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wot do you tink of this strength pro racket
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3:58 pm
September 7, 2011


gingerphil79

Northern Ireland, UK

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This is more a question for Paul as hes advertising it. The holy grail for a badminton player is plenty of power esp in difficult situations. Is this heavier racket good for building up strength? 

 

For example if i use this racket most training sessions for a good hour each time and use my normal racket for the rest of the time and matches etc, will I see an increase in power?

 

Thanks

 

Philip

4:02 pm
September 7, 2011


gingerphil79

Northern Ireland, UK

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I have also jus bought 1 lol but please let me know ur thoughts paul. Cheers or any1 else who has decided to buy 1.

4:12 pm
September 7, 2011


Paul

Cheshire, UK

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Phil
 
By now you should know that I never advertise anything that I do not personally use. I do not allow advertisers onto my blog and will not do so in the future. This way everything you see what I have allowed to be advertised and carries my approval.
 
I have tested both of the StrengthPro racquets and completed my review yesterday. I have already sent this to the team at StrengthPro UK so they already know what I will be saying about their racquets. My review will go live next week.
 
What I will say now is that the racquets will be going to Lilleshall with me and now are permanently in my racquet bag for use as and when I need them. I think they are brilliant at what they do, which is overload key areas and make you train harder.
 
Rest assured fellow forum members that if I don't like a product I will tell you and give you all the reasons why.
 
Paul 
 

4:15 pm
September 7, 2011


Peter Warman

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If it's a training racket then it isn't designed for playing games with, but more training. I use mine (I have a different brand one) for warming up as it will make your "normal" racket seem way lighter and gives you a head start. I haven't used my training racket as much as I would like, but I do use it ever now and then and it is nice to have the option of it being there.

 

You need to be careful using it that you don't give yourself an injury. Hence the recommendation not to use it in games. I don't know how much extra strength training it will give you but then I guess I don't use mine often enough. If you want wrist strengthening, I would recommend a PowerBall. But I think having a training racket can improve your game. With my training racket, I am unable to string at any high tension, which is probably just as well!

 

Let me know how you get on with it

 

Pete Cool

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1:16 am
September 8, 2011


Matthew Seeley

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I have been seriously considering these rackets myself, but can't afford one :( They are a bit steep. However, I use my squash racket when I want to practice like this. Disadvantage of this is different grip size, string area, and string tension/feel. But it seems to be ok for my purposes until I can get a decent training racket :) as a side note, i taught myself to hit my backhand clear with a squash racket, because then regular badminton rackets are easy :D

10:42 am
September 8, 2011


Matthew Seeley

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Hold that thought, they are a lot cheaper than I remember… hmmm…

11:12 am
September 8, 2011


gingerphil79

Northern Ireland, UK

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Cheers for the replys guy. This could potentially be the holy grail for players with regards power as the movements are exactly the same but because heavier racket, building strength and muscle in the right areas!!

 

I will give my own personal review in 5/6 weeks time after i get enough time to use it properly. The aim is 1 hour each practice session (2/3 times a weeks) and Il let u know how I get on.

 

Also look forward to Pauls review in couple days :)

11:21 am
September 8, 2011


Peter Warman

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I've just had a look at the price and I am like HOW MUCH?!

 

I paid about £25 to £30 for mine! I think it was a Hi-Qua racket, not sure if they still do them. I guess they are that expensive as they are exploiting a gap in the market, which is fair enough. When I got mine I couldn't understand why there weren't more about and why Yonex of all people don't have a range. After all, they are supposedly the leading badminton brand and always pushing things forward.

 

I can try and find a link for the racket I have if anyone is interested. Personally I wouldn't spend that much on a training racket.

 

Just my 2p!

 

Cool

Badminton Gives Me A Purpose In Life – To Serve Others
I'd Rather Be Playing Badminton…………..

12:52 am
September 13, 2011


dlp

Devon

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We have about 5 SPro rackets plus more from other brands in our squads, the SPro are the best I've used.  20 years ago all the top players were using squash rackets and more recently Kason or other heavy rackets but these are better balanced.  However I would warn that if you do not have good technique overload training is inappropriate and if you are of a sufficient level I suggest you pay attention to progression in introducing this training.  While heavy racket training is extremely useful in the right place it is not in itself a guarantee of more power.  I have equally seen players go backwards from inappropriate or over use of overload techniques.

11:51 am
September 13, 2011


Paul

Cheshire, UK

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I agree with the above comments about the use of these racquets. You do need good technique to get the best from them. Also, they need to be used to assist in your development and not just as a means to overload at every opportunity.
 
The principles of all training are to warm up, work out, cool down and then rest. The rest period is just as important as it ensures the muscles, tendons, joints all have time to recover properly prior to your next training session.
 
Dip, thanks for the information about your tests on training racquets which confirm that StrengthPro are the leading brand for all the right reasons.
 
Paul
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