"I see a lot of these two digit code with Yonex rackets, what are they?" these two digit codes are country of distribution code. you can find the country code on the "cone" right above the handle of the racket. for newer racket, they are printed on the cone, for older generation, they are engraved. as far as we know, only Yonex rackets has them. they are used to identify where the racket is destined for. SP is a very common country code as SP (Singapore) is the main distributor of Yonex rackets in the SE Asia region. so there are many SP racket there. the known codes that we know of are: AS - Australia BX - Belgium/Netherlands CD - Canada CH - China CN/CP - Chinese National Team DK - Denmark FR - France GR - Germany HK - Hong Kong ID - India IN/IP - Indonesia JP - Japan KR - Korea MA - Malaysia NZ - New Zealand SD - Sweden SP - Singapore TH - Thailand TW - Taiwan UA - United Arab Emirates UK - United Kingdom US - USA there are also other more mystery codes such as "SPY", which is similar to SP but is said to be more durable then SP. CN/CP rackets have generated a lot of discussion. CN/CP rackets are racket specially made by Yonex for the Chinese National Team. it is said that these rackets are especially solid and more durable than their other counterparts. there are believer and dis-believers of such claims. and the debate will probably go on and on... NOTE: these are distribution code, and it is NOT manufacturing code. in other words, it absolutely does not tell you which country the racket is made in. aside from CN/CP, there are rumors that certain rackets with certain country codes are more fragile/durable than others. there has been no official confirmation of that matter. most of these rumors are spread by some retailers whom we believe are trying to discourage players from buying lower priced racket from overseas.
I heard from former national player here in INA, all the players would not take SP coded rackets, they asked for IP or JP coded. so I was wondering why they did that? was SP coded rackets lowest quality or they simply wanted "special" rackets. i hope there will be some explanations if there is difference in quality betweeen country codes. i am considering to get US coded duora
I was looking ard for a VT70 and chanced upon one with HK code on the cone, but the shaft itself there was "SP" printed. Just wanted to ask if anyone knows if this is a norm in HK coded rackets?
who about au code guys im try to buy so racket with this guy http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wholesales-Voltric-Z-Force-II-Badminton-Racquet-FREE-SHIPPING-/172195044372? he said it was AU CODE
i'd stay away. generic picture shown. cheap price. the pic shows CH also. "wholesale"? quite likely it is fake.
is JP code deserve higher price ?? was it is superior to the other codes?? ex voltic z f2 JP greater quality the voltric z f2 SP/IP/AU code
They are all the same. Country codes are put in for distribution and warranty purposes. Try to get a racket that has your country code on it. That way if your racket has a manufacturing defect, you can ask the seller or distributor for a replacement. If the country code differs, they might not honor the replacement guarantee.
thank you phorge read some blog about the Yonex codes, Some say JP code which is produce and make in japan are better quality because of the strict or higher quality control.thats why it is way more expensive maybe 25% or higher , compare to the other codes. was SP code for example produce in singapore yonex factory ????. or was it is still just made in japan factory just distributed in singapore ??? cant understand why SP useually the cheapest ?? as u said code are produce equal ??
please read the last paragraph of the first post of this thread. the country code is distribution code, it doesn't tell you where the racket is manufactured.
All the top end rackets are made in Japan. You can see that in the shaft lettering (not to be confused with the country code found on the cap of the handle) and the country name on the butt cap below the Yonex logo. The mid and low end rackets are made in China and Taiwan. The butt cap in these rackets do not have the country name on them.
Top end racket shaft lettering. This shows country of manufacture. Top end racket butt cap. This shows country of manufacture. Racket country code on the cap of the handle. This shows the country that this racket is going to be distributed in.
