Ashaway bird2

Oddly I saw them mentioned in some news article a month or 2 ago (about bird flu.. feathers etc.. ) and wondered what they were and why haven't I heard of them, I did a google then and found nothing.. it appears they have been launched now, I wonder what they are like ?
 
Badderz_Alpha said:
Oddly I saw them mentioned in some news article a month or 2 ago (about bird flu.. feathers etc.. ) and wondered what they were and why haven't I heard of them, I did a google then and found nothing.. it appears they have been launched now, I wonder what they are like ?
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I'm not keen on the 2 tone skirt
 
I'm not keen on the price. It's not clear on the website whether the price is per dozen or per tube of 6 although I expect the former. Note also that there are shipping costs on top which would make these shuttles more expensive than AS50's. That can't be right, surely?

I agree with db - the two tone skirt isn't very attractive.

Paul
www.badminton-coach.co.uk
 
Nineteen quid a dozen?!? Unless these things last literally twice as long as a Mavis...

Still, I'd like to try them out just for curiosity's sake:).
 
I was given a box of these to test.
In brief the shuttle holds its speed well, there is a good bite on impact with the shuttle which makes for a rewarding smash.
However the balance of the shuttle is wrong and almost too heavy. This makes net play impossible. The shuttle deforms and tears just as fast as a mavis shuttle. The cork separating from the plastic skirt over time. I wouldnt pay for these.
Plaudits still go to Ashaway for trying something different. Still a shock to me that no manufacturers have perfected the synthetic shuttle.
 
dbswansea said:
It's on you then to let us know if they're worth it :)
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shosasakigamba said:
I was given a box of these to test.
In brief the shuttle holds its speed well, there is a good bite on impact with the shuttle which makes for a rewarding smash.
However the balance of the shuttle is wrong and almost too heavy. This makes net play impossible. The shuttle deforms and tears just as fast as a mavis shuttle. The cork separating from the plastic skirt over time. I wouldnt pay for these.
Plaudits still go to Ashaway for trying something different. Still a shock to me that no manufacturers have perfected the synthetic shuttle.
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There you go - saved myself 20 quid;).
 
mikesp said:
Re the 2-tone skirt, you get used to it very quickly and it's a useful aid to visibility against difficult backgrounds.
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black is worse than white on the shuttle to make it easier to be seen. The yellow is best so far for a lot of badminton halls in the UK. Why don't they just make it just white or yellow?
 
mzheng168 said:
black is worse than white on the shuttle to make it easier to be seen. The yellow is best so far for a lot of badminton halls in the UK. Why don't they just make it just white or yellow?
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I can only think they've gone two-tone so you can see at least half of it in whichever conditions you play, but I agree: yellow or white. (It still irks me that we can't get the M2000 in yellow...)
 
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