Te Minton's profile

Gender Male
Age U20
Experience １１〜２０ years

User review

  • This review is after six months of use.
    It's head-heavy, but thanks to the frame shape it swings easily and the face is very stable.
    Not just the INFERNO, but GOSEN grips seem to have wider angled faces on the hexagon? (Maybe it's just me...)
    Thanks to that, it's easy to put force into my fingers on high backhands, so they're easy to hit.
    Until you get used to it, the swing may feel a bit odd.
    And as expected, the sweet spot feels narrower compared to YONEX rackets.
    By the way, this is a matter of preference, but I'd remove the original grip (it's very cushioned)
    [Pros]
    - Maneuverability that doesn't feel head-heavy
    - Easy to swing, yet easy to hit hard shots like smashes
    - The red looks cool (lol)

    [Cons]
    - Narrow sweet spot (especially no repulsion at the tip)
    - Paint chips easily
    - The grip cap is round and slippery

    2020/01/05
    Overall
    9/10
    Control
    9
    Touch
    8
    Swing
    10
    Operability
    10
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  • Both the color scheme and the smash-focused design make you think it was made with the Z-SPEED in mind.
    It's head-heavy, but since it's 4U, it doesn't feel heavy.
    Smash speed feels fast. Rather than a heavy smash, you can hit smashes that feel like they pierce down.
    It has great repulsion, so I think shots will fly farther than you expect. That makes returning to the back of the court very easy.
    It's aimed at rear-court doubles players, but it feels light, so it's fine for singles too.

    I'd like even people who aren't comfortable with head-heavy rackets to try it.
    I thought the 4U would be too light to give smashes any punch, but you can hit really satisfying smashes.

    ○ Pros
    - Light, yet smashes feel incredibly solid
    - Great repulsion, easy to hit deep (actually it goes out, lol)
    - Drives and fast touches gain speed (in my experience)

    × Cons
    - Hairpins and drops tend to go long (until you get used to it)
    - The grip is long, so people who hold near the cap will feel the racket is short until they get used to it
    - This applies to LI-NING in general, but the sweet spot feels small compared to YONEX

    2020/07/02
    Overall
    9/10
    Control
    8
    Touch
    10
    Swing
    9
    Operability
    8
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  • There was no review section for the 88S PRO, so I'm reviewing it here.

    The PRO series has larger grommets in the middle, so when you hit it cleanly the strings really grab the shuttle and the feel is very good.
    However, if you miss the sweet spot, it feels like there's no repulsion at all.
    Overall, shots are stable.

    It's the successor to the 88S, so performance is almost the same,
    and it feels a little easier to use.

    2021/07/13
    Overall
    9/10
    Control
    10
    Touch
    8
    Swing
    8
    Operability
    9
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  • A rare spec: head-heavy, 5U, with a fairly flexible shaft.
    The AERONAUT itself has a hollow design that makes it easy to swing, so being head-heavy isn't a burden, and the 5U lightness further covers its weaknesses.

    I'd like people who find head-heavy rackets weak on receives, or heavy and tiring later in a match, to try it.

    The somewhat flexible shaft bothers me a little, but lately product lineups that focus a bit more on shuttle hold rather than repulsion are becoming mainstream, so I think it's following that trend.

    Above all, the design is super cool! lol

    2021/07/13
    Overall
    8/10
    Control
    7
    Touch
    7
    Swing
    9
    Operability
    10
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  • This is the racket Mohammad Ahsan uses, and if you watch him on YouTube and elsewhere, he hits insane smashes, so I thought "I want to hit like that too!" and bought it.
    It's a racket for people who want to smash hard and often.
    Even though it's 4U, it feels as heavy as a 3U. There aren't many rackets that are head-heavy with a fairly flexible shaft, so I think it'll feel strange when you swing it.
    In return, the power when it holds the shuttle is incredible.
    Even when you swing lightly, other rackets go "whoosh whoosh," but this one goes "vroom vroom," and I get the feeling they've put their effort in the opposite direction of YONEX's recent thin, easy-swinging frames.
    As expected, you'll be late on receives, so it's not suited to women.

    2020/09/13
    Overall
    8/10
    Control
    7
    Touch
    10
    Swing
    9
    Operability
    6
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