Hi, I just got this racket yesterday as a gift from my parents. They bring me back 3 E-1000 ( told it was QC from inskysports). Initally I only ask them to bring me back one , so I can test it, but I guess they decide to buy me 3. hehe.. I can't complain. Anways, today I went to the gym and have a chance to try out the racket for around 2 hours. My inital impression is that it is ultra light. I had never seen a racket this light. The color scheme is quite nice. It is quite " bling" , probably in the same level as the SHB99 LTd shoe. The color is really nice, with shiny blue and silver. The racket was strung with bg80@24lbs. The power that is generated is pretty good. I will say better than most racket. I will probably put this close to mp100 2U. Drive shot is very easy to do and need very little time to prepared. This racket is pretty flexible. I think it will be perfect for " wristy" player. At 2 hours, I still have a little probably with the control aspect of the racket. I really think the silicons grommets help as it does absorbs most of the impact. This will really help my shoulders and elbow, but I also don't really liked it that much since the feel of the shuttle is gone. I probably will try to change the bg80 with gosen pro66, and see if that will help increase the touch and feel. Deep clear are really easy to execute. This is just a mini review at 2 hours, will try to post more info later. E-1000 - cosmectic/looks ( 9.5/10) The nicest racket I had ever seen but paint chipped to easy. - power ( 8/10) still have to get used to it. Very close to mp100. -Maneverbility ( 9.5/10) very light, easy to lug around.. haha -feel ( 8/10) Give too much of a " soft feel" probably due to the silicon grommets. If you guys have any guestion, let me know. I will try to find a answer. Sorry guys, I had never done and review, so don't really know what I should include. Conclusion: I would say this racket is pretty good. I have no regret getting it. Howerver, as of right now, I would not say it is the absolute best racket in the market because there is jsut too many good racket. But I would definetly recommend this racket to " wristy" players and also one that like to defend.
It's very good and you can find my review in another Post by searching with "E-1000". But some users think there is vibation on E-1000, it is OK for me and I don't feel so significant. What is your feeling?? On the other hand, I feel that the shuttlecork flying line is quite different with those Yonex rackets, how about you??
I found it to have little to no vibration actually. But than I again I liked to play with more firm and stiff string beds. I agree, the flying line of the shuttlecork is different than the other racket I have. I don't know how to explain it. Racket I had used before, include mp99, mp100, ti-10, slim 10 and At800OF.
Thank you and forrestyung's review. I find it intresting on the flight path is different than most of Yonex racquet. May I guess that for long clear, it the shuttle fly higher and without going out? Also, When you smash, is the angle of shot flat or deeper? Or the shot is flying all over place. How is the control? Any more inputs are great. As you know this is a very flexable racquet. I am questioning is the control an issue here. Thanks and have a great Sunday.
Lighter than the Karakal SL-70 and Gosen Miracle Light 77? How is control? Taneepak said it's not painted. Perhaps the flexibility of Vectran? Which do you think are better? Can you compare to Yonex MP 88?
I would say that it is lighter than the SL-70. I am not sure about the miracle light 77 since I had never seen one of those around. The control is pretty good, I still have to get used to it. So I won't judge the racket yet. But as of right now, I would say I get better control with the mp100. And regardinf the paint job. Hmmm... I know the blue is not the true color of the racket, since today I was ask to play with a begineer for a friendly game and he accident chip one of my E-1000. .. And I would say it is painted, because some of the blue came off.. grrr. As far as the mp88. I had only played with it for a game or 2. The racket belong to a friend of mine. If my memories hasn't failed me, E1000 is alot lighter and is just slightly not as head heavy. I try the blue version of the mp88. The flex is pretty close I beleive. If you guys want a review compared to the ti-10. Give me some time, I will take my ti-10 out of closet and try it out again.I only used this racket for a short time and haven't play with this racket for awhile. I switch out of ti-10 to the mp100 and than slim10 , to the LF-500 ( played with At800OF sometimes) and than to the E1000. So guys if you want a review compared to ti-10 , I will need sometime to adjust to the "beast again" to give a more accurate review.
thanks as for the "paint" you can still scratch it off even if its electroplated, nothing wrong with that(just saying plating in general, not talking about racket since i know jack about it) electroplating has its advantage too, as long as the surface can be plated, b/c you can control how thick/thin the plate is and the amount of layer(s) color wise... depends on what kind of material you want to plate on, but i am sure you can do black
Oh well guys, I just talk to taneepak, and apparently all 3 of mine is also off-spec. I specifically ask them though email that I want only the QC one, But since my parent pickup for me ( they don't know anything about badminton), inskysports decides to sell me 3 off-spec one. The worst parts is that I even wrote on a peice of paper for my mom to give them and specified that I want only on spec E1000 with QC by taneepak. So guys, becareful with this company. To me, that is cheating. It is kinda like selling me a faked racket. I personally will never buy from them again. So just want to give you guys head up. Although the E1000 I have right now is pretty good. I just don't like the fact I got "cheated". Sorry for my venting. I am just really mad right now. .. worst things is my W800i is also "dead" for no reason.. Such a bad day.
sorry to know that... thats one of my concern for not buying them oversea, and it is expected that china plants won't throw away those rackets... but glad you like it anyways
It's only possible to have on spec products if the QC guy from HKG stays in the factory. This is my experience with Mainland plants .
Yep, depends who's the QC and what the parameters are. Many QC people just look for aesthetic flaws and not technical.
That depends on how the QC staffs are trained. The point is one can't trust the QC staffs from Mainland China.
Well, we're trusting them to some extent, we're buying the product and paying them to do QC. But then again, I guess we have no to limited choice.
For foreign brands, large quantity order means close attention from management = better QC. E'epak's much smaller quantity for the E series mean less attention in the QC area which is unfortunate but a reality in most Mainland factories.
How many people have received "on spec" racquets? Is there a URL for inskysports? I tried Google and didn't find one.
I think only Taneepak QCed E-1000 will be on specification, but should be less than 20pcs. My one is QCed #9, Is there any one in HK with the off-spec E-1000 can lend me for comparision???
I am sure there are many E-1000s that are not playing half as good as they were designed. An on-spec E-1000 can be more powerful than anything out there, and that includes the nanos that everyone is falling head and heel in love with right now. Mindful of an owner's desire or preference to change to a larger size grip, because of the small G5 size of the original grip, I can modify the E-1000 to accept grip sizes ranging from G5 to G3. In addition, the racquet will be qc'ed to be spot-on and be optimally on-specs, regardless of the change in grip size. However, this requires that the racquet be sent to me for modifications.
putting my foot down imo, all this talk about off spec rackets (off spec in term of balance pt, weight, etc and not structural defect) are smoke and mirror to cover up racket short comings or to confuse buyers. Off spec is a relative. Off spec racket does not mean a poor racket. I present these evidence: Case #1 Singles Only extreme head heavy racket (HH) zhang ning.. at700 kenneth J...at700 LD.. at700 chen jin at 700 extreme changeover XXF... from at700 to ns8000 (head heavy to head light) peter gade... slim 10 to mp88.. to at7000 (head light to head heavy) extreme head light racket (HL) hafiz.. ns7000 mia audina .. ns7000 wang lin.. ns7000 I ask u, which of above player is using off spec racket? None because some prefer HH and some HL. Some even change their preference midway in extreme manner. NS7000 is off spec to zhang ning but not to mia audina, both finialist in athen olympic WS. It is only an off spec issue if u plan to own more than 2 identifical racket. Case #2 I had four brand new 4UG4 at800of. I found at800of too head heavy but lo and behold, 1 is less head heavy than the other 3. I kept that 'off spec' at800of. The trouble is what is my luck to find another 'off spec' 800of' similar to my current one. Relatively, off spec e-1000 is only off spec to taneepak. Unless u play badminton exactly like taneepak, this off spec talks are just jive talking. er armchair critic
