To date I don’t have any new information on the new Voltric which LCW has been using at Korea Open. I do expect an All England launch but am waiting for the guys at Yonex to let me know a little more.

I haven’t tested the Nanoray series yet purely because I haven’t been sent any to review.

My main concern at the moment is that I’ve written so many racquet reviews that they have taken over my blog. So whilst I’ve tested other racquets I’ve refrained from posting the reviews and am now concentrating on writing coaching articles to get back to the essence of the blog.

I have a number of articles coming out soon covering a range of topics. I also have to prepare for my next Lilleshall weekend so there is a huge amount to do. That said, I will cover the Nanoray racquets as and when I have demos to test. I have tried 80 but will be using it again soon before writing a review. I can tell you it’s not as light in the head as I expected.

So bear with me Chris whilst I try to get back to basics in terms of what my blog is meant to be – a coaching blog.

Thanks for your comments regards my racquet reviews and I’m so pleased to find a player who can use the Z Slash!

To your success

Paul

I really want to thank you for all the advice you have been giving to all your readers. I think for a lot of us, we do not have the chance to try a racket before buying. So when buying a high-end expensive racket, any review i can find is really helpful. And yours work wonders for me.

I’m a proud owner of 2 Arcsaber Z-Slash. One is the Taufik edition and the other is the yellow original edition. I was a bit doubtful when choosing this because i read that you had a lot of timing issues. That is considering that you’re a professional coach and i’m just a intermediate player.

But your reviews did encourage me to buy one. For anyone else reading, both the z-slash editions play the same. And yes, both have a very weird timing. It took me more than 2 months before i could finally get used to it. But when i did, whoo… The smashes were just thundering down on the court. Unfortunately, maybe it is just me, my net play was a bit lacking. Drop shots were not a problem, but net play seems so much harder than my Nanospeed 9900.

Weirdly, after i get used to my z-slash, every other racket just feels… weird! I’ve tried a wide range of rackets (probably not as many as you ) but none feels the same. This includes high-ends like VT80, AT900P, AT700, AT600, Arc10, Arc7, N90, and my own NS9900. I can honestly say that once you get used to the timing and potential of the z-slash, other racket takes time to get used to again.

Anyway sorry i said so much, but Paul, you did a great favour to us all by reviewing the rackets in the market. I’m in Plymouth, and i can honestly tell you that there are no shops selling higher-end Yonex rackets, let alone test them. Great job! Thanks a lot.

p/s: I noticed you haven’t reviewed the nanoray series? And i heard there is goning to be a new addition to the Voltric series. LCW is using a new racket in the Korea open if you’re watching. Looking forward to your reviews!

Chris

That’s a good sign. I hope the racquet continues to shine for you.

To your success

It could be that you and the racquet just do not get on. Perhaps you should test a few other racquets such as VT70 to see if that helps at all.

After 6 months you should easily be able to play with a racquet.

Paul