LOL, we have the cork separate on the other ones as well. We play the heck out of them and only replace until the cork breaks off or the shuttle flies drunk. We only play recreational so it's fine by us.
hahaha! At least I'm not the only one same here! Especially since I smash a lot against my friends to scare them hahaha
We have some older players and once I brought in a white 2000 and they immediately requested I change shuttles because white is too hard for them to see. LOL, at that point I knew it was pointless to bring out any feathers.
+1 Tried it this morning, and just like what was described. The Mavis300 feels like a rock in comparison.