probably the karakal m-tec 70 (iso head) or hte sl70 (oval head). Both weigh 70g frame only, and at that weight, does it really matter how head heavy it is? I don't know of anything lighter than that. My APACS Super Light is about 75-78 g, and its supposedly really head heavy, but its so light it doesnt really matter.
Hmmm, alot of the light racquets are usually head heavy (bp more than 300mm) because if it is head light, there is no power at all. So far, the most head light racquet I have is the NS9900, the bp is 272mm with string and thin overgrip.
He also asked about lightest overall, so I gave him a few. I don't know how to measure the BP on my rackets so I didn't even go there.
I think if based on stock specifications, I don't think you can get a very light racquet which is 5U/6U and also head light (bp < 280mm). One way would be to go for a very light racquet like the Karakal SL70, APACS Super Light, Kason etc and then put more grip so that it is head light. My 2 cents is that such racquet though good for defence, is probably not too good for anything else.
I tried the Apacs Nano 900 Power but the head is too heavy. I'm looking for a 4U or more racket with balance point below 285mm...The Z slash is a good racket, but way too expensive... dohcgallardo
Actually Apacs should meet your requirement as alot of their racquets are 4U and the bp is around 285mm. For Yonex, only their armourtec series is 4U and tend to be head heavier. You can try SOTX as they have a wide selection of racquets and they should have some that can meet your requirements. Also for SOTX, for a particular model, it comes in a range of weight and bp so you can definitely find one to suit your exact need.
You must be very careful with super lite head lite rackets because to get the head to be lite it can not have too much carbon compared to the lower portion... It becomes much easier to break.... I play doubles and defense is my strong point... Now I am only using the Sotx Seven Swords series SWD #1 in headlite bp and with its huge sweet spot I seldom mis-hit even on the fastest of net plays...
@Karakalkat can you elaborate more on the SWD #1? is it a red and black color racket combination (70% & 30%）？ how much does it cost over there?
Seven Swords #1 is red/black top...280-290 bp .... 82--88 grams Medium flex 8.5--9.0 (the one I use is on the stiff side) All 4 in this series have a little bit oversize frame but still super quick in the lower bp range... Smashing power is good The #4 is a strong smasher...290--300 bp ......85--90 gram and the added flex (9.0) makes it smash harder for us normal players... The added flex combined with the huge sweet spot makes this racket very easy to play with... Even makes the lunging net shots easy because of the big sweet spot The best thing about these rackets besides the sweet spot is the cheap price and really great graphics...the graphics are hard to see from normal pictures...If you want better pictures www.vietthanhsports.com The new pictures of this series should be uploaded tomorrow Just looking at these rackets and one would guess they were quite expensive but retail is only 43--53usd....If you can find one to test I will bet you that you will like it a lot...
@Karakalkat what do you mean by " the one I use is on the stiff side " is there 2 types of stiffness in this racket? or you just lucky enough to have the one which is a lil bit stiffer than the other from the same type of racket? yup, totally agree with you, i find that the price is really affordable, on top of that, the design was quite attractive..hahaha... what is the highest tension it can go to? none of my friend used SOTX racket right now. so it is really hard to find one and demo it. However since the price was not that expensive, it may worth a try. so far, i only own 1 SOTX racket, SOTX Woven 16. my primary racket racket right now.
If you can afford a Woven 16, you can afford a 50 dollar racket XD. All my rackets are sub 100. I wish I had more money.
The #1 and #5 are 26 pounds max and the #2 and #4 are 28 pounds maximum... I used the new Sotx HS 66 string on the #1 at 11 kilo and the combination worked great... This string is not cheap so I will wait for it to break before testing with BG65....
