Fake Armortec 700

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  1. kevindd992002

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    I have a fake armortec 700. Does it have the same performance as the original one or far from it?
     
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    some can perform 50% of original.
    most perform 20% from the original.
     
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    when you say perform, in what terms?
     
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    A friend of mine had a fake Arc9 and I can tell you it could perform only ~3% :D
     
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    I think you answered your own question.
     
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    Huh? Thom_bad isn't the one who asked, I was the one who asked the question in this thread.
     
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    Oops ok well i think Thom_bad answered your question. lol
     
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    Well, not fully. I'm wondering in terms of "what" kind of performance does the fake ones lack.
     
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    The fake is probably more flexible, isn't that head heavy like the real AT700 is and hasn't the real yonex technologies :D
     
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    Basically all the qualities you want the AT700 for will be less.
     
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    But for beginners like me, the fake ones will do? Or using fake rackets is a bad practice even for beginners?
     
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    i have a real and a fake ARC10. in comparison, the fake one don't even have the same shape as the real one. the shaft is 1/10 as stiff as the real one. it was made of very cheap carbon fiber thus it was very soft.

    in other words, the fake one has no similarity to the real one other than the paint job. you can assume this is true for all fakes.

    the quality is so bad that i don't even want to string it up, waste my string and waste my time.

    but aside from that, it is a badminton racket, you can play badminton with any badminton rackets. it doesn't matter.
     
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    If you're a beginner don't waste money until you have a few skill ;)
     
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    I don't see the point in fake rackets. You'll end up conditioning yourself to something that is not as good as any real racket so when you switch then you'll be back to square 1.

    Most fakes: £20 - £50
    Good Carlton: £40 +
    Good Yonex: £60 +

    Its not a lot more to save for a good beginner racket.
     
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    Or maybe prefer a beginner racket but real one ;)
     
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    Ok. What's a good bang for the buck yonex racket? Is yonex the best brand or is there something better?
     
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    Depends of your budget :s

    http://www.yonex.com/badminton/racquets/carbonex.html

    Try for a carbonex, nanospeed or muscle power. I think armortec would be a bit too head heavy for a beginner...
    If you're an extra beginner, choose a steel-made racquet, more resistant ;)
     
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    well, from a scale of 1 to 10 I think I can rate myself as a 5, definitely not an extra-beginner in that sense. What does heaviness of the head do with your shot?
     
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    Actually head heavy is for power-single mostly, and head light for doubles-defense-rapid shots.

    Head heavy is quite hard for beginners
     
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    Ahh.. What about in terms of brands, is Li Ning better than Yonex? Or Yonex all the way?
     

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