Comments on: Yonex Nanospeed 9900 Racquet Review

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:13:14 +0000

I receive questions like yours every day.

Nobody can say whether a racquet will suit your game – only you, I’m afraid. You see as players we are all different. We have different badminton experience, technique, style, physique and muscular structure. There we all feel a racquet differently. The same applies to choosing string and tension. What’s good for me may be terrible for you.

NS9900 is a good racquet. It’s very stiff and therefore generally suits players with good technqiue who prefer a really fast head and don’t want any weight in the head. This is a good racquet for defence and around the net. Players with very good technqique and natural power generally like this racquet.

This is the best i can do. If I have described you above, then it could be a good racquet for you.

To your success

Paul

By: gumchocolate

gumchocolate — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:21:35 +0000

hey paul,
i was wondering if a ns9900 would be a suitable racket for me. I am mostly an offensive type of player, smashes are my favorite hits and drops but defensive once in a while. And around what range of string tension would you recommend for my type of players( high tension/low tension and how many lbs)? Ive heard that the ns9900 is a terrific racket but i’d like to hear what you say. Also, what string thickness would be good for an offensive player along with the tension? Plz help thank so much in advance

By: armandcedar

armandcedar — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:44:35 +0000

That definitely cleared up my mind. Thanks for your advice Paul.

As u may say…..

To your success!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:02:03 +0000

OK, so we’ve establlished that you play with feather shuttles. That means your 22lbs tension is perfectly fine although you may find increasing will help a little.

I still believe a session with a coach will help identify major flaws in your technique if there are any. Quick corrections may solve your problem and save you a lot of money. What happened when you tried even balance or head heavy racquets? What were your thoughts? The reason for asking these questions is simple. If you focussed on something getting worse such as your defence with a head heavy racquet, you may not have noticed an improvement in your overhead power. You see sometimes players focus on what a new racquet doesn’t do well rather than the aspects of their game that improve a lot. The trade off can sometimes be better, especially if it means an increase in power for your overhead strokes.

Paul

By: armandcedar

armandcedar — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:03:37 +0000

Whoa. Thanks for your reply. I’m playing with feather shuttlecocks. I’ve tried other racquets but it seems to be pointing to same direction as the NS9000. The tension have been changed a little bit higher and i saw some difference. Do you think i still need to increase the tension a little more? What might be the possibilities? My uncle is quite a player, but i still haven’t consulted a real coach to test my capabilities.

Will your game change if you haven’t played much for the past few months? I’d like to know. Thanks paul…..