wait, from what I read (i forget where, sorry) marcus use 4u and kevin use 3u which im impressed upon reading then since hes such an agile player, but made sense since kevin used arcsaber rackets back then that are only available on 3u. However i know players like momota have a batch of rackets in different weight which he pick according to how the game is progressing. personally i have a pair of 88D in both 4u and 3u, whats interesting is that, although the 3u felt considerably heavier, it actually felt more evenly balance, the 4u felt heavier towards the head. to me its easier to find power from the 3u, but i found that for full smashes the 4u have more power. I dont see why pros that carry a dozen of racket wouldnt want options in their bag, so although i dont know for sure it this is true, i dont think players are -that- commited to weight
@@nicholasng8322 yes but did you know that you cannot see that engraving unless you ether use your own eyes close up or specifically take a picture of the engraving and zoom in.
@@west9383 Um yeah as I said in my last comment the stringer took a close up at the engraving, it was a 4u haha. Though I did a bit of digging, there were a few stringers who claimed they have received both 3u and 4u rackets from momota… perhaps this could be the reason for the different claims
I want to try 10U-50g and 18U-34g, what do u think of those ultra light rackets? Shouldn't the lighter the faster the swing speed and less stress on the joints?
I have never seen rackets that light haha. They would be really fast but I don't think you would get much power. And I'm not sure if they would be better on your joints or not. You will have to try and swing even harder to play a clear/smash
@@BadmintonAnalysis they claim to be made from full carbon fiber material, super light and dnt break. I ordered 2 to try it out, I haven't found any reviews on them on TH-cam, so not sure how good they r. They might be a gimmick product lol
I've been doing intense badminton for 5+ years, and let me share my own experience for those who still searching for the perfect racket. The first thing u need to choose isnt the overall weight of the racket, but the balance point. Bcs we swing rackets in all direction, not parallel direction like lifting a dumbell, we created momentum from the swing, and balance point have so much impact in how heavy the momentum would be. Therefore a head heavy balance point would feel much heavier than a headlight balance point. So a 3u headlight would feel more forgiving and easier to swing than 4u head heavy. 2nd thing to remember, are the flex of the racket's shaft. A stiff shaft would give very little repulsion bcs it didnt give a "whip" or "catapult" effect on your swing. If u have weak wrist or power, avoid stiff shaft and goes for medium/flexible shaft
That's not necessarily correct. A heavier racket with lower BP can still create more momentum relative to your hand than a lighter, head heavier one. It depends on the balance point, weight and weight distribution - its not as simple as "HH will always feel heavier!".
@@MrJ4ckie go try it urself bro, try a turbocharging/3d calibar/bravesword (if u could find any bcs bravesword has been discontinued) and then try 4u astrox 99 the difference is so subtle. Well i should mention how much the BP tho, my bad. Ax99 are incredibly HH, it got at least 315-325mm bp. I think a 300mm bp wouldnt feel so heavy, then again imo 300mm arent really HH, but "slightly HH". Not only some turbocharging, 3d calibar, and bravesword got around 285-295bp, they got sword/aerodynamic frame too, that makes these racket's swing so much lighter and faster. Or u could try any 3u nanoflare/nanoray, then try a 4u voltric/4u ax99 (i always used ax99 bcs that rackets are super HH) and feel the difference
@@badmintongod72 I'm a mechanical engineer. I've also played badminton for over 10 years by now, quite a few of them 'intense' as you called it. I don't need to do anything, I've already done the calculations in forums (to disprove popular myths, such as a weight in the handle making a racket faster etc). Balance point, weight and weight distribution all play a role in how heavy a racket feels, you can't simplify it like did in your original comment.
@@MrJ4ckie i said bp and weight matters very much in how a racket feel. What im tryin to say is if u/people tryin to get a racket that could fit their playing style nicely, dont pay attention too much on overall weight but pay attention to the bp first. Why, bcs amateurs wouldnt be able to feel a few grams in weight differences (ex: 82g 4u with 87g 3u) but that 5 grams difference would feel very subtle with balance point differences (ex: 82g and 87g with similiar bp wouldnt feel too different. But 82g 315mm with 87g 285mm would feel so different. imo even 80g 320mm feel lot heavier to my wrist than 88g 285mm). So in conclusion, bp and overall weight ofc MATTERS in how heavy a swing weight would be, therefore people better pay attention to bp first then the shaft flex, EXCEPT if u tryin to compare a 6u with a 3u, in this case ofc u need to pay attention to the overall weight too bcs that was totally different rackets
@@badmintongod72 I'm going to make it very easy. It doesn't matter whether you change weight or BP. Just pay attention to the % of that change (i.e. 300mm to 330 would be 10%, same as 85g to 93,5g). Some balanced/slightly head light rackets could feel really heavy in 2U, more so than a moderately head heay 4U racket. Best is usually to look at the product of weight and BP and disregard the individual components.
It really doesn't matter if they choose 3U or 4U. U could have a heavier 4u which is basically 3U or a lighter 3U which is a 4U. The variation doesn't end there with weight but the distribution of weight aka balance point or headweight. I wouldn't be surprised if players use those racket precision testers for their optimal choice
Let me tell you, balance point does have very very strong impact in your racket's overall weight and speed. I've tried a 4u head heavy and it literally felt much heavier and tiring to swing than a headlight 3u. Cant even imagine how tiring a 3u head heavy would be
@@badmintongod72 I didn't say balance point didn't have an impact. I'm just saying that asking players if they use 3U or 4U is not that great information on our part due to the 4 +- gram difference in ranges within that scale. In addition headweight also varies within a headheavy and headlight racket and is very subjective. I have seen BP of 315-325 in an 88Dpro. 315 is very slightly headheavy while 325 would be headheavy+
@@95thRiflesOCI there's some people in youtube who dedicated in sharing racket's detailed specs. Go check "badminton guide" and "badminton racket review" channel
@@kiancrooz most likely 3U for 99pro. But when momota was using Ax99, I can confirm he is using 4U. My local stringer was the stringer for one of the tournaments, he took a pic and it’s clear that momota uses 4U Ax99 at that time. However, that was 2-3 years ago so am unsure about his current racket spec.
3d calibar 900c would be even near 2u bcs its 89g 😅 he either have another racket painted as 3d calibar, or he dont know much difference between 4u and 3u
The support lately has been amazing, thank you! :)
Wang chi lin pleas
Tan boon heong currently use Lining Calibar 900 C. String Lining no 1 and tension 31lbs. TBH tension was 34lbs in his prime.
4:02 Lee so hee ❤️
Great effort, very informative,i though all professional player use 3u and 2u,until ur video come out,many thanks,nice video
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Just a friendly reminder, your sound is mainly coming out from the left side, its not a very pleasant experience for headphones user, great video btw😊
Yes a few people have mentioned that, I didn't realise. Thank you! :D
crazy using 2u but having a good tough defence at the same time crazy TBH & front player use 3u very uncommon
wait, from what I read (i forget where, sorry) marcus use 4u and kevin use 3u which im impressed upon reading then since hes such an agile player, but made sense since kevin used arcsaber rackets back then that are only available on 3u. However i know players like momota have a batch of rackets in different weight which he pick according to how the game is progressing. personally i have a pair of 88D in both 4u and 3u, whats interesting is that, although the 3u felt considerably heavier, it actually felt more evenly balance, the 4u felt heavier towards the head. to me its easier to find power from the 3u, but i found that for full smashes the 4u have more power. I dont see why pros that carry a dozen of racket wouldnt want options in their bag, so although i dont know for sure it this is true, i dont think players are -that- commited to weight
Kevin uses 4U, Marcus uses 3U. I have friends who are buddies with them, and they showed pictures of their personal rackets.
@@nicholasng8322 but how will a picture tell you if its 3U or 4U?
@@west9383 you do know that the weight of the racket is laser engraved on the cone of the racket, right?
@@nicholasng8322 yes but did you know that you cannot see that engraving unless you ether use your own eyes close up or specifically take a picture of the engraving and zoom in.
@@west9383 Um yeah as I said in my last comment the stringer took a close up at the engraving, it was a 4u haha. Though I did a bit of digging, there were a few stringers who claimed they have received both 3u and 4u rackets from momota… perhaps this could be the reason for the different claims
Great info
Keep it up!! :D
Thank you! :)
good video, keep it coming!
Thank you :)
Consider making a video about strings as well. I reached out to ivanov and he uses bg80
Damn I use 5U rackets rather than 3 or 4
Awesome video man! But the audio is only on the left ear when you wear an earpiece.
Thank you! Ohh okay, I didn't realise. Will try fix this for next time! :)
Awesome video 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! :)
How bout their string tension? Do u have some infos bout that
Do you know how much weight Endo Hroyuki uses?
Awesome video. Keep it up.
Thank you! :D
I want to try 10U-50g and 18U-34g, what do u think of those ultra light rackets? Shouldn't the lighter the faster the swing speed and less stress on the joints?
I have never seen rackets that light haha. They would be really fast but I don't think you would get much power. And I'm not sure if they would be better on your joints or not. You will have to try and swing even harder to play a clear/smash
@@BadmintonAnalysis they claim to be made from full carbon fiber material, super light and dnt break. I ordered 2 to try it out, I haven't found any reviews on them on TH-cam, so not sure how good they r. They might be a gimmick product lol
I want to know, what is weight of racquet that chiharu shida use, can you asking her? Thank you
Nice insight!
Thank you!
I want to know how much tensions they use to play
CK Yew made a video on this, he interviewed the pros. Look it up
great vid thank u
Thank you, much appreciated!
what about Hiroyuki Endo,4u or 3u
Endo has retired from professional badminton
@@BadmintonAnalysis Yes, I know, when I used astrox 100 zz, it was the 3u/4u version
@@BadmintonAnalysis Endo was the king of defense in his time
Hey i have question.
Is it possible for someone to play badminton but with 3 racket at the same time ?
What
Im using yonex arcsaber 11 g5 3u
wow yvonne reply so heartwarming
Can u personnally dm lee yang and wang chi ling? Really love to confirm their weight class racket
I've been doing intense badminton for 5+ years, and let me share my own experience for those who still searching for the perfect racket. The first thing u need to choose isnt the overall weight of the racket, but the balance point. Bcs we swing rackets in all direction, not parallel direction like lifting a dumbell, we created momentum from the swing, and balance point have so much impact in how heavy the momentum would be. Therefore a head heavy balance point would feel much heavier than a headlight balance point. So a 3u headlight would feel more forgiving and easier to swing than 4u head heavy. 2nd thing to remember, are the flex of the racket's shaft. A stiff shaft would give very little repulsion bcs it didnt give a "whip" or "catapult" effect on your swing. If u have weak wrist or power, avoid stiff shaft and goes for medium/flexible shaft
That's not necessarily correct. A heavier racket with lower BP can still create more momentum relative to your hand than a lighter, head heavier one. It depends on the balance point, weight and weight distribution - its not as simple as "HH will always feel heavier!".
@@MrJ4ckie go try it urself bro, try a turbocharging/3d calibar/bravesword (if u could find any bcs bravesword has been discontinued) and then try 4u astrox 99 the difference is so subtle. Well i should mention how much the BP tho, my bad. Ax99 are incredibly HH, it got at least 315-325mm bp. I think a 300mm bp wouldnt feel so heavy, then again imo 300mm arent really HH, but "slightly HH". Not only some turbocharging, 3d calibar, and bravesword got around 285-295bp, they got sword/aerodynamic frame too, that makes these racket's swing so much lighter and faster. Or u could try any 3u nanoflare/nanoray, then try a 4u voltric/4u ax99 (i always used ax99 bcs that rackets are super HH) and feel the difference
@@badmintongod72 I'm a mechanical engineer. I've also played badminton for over 10 years by now, quite a few of them 'intense' as you called it. I don't need to do anything, I've already done the calculations in forums (to disprove popular myths, such as a weight in the handle making a racket faster etc).
Balance point, weight and weight distribution all play a role in how heavy a racket feels, you can't simplify it like did in your original comment.
@@MrJ4ckie i said bp and weight matters very much in how a racket feel. What im tryin to say is if u/people tryin to get a racket that could fit their playing style nicely, dont pay attention too much on overall weight but pay attention to the bp first. Why, bcs amateurs wouldnt be able to feel a few grams in weight differences (ex: 82g 4u with 87g 3u) but that 5 grams difference would feel very subtle with balance point differences (ex: 82g and 87g with similiar bp wouldnt feel too different. But 82g 315mm with 87g 285mm would feel so different. imo even 80g 320mm feel lot heavier to my wrist than 88g 285mm). So in conclusion, bp and overall weight ofc MATTERS in how heavy a swing weight would be, therefore people better pay attention to bp first then the shaft flex, EXCEPT if u tryin to compare a 6u with a 3u, in this case ofc u need to pay attention to the overall weight too bcs that was totally different rackets
@@badmintongod72
I'm going to make it very easy. It doesn't matter whether you change weight or BP. Just pay attention to the % of that change (i.e. 300mm to 330 would be 10%, same as 85g to 93,5g). Some balanced/slightly head light rackets could feel really heavy in 2U, more so than a moderately head heay 4U racket.
Best is usually to look at the product of weight and BP and disregard the individual components.
Please centralise your audio if you are recording using stereo, it's quite annoying having most of the audio coming from one side.
Will try and fix this for next time, thank you
I like 4U racket
My grandma use 2U.
Smash bed while drying it.
what about wang chi lin
My left ear loves this
Tan Boon Heong use 2U😳 I've played with 3U racket and my wrist got injured 😭
Which racket did you use
That was 3U???
Because some say 3U is powerful but some say it requires strong wrist and arm
So that's why I suck; I use 6U rackets. (my new excuse)
It really doesn't matter if they choose 3U or 4U. U could have a heavier 4u which is basically 3U or a lighter 3U which is a 4U. The variation doesn't end there with weight but the distribution of weight aka balance point or headweight. I wouldn't be surprised if players use those racket precision testers for their optimal choice
Let me tell you, balance point does have very very strong impact in your racket's overall weight and speed. I've tried a 4u head heavy and it literally felt much heavier and tiring to swing than a headlight 3u. Cant even imagine how tiring a 3u head heavy would be
@@badmintongod72 I didn't say balance point didn't have an impact. I'm just saying that asking players if they use 3U or 4U is not that great information on our part due to the 4 +- gram difference in ranges within that scale. In addition headweight also varies within a headheavy and headlight racket and is very subjective. I have seen BP of 315-325 in an 88Dpro. 315 is very slightly headheavy while 325 would be headheavy+
@@95thRiflesOCI well u dont need to ask the athletes about their racket's balance point bcs u can just google the racket's spec 🤣
@@badmintongod72 Not like yonex or victor has the specs listed. Only Li-ning, apacs, etc XD
@@95thRiflesOCI there's some people in youtube who dedicated in sharing racket's detailed specs. Go check "badminton guide" and "badminton racket review" channel
How about kento momota ? 🙋🏽♂️
A comment on my previous video said that Momota previously used the 4u version of the Astrox 99
@@BadmintonAnalysis momota uses 3U G5. confirmed by the stringer in the comment section.
th-cam.com/video/Z13SBzVWHh8/w-d-xo.html
@@kiancrooz most likely 3U for 99pro. But when momota was using Ax99, I can confirm he is using 4U. My local stringer was the stringer for one of the tournaments, he took a pic and it’s clear that momota uses 4U Ax99 at that time. However, that was 2-3 years ago so am unsure about his current racket spec.
My right ear felt lonely :(
:(
I youse powermax 5U and RSL
How Anders Ramussen use 4 U cause lining calibar 900 combat is 89gram = 3u racket
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how can Rasmussen use 4u version when his racket is 3D calibar 900 Combat ? isnt 900combat just have 3u version which is 88 gram?
He might has his racket painted to look like 3d calibar,i guest
3d calibar 900c would be even near 2u bcs its 89g 😅 he either have another racket painted as 3d calibar, or he dont know much difference between 4u and 3u
@@badmintongod72 haha yaah i think he didnt know that kwkw
Generally, MS use 3U. Doubles a good mix of both due fast speed in today’s play. Fast but not full power.
Awesome
Guys what do you think about astrox 99 play?
You should at least provide evidence for each player.
I use a yonex b450 and I beat @TheBadmintonWay week in week out at our club 😘😘
Who wants to see a match play video?