AhMaD's ReVieWs

Hello dear readers! Its been a long time since my last post but it was because i am a student and had exams. Well my personal details apart, I am today, discussing, a difficulty that i first experienced, when i started playing badminton. Background I started playing badminton when i was 12 years old. At that time i played with local made rackets and local strings. For 4 years i played like that but in college when i was selected for college team, i decided to go professional. I bought my racket that was Yonex Armortec 700 and strung it with yonex bg66 ultimax. I was overjoyed to play with it. Despite having low coaching and low skills i was able to beat the top seeded players in "All college's badminton tournament" and reached semi final but lost to a 10th seeded player. Now i when analyzed myself today, i got a point that bg66 ultimax was a power string and have optimum repulsion plus hitting sound but durability was low. i even snapped strings within singles e...

Racket: Apacs Tantrum 200 Specs : 3UG2  Flex: Stiff- Balance: 285+/-5 mm  Strings(I used) : Ashaway Zymax 65 Tension: 27lbs  Grip: original grip + wilson one(provided free with racket, don’t know which one is it)  Technology : Isometric head, Super P-F frame, Hi-modulus graphite(Toray M30 and M40 grade graphite)  First Impression: Initially , I believed, this color looks a bit cool and peaceful, with light green as the main color with delicate colors of gray, silver and black. The racket looks enjoyable and is 'well-built'. For the first time I handle it, the racket feels even balance, solid and somewhat stiff. Frame shape is rather standard isometric. The 'T-joint' and shaft is rather thick. Warm Ups: The racket indeed feels really solid. But as normal, I start off with baseline to baseline shots. Clears are decent, feels like mid flex in terms of stiffness when I attempted overhead shots. Racket head is stable and well balanced. Reaction ti...