Has anybody ever bought those "clones" or fakes from Aliexpress? Are they decent? For example, this looked interested. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/330...chweb0_0,searchweb201602_5,searchweb201603_52 Ive always been a APACS user, but I just wonder if these rackets would be similar.
Not all racket suit all player. Whatever its original, fake, clone, or whatever it is, in the end it just a different racket with maybe similar design. So there is chance that its balance, design, or whatever factor there will suit you. The problem is, if you by chance found a clone racket that suit you very well & then it broken, finding new one of those would be hard as there is no standard for its production unless for its paintjob.
Personally I would stay away from the fakes and maybe try out some rackets that use their own branding (I personally tried one light Guang Yu racket that was OK, nothing special, but for the price can be used while still learning). The reasoning is, that fake rackets might put more emphasis on getting the looks right and rely on the recognition of another brand to sell, while rackets that use their own chinese branding need to be decent themselves to keep selling. That's the theory anyways, haven't tried anough aliexpress rackets to confirm if that theory is fact or not.
