36$ Duora10

So just before the holidays I went on aliexpress to buy some parts for my machine, and I stumbled upon a 36 dollar racket claiming to have the same system as duora 10, but it doesn't have any paint on it. Since it was just 36 dollars and the pictures look promising, I bought one just for laughs without any expectations.

After a month or so (free shipping) I finally received it. Initial impression from first glance is really good, However the plastic wrapping around the handle was a pain to take off and it ripped a bit of the grip off. The frame shape fits the yonex mold and the duo frame system is identical to the duora 10. I don't own a duora 10 but I've strung a handful of duoras so from memory its almost 99.99% identical. The stiffness is stiff, which I was expecting a medium flex. I compared it to my N9II and arc 11 and definitely the 36bucks racquet's stiffness is very close to the arc 11. Its abit head heavier than the arc 11 but lighter than the N9II. The grommets is where I'd say is poor. They are pretty thin and I feel like after 2 restrings you'd need to switch ALL the grommets. Maybe I feel like the racket is more vulnerable because there is no paint job on it haha.

I restrung it with BG80 at 25X27lbs with 10% prestretch. The racket held super well. No warping or bending of the racquet while stringing. It took it like a champ, however I'm more worried for the grommets. I haven't had the chance to play with it yet.

PHOTOS:

https://i.imgur.com/S4oWqES.jpg
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SOURCE: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1-P...32796244312.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.6i6Cm6

Has anyone had any experience with this or these type of rackets?

 

Edited

 

you'll never haha. I'll be playing with it tomorrow

 

After several sessions with this thing, I can say it plays just like a high end racquet. Clears are effortless, smashes are strong (not as steep or powerful as the N9II), drops were good. It did lack some feel in the front court net play though compared to my N9ii or even arcsaber 11. Maybe I'm just not used to it but my playability and skill were not compensated for the racquet at all. It plays very, very well. It didn't have the issue of the "vibration" problem some described at the top, as i've tried the other "noname no paint" racquets before and those sucked alot. The only problem I had with it is the cap at the bottom of the handle is abit loose, so you hear some squeeks sometimes gripping the racquet. I also string this racquet with prestretch, which i never do for myself, so it has a stiffer bed strings than my usual liking, especially on bg80s. Overall I am impressed, defense, attack, drives were all on par and balanced. The dual frame system just like the duora 10 does make it "inconsistant" sometimes when hitting since I often spin my racquet around waiting for a serve.

 

Here is a Li-ning similar one: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...ket-T-jiont-Dark-grey/505668_32411906323.html

and this one seems pretty good. https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...y-carbon-racket-28LBS/505668_32826006041.html