Panda Power: A Racket That Can Take 40lbs. String Tension!

**maa2003** · 01-14-2010, 06:35 AM

wow, that's cool .....

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Sir! Panda's been at the drawing board...

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**adonis** · 01-14-2010, 07:48 AM

how does it play?

**Sportech** · 01-14-2010, 08:32 AM

wa another racq a???i haven get the T2 la....my wallet is very thin now.....

**twobeer** · 01-14-2010, 08:52 AM

Dink the Woven prototype is the most beautiful racket I have seen!! so clean so nice looking with bare woven graphite!!

Great looks!!

/T

**DinkAlot** · 01-14-2010, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by twobeer

Dink the Woven prototype is the most beautiful racket I have seen!! so clean so nice looking with bare woven graphite!!

Great looks!!

/T

Thanks T, now I just need to make it 92g, BP305 and the stiffness: 6.5-6.8 and you're ready for one.

**jasonttb** · 01-14-2010, 09:23 AM

Hi DinkALot,

Currently I own a RSL X2 blue and X3 Gold.
Would like to ask you how is T2 compared to the 2 of them.
I'm doubles player (defininately beginner), not a wristy kind of person.
Would T2 be easier to generate power as compared to the 2 of them?
Been reading alots of review and looks like T2 is a very good racket!

Please advise...sorry for the lengthy questions.

Thanks!

**justinetan** · 01-14-2010, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Panda highly recommends Winston Chan of My Badminton Store:

http://www.mybadmintonstore.com/shop...words=grommets

sorry for being a noob, visited the website but there is no panda power t2 gommets, umm, which one should we purchase? thanks

can't wait for the next batch of t2 to arrive. also what are the advantages / disadvantages of a fully woven racket compare to a non woven.

**visor** · 01-14-2010, 11:00 AM

Grommets: don't worry about them. As a beginner, you're not going to be stringing high tension or hitting hard to stress them much. If you do need them replaced years down the road, your stringer will letyou know and do it for you for a small fee. He'll have the grommets available too.Woven: again as a beginner, don't be overly distracted by all this new tech. It is quite expensive, and you'll likely not notice much difference or advantage.

**twobeer** · 01-14-2010, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Thanks T, now I just need to make it 92g, BP305 and the stiffness: 6.5-6.8 and you're ready for one.

Sounds more like specs for ensuring a sore forearm and shoulder :-)

/T

**visor** · 01-14-2010, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Relative Demand Index:</b>
TC700: 10.00
Cab 22: 9.75
RSL X2 Gold: 9.5
Ultra: 9.25
9000-X: 8.25
Trinity: 8.25
Ti10 1 Gen: 8.00
9900: 8.00
Ti10 3 Gen: 7.75
AT700: 7.50
Ti10 2 Gen: 7.25
Trinity 2: 6.50
AT600: 6.00
MP88: 5.00

Interesting! A new index! So, knowing what a 10 racket is like, what characteristics would a 1 racket have? Super flexy? Medium wt? Also wondering aloud: why don't we all play with a low RDI racket all the time? But I guess that would not be challenging and rewarding in mastering a tool?

**Pete LSD** · 01-14-2010, 01:22 PM

Dink it! You read my mind too!!!

BARE is good. No BS graphites. Just pure woven graphite!

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Thanks T, now I just need to make it 92g, BP305 and the stiffness: 6.5-6.8 and you're ready for one.

**BadFever** · 01-14-2010, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Thanks T, now I just need to make it 92g, BP305 and the stiffness: 6.5-6.8 and you're ready for one.

Unless you production model is exactly the same, can I pre-order your prototype after your done testing and decided to sell.

**jymbalaya** · 01-14-2010, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Sir! Panda's been at the drawing board...

...

I was referring to the SOTX woven Power boss series...

but that looks awesome. Would you put decals on it if you were to market it??

**DinkAlot** · 01-14-2010, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by BadFever

Unless you production model is exactly the same, can I pre-order your prototype after your done testing and decided to sell.

Sure, please send me an e-mail, thanks!

**DinkAlot** · 01-14-2010, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by jymbalaya

I was referring to the SOTX woven Power boss series...

but that looks awesome. Would you put decals on it if you were to market it??

We'd definitely have some decals on the racket but not much.

**singnflip4life** · 01-14-2010, 05:25 PM

I'd like to see not much on there, the beauty of the woven graphite essentially speaks for itself. Maybe the essentials, like name of the racket, DC Badminton, etc. But the woven graphite just speaks to the minimalism that permeates badminton.