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| Everyone's rating | [Performance] Swing and Maneuverability rated highly |
Average review score
- Swing: 9.67
- Maneuverability: 9.3
- Control: 8.67
- Touch:8.76
- "Compact frame" enhances the swing, and high speed smash can be struck easily.
Specifications
- Producer
- YONEX
- Series
- NANORAY
- Model number
- 4549317388945
- Grip size
- 3U4、3U5
- Color
- Bright red
- Length
- 675
- Weight
- 3U
- Shaft stiffness / feel
- Medium
- Head balance
- Slightly head light
- Recommended tension
3U: 19-24
- Frame material
- High elastic carbon frame + Super HMG
- Shaft material
- High elastic carbon shaft + X-fullerene, built-in T type joint
- Frame shape
- isometric
- Excellent swing speed enabling significant smash velocity increases
- Compact frame provides superior maneuverability in fast rallies
- Lightweight and easy to handle, suitable for players lacking strength
- Wide sweet spot reduces mistakes for beginners
- Shaft flex enables diverse shot variety
User reviews
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Taki (Experience:6-10 years) My smash changed!
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2018/01/27
I bought it as a backup, but when I actually used it, it felt easier to swing than before.
My smashes got faster, and they felt more powerful.
Since it swings better, I can now hit clears to the back with ease.Overall Swing Maneuverability Control Touch
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Bado Taro (Experience:4-5 years) Not a racket for beginners
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2022/11/10
It's outstandingly easy to swing
The sweet spot is small, so I don't think beginners will be able to hit a proper clear
Control really demands skill from the player.
Cuts and drops in particular will float if you lose focus, so every shot takes concentration
The perfect racket for confronting your own technique.Overall Swing Maneuverability Control Touch
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TOMO (Experience:6-10 years)
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2022/02/07
It's incredibly easy to swing, so you can do quick racket work, and your swing speed goes up so you can hit fast smashes. However, your shots get lighter, and it's so different from other rackets that it can be hard to handle, or you might not be able to use other rackets anymore. I recommend it for intermediate players.
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Hoshino (Experience:4-5 years)
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2021/02/11
It's very easy to swing, and the racket itself swings without any stress as you use it. The head also moves quite quickly when you swing, so I can really recommend it to beginners who want to increase their smash speed... Also, personally I got the impression that it's a doubles racket, so
- people just starting out or badminton beginners
- people who often play doubles
- people who aren't very confident in their strength
It's a racket I'd really recommend for these people too (‘ω’)/
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Golden (Experience:4-5 years) A demanding racket in many ways
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2020/10/13
These are my impressions of the NANOGY 98 at 22 lbs
It demands a lot of concentration on every single shot.
If you play carelessly, it gives you nothing back at all.
In the sense of developing players, it's a good racket.Smash
It's very easy to swing, so you can hit sharp smashes even with a compact swing.Clear
The head is light, so to hit a clear from the back line all the way to the back, you need to concentrate and make impact on the sweet spot.Drive
If you can squeeze the grip properly at the moment of impact, sharp shots fly out even with a compact swing.Cut/Drop
With the compact frame and how demanding it is, they're not easy to hit.Lob/Receive
Maneuverability is excellent so it's easy to retrieve shots, but if you miss the sweet spot even slightly, your returns end up short.Hairpin
The good maneuverability really shines.
It's easy to mix things up, like adding feints or deliberately hitting off the sweet spot to take pace off the shot.Summary
If you rely on brute force or try to depend on the racket, it gives you nothing back.
Once you can master this racket, you'll be stepping into intermediate level, so I recommend it to junior high and high school students who are thinking, "I'm going to get serious about badminton from now on!"Overall Swing Maneuverability Control Touch
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Road bike (Experience:6-10 years) A racket for intermediate players and up
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2020/08/29
After using it for a year, what I noticed is that drops and smashes were easy to hit. I think it's a racket that lets even people without much strength play well. In my opinion, it's an all-round racket that suits everyone. I recommend it to people who want to build their game around drops and receives. It has good repulsion, so receiving is easy.
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Datsu (Experience:4-5 years) Sharp smashes come easily
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2020/04/29
This is an easier-to-handle version of the NANORAY Z-SPEED. I think it is a racket for beginners to intermediate players that keeps the Z-SPEED features such as the compact frame and SBZ, but with a head-light balance and a more flexible shaft. When I first held it, it felt so light I thought it could not be a 3U. So the swing speed is excellent. If you hit it properly on the face, you can easily hit high-speed smashes. Clears can also be sent far by taking advantage of its tendency to flex. The design is cool too, so it is a racket I would recommend as your first or second.
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