This is only surprising from a marketing point of view: LYD will play like LYD no matter if he uses BS 12/LYD/LHI or MX80/JJS etc.
Speaking of JJS, I just watched an old 2011 Li Ning China Open match with the Koreans and the Danes where JJS switches to the blue BS12 in the 3rd game and makes some uncharacteristic mistakes and quickly changes back to the MX80 during mid-game interval. Mogenson breaks 7 strings in that match....
I've been in the market now for this model since I broke 2 Victor's (mx80 & BS08) this month. Im decided to buy this and have been researching in different HK stores to purchase but alas! They all said the same thing! The MX-JJS 3U has been out-of-stock for a couple of months mow. Only the 4U model is available but i dont like 4U. Is Victor phasing out this model???
It's still listed in the Canadian and EU site. I think it just a super popular racket that gets sold out quickly in certain regions. Can't see them discontinuing it so soon since KKJ uses it and LYD as well recently. Plus it is the best looking Victor racket by far.
Hey Paul, congratulations on being the new endorser/coach of Victor UK! Anyway, if MXJJS is such a great racket with a good following why is Victor not continuing w/ it?
I do not understand the reasons behind many manufacturers in badminton withdrawing a racket. i do understand that in business every product has a life cycle. Perhaps these products peaked years ago and whilst there is still a good number of fans, sales of the product have reduced to such an extent that they do not wish to make the racket anymore. Sadly there are times when our personal choices become irrelevent because the sales figures overshadow most business decisions. And, we have to remember the supply of badminton equipment is a business. Manufacturing in small runs is generally uneconomical, resulting in higher price per racket which cannot always be passed on to the player. So, a decision is made not to make the racket unless certain quotas are reached. That's all I can think of. Paul www.badminton-coach.co.uk
DB Review is written but I have Part 4 of my series on tactics to post first. I am expecting this to go live today once the final bits have been completed, however I may change it around and complete the review. Paul www.badminton-coach.co.uk
Good stuff. I'm starting to be able to call on some serious power with the racquet now, I'm really pleased with it.
The 8DX suited me well, the JJS may even be quicker as I've not noticed any drop in manoeuvrability. Net play is as good and in flat exchanges the racquet is easy to move into position to play the fast shots. Defending smashes with blocks to the net is fun, I was daring people to smash to me last night. It was quite demoralising for them to see their best shots being returned without effort. For anyone who uses an 8DX, I recommend the JJS as an improvement. I'm smashing harder than almost anyone in my club with it too, that's going against Z-slashes, VT80s and Z-forces but with the added benefit of the frame speed and manoeuvrability that the ZF and VT80 racquets lack. It is a serious weapon in my hands, I'm ordering another soon.
It's posts like that that gets me into trouble with the missus. lol I'm currently using BS10 and BS11 which are faster than my 8DX but don't quite have that solid feel. The BP of the 10 and 11 is probably 5mm lower than my 8DXs making them incredibly maneouvreable which is my main requirement. I've read some posts saying that the JJS is quite head heavy - which put me off, but if you're saying it's not that bad, then I might consider one before they're discontinued.
There's only a bit more weight in the head than the 8DX. The weight seems to be in the lower part of the head so it really feels solid and stable.
I was very humbled to be asked to read over Paul's review of the racquet a few weeks ago, he agrees with me. I'm very glad to have opted for the JJS over the LYD or Arc11 which were my other options. I've recently played with the Arc11 and was quite happy giving it back to it's owner.
