yes u absolutely right...u must get used to it..VT80 a bit slow in defence but good in attacking n clear.did u try to slice the shuttle? if not i think u better try it..n i realize also VT80 need higher tension to make it alive..(just my thought)...(VT80 3UG5)
yeah I think head-heavy rackets are too demanding (Voltric and Armotec series) it is okay if you're 100% fit (this is very hard to maintain) and for playing 1st match or maybe 2nd matches after a break but after you feel a bit tired the extra heaviness will become a burden then the extra weight of a head-heavy racket will start to take it's toll and that's the price that I'm not willing to pay for me my ideal racket specs are BP 290 ~ 295 mm overall weight 94 ~ 95 grams shaft stiff ~ extra stiff string 0.68 mm (VS850) tension 28 lbs if I use thicker string like BG65 Power 0.70 mm then the tension should be 30 lbs and if I use thinner string 0.66 mm the ideal tension is 26 lbs
It depends, I play with an AT900T, (ok it is one of the least demanding AT's) but it really isn't getting more demanding when getting tired then right at the start, agree with you that an AT900P/AT700 will get you tired earlier.
yes totally agree with you but that's not the point what I mean is when you're tired 1 or 2 grams of weight or 5 mm of Balance Point will make a lot of difference that is of course playing with someone at your level or maybe higher level you'll get tired faster and the racket feel a lot heavier in your hand
I have a VT-70 3UG5 for a few months and tested the VT-80 4UG4 from a friend for about 10 min or less. Even thought the VT-80 was a lighter, it felt as head heavy as the heavier VT-70. Even though only sampling for a few min, I would recommend the VT-80 over the VT-70 for anyone at intermediate level and above. The racket is a lot easier to play with. Comparing to the VT-70, I felt that the VT-80 was easier to hit clears, drop, and smash. The racket gives good feed back, so shot replications/consistancy are easier to attain. I've order one already, so hopely my first impression of the racket is correct.
Tested with my VT70 @ NBG98 25lbs - 2hours gameplay. Overhead stroke - Clear is very easy ~ I love to do high clear with this racket as its almost effortless, just swing it and I can feel the heavy head moving to hit the shuttles. Opponent surprise that the shuttle can fly sooo high and deep to their baseline when I last minutes hit the shuttle from back. Smash - My smash is not as steep as before, but its more powerful. Most of my smash with this racket is a long smash that hit almost the baseline or hit the person body. Can't adopt with this racket to make a steep smash yet, too bad...maybe I not enough time to pronate due to heavy head or maybe the string? Any suggestion to make it steeper? Drop - I only able to perform fast drop due to heavy head, slow drop its not get used yet due to the heavy weight dragging my wrist. Therefore, I try to make crosscourt fast drop and its quite effective. Should play more drop with this. Backhand - I can do a backhand from baseline to baseline easily, and few of it get out ! What can I complain about ? Net Play - Considerable OK thanks to the string helps. Able to make some trumbling shot. Defense - Lifting shuttles to back is easy, however...I feel its hard to defend against very fast smash that coming to my body or racket arm..feel not enough time to response..maybe its my reflex problem? Overall , Im in love with this racket for its powerful swing. This racket make me quite lazy to do dropshot, I would rather smash or clear instead of drop. ps: When I change back to my li-ning BP300B , I totally off-timing with the li-ning racket already haha.. So I decide to stick with this VT70 first.
Hi Guys, At the moment I play doubles with Arc 10 but someone is offering a very good price on VT70 & VT80 and I'm considering of buying either one of them but the question is which one? Does the V80 has extra stiff shaft than v70? if it does than I can't afford a repeat of another tennis elbow. I find extra stiff shaft rackets hurt my arm. Do you think V70 is better than Arc 10 in doubles? or do you think V70 & V80 are suitable for doubles and with same shaft? I need to know soon, as they guy going to get some orders. Thanks.
i thought the vt80 came only in 4u. with all this talk it kinda seems like the vt80 is better than the arcz, is that really true??? is there really that much of a difference in smashes between them??? what about everything else???
just got my voltric80-- eager to try it out on court but first have to get it stringed tomorrow-- gonna have it at 24lbs with nanogy 95.. im sure ill be hating it at first since i've been using nano8000 for 5 years now-- but im more of a smasher and i've had played with AT700 before as well.. ü
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@ London Player Arc 10 does not differ much with VT 70. If you want a smooth transition, i guess you should stick with VT70. however if wanna try something new, enjoying another dimension on your characteristics of playing, i guess you should give VT 80 a try. Arc 10 is a good all around racket, VT 70 will make you play faster and try to intercept at the front of the net, VT 80 will make you a big smasher at the back, Arc 10 could do both of the tasks but have no specialty. It depends on what position is suitable for you when it comes to play double.
Thanks Licin for your comments. I was thinking instead of VT80 which is not available in 4U I could consider AT 900T in 4U. What you think? My smash is not that powerful and so maybe I could do with some extra oomph!
@ London Player VT 80 is available in 4U. Please ensure that you measure the weight of 3U and 4U VT 80 before you bought it, and choose the one that is suitable to you, because as far as i know, 4U is not necessarily lighter than 3U, some is even heavier. Instead of 4U AT900T, i would go for 4U AT900P...but still it depends on your style of play, whether you are a smasher or placement player at the net. what kind of player are you?
I have both the 4U and 3U, the 3U is definitely more powerful but you can really feel the weight in the head when on defence. My 3U is over 89g with a balance point of 305mm. I don't know that I'll use it much as my 4U is much lighter at 83.2g, still has a BP of 306mm though.
