Yonex NF800 4U
Yonex NF1000z 4U
I will talk about Yonex as a whole (been buying them for over 12 years) and then talk about those racquets.
My first racquet was an armortec 150. Played with it maybe 2 hrs a week while I was learning and being a beginner to low intermediate player.
The strings (bg65ti) lasted forever. The frame got a crack at 12-o clock before its' second restring lol. So I sadly threw it away.
Next racquet was Voltric 80. I didn't notice the frame was misshapen until I compared the profile with another persons racquet at a friendly lunchtime tournament thing. It was no wonder my backhands were not consistent. I still have it somewhere and the strings aren't square. They are a bit diagonal because of the frame.
I was convinced I needed a head light and big handle racquet. So I sourced a G3 size Nanospeed 9900. Quality of the frame is good. Lots of clashes as I was low to mid intermediate at the time.
Next racquet was a Zforce 1. It was ok, but I struggled with it and wasn't good enough for it and eventually gave it to a friend. Durability was good.
Next racquets were two nanorays. Can't remember the numbers, but they were a pair similar to Astrox 88S, 88D. No durability issues with them and again, ended up selling to friends because I didn't like them.
After that I had some Nanoray 800s. 3Ug4 I think. Used for a long time, but hated that my smashes were weak. I was always on the lookout for a racquet with a better smash.
Next racquet was the Astrox 100zz. Loved it at first. The difference in defense is noticable and it hurt my shoulder playing with it for long periods of time. No durability issues
Next racquet was Nanoflare 800lt (5ug5). Great Racquet, but it hurts my elbow to play with it. No durability issues at all.
Then I bought a Nanoray iSpeed racquet to see if I could get better smashing with it and not hurt my shoulder or elbow (NF800lt is very stiff).
Hated it lol. Durability is fine.
Then I bought an astrox nextage (4u g5 I think) and it was my favourite racquet for some months. Durability and price performance are both very good. Have to adjust swing speed because it's mid flex and not stiff.
Also bought an astrox cosmic reign. Nothing special, but feels cheap when you hit the shuttle. If it had collisions, I don't think it would come out ontop.
Nanoflare 1000z. It's very hit and miss in terms of durability. It feels solid when playing, but clash number 8-10 has caused a really small crack to appear in the racquet on the outside of the frame leading into one of the grommits. (around the 10 o clock position). And I only had it 4-5 weeks at the time! It survived one restring so far and I hope it survives more as I have put BG66U string in it at 26bs tension.
I've never looked at Victor racquets as the names confuse me and stock is difficult to find. But the Bravesword has a lot of fans here.
) of these racquets. Specifically I am looking for the more durable out of these.
