how did u get Yonex 2420 bag for $20 CAD?? i got mine in taiwan for just over $40CAD and it costs about twice as much here
oops, it's not 2420, it's 2220. sorry bout the mistake =P. But i did get the bag for around $20 Cad and i bought it in taiwan too. I guess I got a discount for buying rackets, strings, grips and running shoes from the same place
After reading most of the thread, I think I must have the cheapest gear around On any given day, I'd have in my bag a Cab 8SP, and either another Cab 8SP or my Cab 10SP, a spare t-shirt, water bottle and a spare babolat grip. No shuttles (they are provided when I play comps or socials), no shoes (I wear em) and no strings either (I give it to someone else for restrings). During comp season, I'd also have the scorebook with me. I'd probably consider the scorebook to be more valuable because my club could get fined if I lose it B
Quick update: since I started this thread, I've since reduced the value of my gym kit by some 25%. I now carry only 3 racquets, instead of 4 (3 because I once broke 2 strings in 1 day); and I no longer carry any spare strings because I now string my own racquets. So, current estimated bag value: $150.
OK here is my kit Bag yonex 2420 $70 AUD MP 99 $200 AUD MP 77 $150 AUD AT700 x2 220AUD each AT800 $230 AUD NS7000 $220 AUD CAB 21SP $140 AUD each AT300 $160 AUD ASIC GELs Shoes $99 AUD Epsilon torney grade shuttles SO thats about $1850 AUD LOL i have spent quite a small fortune on badminton gear. I will post my picture tommorow PS: thats whats in my badminton bag Not my entire collection haha
hum ok heres my bag only what i bring to the gym though, all in retail value. Head bag: $42.79 Yonex Iso 80 VFS + Bg65: $133.73 Forza Legend 80 + Bg65: $140.17 grip: $13.37 badminton shirt: $42.45 clothing (shorts (2) and t-shirt (1)): $44.90 others(shuttles, deoderant, medical, etc.): $44.93 total: $462.34 thats like 23 times the money i keep in my wallet. and i leave it out in plain sight at the gym well there are alot of people that have more stuff in their bags which is worth more, and the fact that it is a head bag and it will make them think theres nothing important in it anyways. as for cell, wallet and keys they all stay in the locker.
here's my stuff its not a whole lot compared to some people here.. because i'm not that rich and close to sources of cheap badminton equipment, and have to have my things brought in from asia. all prices are in CAD$ for easier calculation, using CAD$1=NT$26. rackets are TW coded, and prices are the prices i bought my stuff at Yonex 2420 bag ($45) MP55 2UG5 ($123) AT800DE ($160) Nike court shoes ($60-80 bought in canada) water bottle ($1) tube of Mavis 300 ($14) Yonex AC102 grip tape ($7.50, Canadian bought) Yonex A440 grip tape ($4.00, free from taiwan) Total: $424.50 Cad.. usually i have my shoes and 1 racket on me, so the stuff i leave lying around is less
Here we go this is whats on average in my bag 4 the gym or perhaps on a one day tourney (longer like 4 days ones im up to 2 tour bags!!! ) im ingoring shuttles i use for coaching 1x Siam Cement Thailand Open Tour Bag (£0 given is England National Squad Bag pros are given the things when they arrive) OR 1x Yonex 2420 Tour Bag £24 2x Yonex Mp99 3U £196 1x Babolat Satt Comet £74 1X Ashaway Tp130 £45 1X Yonex Armourtec At800 OFF £109 6x Talbot Torro £160 Yonex SHB 89Mx £40 Roll of Towelling grip £20 2X Water bottles £10 Yonex Shirt usually Verycool £30 Other things supports other grips ,gels, scissors, tape, sweatbands, towels, anti sweat matting £35 +mobile and wallet and my adaidas tracksuit (personalised wit name so u cant put a price on personal false pride can u?) so thats £743 ......times by 2 or 3x for a 3,4 day tournement or trips to training centres. so 4 for a gym visit of coachins session $1,415 oh dear... so 4 a tourney over many days its could be like $3,200 wowow thank god i didnt add shuttles
1 X yonex 800DF £109 2 X yonex Nano Speed7000 £240 1 X Winex armorpower 700Ti £60 1 X Apacs 1010 offensive £55 3 X Vcool Yonex polo's £105 2 tubes of OEM shuttles £10 Yonex 98M trainers £45 Yonex 3D cutting shorts £25 That's £649 Wow. what a sucker I am. All those new top of the line rackets and if i'm honest with myself they haven't improved my game that much. Time to tighten the purse strings as far as badminton rackets are concerned. I hope the Mrs doesn't see this!!!
2 x mp 99 (28lbs, bg65) 2 x mp 88 (28lbs, bg65) 5 x Forze Black legend (28lbs, bg65) 2 x forza shoes (year '01, probaly not anyone who wants to buy those secondhand) 2 x racketbags from yonex 9 x u-v shirts yonex 3 x yonex shorts Won't even start to count my grips and extra-equiptment ...
1 x NS8000(UK) = £160 1 x AT800DE(UK) = £114 1 x NS7000(TH) = £75 1 x MP99(TH) = £70 1 x MP27(UK) = £50 Stringing machine = £150 Karakal Grips.. Yonex Shuttles.. Yonex Bag.. 3 x Yonex very cool shirts = £60 1 x SHB-89MG = £45 + all those court fees! Damn!
stringing machine in the bag wow, must break alot of strings and be faily quick at re-stringing NS8000 @160 steep man
yeah.. well i get my bg-80's off ebay at pretty decent prices =) make my money back at stringing mates rackets!! xD
Well lets see, I have: _ARmortec 800 bought $140 on ebay ( real too ) _One tube of Hi-Qua shuttles for $13 _ARmortec case for Free Total_$153 I play for high school so im not one of those crazy 9 rackets people
Lol, my equip is limited. mp99 3u4u - $170 carlton airblade superlite - $40 mavis 300 birdies - $13 yonex shb571 - $60 total: $283 cdn + stringing, grips, etc would be quite a bit. Wow, I never knew badminton could be so expensive. Grr..
all u rich ppl... a wilson attacker from walmart for 20$ bk 703 carbo-knight 40$ and black yonex bg-65 strings 20$(gunna spend 20$ more since my string broke about 3 days ago DURING a tournament!!) hmm thats it...so thats 80$ now and 100$ in a few days...this is all in Cnd currency...wow..still alot for me...
hmm i think its time to calculate my stuff - Bag yy 2420 (RP 250000 = US$ 27) - 2 x SOTX woven 13 + yy BG 85(2 x AU$250 + 2 x RP 50000 = US$ 398) - yy at 800 DE + yy BG 66 (SG$ 180 + RP 30000 = US$ 112) - yy mp100 + yy BG 85 (SG$ 160 + RP 50000 = US$ 102) - yy cab 22 + yy BG 66 (AU$ 70 + RP 30000= US$ 57) - 3 x SOTX hi-cool shirt (3 x AU$25 = US$ 58) - 2 x yy very coolfit shirt (2 x 5000 yen = US$100) - 2 x yy short (2 x RP 30000 = US$ 6) - yy socks (RP 10000 = US$ 1) - yy shb 99 (AU$125 = US$ 97) grand total of US$958, just shy of the US$1k mark. now i just realised how much $$$ i used up in baddy
