Ha ha Oldhand, will do ; just curious, how did you know that AS 5 is better than AS 40...is it from your personal experience?
A bit of it is from personal experience. Th rest is from feedback - from experienced users. We used to play with the AS 5 when we weren't paying for shuttles. We switched to the AS 40 when we began paying for the shuttles The AS 40, unless new, can be brittle and prone to quick damage. Quite a few non-Yonex brands play equally well, if not better.