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SOTX WOVEN-2

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Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
83% of reviewers	$65.00	8.4

Description:

Level: Int/Adv
Type: Offense
Weight:88±4g
Balance point:290-300mm
Strung:&#8804;31lbs
B-Pt:670±1mm
Shaft stiffness:8.5-9.0
Head: 100% Graphite, WOVEN

Author

Jumpalot
Regular Member

Registered: June 2004
Location: S. Pasadena
Posts: 193

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	Very powerful. Good control.
Cons:	none.

I first got these rackets from a badminton dealer in China about a year and half ago. I thought SOTX is just anoter generic brand at the time but when I tested it on the spot, it was very powerful and the pop was very solid. I now still have all four of them and one particular Woven 2 is really beat up with tons of chips in the paint while the otehr 2 that my girlfriend uses is still in perfect condition. Mine also has a visible crack on the top of the frame. To my amazement, I was able to string it all the way to 28lb and the frame is still holding and it is still playable even in tournaments. I have been favoring this racket since its battle tested and since I only play doubles so I might as well preserve my other Woven 2 rackets and see if I could break this one first.

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glencomienda111
Regular Member

Registered: July 2004
Location: philippines
Posts: 387

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $70.00 | Rating: 8

Pros:
Cons:

i got mine today, gonna have it tested tomorrow. my actual plan is a woven7 but its out of stock so i settled for the woven2. i had it strung with sotx bs-963 @ 24lbs. i wanted to have it strung at a higher tension but the dealer told me to start at 24lbs and work my way up, and when the stocks arrive ill get the woven7, ill keep you guys posted.

glencomienda111
Regular Member

Registered: July 2004
Location: philippines
Posts: 387

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 0

Pros:
Cons:

had it strung again coz it doesnt give me the power i want, now it has yonex bg-80 strung @ 26lbs. now its alot better, defence is okay, its quick in defense (maybe its b\'cuz i used mp77 before). had a few clashes but nothing happend to the racket.

mongoose
Regular Member

Registered: April 2002
Location: Singapore
Posts: 526

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 7

Pros:	price, light weight, swingspeed
Cons:	low repulsion

Mine weighs 88g.
Strung with SOTX 0.65mm strings at 26 lbs on an electronic machines.
Excellent power in smashes due to its super fast swingspeed.
However drives and pushes are slow.
Can\'t really feel the repulsion compared.
Head light combined with light weight also doesn\'t make this racket ideal for net plays.

wedgewenis
Regular Member

Registered: June 2002
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 650

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: $60.00 | Rating: 9

Pros:	Nice balance (feel) - good power - light
Cons:	none

I just got this raquet from ibuysports. So far I am quite pleased with it. I am able to get more power in clears/smashes and my dropshots are much tighter than with my other raquets.

I dont know what you meant about bad for net plays - i find i am much quicker with this raquet due to it being light.

vbreddy
New Member

Registered: August 2004
Location: Illinois
Posts: 1

Review Date:

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: Not Indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	Good Price, very powerful and good control
Cons:

Racquet specs:
Weight: 87gms.
Grip: 3.5
String: 0.65mm.
Tension: 26lbs
Able to achieve extremely good smashes and generate good control with fast reflexes. Minimum repulsion even though very light headed. Extremely satisfied for the money spent (y).

Planning to buy one more.

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