Li Ning Malaysia is LN's most active social media body. Hope that they'll do something about the issue.
Speaking of @s_mair mentioning the 9000 lineup is confusing. I've used both the 9000 and the 9000C. Of the two I tried, they have either the same swing weight or very slightly the 9000 is higher. Which should be reversed. Sent from my SM-G965W using Tapatalk
I personally think that many people overrate the racket aspect especially this fine tuning. Let's face it. Li Ning rackets are mostly in the 8.3-8.7 stiffness category. The racket with high balance points are mostly 4U and 5U. So I expect that 90% of their rackets lie in a dry headweight of 38-40g area. I think they try to give us the impression that they have something for everyone, but honestly it is nearly the same racket with a different name. I would appreciate if they make 70% less rackets and give us a yearly paintjob update instead of tons of rackets with different names. Totally confusing. Edit: I approximated the head weights by calculation for the Calibar series. It's pretty clear that they might stretched 6 racket types (headweight and stiffness) within a variation to 15 different rackets.
They are no cheaper than any of the other high end LN models... In any case, I have not looked at the marketing of the Tectonic series, or any blab about racquet technology. I just decided to test the demo and I just don't remember the last LN racquet that gave me such a nice feedback. I suggest that if anyone can demo it, give it a go.
Here my calculation of estimated head weights. The source for the data is from mbs. I just calculated head weight = weight* balance/length I personally think that Li Ning could reduce these 40 rackets to 20 without any loss. I personally think that I can play with anything from 9 to 31.
If anyone else is curious I also calculated the 9000 series using the same formula. Rounded to .01 9000C - 38.85 9000 - 39.31 9000D - 40.01 So if this is accurate they're pretty off base with their naming scheme Sent from my SM-G965W using Tapatalk
Maybe they reach their good QC due sorting out each variation into boxes for each model before painting.
Yeah I always assumed that to be the case. Li Ning rates their racquets based on specific weights rather than ranges like other brands so I guess they just sort of have each weight range for each of their 3 (now 4 with tectonic) frame types. I've said it before, but I always found it impressive that on the Calibar racquets they actually have a mark on the shaft exactly on the balance point. So far they're 3 for 3 on racquets I've checked for being accurate. Sent from my SM-G965W using Tapatalk
It's specifically on the Calibar ones. My N80ii doesn't have it either. I can't take a photo of it right now, but basically when you check the balance point you'll see a line on the shaft that doesn't fit in with the paint Sent from my SM-G965W using Tapatalk
Yeah, looks like a factory gripped demo. Perhaps even shot during an actual ad photoshoot - at least he looks rather „polished“ there.
