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August 29, 2013
9:46 am

Chen

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Hi all, I'm looking to buy a new racket soon and have therefore been hunting down badminton equipment demo days. I've found two Yonex ones that I wanted to share with you all, one in Preston and one in Coventry. Not sure how to embed the posters but here are the details:

Date: Tuesday 3rd September

Time: 19.15-22.00

Address:

Wellfield School

Yewlands Drive

Leyland

Preston

PR25 2TP

Date: Thursday 5th September

Time: 19.00-22.00

Address:

Warwickshire Health and Racquet Club

The Warwickshire Club

Abbey Road

Whitley

Coventry

CV3 4LF

August 29, 2013
1:32 pm

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Thanks for posting these dates.

For players who would like to test Victor rackets, i will soon have my own demo bag which will be at lilleshall. Also, there will be others like me around UK with demo bags within the next two weeks. Victor UK website is currently being updated so expect to see an upsurge in Victor around the UK this year and beyond.

Paul

August 29, 2013
2:24 pm

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Thanks Paul, yes I'm looking forward to testing the demo rackets you'll have at Lilleshall Smile

September 6, 2013
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I went to the Coventry demo event tonight and tested the Arcsaber 11 and the Voltric 70 by rallying with England players! Andy Ellis, Lauren Smith, Rhys Walker and Jenny Moore were there. They had 2 exhibition matches before they let us loose on them lol… hopefully I didn't disgrace myself too much Smile

Re the rackets, I preferred the Arcsaber 11. I seemed to instantly get on it with and found it really quick and agile and perhaps closer to my current Armortec 800 Def. I couldn't judge the timing of the Voltric 70 very well and kept mis-hitting a few of my shots. This was only a quick test though and maybe the adrenaline of knocking up with the England players played a part in the mis-hits lol

As mentioned, looking forward to seeing how these compare with your selection of Victor rackets Paul.

Chen.

September 6, 2013
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Thanks for the info Chen. Looks like you had fun!

My main racket is the Arcsaber 11. It is a very quick racket and I find it so easy to handle. I have mine strung with BG80 at 26lbs and really wish I could afford to have a spare one in my kit bag! However, my Nanoray 700FX is quite a good reserve racket if disaster strikes Surprised I have tried the VT70 – it OK but I prefer my Arc 11.

I really hope there ar some Victor demos available locally as I would love to try out some of the rackets Paul has reviewed.

September 7, 2013
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I will have around 10 demo rackets in my bag for you to test next weekend. I'm not selling any rackets so there's no pressure to buy. My goal is simply to allow players to test them and they will discover how good they are.

Watch for changes to http://www.victor-sport.co.uk for information on demo days. I understand the website will change in a week or so and then will have more information on demo days. There will be a new program which will expand over the year so don't worry if there isn't a demo day in your area immediately. Victor are working on it but the organisation behind these things is immense.

If you're still in doubt, then simply contact me.

Paul

February 1, 2014
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Hi John,

I just noticed that we have the same racket, the Nanoray 700FX. It's my reserve racket, and my first choice is the Adidas Adipower Pro now. I love the speed of the 700FX, I get so many more smashes back with this one, and am able to play drives so well them it. However, the Adipower Pro is almost as good (small margins) on the control side of things but I'm able to get more power with it so it's become my 1st choice. You should try it out if you ever get chance – it really surprised me how it suited my game.

Chen.

February 1, 2014
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Hi Chen,

We has an Adidas demo day at Winchester just after Christmas and I got to try the entire range. There were certainly some good rackets but nothing reached out and grabbed me. My Arc 11 is still my preferred racket but, as ever, I am open to persuasion on other rackets. Just a case of getting hold of other rackets long enough to make a meaningful comparison!

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John

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