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

**Blurry D** · 01-16-2010, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Sportech

wow...it swings very fast..so when i am playing doubles and wanna tap the shuttle...the shuttle flew past me....but when i do it in a right time..it was SUPER!!!

Glad that you like it.... you really surprised me you are very young and i think you can be the next me choo just do ya best.

**Blurry D** · 01-16-2010, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Sorry, cannot disclose any names unless that individual wants me to...

...OK, you got me, it's "Tania Luiz".

You got to be kidding me Tania Luiz... i got to go check with her..

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by Blurry D

You got to be kidding me Tania Luiz... i got to go check with her..

Sir, really know her?

I was

ing.

**Blurry D** · 01-16-2010, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Sir, really know her?

I was

ing.

Yea i do, the badminton community is not that big in melb one way or another you will get the national team.

Had a game or two with her before.

**Blurry D** · 01-16-2010, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Blurry D

Sorry i was occupied with work traveling ..was not able to attend to you.

I will let derrick handle you since he had replied you first.

But if you want the racket asap i have 2 more t1 for selection. Let me know.

Justine sorry i meant T2

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Blurry D

Yea i do, the badminton community is not that big in melb one way or another you will get the national team.

Had a game or two with her before.

Well, next time you see her, tell her Panda says "Hi!"

...

**LD rules!** · 01-16-2010, 01:16 PM

Dink
Amychance you can please keep the colour scheme that is on the prototype !!!! I think it is really nice one of the best I have seen, maybe with panda power wrote in yellow ?

**Noobiee** · 01-16-2010, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by Blurry D

Sorry i was occupied with work traveling ..was not able to attend to you.

I will let derrick handle you since he had replied you first.

But if you want the racket asap i have 2 more t1 for selection. Let me know.

what is the weight of ur t2s?

**visor** · 01-16-2010, 05:01 PM

Dang! Dink! You broke the woven proto?!

Have you thought about maybe changing sports to maybe tennis?

Or if you golfed, your drives would might even match Tiger's.

Just thinking aloud here, but you may want to ask some of your baddie buddies/coaches to analyze your swing thoroughly. There must be some component of your swing that is contributing to your unusual talent/ability in breaking the shaft so easily. I'm not sure I've even seen it happen in professional international competition.

(Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong here.)

The bird can only be (and really only needs to be) hit so hard, otherwise it'll go out. So, I'm thinking there must be something that is inefficient in your swing that is not transferring power properly to the bird, and the remaining excess power is being dissipated into the weakest point of the racket, ie. the shaft.

What do you think?

**ctjcad** · 01-16-2010, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

Panda's sad.

...

..wow, haven't seen our NGP sad in a long, long while..

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

...
Special Tester: Halim Haryanto Ho
Primary Job: what job? Every racket I give Halim to test, he says, "Wow...this is good." LOL!

..what else is he gonna say??..has he mentioned "Wow..this is very good"??..

**twobeer** · 01-16-2010, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by DinkAlot

You are not understanding me, this Panda doesn't have any idea what you are talking about or what you are referring to. Please clarify, thanks...Panda's sleepy.

I think he indicated that Panda should look into HEADs metallix material or "power helix" carbon structures

But I guess Panda really concentrates more on durability/testing and looks/commerce than on the more technical r&d design stuff :-)

/Twobeer

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by twobeer

I think he indicated that Panda should look into HEADs metallix material or "power helix" carbon structures

But I guess Panda really concentrates more on durability/testing and looks/commerce than on the more technical r&d design stuff :-)

/Twobeer

OK, that makes more sense, "Head" racket technology.

As for technical and R&D "stuff", Panda's no scientist nor engineer. Panda doesn't delve into what Panda doesn't know.

To top it all off, that stuff costs a lot. A new racket mold costs $15,000+.

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 08:32 PM

Already been through this discussion with many professionals. Just the violent snap/acceleration from the swing, that's all.

When the Ultra Woven broke, Panda didn't even make contact with the shuttle, the shaft snapped just before making contact. Again, guessing the sudden acceleration/transition/snap. That's why Panda designed a triple tapered shaft, to counteract the weakness in the shaft. Oh well.

Originally Posted by visor

Just thinking aloud here, but you may want to ask some of your baddie buddies/coaches to analyze your swing thoroughly. There must be some component of your swing that is contributing to your unusual talent/ability in breaking the shaft so easily. I'm not sure I've even seen it happen in professional international competition.

(Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong here.)

The bird can only be (and really only needs to be) hit so hard, otherwise it'll go out. So, I'm thinking there must be something that is inefficient in your swing that is not transferring power properly to the bird, and the remaining excess power is being dissipated into the weakest point of the racket, ie. the shaft.

What do you think?

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by LD rules!

Dink
Amychance you can please keep the colour scheme that is on the prototype !!!! I think it is really nice one of the best I have seen, maybe with panda power wrote in yellow ?

If a woven racket is made, yes. But it's not a color scheme, it's the natural "weave" of the graphite.

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

..what else is he gonna say??..has he mentioned "Wow..this is very good"??..

Halim could say, "Naaah, this racket stinks."

**Random-person1** · 01-16-2010, 08:55 PM

WELL.. played with the T2 for about an hour today.

When I first picked it up, it and swung it around.. it felt real solid, so that's a plus! Okay, so when i started to warm-up and stuff, I felt slight vibrations when i made contact with the shuttle, but they aren't much of a distraction or nuisance, so it's okay. Drops shots/net shots were pretty good, I had confidence making those two shots. Defense was superb, basically on par with my NS9900. Last of the warm-up is the smash, and the T2 didn't disappoint. I did see some really good power from the T2 from 50% of my smashes, but I think that's just because I'm not really use to it (took me quite a long time to get used to NS9900). Also, I think it's basically my shoulder was feeling kind of tense today, so I slicing the shuttle a bit. LASTLY, game time, return service with drives and mid-court pushes were great, lots of confidence to make those shots. Though I still felt vibrations when contacting the shuttle with stronger swings, I felt that the vibrations didn't really affect my play. In conclusion, the T2 is quite the racket, fast, powerful and has good control; I hope I can use it better next time I play with it!

**DinkAlot** · 01-16-2010, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Random-person1

WELL.. played with the T2 for about an hour today.

When I first picked it up, it and swung it around.. it felt real solid, so that's a plus! Okay, so when i started to warm-up and stuff, I felt slight vibrations when i made contact with the shuttle, but they aren't much of a distraction or nuisance, so it's okay.

Hmmmm, there should be no vibration at all. Do you have the racket strung tighter than normal?