Upgrade suggestions for an old 4U NANORAY Z-SPEED

Is there even a 4U variant of NRZP at the first place?


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Adidas Wucht P8.

 

lol

 

I have only played with the NRZS once a long time ago, but it shouldn't be far off overall. Here's my thread on that racket and here's a review comparing it to the JS10 in some ways, as part of the thread. There's a bit more info in the 2018 Adidas Rackets thread, but this should be a good place to start.

What's funny?

If the slight head heaviness is too much, there's still the 4U versions and replacing the grommet strips with normal grommets.

It's a stiff racket with a fast swing due to the compact had (and the frame shape?). There's not too many options to go to, but the P8 is a really, really good one.

 

Alot Thai player's previously on nrzspeed has changed to nanoflare 800.

 

to suggest as js10 or nanoray replacement the racket with 90kg of swing weight it is just ridicilous Lol

 

Not reading the linked things and not even the post you quote is just stupid.

1. there's a 4U version
2. you can replace the grommet strips with regular grommets, losing around 1 g of head weight
3. this thread is about a Nanoray Z-Speed replacement, that's a racket on the upper end of 3U and not head light, so suggesting a slightly head heavy racket that's significantly lighter (the 3U is on the lighter end of 3U already) is not ridiculus (yeah, that's how you spell it, you can and an "o" though) at all

If that wasn't enough....

I stand with my suggestion of trying the P8. However, I always say that it's better to try before you buy, although I know that that's difficult.

 

The ZF2 is a great replacement for the Nanoray Z Speed too, just a bit more headheavy, bit more powerful, bit less user friendly, and bit less fast^^

(a bit in this conext may mean a ton)

 

tbh, I think you're approaching this the wrong way. The Z-Speed has been a very special racket that imo never got an "improved replacement".
Looking at the specs and "DNA":
- compact head
- super small sweet spot
- stiff shaft
- rather head heavy (despite being a Nanoray)
- infamously dampened feel (some might call it numb )

And being dead honest, I think if you were liking your NRZS so much, then I suggest you stick to it. Cause hands down, there is no other racket on the market that has the same overall feel. Also, the racket technologies haven't improved that much since the release of the NRZS, no matter what the clever guys and girls at the manufacturers' marketing departments might be trying to convince us.

The JS10 is one of my all time favorite racket, but it will feel completely different since it is a lot less damped and transfers a lot more vibrations. Also, it has noticeably less weight in the head. Great racket? Yes. An upgraded NRZS? I don't think so.
Same goes for the Adidas P8. Amazing racket and ticks a lot of the boxes as well (compact head, stiff shaft also the balance is not too far off imo), but the feel will completely different as well.

 

Wait a few more months.

NF highest range is incoming.
Expected Fall 2021.

 

yea nanoflare 700 pro in 3u or heavier would be very awesome, still can not believe that all these double/mix players are using 4u.