Pimp my frame.

[Quan]

So I went to the local badminton shop today and I decided on getting a nanospeed 8000. we started talking about balance and then the worker there asked if i liked it head heavy... so he goes through a couple of racquet and weighs them and picks me out an 86g n8k. At first he adds about 2 grams to it with lead tape and it didnt feel rite to me quite yet. so then later he adds another 6 more grams of lead tape, all at the head mite i add, and woohoo... i think i found my mp100 2u replacement... haha... so yeah this nanospeed 8000 is now my muscle power 8000... without the mp, weighing in at a good 94g.

[cooler]

y dun u get a 3u At700? cheaper than a ns8k

[pb_aznstyle]

yeah... that's weird. if you like head heavy raquets then why didn't you try our an armortec? especially since a nanospeed was engineered to be head light , i don't see th poin of having to weigh it down in the places engineers worked so hard to lighten up while keeping strength... oh well... your money.

[Brave_Turtle]

Its like some ppl trying to put weight on a Ti-10 grip in order to make it head light.

I haven't tried it but im sure a NS8K with lead tapes will feel different from AT700. Could be very interesting.

But hey, personal choice and pocket right?

[cooler]

Originally Posted by Brave_Turtle

Its like some ppl trying to put weight on a Ti-10 grip in order to make it head light.

I haven't tried it but im sure a NS8K with lead tapes will feel different from AT700. Could be very interesting.

But hey, personal choice and pocket right?

personal yes but it speakth of his .....
if u want to weight up a racket head, why start with a head light racket??

if u wanna mod a car into limo, would u start your mod on a honda civic?

[Quan]

i'll post later about how it feels after i string and hit with it... and why not get an armortec 700? cus i believe in nano technology

[604badder]

Originally Posted by Quan

.......cus i believe in nano technology

The Yonex marketing machine has done their job.....

[LazyBuddy]

Originally Posted by 604badder

The Yonex marketing machine has done their job.....

And so did the store sales person.

[FEND.]

Come on guys, at least he's trying to 'pimp' it. What have YOU GUYS done then

[fingerpower]

Originally Posted by FEND.

Come on guys, at least he's trying to 'pimp' it. What have YOU GUYS done then

Well If He would really Like to Pimp it I guuess buyin a paintbrush set would be smarter than buying a healigth-racket and adding tons of lead-tape to it ;-)

/FingaPowa

[Brave_Turtle]

OMG ppl in BF getting so rude these dayz... C'mon Its an experiment and the guy is willign to give us some feedback.

I don't see anythign wrong tryign to do this.

I think his idea is very interestign because it costumize the racquet to our own specific taste. Adding more lead tape until it reach what he likes would be smarter than buying an AT700 because:

1- He already bought NS8k
2- Adding weight to racquet head is easier than making it head light
3- Even if he gets another racquet I'm sure he will have to go trough some modification to reach his own taste

It's like finding the right weight no? You preferably start with light and you go gradually up in weight until you feel thats enough.

I tried to put lead tape on my Ti-10 once, like it wasnt enough heavy. Felt like a baseball bat and didnt like. However with my Cab21 adding lead tape was quite good. However I had to take it off since I'm a stylish guy and it looked a bit weird

And Fingerpower, from what I understood the goal of putting lead tape is to change balance point and weight of his racquet no paintbrush needed.

[Gollum]

Rudeness or honesty?

I think it's a pretty dumb thing to do. You take a precisely engineered product - that's why you bought it, Yonex convinced you of all the techno-hype - and then you mess with it.

Why not buy a racket closer to your desired spec, and for less money? It will probably work better than your crude attempts to adjust the NS8000

[cooler]

- adding weight to frame will void warranty.

I guess it isn't techno-hyped enough for some people

[Quan]

well, if i had bought a racquet that is already head heavy and added tape to it, itd probably be too heavy cus the ideal weight i am looking for is around 92-94g. so buying the headlight frame, i would be able to make it a more usable racquet i guess.

[Quan]

Originally Posted by cooler

- adding weight to frame will void warranty.

peel off lead tape before turning in

[cooler]

Originally Posted by Quan

well, if i had bought a racquet that is already head heavy and added tape to it, itd probably be too heavy cus the ideal weight i am looking for is around 92-94g. so buying the headlight frame, i would be able to make it a more usable racquet i guess.

a 3u AT700 weighs about the same as a 3u NS8000.
u have to put weight on a ns8000 first just to match up a oem AT700.

[twobeer]

Originally Posted by Brave_Turtle

And Fingerpower, from what I understood the goal of putting lead tape is to change balance point and weight of his racquet no paintbrush needed.

Well, apart from the poor spelling (FingerPower, my friend, was probably drunk when commenting ;-P) I could see his point..
Why buy a racket spcially designed to be headlight in the first place (an expensive one as well I may add), If you really dont want a head-light racket?? Even if you can't test it you can just swing it in the shop to realize just how headlight it is!!.. AT700, AT800OF, Ti10 etc would have made more sense if you want more head-heaviness.

I could see the point of buying a head-heavy racket and add some "extra heaviness" for training, power or whatever.
But buying a headlight racket if what you "really" want a head-heavy one, would be like buying a 2-seat roadster car and then rebuild it to a 6-seater, rather than buying a station-wagon and go from that to build your 6-seater
(or even better find a ready made 6-seater ;-) )
I am sure it wouldn't be a problem to trade it for a YY ti-10, AT700, SOTX Woven 11 or 13 etc if he indeed wanted a different balanced racket design.

My 2 cents,
Twobeer

P.S. wouldn't it be nice with some custom paintjobs and design for rackets ;-) D.S.