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Recently I’ve had a chance to test and review two of Gosen’s top end rackets: Gungnir Alpha and Gungnir Beta. Gosen chose the name Gungnir as it is the name of the spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology. So I spent some time with them to see if they could be weapons of […]

FZ FORZA Ti 11.000 Badminton Racquets (Certain parts of the review may bear similarities to other product reviews from the same brand) Earlier this year (2014), I happened to have a chance meeting with FZ FORZA in Asia. It is not a brand that is commonly seen around Asia but it has a strong ...

FZ FORZA Evolve Badminton Shoe (Certain parts of the review may bear similarities to other product reviews from the same brand) Earlier this year (2014), I happened to have a chance meeting with FZ FORZA in Asia. It is not a brand that is commonly seen around Asia but it has a strong presence ...

KUMPOO POWER SHOT NANO 2700 II Kumpoo is a brand of badminton equipment which we see from time to time. The brand first came to my attention when I saw Boonask Ponsana use it in tournaments. At the time, there was very little information around. Kumpoo has been around since 1992 and the brand ...

This review is produced in conjunction the GOSEN Customedge Type X review. Hence, the two reviews will bear similarities. Preamble GOSEN is a company we hear about, but don’t see much of in the international arena. GOSEN has a very long history and are a name synonymous with racquet strings. ...

  This review is produced in conjunction the GOSEN Customedge Type V review. Hence, the two reviews will bear similarities. Preamble GOSEN is a company we hear about, but don’t see much of in the international arena. GOSEN has a very long history and are a name synonymous with racquet strings. ...

I tried out the R4XINSPIRE string from GOSEN. It’s a 0.69mm diameter string and according to specifications, designed for durability. First things first, I need to get it strung up. It goes into the oval shaped head racquet at 28lbs. That’s the maximum recommended suggested tension ...

A little while ago I received some products from GOSEN for review. One of the items in the goodie box is a set of R4X 110 strings. Gosen as a badminton manufacturer almost need no introduction. They are base in Japan and only second to the big Y in terms of reputation. Gosen in their […]

A little while ago I received some products from GOSEN for review. One of the items in the goodie box is a set of Momone strings. Gosen as a badminton manufacturer almost need no introduction. They are base in Japan and only second to the big Y in terms of reputation. Gosen in their years […]

A little while ago we received some goodies from GOSEN to review. Among the goodies are a trio of Customedge rackets, the Type V, Type X, and Type S. The Gosen Customedge is the new top of the line racktes from Gosen. The Type S that we will look at in this review lies in […]