Hi everyone! I know someone who can get me a really good deal on Victor equipment so I was wondering if anyone knows any Victor badminton racquets that are comparable to the Yonex Armortec 700. Also, I haven't seen Victor racquets around lately. Does anyone know what their current top line of racquets is? Thanks a lot!
Victor try this link:http://www.badmintonwarehouse.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.10/.f as for the review, you have to count on some other guys. i dont think much of the guys in here play victor.
links this 2nd link is not as good as the first but they have little more info http://www.racketsupply.com/super_ti-10.htm
at700 i have teh armortec 700 th version and i think its one of the greatest racket i have played with but i am not much of player.
dill by the way, smash Dill would be the man to asked about the at700s. i think he's got 5 of them and name them all. he can probably tell you whatever you want to know about at700. he's the man.
AT700's yes but Victor, no. I've never tried a Victor racket. And I only named them all becasue I never understand why players have different rackets which by their own admissions are good for certain parts of their games, why have different rackets for singles and doubles. Would it not be better to have one racket you can use in any circumstance and can play an allround game? Never understood that one
If you like to string your racquet at high tension, stay away from Victor racquets. Professional stringers in this forum may want to comment on this.
The Victor Super Ti-10 seems to be somewhat comparable. But what I've found is that Yonex gives more feel than Victor. This is from the fact that the extra stiff racquets from Victor are really extra stiff. The Super Ti-10 can generate a large amount of power (higher than the AT-700 for some), but I don't get any feeling of the bird really. I used to dislike the AT-700 at first because I was so used to the Ti-10, but then my Ti-10 broke in a clash, so AT-700 it was and it feels great . I've tried all the Victor Super Ti series and none of them seem to be a substitute to the Yonex at700. You're going to have to make sacrifices and you could just get used to it eventually. The question is, what did you really like about the at700? Like taneepak said, the Victor racquets aren't reliable to be strung up to tensions of 23+ lbs. My friend has 3 Victor Super Ti-10s and they're all cracking somewhere (each strung at 23 lbs). I strung mine at 21 lbs so it was fine. But you could just say it's something to do with the name "ti-10" because the Yonex ones aren't the most reliable either .
I bought a tube of Victor Champion No.2 and was disappointed with its quality. In one tube, the weight of the shuttles varied from as low as 4.7g to as high as 5.1g for each shuttle. I can accept a 0.1g variation but not a variation of 0.4g. Its durability is also not that good.
Actually, Victor racquets are quite decent. My Victor Super Ti-7 is still going strong despite having been strung at max. 26X28lbs. Victor guaranteed the racquet to a maximum of 27lbs. At higher tension, it's more due to stringer skills than anything else. Frankly I am quite surprised that you, as an authority on equipment and a stringer, would even say that. My Super Ti-7 even have the nicks and chips to show for and it's still going fine. For those on a budget, non-Yonex racquets like Victor are great alternatives. Clones can be quality stuff, you just have to find one.
He commented on the stringing from what he heard, I believe. And I'm agreeing with him through personal experience. My friend and I string racquets, and all 3 of his super ti-10s are cracking at some point (he had 4, but the 4th one broke when he was doing a backcourt trick shot and there happened to be a trash can behind his court. So hit, whack, crack, RIP). These cracks aren't due to any clashes because he hasn't clashed them yet. He just examined his racquets after playing and noticed that there was a crack forming at a grommet on all 3 racquets. Also, Victor racquets aren't crap. They're decent and can be a good alternative to the Yonex in terms of price and performance. Same could be said for Gosen and all the other manufacturers out there. I still have my first racquet ever, Victor Super Ti-1, and it's still serving me well. Chipped up, survived clashes with racquets and the floor, and it's still alive and serving faithfully as a racquet I use when I'm just playing around or lending out a racquet . Haha I just realized I have a Super ti7 lying on the floor next to me .
You can certainly check with the pro-shop @ VRC. Thay s/b able to get you any Victor racket that you are looking for.
