I am looking for a BS10 replacement, with the following criteria being the most important: - Sword-like aero frame - BP of 290-300 - Stiff or very stiff, or something close to that I found that the first two criteria is relatively easy to meet from rackets nowadays, but there are very few that are stiff like the BS10 is. Any brand is welcome, but i'm especially looking for something from gosen, or mizuno since they seem to have a lot of rackets with that particular shape. Jetspeed 10 almost fit the bill, but i'm hoping a for a frame shape with a sharper edge.
I played the BS10 for many years and can tell that the JS10 was a replacement for me, but all in all it's a different racket (less head weight, smaller head). My advice: Look at Forza. They have this frame profile as well and have very stiff rackets in there line-up. If you want a damn stiff racket, Forza will come to my mind immediately. Maybe you can get your hands a Precision 10.000 VS. Tick all 3 boxes.
I see my region has Precision 10.000 available, but only the S (Stiff) version. Which rackets from popular brands like victor and yonex be similar to forza's 'Stiff' rating of 4/5?
I can't speak for this particular model. I had a VS Forza back in the days and as a BS10, MX80 at this time, I sold it because it was too stiff, even stiffer than MX80. According to badminton racket review the AX99 is a tiny bit stiffer than the P10.000S by bending. should come out the same due the head weight of the AX99. Hope this helps.
No and no. I use the N7II which is slightly stiffer than N9II and even the N7II don't come close stiffness-wise or bravesword-fast. Feelwise they are like night and day. Only the balance match. I still recommend to look at Forza which seems to be the best source for BS10 and MX80 replacements.
Tried 88D 4u as my Bs10 replacement.. damn feel sluggish. I'm in the same dilemma as you TS, however Forza is out of equivalent due to availability in our region. Hard to find.
You could also look for Ashaway, RKEP or Fleet. Everything out of the same factory. Maybe this helps if Forza is not available in your region.
Did anyone try the the auraspeed 70k? Apparently that has the sword frame with RRI of 9 (very stiff) and even to head heavy balance, on paper it should basically be the successor to rackets like BS 10, which i argue to this day is the ideal doubles racket as long as you have a decent wrist (at least within consumer grade rackets).
The 70K lacked power when I had one. It felt mid balanced at most. It felt a little like JS10 to me. The 90S was better but nothing compared to BS10
well that doesn't sound too bad, considering JS10 is one of the other best all time doubles rackets in my opinion. A JS10 without sinking grommets would make a lot of people more than satisfied.
we're all still looking... i tried a 3U AS80X briefly the other day, must say it kinda felt similar to the BS10 but probably not as stiff
Nothing will be as sharp as the Bravesword frame, but the Victor Auraspeed 98k sounds close to what you're looking for aside from the Jetspeed S10. From Gosen, you can consider the Inferno Raid and the Gungnir 08s, with the Raid being the stiffer of the two (I've tried both).
I have the 70k and the RRI is very misleading. It's definitely not a 9. It's a 7 at the very most. Medium-stiff, even-balance to slightly head-heavy, shorter shaft, longer handle. It's an all-around easy-to-use speed racket, kinda like BS12 or BS12se. 90k, 98k, and JS10 would be much closer to BS10. Another option would be Auraspeed Project Black, but that one is harder to find.
Seconded. It's softer, more like BS11 I think. I'd say close enough and a nice racket if you like Braveswords.
