Going a bit unconventional here, but has anyone had experience with these shuttlecocks and how they would fair against something like Yonex 10 (or 20) (I'm aware they are not great shuttlecocks!) or other shuttlecock within that price range? At the moment they cost £15.99. Mainly looking for durability and then flight/trajectory/etc. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/bsc-950-badminton-feather-shuttlecock-12-pack-77-id_8225310.html
I have tried their duck feather shuttlecock once. They were not durable. Didn't lasted even 1 game. I don't know the series though. The information available on this forum usually says that Artengo shuttles are poor. Sent from my Moto G (5S) Plus using Tapatalk
I played many times with Artengo 950 and have very good experience with it. They are easly better than Yonex AS10 or even 20, RSL4 or even 3 with better price.
I agree. Can't remember what series was it but price is abt that of Yonex AS10. Total crap. I would think RSL Gold or Victor Green Champion would be best value + durability + feel Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk
I bought a tube of Artengo BSC930 last Monday. It was discounted at 11 euros so I thought it was worth a try. It's really poor in term of durability and the feather are extremely soft/spongy to the touch when holding them and to the feel with the racket. The first shuttle broke during warm up after 4 mid-court "clears". One feather broke and instantly the birdie dropped 2 meters in length and became unusable with a weird spinning pattern. Also they tend to float a lot. I dislike the most the Babolat #4 or the Yonex League 7 but they are still ok and playable (usually 2 shuttles per set and the shuttle is still ok for drills or warm up afterwards). The Artengo shuttles are not even comparable to those. We used 6 shuttles to finish one set and half the points were played with a shuttle flying funny and we could have easily spent the 12 shuttles during a single set... I finished the tube of 12 (the 6 other shuttles doing drills at the net since they don't fly well) in one night and didn't get any pleasure from playing with those. The worst shuttle I ever used, even at 11 euros it is not worth it and we always broke a feather within 4 to 20 strokes. From there the shuttle became unusable.
I am a HUGE decathalon fan and 90% of my sports wardrobe is from there (especially as I'm an average american size but living in China, it is the only place I can reliably find "normal" sized clothes.) That being said I HAAATTTTTTTEEEE their shuttles. I didn't pay attention to durability, but the feel of them is totally like LenaicM said, all squishy/spongy and they fly quite poorly. Shuttles are provided at my club so I don't really pay attention to them, but when I suddenly feel like one is a real dud, I check the label and more often than not it's a decathalon one that got into the mix. I try to change it out as soon as I can.
