Yasunori's profile

Gender Male
Age U30
Experience ６〜１０ years

  • Use racket, shuttle

    1. Racket

      POWER SHOT NANO 9UⅡ

      The G6 grip adopts a special integrated carbon processing grip.
    2. Shuttle

User review

  • I'm an amateur who started playing again as a working adult.
    I was drawn to its one-of-a-kind frame shape, and back then I only knew singles and had nothing in particular I wanted to do in men's doubles, so I chose it for its lack of distinct traits: "the shaft is on the stiff side, if anything" and "the balance leans toward the head, if anything."
    I bought two and have used only these for three years.
    24 lbs is my limit; anything higher and my arm breaks down.
    Maybe because that's the kind of build I have, I end up hitting a lot of shots that rely on the racket's weight. It might be fine for mixed doubles, but I'm too weak in fast exchanges to keep up in men's doubles.

    The successor, the SMART, is apparently 1g lighter, but I'm going to switch to an even lighter racket to learn to play fast rallies.

    This racket can be strung up to 30, so I think it's for people with a body that can handle at least around 28 lbs.

    2021/12/28
    Overall
    10/10
    Control
    7
    Touch
    10
    Swing
    10
    Operability
    7
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  • ■How I use it
    Using it since 2022/01 at 23 lbs.
    Bought a second one.

    ■Compared to 4U rackets
    - Short and mid-range shots: ○. Long shots are easy to hit deep, but fine adjustment is hard.
    - Easy to respond when you misread or in unexpected situations.
    - Easy to add feints and vertical or horizontal angles.
    - Hard to generate smash power.

    ■Who it suits
    Can rally
    Uses receives as a starting point for attack
    Mixes in hairpins and feints during rallies
    Doesn't finish points with smashes
    Comes up with lots of ideas

    ■Why I use it
    What you can and can't do is clear-cut, so I hit blindly depending on my form less often.
    It has good points like these:

    You understand the importance of a light racket
    You become more conscious of rotation
    You become more conscious of head weight
    You start thinking about what happens when your smash gets returned

    I don't recommend it for beginners. On the other hand, being able to win with this is a plus as a competitor, I think.

    2022/06/18
    Overall
    8/10
    Control
    10
    Touch
    6
    Swing
    6
    Operability
    10
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