Panda Power: A Racket That Can Take 40lbs. String Tension!

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  1. visor

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    C is too gold, A is too plain.

    Hence B, but the twists should be toned down a tad by making them thinner.
     
  2. DinkAlot

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    Update: Panda is just about all done with Mama Panda's stuff so will be back focusing on rackets and the website...after July 16th; as this coming week, Panda will be stringing for Yonex at the U.S. Open.

    If you're going to the U.S. Open, come by the stringing area and say "Hi". :D
     
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    Sounds cool =) Have fun at the USO!
     
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    A is the one.
    The shaft on B looks like it's wrapped up for Christmas. C is for Vegas.
    But A looks like it just means business. Gets my vote. Besides, I'm a confessed lover of the W7 :D
     
  5. DinkAlot

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    As for voting on the Revelation design, this Panda likes all three designs, cannot decide. :p

    P.S. Like the new GUI, good job Kwun.
     
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    After looking at it several time agree with Mark that if you put the wider stripes of B [head ...silver] on the A it would
    look best. If the word Revelation is the same color as that stripe ties it together nicely. Cough cough have a Revelation
    prototype and people love seeing the woven as it has no paint on it at all. The woven pattern is nice looking by itself so
    people have to take this in consideration. The stripes on the shaft I feel catch you eye too much and after awhile take
    away from the racket. Curious why C has gold on it as that is the TPro color. Would have to be another besides gold, green,
    or purple as all are currently used.

    So my vote is A others not considered at this time.
     
  7. alana07

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    B's whole frame from 7 o'clock till 5 o'clock mated to A's whole shaft up to 6 o'clock of frame.
     
  8. phandrew

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    I take the head of A and the shaft/cone of B
     
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    B with the cone replaced by that in A.
     
  10. Mark A

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    Yep: there's a lot more happening on the Revelation than you can see on those graphics - like ormy, I know:D.
     
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    I would go for A but why are we returning to the older style of panda graphics? I thought the TPro/UPro styling was so unlike any other racquet that it defined them. Also made them look like beasts, particularly the purple/blue Upro.
     
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    It's not a Revelation Pro now is it ;)? I agree with Mark A on the wider striping on the frame of B for A, that's why I opted for a null vote alternatively :eek:. Also if all the black was replaced by just clearcoat I'm sure it would look snazzy :p. Not so sure about that cone of b though :D or turning the logo 90 degrees ccw. Looked awkward on the T2 already ...

    I wonder if all the B pickers chose it for the xtra visible woven or they actually like the Voltric snake twirl stripe copy? Which on it's own looks quite good but as mentioned as well perphaps with the thinner stripes on the frame of A ...

    I do actually like the gold of C over B but not in combo with that shade of gray (and I'm having a really hard time picturing that cone irl)
     
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    Bit of a rethink

    With the shaft I believe staying woven need to show that off

    so to make this simpler

    pick b
    - take the silver stripes off the shaft and just blend into woven or have
    a neutral pinstripe.
    - put cone from A on it

    Will see if I can do something in paint to see how this looks hopefully a few
    others can be creative as well
     
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    Since it is a completely woven racket, shaft and frame, the more woven shown the better. ....But iirc, Dink mentioned in the past the there are sometimes unavoidable irregularities and imperfections in the woven fabric on the frame, and especially on the shaft due to joints etc. Hence it'll be challenging to achieve a cosmetically acceptable effect on the woven shaft.
     
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    Whoever did the prototype's did a great job and it looked good all over. Will have the woven Precision prototype shortly
    so will see if still consistent work.
     
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    speaking about high tensions i just checked this website: http://www.apacscanada.com/product_info.php/lethal-70-p-101 and it claims to say that apac lethal 70 can withstand 45 lbs of string tension. anybody know if that is for real? also apacas maz tensions are pretty hihg the lowest ive seen is 35 can they really withsthand that much?
     
  17. Avenger

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    anyone can claim their racket can go up to blablabla tension, but there is no evidence about it
    from http://www.apacs-sports.co.uk/catalog/apacs-rackets/lethal/apacs-lethal-70-uk-badminton-racket/prod_49.html
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    hey only said 40+ not 45 lbs

    so, it's different from country to country (I think they exaggerated)

    this panda power racket (ultra) has a video about it that it can go for 42lbs tension
     
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    Digging the B a lot
     
  19. dimcorner

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    Yeah, I wouldn't want it totally bare. Just little "windows" to show off :)
     
  20. Fidget

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    Oh, don't be so sure, our Floridian friend. The "nude" woven can be a pretty -- even sparkly -- sight. :)
     

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