The fake is probably more flexible, isn't that head heavy like the real AT700 is and hasn't the real yonex technologies
But for beginners like me, the fake ones will do? Or using fake rackets is a bad practice even for beginners?
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.
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.
Ok. What's a good bang for the buck yonex racket? Is yonex the best brand or is there something better?
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
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?
Actually head heavy is for power-single mostly, and head light for doubles-defense-rapid shots. Head heavy is quite hard for beginners