What happened to Head Badminton Rackets?

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  1. mohala

    mohala Regular Member

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    Hiya I was wondering what ever happened to Head rackets?

    I quite liked the Helix 5000 and now their £130 Head youtek Neon 8000 is like £55, which I'm interested in getting.

    So my question is what happened to Head, and has anyone tried head badminton rackets?

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    #1 mohala, Mar 17, 2013
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    phili Regular Member

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    They moved away from badminton. Their rackets had a really nice value for money but they never had a big breakthrough.
     
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    Agree^
    Head had some good rackets and you could always find a good deal in the UK. However they 'quit badminton' so stocks wont be getting replaced.

    I used the metallix 8000 tour and power helix 8000 and enjoyed both.
     
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  4. milton

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    Same as what the people above have said I believe they have stopped producing badminton products. I borrowed a head metallix 10000 of a friend for a couple of weeks and it was lovely balance racket to use that felt very solid. I recommend trying them.
     
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    And out of interest were did you see that price for the youtek neon?
     
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    I guess they haven't completely stopped.Here in my country they sell a NEW series of badminton rackets.
     
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  8. mohala

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    could you provide a link of and what the model is of the new series they have out there?
     
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    well ordered a Head YouTek Neon 8000 from ebay for £49.99 with BG80 strings at 24lbs, see what their top of the line racket is like with that 3do material :eek:
     
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