Comments on: Battle Of The Badminton Giants! – Yonex Arcsaber 10 Vs Yonex Arcsaber Z Slash

By: somungdan

somungdan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:36:06 +0000

thats right, YY is not making anymore Ti 10 (there are 2 or 3 generations of it). henry, conserve your Ti 10, cox once u break it due to the ultra tension, u cannot get a replacement….

dan

By: somungdan

somungdan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:27:31 +0000

hi paul, i m from hong kong, and accidentally come across your videos on youtube and then to your webpage. i am an intermediate player and die hard fans for YY rackets.
i bought my arc 10 for a year and a half and z slash for 3 months.
as you mentioned in your review, z slash has a longer shaft and smaller & thinner frame. the swing has indeed become faster but as the sweet spot has become smaller, the timing is somewhat completely different. it probably took me 10 mins to get use to the new timing, and for the first few smashes i made, they went completely wrong!
Z slash is certainly the best single racket made by YY so far, and i love the adjustments that brought into the design. (well, i havent tried nano 9900 yet)
there arent too many professional and fair reviews available on the internet, and i found yours are great!
one thing that worth mentioning is, different YY dealers that sell YY rackets world wide and there are different versions of each rackets, such as SP, GR, JP, etc. rumour refers that JP versions are the best, because it’s a common practice for the japanese to reserve the best for their country. my Z slash is a SP version (singapore version, theres where the official dealer in asia locates) and my Arc 10 is a GR version (european version). it’s interesting to test the same model against different version too. lets discuss more on this

thanks paul, i like your videos too, great effort!

dan

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:26:59 +0000

Hi Craig

Thanks for your question.

Not so sure why you need a new racket. If your shots are good, perhaps it would be worth investing in some coaching to find out why your net shots are letting you down.

By all means test rackets to find a racket that suits your overall game. But, it may be to look at this once you’ve improved your technique.

Arc 9 and 7 are very different rackets. Arc 9 was deemed a ladies racket but that doesn’t mean you can’t play with it. Arc 7 is used by many top players who like the flexible shaft but high specification. It’s very much down to you to make a choice. This is where I cannot recommend a racket as I don’t know enough about you, your play and what you like. Test and choose is the only way because then you get to know each racket in a true playing situation.

Hope this helps.

Paul

By: craig

craig — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:03:04 +0000

hi ive been playing for around 5 years now at a club on a fri night they mostly play leauge badminton and im at my best top 5 on the day but my game is not consistant due to me not my equpitment hehe i have a decent smash good drop shots but struggle with my net shots im loking for a new racket and not sure what to go with no one seems to have any advice that suits me ive been looking at the arcsaber 9 or 7 is there any great difference between the two ? ive heard these rackets are for women should this make any difference ?

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:25:19 +0000

Hi, Paul

Thank you so much for your comments and advised. Now I understand about string tension much better. I’ll will Let you know as soon as I have my decision. It’s very nice talking to you, Paul. Thank you….

Regards,

Henry