recently brouht 5 tubes of RSL no.1 tourney @$10.5 in hk the quality is the feathers are like duck's the hollow on the feather bonds are missing which remind me of ducks the shuttles are soft when sqeezing it slightly i used tourney no,1 before and heard that some BCer said the shuttle is not as good as before. now,it really surprised me . would post some review about my stock in a few days here're some pics, the yellowish one is the usual one and white one is recently brouht.
actually RSL #1 not better then A30 or V-green. up here most of us using A30 for $16 and V-green a liitle bit more $18. they r both a lot better then RLS.
First off, I'm talking about Victor Gold not Green (which I assume you are referring to, which is Champion No. 1. Very good shuttles, if you get a good batch. I've tried some that were not so good. Also, my experience with AS30 is not that great. For the money, they are so-so at best. Now AS40s and AS50s are first-rate but oh so pricey. Your experience with RSL T#1 = not so great is the first I've heard. Everyone has their own opinion and experiences.
The images and your experience of RSL T1 is not representative of what we get here. T1 is first-rate here in the U.S. The feathers are very consistent, nothing like you posted. Any chance you purchase "fake" shuttles? I know I have personally seen and/or tried the following fake shuttles: -Victor Gold -Victor Champion No.1 -Yonex AS10 -Yonex "AS25" Oh, from the images, it also looks like the shuttles may have been exposed to a lot of heat, being so yellow.
this might be good for you in SoCal, Hiqua orange or purple they r a lot cheaper and good for the weather in So Cal only $10 compare with A40 or A50.
HQ Orange and Purple in SoCal are not even close to AS40 and AS50. A big difference in performance and price.
However, the yellow one is normal and great as usual the white one i tried yesterday was really bad in fight consistent and durability comparing to the yellow one. i know that the t1 is very good coz i used it for few years I bid it from yahoo and suspect if they are fake
