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

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  1. maa2003

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    hehez ... since you have a first rate candidate, then they must be better.
     
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    Glad to hear that - any info on the string for your loyal customers yet? :D (Diameter would be a start ;))
     
  3. DinkAlot

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    They are all Ashaway PT ZyMax string. 0.62-0.70mm.
     
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    DinkAlot dcbadminton
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    The rackets are finally here. A few images for now...

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    Gah. To think I'll have to wait 2 weeks+ to get mine T_T
    Nice pics, awesome looking racket. :)
     
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    The red string doesn't do justice to the racket. Or is that the ZMpro you were talking about :D
     
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    A nice lavender BG80 should do the trick. It might sound weird, but it definitely looked good on my old MP99.
     
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    Can you show pictures of Ultra Pro racket?
     
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    Hakular, if you read the last couple pages of this thread, nearly all your questions can be answered.
    just take some time to read it.
     
  10. DinkAlot

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    Dink im curious, in which country have you sold the most Panda Power Racquets? :p
     
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    Probably U.S., signflip and what07 both buy huge amounts, but there's probably a few more customers in the US of A - Canada is second, I guess.
     
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    heh, i wonder if he managed to convert at least half of his club members to playing with panda rackets :p
     
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    If we're talking about OCBC, probably not - that thing looks huge! I understand there are also quite a few sponsored players there...I just hope his club is less snobby than mine, where many ppl won't even look at a racket not from a known company (which is ironic, as many play with Oliver rackets, which, in my opinion, are of lower quality). One guy was funny - he actually thought Li Ning was a low-end company, not producing anything comparable to Yonex :D very satisfying when a Z-Slash broke 2 minutes later. I imagine I must've looked quite smug - none of my PP and LN rackets have even come close to breaking yet :)
     
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    Imma going to throw some yellow string on it!
    Panda, don't forget the roofing nails...er... grommets for the Precision! :)
     
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    Question for Panda:

    Now that you have the T Pros, how's the swing wt compared to T2's? Gram for gram swings the same? Unlike Ultra Pros that swing 2g heavier than U2's.

    So, if I wanted to swing the same as a 86g 288mm T2, I would order the exact same specs for T Pro?

    I'm sure I asked you this before, but I just want to make sure before I finalize my specs for the pre-order.

    TIA!
     
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    the Tpro looks nice, and it is brighter and more yellowish than the one from manufacturer photo
     
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    It's hard to say, probably a toss-up between the U.S. and Canada.
     
  19. DinkAlot

    DinkAlot dcbadminton
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    Good question; the TPros swing "true", meaning it will only have the actual weight listed.


    Yep, the same.
     
  20. DinkAlot

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    OK, Panda got back at around 3:45am from testing the TPro. It played very well and Panda is very pleased.

    Panda will let the others that tested the TPro review it because the proof is in the pudding. Oh wait, no need, one guy came to SGVBC at 2:30am, tested the racket and bought two. Another bought one even though he as a few Ps and another wants a TPro but has a few Ps and T2s.

    Yes, the TPro is good, better than Panda expected. :D
     

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