I'm making a racket, but not with music. (Black Knight C2C-Nano-Fire)

Member Name: paulhanton

Product:	Black Knight C2C-Nano-Fire
Date:	10/11/08 (331 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Light, responsive

Disadvantages: none

Black Knight

Nano-Fire Badminton Racquet

I bought this racquet recently as my old, Carlton racquet really has seen better days. It was heavy, the tension was pretty much gone, and as I am now playing twice a week at a local club I thought I would treat myself.

Black Knight a partner or subsidiary of Ashaway UK is an established racket manufacturer and this racquet normally costs £60, luckily our club is doing a deal and I got it for £10 cheaper.

Black Knight also sponsor players such as Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson, though, clearly their racquets are a little better than this one!


~~~The Racquet~~~

Weight:
It is light, only 80 grams, which is less than three ounces, or less than half the weight of my old racquet.

In fact the only lighter ones I have seen are professional ones at 75gms (and at least £20 more).

The weight is important as to run around with the racquet, for a couple of hours does take it out of you. 'Tennis elbow' is a real pain in the, ahem, elbow and the less weight, the less likely to suffer.

Materials:
It is a carbon fibre racquet made with 'Beryllium composites'.....now I have looked this up on the internet, it is all quite complicated, but, 'Light and strong' is clever enough for me.

Strings:
Strings are between 18-24lb of pressure which is slightly lower than professional standards, but with a high 'rigidity' this means that it is actually very responsive.


~~~What Else~~~

Well apparently the racquet features 'EOS frame technology', which, I gather is a way of making the frame strong around four symmetrical sections to aid stability and precision. When I tried to find out what EOS stood for, and I really did try....I couldn't.

Shallow stuff now.....it is a bloomin' good looking thing, all shiny red with nice sliver flashes around the frame, and even the racquet case is nice, light and classy.


~~~~How does it play?~~~~

I absolutely love it; it is so light it is almost like not having a racquet at all in the hand. The grip takes a little getting used to as it is that rubber composite that feels sticky but isn't. The power is superb; it takes very little effort to send the shuttlecock flying. Yet when a gentle shot is required it does this with ease too.

I love the fact that it feels so sturdy even though it is flexible and light, it feels well made, and it makes a lovely 'twang' when being used. I'm happy with this racquet and have now bought my son one too for a crimbo pressie. Have a look on their website:


http://www.blackknightuk.co.uk

Summary: badders anyone?