Comments on: Arcsaber Z Slash Badminton Racquet Review

By: JordanGreen09

JordanGreen09 — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:56:10 +0000

All the time I see people compliment this racquet on it’s powerful capabilities due to the racquet head speed you can attain with it in-game. But after having had mine for approximately 10 months now I have to say that my favourite part is slice-drops and pretty much any slice related racquet movement, when comparing it to my AS10 all my slices seem much more potent. This is definitely opening up another side of the AS Z Slash that I don’t think many people pick up on when they think “Z Slash”

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Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:54:26 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:13:54 +0000

Hi Mark

Yes, I really love AT900P.

I felt the Arc8DX had a really solid feel but wasn’t as chunky head wise as AT900P. There was less weight in the head and therefore I could work faster in defence and the net area.

Whilst the head isn’t as heavy as AT900P, I thought that this racquet still delivered a really good smash compared to the loss of power I had with Nano9900.

So, I just felt that for what I want these days, the racquet felt so much more me and fit my overall tastes.

Ask me again when I’m fit and playing matches and I’ll let you know whether I’m still in love with Arc8DX or have returned to At900P.

Paul

By: dearriba

dearriba — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:43:26 +0000

We seem to agree on how good the AT900P is and it is a racket that you have chosen to use a lot too.
Therefore I’m curious to find out why you prefer the Arc8DX more. What are the differences between that racket and the AT900P?

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:41:28 +0000

Mark

Thanks for the info on your Z Slash test.

I’m really pleased you managed to test the racket. Your story echos what’s happened with many players including the pros.

They tested the racket and decidsed to stick with what they’ve got. Yes, it’s a powerful racket, but it’s not going to supercharge your smash.

For players who lack beef completely, it can be a revelation if they manage to control the timing issues. For others, there’s barely any difference because they can smash the shuttle really hard anyway.

At900P is a really good racket. I have used it a lot and still love it. However, for me I found Arc8DX a better overall racket and this will be my choice for next season.

Z Slash frustrated me. I wanted it to work so much and yet it just wasn’t going to give me what I wanted from a racket. It’s still an extremely good racket but for me, it needs to be stiffer.

Mark, it makes you realise how good the Armortec range really is. I think some players are almost writing it off because it’s been around for a while. However, many of the pros prefer Armortec to Arcsabers, and very few use Nano. What does that say?

Thanks again Mark for letting us know how you demo went.

Paul