I ordered it from), but it only tracks to until it leaves Hong Kong, and I have not got any indications (not even from customs) about the package..

/T

[twobeer]

Ah, maybe the stringers didn't activated the 10% pre-stretch function. The string loose a lot of tension without pre-stretching.

ahh. that could be an explanation of my feel that it lost a few pounds duirng play :-)

"Two piece 33x35 .. but i think one of the rackets lost 1-2 pounds after a few hours (no string breakage :-D ... yet) ..."

It can be a either starting from the middle or off middle (shuttle-house method and Victor stringing pattern) or bottom (pull two strings at once) or top (pull two strings at once) . . . etc. Each stringer has his/her reasons. However, I would pull directly on the first cross whether from the bottom or top side. Get a second NS-9900 with the cross strung top down. Compare and post a review of the two.

You mean get a third :-)

That's so strange. How many weeks has it been since the shipment went out of HK?

Got a note from te post office today for an international package.. fingers crossed..

[silentheart]

ahh. that could be an explanation of my feel that it lost a few pounds duirng play :-)

I usually loss 4~5lb of weight after 2 hr of play. Water weight...

[ants]

i read your review and it's more glowing than Ant's

AHahha... yeah more glowing than mine.. good to know that more pll is doing their own reviews. So i can retire from doing it next time.

[Danstevens]

AHahha... yeah more glowing than mine.. good to know that more pll is doing their own reviews. So i can retire from doing it next time.

No, you reviewed it before release. That makes a difference.

You're not getting out of reviewing that easily, ants.

[cooler]

AHahha... yeah more glowing than mine.. good to know that more pll is doing their own reviews. So i can retire from doing it next time.

retire and do what? hehe

[ants]

retire and do what? hehe

Retire and be merry. . Hehehe seriously i do hope my reviews add value. I am also learning from you guys. The other reviews if not good, they are better than mine.