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Badminton Equipment

Victor Super Inside Wave 35 Badminton Racquet Review

Background
As I work for a badminton retailer, I am occasionally asked to review other manufacturer’s racquets. Against this backcloth, I recently tested a number of Victor racquets and got a huge surprise.
A few years ago, the Victor brand was extremely small in UK, mainly considered a European brand. We knew very little about their products [...]

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Victor JS 40 (Juliane Schenk) Badminton Racquet Review

Background
As I work for a badminton retailer, I am occasionally asked to review other manufacturer’s racquets. Against this backcloth, I recently tested a Victor JS40 badminton racquet.
A few years ago, the Victor brand was extremely small in UK, mainly considered a European brand. We knew very little about their products and level of quality. That [...]

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Victor Bravesword 169 Badminton Racquet Review

Background
As I work for a badminton retailer, I am occasionally asked to review other manufacturer’s racquets. Against this backcloth, I recently tested a Victor Bravesword 169 badminton racquet and got a huge surprise.
A few years ago, the Victor brand was extremely small in UK, mainly considered a European brand. We knew very little about their [...]

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Victor Spira 21 Badminton Racquet Review

Background
As I work for a badminton retailer, I am occasionally asked to review other manufacturer’s racquets. Against this backcloth, I recently tested a Victor Spira 21 badminton racquet.
A few years ago, the Victor brand was extremely small in UK, mainly considered a European brand. We knew very little about their products and level of quality. [...]

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Victor Bravesword 11 Badminton Racquet Review

Background
As I work for a badminton retailer, I am occasionally asked to review other manufacturer’s racquets. Against this backcloth, I recently tested a Victor Bravesword 11 badminton racquet and got a nice surprise.
A few years ago, the Victor brand was extremely small in UK, mainly considered a European brand. We knew very little about their [...]

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Victor Bravesword 10 Badminton Racquet Review

Background
As I work for a badminton retailer, I am occasionally asked to review other manufacturer’s racquets. Against this backcloth, I recently tested a Victor Bravesword 10 badminton racquet and got a huge surprise.
A few years ago, the Victor brand was extremely small in the UK, mainly considered a European brand. We knew very little about [...]

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Yonex Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet Video Review

The following video provides you with my review of the Yonex Nanospeed 9900 badminton racquet which was introduced into the UK in March 2009.
Reference to technical aspects has been kept to a minimum – instead the video has been designed to give you a feel for the racquet’s performance as compared to other Yonex badminton [...]

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Badminton Racket Video Review – Yonex Arcsaber 8DX

The following video provides you with my review of the Yonex Arcsaber 8DX badminton racket which was introduced into the UK in March 2010.
Reference to technical aspects has been kept to a minimum – instead the video has been designed to give you a feel for the racket’s performance as compared to other Yonex badminton [...]

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Yonex Arcsaber 5 Badminton Racquet Review

The Yonex Arcsaber 5 badminton racquet is one of three new releases by Yonex in Arcsaber range.
It’s a good looking racquet with graphics in purple, black and silver. Like Arcsaber 7, this racquet has a medium flex shaft and is a 3U (weight 85.89g) and a G3 grip (larger of grip sizes on offer). That’s [...]

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Yonex Arcsaber 8DX Badminton Racket Review

Yonex UK have introduced 6 new badminton rackets this year, following hot on the heels of the highly successful Arcsaber Z Slash.
Out of all the new rackets, the Yonex Arcsaber 8DX is the one I’ve been longing to get my hands on.
As you would expect, the Arc8DX arrived with customary full length bag, standard amongst [...]

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More On Slow Shuttles – It’s Happening Again!

Last night, I visited a badminton club in Widnes, after receiving an invitation from one of the players. The player found me through Yonex UK website and I took the Yonex range of racquets for the players to test.
I also agreed to provide coaching on the night.
First off, I’d like to thank the [...]

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