YONEX ASTROX 88S & 88D (2018)

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  1. Deepclean1122

    Deepclean1122 Regular Member

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    Haha ! Like my banker always say “ you wisher than u think” :D
     
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    as far as i can tell WCL was using nanoray 900 new color.... not astrox 77
     
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    yes it was new blue color nanoray 900, but actually WCL was as good as Chen at the front or mid court. And he was moving to the net much more than previously.
     
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    Damn. I didn't notice this too right away. There's a missing grommet on the bottom of my AX88S:(
    Now I'm not sure if it was like this already when I received it from shuttle house or my stringer somehow accidentally removed it.
    Wouldn't this damage the racket? Where can I buy this type grommet that would be AX88 compatible? Thanks for any help.

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    Dayum! Your stringer should've noticed this and immediately correct the problem by inserting a grommet before stringing. As it is now, if I were you, I would immediately cut the string stat to prevent any further frame damage!

    This is actually 100x worse than a misweave...

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    I heard you visor, thanks! Cutting the string now as we speak.

    Dang, I was supposed to test this on wednesday, now I'll just have to wait for a little more while until I get a replacement grommet.
    Like what sort of damage would this do to the frame and this missing grommet can be easily replaceable right?
     
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    Yeah, easily replaceable... If you have another racket without strings that you don't need for now, you can just transplant that grommet over to this racket.

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    Ok thanks. But for what i know, there's a size and type for this grommet. And like what sort of damage would this do to the frame if used without that grommet?
     
  9. visor

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    Cut it and take another close up pic. Then we'll know. Hopefully not too bad if your tension is low and the string doesn't look super thin.

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    Tension is 27 and string is zymax 64tX:(
     
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    Very bad news at 27 and with that string?:(
     
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    Lol... more like sad about losing the 64TX string...

    Post a pic of that hole after you cut and remove the strings.

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    Damn, that is sad news . Noooo, poor zymax 64tx strings. Your stringer should've seen it before stringing your racquet. But the fact that he didn't catch that and just went on with the string job is very ignorant , I would be very upset at the stringer if he did that to me . Luckily, I'm my own stringer . Very sad that you have to delay your racquet session. Now, a moment of silence for the 64tx string .
     
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    I agree. I'm sad about the 64tx string as well .
     
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    Take a single pass grommet form any other racket and slam it in there. Seeing the condition of other grommets half taken out it’s no wonder that the stringer is at fault.

    Fresh astrox grommets are very easy to pop and it’s his / her job to hold it when pulling to check. Given how much they charge there, I’m stunned.
     
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    Holey Moley....
    Thankfully you've got pics. You can make a claim on account of their disastrous string job if the frame's busted, but hopefully it's fine.

    Really....how can one miss the freaking hole...
     
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    There are a bunch of those incidents where the nearby stringer (meh) does this to people of the complex. It got so bad I decided to donate the entire bottle of 1500 or so grommets to him from AliExpress.
     
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    Well I've got no other choice now but to just buy a short U-grommet from MBS. First time I encountered a crappy stringer and he can rest assure that he won't be seeing me again for my succeeding string job needs. Frame is ok thank god, but I still have to pull out with pliers that one dumbass grommet that the equally dumbass stringer seemed to have inserted there by force. I wouldn't mind a bit if he's done this to one of my cheaper rackets but not to the AX. He's lucky he didn't mess with my new lightsaber that much or I would've whipped his ass with it to kingdom come:cool:

    Winston btw told me that after May 18 he will be having stocks of grommet for AX88S & D:)
     
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    You would be remiss to buy those. The stock AX grommets are utter shite like the Arcsaber and Duora ones. Buy Voltric grommets if you can, they're way better.

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