I'm really confused about the sw37 after my last 2 badminton sessions against my colleague... I told you that the sw37 does have an incredible power in it, right? That's what I've missed in the last two sessions I really really was unhappy with the whole game with the sw37. My timing were terrible. And my smashes were really bad. AND: It felt really really "weak" in the hand, compared to my Arc10, which is 4U. I really can't explain it myself... Let's see in the next sessions how I perform with SW37.
I mean "Arc10, which is 3U". If you don't have the chance to test a SW37, I'd recommend you to get the 3U-Version. I think the 3U isn't that much heavier but gives more power. And another recommendation: Hold another SWXX-racket before to be sure how the SW-series are. The shaft is longer than the shaft of Yonex-rackets. This will affect your timing.
The timing is affected differently by every racket. I don't think a longer shaft does have any influence (the overall length is still 675mm, after all), but the differences in flexibility, balance and weight will have a huge influence on how the racket behaves. Example: I have an Arc ZS and ZS TH, and the TH (roughly 2,5g heavier) feels very different indeed.
if u can't explain, i also can't explain...hahaha... but i assume: 1) the racket not suit for your play style 2) maybe you need more time to accommodate with new racket.
It won't affect the flexibility, but how it behaves IMO, only very, very slightly. A 2cm difference would be very noticeable, but as it is, the difference will probably be somewhere in the 5-10mm area. Anyhow, if you start considering shaft length, you should know the EXACT weight, balance point and stiffness first because even a 2g difference will have a much bigger influence than that.
mmm.. I had timing problems as well at the start as explain in my review. Especially when you are so used to a different racket. watching these videos help me with my timing. I like the style that he uses. http://www.youtube.com/user/coachingbadminton I quite agreed that weight and bp affects things a lot. I definitely know that for my style of play I can only play with the following type effectively, 3u racket < 295mm bp 4u racket < 300mm bp
And specifically for me, also mentioned in our absolute head wt thread, a head wt of no more than 42.5g (with strings).
what the waste of money, i went to badminton shop to string my new sw37 with v850, but the string not available. without thinking longer, i just string it with v650. will see it tomorrow wether it perform well or not.
bro, apart from sw37, are u trying other victor rackets too? imho, sw37 just simply feel no comparable to BS12 in term of playability (with the same spec)....
in victor racket i only had chance to use sw35, and it was mine. A lot of my friend use yonex racket only. Anyway sw35 is the beast imo...
hmmm, though spira 21 is extra stiff, the slim shaft makes it feels more like arc10 while SW35 feel more solid like AT900P.
yesterday i played 2 hours with sw37. smashing quiet powerful when i got correct timing. but mostly my timing still not accurate, need more time to adapt. yeah, may be due to long shaft.
zero_hour, ouch, maybe one of those extra strong panda rackets for you next time? or one of those woven rackets from sotx, fleet.
the victor mx range have woven head/skin. But they called their tech carbon XT. Guess it has do something.
