Many thanks for your question. I’m asked on a daily basis to recommend a racquet for a player. However, I have to be brutally honest and say that you need to test as many racquets as you can because I’m not you, don’t really know your strengths and weaknesses and don’t feel a racquet as you do. Realisitically, we could put 10 good players in a room and they could all name a different racquet as their ideal.

What I will say is that if you don’t like the medium flex racquet from another brand, test the Yonex equivalent and see if it’s any better. If you don’t like it, at least you are making progress and can rule out a racquet with medium flex shaft. You also don’t like the head heavy AT900 P so it suggests you either don’t like head heavy racquets, or racquets with the weight at the top of the frame.

As I said, narrow down your choices first and then test what you’re left with e.g. Arcsaber 10, Arcsaber 8DX etc.

Hope this helps.

To your success

Paul

Im looking to by a new racket that is suitable for me for a long time but im not sure if i should buy the Arc saber 7 or Arc saber 10. Im a young boy who enjoys smashing and attacking a lot, i want to get a racket i can keep until im older. I’ve got the armortec 900 Power and i reckon its head is too heavy for me and i just dont have the feeling with it.

I also have another racket (not from yonex) which indicates a medium flex but i dont feel the power when i smash with it.

During games i believe my accuracy is not so well, i dont no if its got anything to do with my racket but i dunno if the Arc saber 7 can help the control.

I need a specialist to tell me if the stiff racket Arc saber 10 is suited for me or the more control Arc saber 7??

please help!!

Best Regards
Nick

im looking at getting the arcsaber 7 as a replacement for the armortec 900 technique althought i enjoy playing with the armortec i want a change a was wondering with the large decrease in price for the arc 7 are they removing the racket? my last 3 rackets where armortec 800 power muscle power 99 and armortec technique what would you also recomen as a next racket?

thanks luke

Thanks for the update. It’s not a bad thing at all to experiment with various racquets to find your ultimate weapon. As you progress, you may find that your tastes change and that a medium flex shaft is no longer your preferreed option.

At the moment Arc 7 would appear to be favourite because of its medium flex. It will be closest to Voltric 70 although I suspect you’ll soon discover they are worlds apart.

The beauty of the head heavy racquet is that it gives you more power and you can feel the weight in the head as you’re hitting. It’s also easier to change to even balance or head light racquets. You will find that you will generate more racquet speed with these racquets initially as your body is used to throwing the extra weight. However, over time this additional speed tends to diminish and return to your norm so watch out for it.

Enjoy the testing process as it can be a lot of fun and let me know your findings.

To your success.

Paul

It is not that I am not happy with my previous purchases. The main reason I bought my Voltric 70 is because I broke my Nanospeed 7700 in a racket clash and decided I would like to try something new, a head-heavy racket as opposed to the head-light NS series(my friend had commented that I tried too hard to get power from my racket, sacrificing control).

I have had a chance to use some rackets with super stiff shafts (ARC-ZS, Ti-10) and noticed that I much prefer rackets with a medium flex (NS7700), which is primarily the reason why I got my VT70, (medium flex+head heavy) and I absolutely love the difference it brings to my game (easier clearing, less worry about power[allowing me to concentrate on control], awareness of the direction of my racket head).

However, this too led me to realize the difference a racket can make to one’s game, which is both a fortunate and unfortunate discovery. So, I thought of exploring my options. Having owned a head light and heavy racket, I want to try out an even balanced one. (and a racket from the Arcsaber series, because as you might have noticed, I’m very interested in the technical side of racket design)

I’ve only started playing badminton seriously quite recently and would like to explore all options available. (and to satisfy my curiousity of course) Would you say that is reason enough to get this new racket? Or do you think it would be better for me, as a player to stick to my VT70? (or similar rackets)

Notably as well, the racket will not go to waste even if I do not fancy it, as we have a tendency to share rackets among my playing group. I apologise for imposing so many questions upon you. Hearing your opinion will help me greatly with my choice. Thanks again for your time. I truly appreciate it!