Well, I can tell you from my experience with all three and Arc 11/10 that Duora 10 is very much like Arc 11/10. In terms of swing, BP, feel, etc. The only interesting development is the new two sidedneness feature, which is surprisingly noticeable and effective... even to a cynical mind like mine...
From the looks of it, you can't go wrong with either. But for a meatier all-round racket that doesn't need a specific technique to operate, the Duora 10 is a good bet.
Yep, this racket will sell like hotcakes. I'm trying to think of a similar racket from Victor but can't seem to... maybe 8PS, but then that one had a strangely numb feel.
Tbh all of the JS line have numb feels despite what anyone else tries to say. Picked up a used 9 for cheap recently and even BG80 can't save it. The Duora 10 is a step in the right direction for YY in the feel department for sure though.
Nah, JS10 has nice feel. Imho it's the ill fated Zxion fibres in 8PS and 9 that cause the numbness. Told you not to get the 9... But yeah, still can't get over how there's a difference between the two sides on the Duora... Now the only way it can get better is to have a compact frame...
Can't agree there. The JS10 feels best out of everything but nowhere near whatever has been hyped by everyone else as for the 9 I had to sate my curiosity.
Yeah, JS10 feels good, but for me (using a 4U proletariat / non-KRP-MYP-whatever other player code) racket, the smashes lack tactile feedback. They're just... steep. I think Victor, perhaps in trying to emulate Yonex's rackets, have overdone it with the Jetspeeds - that strange stiffness that's neither too stiff, nor offers too much feedback. The Duora 10 seems like a throwback to the NS9900 and Ti10, which in my books, is a great return to form for Yonex. (Although personally, I didn't think they'd lost it as I think the VTZF2 and NR900 were great.)
The Duora 10 seems like a throwback to the NS9900 and Ti10, which in my books, is a great return to form for Yonex. [/QUOTE] Indeed.
Amen. And the classic Yonexes include Arc 10/11 too... Remember how many Yonex players used them? There was Taufik, Gade, Boosak, Bo/Moe, Axelsen , etc.
That's what happens when you've got (indirect) marketing folk on general user forums. While I love using my Victor rackets (the Jetspeeds 8 did absolutely nought for me though), reading the forum threads here has made me develop a distaste / distrust / apprehension... that they aren't really quite as good as they're made out to be on these forums. Everything needs a pinch of salt, I guess...
Yeah. The Arc11 is my go-to "meh" racket... if I don't feel like having a defensive game, nor an offensive game, and if I don't know how the opponents play. And it does that jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none thing really well! The Duora 10 seems to have more character than the Arc11... a one-size-fits-all.
