I thought it looked like the Spira21 Indeed, who can forget this pretty sketch But the only one everyone is still yearning for is AT700 old http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1482000&page=4#post1482000
and no one is using AT50, AT150, AT250, AT600 look, i can be wrong here. Voltric can turn out to be a legendary racket, who knows. But i wont rush to open my wallet just yet
I was told by a little birdy.... that Voltic will first come out with the basic model 7 and then 9 & 10 a month or so later... so I will wait for the 9 and 10 out....
Just the way Yonex did pushing out ArcSaber 7 in their Arc Series. Ending in Arc 10 then with an exclamation came the Arc ZS! Guess, Voltric 7, 8 & 10 comes followed by Voltric ZS? Maybe ZX.
I don't think the ZS was the sales boon Yonex had hoped for, so I'd be surprised if there's a Voltric Z-Slash. I do find it weird that when releasing a new line, that you would introduce a mid-level racket first, and then pad down and up. Did they do this with any other range??
It has been that way more or less with the AT, NS and ARC series- I mean, the AT700, NS7K and the ARC7 were all the first model of their respective lines, with Yonex introducing arguably superior and lower range models after that. Prior to the AT though, the pattern wasn't as obvious.
Come to think of it, the original AT700 is ironically the most successful and sought-after "7" numbered model of the Yonex series. It also fits the others' characteristics of being relatively mid priced (AT700 compared to AT500 and AT800, later AT900). When it first got released there were indeed some comments about it being cheap looking in its colour scheme compared to MP90/99 and MP100. But performance-wise it is now legendary. Perhaps the Voltric 70 will continue on this tradition.
Pretty sure the MP77 came out before the others. If they release the best racket first, then less people buy the later models. It is good tactic to release the middle first, then the "better" ones. THe lower ends come later as people will buy based on the reputation of the mid/upper end rackets.
No it doesn't. You innovate at the top, then trickle down to those that can't afford or justify the top spec - the 'emulators'. Look at anything else. When a new model is released, it's always at the top. A product cycle later, it's now the second tier and a new product takes it's place. This is a weird Yonex phenomena. No other company does it - it's always innovate at the top, and trickle down. I'm going to need more convincing that it's a good idea.
I am not trying to convince you at all....your opinion is up to you. It happens in cars too....the run of the mill models are introduced first (1.6, 1.8 engines for example), then the super charged versions come on later. Houses....they don't make the 4 bed houses first, they buils the 2/3 beds first..... If Yonex bring out the top model first the people who buy that top model won't bother buying the other mid range, because they have the best. The people who normally buy lower end rackets may be tempted to buy the mid range racket, but wouldn't consider themselves good enough to justify buying the top model, thus they release the middle range first to tempt everyone to buying the first one. It makes sense to me & most companies wil have done this for their products at some stage.
Voltric will b a nice racket for everyone to enjoy. Higher version still at work. But may not be better than the current voltric.
