Reposting my review of the N7II which i posted in the N9II thread. Today I spend an equal amount of time on both the N7II and N9II. First the specs of strings on both rackets. N7II is on BG66UM 24lbs N9II is on BGAS Aerosonic 24lbs Rear Court After a few clears the difference between the N7II and N9II is quite evident. The lighter head of the N7II is noticeable, the stiffer shaft as well. More effort has to used on the N7II to do a rear to rear clear. The speed of the head feels faster, likely due to the lighter weight, however it lacks the same punch as the N9II. The feel is also harder and more feedback can be felt from the shuttle. The strings might have made some difference here hence I felt I needed to list the strings i am using. Rear court smashes came out slower on the N7II but steeper, the control is amazing, I could place them very close to the tramlines. I do not have the skills to do jump smashes so I cant comment, and I am not a strong smasher. The N9II produces effortless power with the flex of the shaft aiding my swing. To get a powerful smash from the N7II, I needed to put a lot of effort into the swing to produce similar speed to the N9II. However, drops from the N7II was just so much fun, my opponents today was caught many times due to how steep and close to the net my drops were and the speed of the drops as well. I could do normal drops, slice drops, reverse slice drops with ease. The control I felt with the N7II was so amazing. Midcourt Flat drives and pushes was very easy with the N7II, despite this racket being a 3U weight, I honestly felt it was on par with my 4U JS10. Mid court snap smashes was steep and fast. This racket really excels in this area and the front court(more on that later). Defense was very easy, it moves really fast, maybe a tad slower than 4U BS12 and JS10, but really negligible, I had a lot of control on the return of smashes, to play to close to the net, lift it to back or just a reflex block to mid court. Front Court The net area is really where N7II excels, the stiffer shaft offers lots of control. Interceptions, net play, net kills felt easy with the N7II. Final Thoughts The N7II suits those with wristy swings, if you can generate a lot of swing speed, the stiffer shaft of the N7II is a lovely racket for doubles. It excels on the mid court and front court area. I dont have the power to create good smashes with this from the rear and hence my place became predictable very quickly for my opponents as I started to favor drops, even then I could still steal points from my opponents due to how well place and close to the net the drop shots were. If you are a control type of player in doubles, I believe the N7II would suit your style, however the N9II might be the better all round racket for most doubles player. I hope this short review helps those thinking between N7II and N9II.
Nicely written review eiji, thanks. I don't own n9ii but from the reviews, it sounds like the racket shares several similar traits with yonex ldf. Back to the new color topic, I own the original white n7ii, which I like a lot. Thinking to get a 2nd one as a backup; I believe the green/black colorway that you posted here is Setiawan's signature racket, while the official new 2017 colorway is in very striking pink-red-purple combination. Has anyone seen this version in person? It looks horrible from the pics alone.
Can you post a picture of the serial code close to the cone? I suspect I may have just bought 2 fakes, and just looking to compare. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
How does these two differ than previous gen? I just bought it both N7 and N9. Really love them both !
