Badminton Racquets

This was the fourth Carlton racket I came to own and the most expensive. The previous two Carlton rackets had been great rackets, perfectly balanced and light. Unfortunately both these two rackets had suffered from what Iam now coming to believe is the curse of Carlton. They both broke within three months of receiving them the first snapped and the second cracked. The strange thing about the last of these rackets is that it was a replacement racket for the previous one which Carlton said had been faulty. When this one broke too I sent it back to Carlton and they sent me the next model up, the airblade 2000. When I received this racket I found out that it was ...  Read the complete review

I have recently been given the latest Yonex Nanospeed 9900 to test. This racket has been introduced for the 2009-2010 season and features the new X-Fullerene technology which has made it possible for Yonex to create a thinner and stronger head-light racquet while maintaining great manoeuvrability and repulsion power. The one I have on test has been strung with Yonex BG80 string to 28lbs. It has an extra stiff shaft, and other features include: Nanoscience Isometric Head New Grommet System X-Fullerene New built in T joint New control support cap. My first impresseions of the racquet was that it has a nice head ...  Read the complete review

Yonex VF Isometric Badminton Racquet I started playing badminton about 3 years ago and 2 years ago I bought this racquet as I play twice a week in the winter and spring. I purchased it from my local sports shop, where it cost me £49.99. Weighing 5 grams at the most (not that I’ve ever have weighed it) and being made of 100% carbon graphite it is very light even for a badminton racquet and may not be everyone’s choice. Even so it takes its fair share of knocks without showing any evidence of them and there is no shortage of power when smashing the shuttle. The only part of this racquet that does not quite come up to scratch is the grip. It is ...  Read the complete review

The Yonex ISO Muscle Power 77 is the best racket ive ever used, for a good price. Here are the vital stats : MATERIAL Titanium/Graphite FLEX Extra Stiff STRING Multi-Fibre SHAFT Long HEAD Isometric WEIGHT 90 grams The new muscle power (MP) technology is the very latest development in its field, im not quite sure how it all works - so i wont try to explain. But one thing is for sure - it works!. Yonex has 3 rackets in the series MP100(£135), MP77(£72) and MP55(£50). I chose the MP77 because the MP100 has got a reputation of easliy breaking if you clash with your partner, and at £135 not may people can afford that to ...  Read the complete review

Badminton a great fast exciting game played indoors on a smallish court (in comparison to a tennis court). Speed and agility are of the essence in this game so the lighter the racquet the better. A carbon fibre racquet may cost a bit more but the benefits will be massive, it will enable you to move, swing and generally play quicker which could be the difference between winning and losing. The second thing to look for is string tension. A nicely stringed racquet can help you put the shuttlecock where you want it. Too loosely strung it will go nowhere and too tightly strung and you wont be able to control it. Price, this depends on what level you play, the ...  Read the complete review