Moderately priced rackets similar to Yonex ArcSaber 9

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  1. aquaelmo

    aquaelmo Regular Member

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    I want a racket that is good for mixed doubles as well as doubles (Im a girl) The Acrsaber 9 look like a good choice, but it is way too expensive for me (especially since by parents are paying for it lol:p). What are some other rackets that are similar to this, or any racket that is good for mixed and doubles, but comes with a cheaper price tag? I dont care what brand it is.
    Thanks for any help!:)
     
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    voltric 7 is 4u, but a bit stiffer than arc9. Probably more head heavy as well. I'm not familiar with other 4u medium balance and medium flex rackets, sorry.

    Ashaway Superlight 99SQ might be an option?
     
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    low-end nanorays are quite good, actually. choose the one you can afford, they have similar characteristics
     
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    Nanoray 500 (mid flex), nanoray 60 mid flex.

    Victor Bravesword 9 (4u mid flex)

    Ashaway Viper XT700,(3u) atomic 7/6 Hex (4u) (all Mid Flex)
     
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    lower end nanospeeds, models 100 or 250 i believe
     
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    RKEP XP70 or XP80 would be very affordable but probably not cost effective with shipping unless you get some other stuff with it.
    I had a 4U Voltric 7 and while it is nice and light, it is still a head heavy racket and may slow you down a little in doubles.
    Apacs may have a model that fits the bill but I'm not too familiar with their offerings.
     
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    hmmm. the rackets you guys mentioned are still kind of expensive. I'm looking at below 100 dollars. I researched apacs rackets and found the edgesaber 10 to be a good match for me, but I haven't found very many reviews on it so I don't know yet. does any one know much about that racket?
     
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    Apacs edgesaber 10 is garbage. It's a subpar racket eith a paintjob stolen from the arc 10. If you want a qualitg racket from apacs look at their original series like lethal, tweet, tantrum
     
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    yeah that what I've been hearing around hear too, that the clones are just mediocre rackets with the same paint jobs.
     

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