Wilson K-factor

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  1. dorkboi92

    dorkboi92 Regular Member

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    are there fakes of wilsons too? cuz $72 is pretty cheap
     
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    i think there's no imitation product for wilson..
     
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    has anyone seen a fake wilson badminton racket? i have heard from people that there are fake wilson tennis rackets.
     
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    i donno about tennis but i've never heard that there are fake wilson badminton racket..
     
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    It would be better off for fake-racquet manufacturers to produce fake Yonex racquets than fake Wilson racquets, because Yonex racquets are more recognised than Wilson.
     
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    no i havent tried k-strike i only tried and own wilson k-blaze and k-tour, About fakes, i think there are more factorys that produce wilson, and the rackets from factory from china makes racket cheaper.
     
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    are there any more reviews on the k blaze? most of this thread seems to be about the k tour. how do the factory strings hold up in gameplay?
     
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    i switched them right away, they were realy bad. K-blaze is very good racket, its a little lighter than k-tour, but still has the power and accuracy is great, the factory strings produce hard vibrations, as soon as i putted bg 68 on 24 lbs its was just great. i must say that i really like both rackets i prefer k-blaze for doubles
     
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    just this week i realize how great making a smash with ktour.. seriously it's not a waste buying this racket.. :D
     
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    Just warning...Wilson badminton racket have a fake in Indonesia. They came from China and sold in very cheap price. My suggest if you want to buy racket in any brand just buy them in high reputable sport store ( Little bit expensive but 100% guarantee ) or buy in your friend store ( if you find the racket is fake then you can complain as hard as you want )
     
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    Dorkboi, did you buy a [k] blaze from that ebay link? If so, was it legit?
     
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    Wilson K tour racquet review

    I'm still waiting for my racquet. I'll give you guys a review in 2 weeks time.
     
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    Kelwin, what made you go for the k-tour over the blaze?
     
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    Good Question

    Well... the following could be the reasons why:
    1) It's a head heavy racquet but some said it's not that head heavy. I'm still not sure till I get my racquet. Anyway... Head heavy racquet doesn't require much power as you can just hit fast but not hard for your first attempt smash then when your oponent return the shot, you're hoping that you get a better opportunity to kill!

    2) K tour is the top range racquet. I bought it to get a peaceful mind so that I don't blame on my racquet anymore. I can only focus on my skill. All this while I've been using Apacs racquet and I realise sometimes the racquet is not as consistent as it is. Maybe it's me, maybe it's not.

    Lastly, Price. The price difference between K blaze and K tour is not that huge. In fact, my seller is selling both for the same price. I guess choosing K tour would be better then... don't you think so?
     
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    the blaze has the same technology as the tour. the only difference is the fact that the tour is 3ish grams heavier and has a slightly more head heavy balance. Yeh i might just get both, use the blaze for doubles and tour for singles :). Both will be goof rackets, good choice ^^
     
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    Depend on your style of play kelwin, K-Blaze is more light balance and extremely fast to make a quick response or manuver but lacks of power to make killer smash. K tour i believe is more head heavy so it will be more powerful when you smash. I prefer K-Blaze for double play and the price is more cheap $20 in Indonesia.
     
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    I agree with you Issakaya. It all depends on how you play.
    I love to smash and I feel very good when I can smash at people's body. :)
    I'm a evil player... hehehehe :)
     
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    Then you must take K-Tour to kill 'em all hehehehe. Have a nice killing game.
     
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    Fake WIlson racquet

    I think Wilson racquet are hard to immitate. especially the Kontrol Cap.
    Wilson seems to be smart. They make the racquet in one factory and produce th cap in another factory.
    In the end they put both together and make it a genuine racquet.

    Btw, Issakaya... you mention about fake Wilson badminton racquet rite? Is it N code, K factor or older version?
     
    #60 kelwin, Mar 20, 2008
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