Chilli， u did try the NR700 and NR800, right? How is the maneuverability of z speed? Comparing to NR700 and NR800..thanks a lot
Definitely! I mean, all I do when forming an opinion is poll the opinions of 5 anonymous strangers on the Intarweb, filter that through Yonex' marketing, and call it my own.
Unfortunately lots of first impressions tell us nothing. I for one have yet to have timing issues with any racket however I do have to get used to a racket for a few sessions before I can actually make an honest assessment.
of course it tells nothing. if you want to know how it feels, borrow or buy it. but there are obvious traits/properties of the racquet that allows people to form certain preliminary opinions about it. the yonex fanboys arnt the one complaining or dissing the preliminary opinions so far though, not that i see any around yet
3UG5, I'll have some impressions tomorrow after practice. Unstrung, no plastic wrapping, BP 301: With 66ultimax, BP 311:
Finally got a chance to try out a demo racket for 2 games of fast high intermediate MD ... Short summary: This racket does not belong in the Nanoray/Nanospeed family. Heck, it doesn't even belong in the Arcsaber line. As suspected by my weight, head weight. and bp measurements a few days ago, it sits and plays squarely between a 3U and a 4U VTZF. Yes, it belongs in the Voltric line. Consider yourself warned if you think you're getting something similar to the NR800 or a replacement to the venerable NS9900. This is a racket that you must demo first for yourself before buying, but if you can't, then trust me on my assessment. Or not. I can already predict a wave of this racket on the for sale forum a few months from now. The nitty gritty: My demo unit was strung with orange BP80Power at 25 lbs. Stringbed frequency 1175 Hz. Supergrap on factory grip. Playing head wt: 43.0g Playing total wt: 95.8g Playing bp: 301mm (To understand what head wt is and how it's measured, see this thread http://www.badmintoncentral.com/for...n-easier-simpler-appoximation-of-swing-weight ) (For reference, with a similar setup, my 4U VTZF was 42.3g/91.8g/307mm and 3U VTZF was 44.1g/96.0g/307mm) So, you can see that the head wt falls smack in between the 3U and 4U VTZF. And it feels like it on playing and swinging. Forehand clears, smashes, drives, backhand clears, drives, you name it... they all feel like there's more power than the 4U VTZF at the expense of speed and maneuverability. Of course, relative to the 3U VTZF, there's more maneuverabiliy and speed at the expense of power. Shaft stiffness is less than VTZF. The racket head noticeably lags a bit on power shots relative to VTZF. Take home message: This is NOT a Nanoray.
Phew! I was almost tempted to get one, but backed off at the very last minute after discovering the head was the SMALLEST amongst the Nanorays, and felt quite "heavy headed". Now I need to find someone who has purchased this racket and tested it out....
Yeah, it's not like everyone is gonna achieve the advertised 493km/h smash like TBH did, so I'll probably wait for some local players to grab it and see how they play with it, hopefully a nice folk may let me swing it around
Great to me too. Might be an interesting new toy to look forward to. For now though, I'm enjoying my badminton with my 3U and 4U VTZF, and my 3U MX80.
By the way, anyone else think it's odd that Yonex have released a 2U version and not a 4U version for this racket? Given many pros are using 4U rackets, and none (that I know of) are using 2U rackets, what were Yonex marketing department expecting to achieve?
So what is the recommended weight to get? 2u or 3u? If I understand correctly some have said the 3u feels light and similar to 4u? To get more power then should get the 2u weight. I stand corrected on this opinion as I may have misunderstood. i think this question should be more relevant to those who are used to the 3u versions of voltric 80 or even the 3u zforce. Thanks.
