YONEX Smash Badminton Racquet (G4, 73 Grams, 28 lbs Tension)

very good

The racket arrived on a timely fashion and the product is as described. I checked the weight and the scale showed 76 grams. I am satisfied with that total weight since in addition to the racket there should be additional weight for the string and the wrap. I am a bit disappointed with the factory-installed string since the tension is at the most around 20 lbs, though the maximum per the specs is 28 lbs. 20 lbs will turn to approx. 17 to 18 lbs once the racket is used and the tension loosens up a bit (thus, 4 stars). So, I will have to ditch the string and have it re-done using a better string (perhaps GB66Ultimax or Aerosonic) @ 24-26 lbs for better repulsion. All and all I am quite satisfied and can recommend this product.

After using it for a period of time, there has been no disconnection at the moment

Like the products very much it's a Yonex but the seller not good!!! recommend the racket but not the seller! Reason being, when buying the S/H date is different that after you made pymt! The delivery date is far later, and the seller cannot understand me!!

Excelente servicio

When I lived in India it was impossible to know if you received the goods you were actually paying for. The counterfeit industry thrives on making products that are nearly indistinguishable from the real deal for a fraction of the cost. You pay full retail of course, because if you were paying bargain prices you knew it was not the real deal and didn't really care. Buying with confidence was only possible if you personally knew the seller and knew they won't cheat you. And even when you personally knew the seller you didn't know if they'd been cheated when being sold the counterfeit product. So - naturally, you trusted your foreign sources and having family or a friend abroad meant you could have them personally hand deliver legit products purchased for you from legit sources abroad. You see, the hand delivery part was important because if the product entered the mail/courrier system, again you had little confidence that you were going to get what was shipped to you - if it got to you at all. This was 2 decades ago and India has seen tremendous positive change. So maybe my old experience is invalid.I bought this badminton racquet for 70+ dollars and in checking the shipping status a few days later I realize it is shipping from India.Oh brother!I don't yet have it in my hands but it will be here in a couple if days. Then I'll get to actually review the product. I am the trusting, positive thinking kind - so hoping for the best! Do I think I'm going to get a Japanese made Yonex? Heck no! Those are in the $300 range.Will update this review once I actually have the product in my hands.Now, these days badminton racquets are made in many countries. Japan, as far as I know, makes the best of them - Yonex. Then there are other south east Asian countries that make knockoffs of the Yonexes but the quality is nearly comparable. Some say they are actual manufacturers of Yonex racquets who use the same machines and materials to build reasonably priced non-Yonex branded racquets. They are not labeled Yonex usually but some local brand and you don't pay the prices of the Japanese made ones - but they are a great value for money. Then there the Chinese made ones - they are branded Yonex, made through some licensing agreement - so, legit and great quality but I'm guessing these are older designs and materials that still offer unbeatable value.Wonder what I'm going to get.

I absolutely love the balance of this racquet, which is somewhere between head heavy and even balanced. That said, there is just no way that it is strung at the advertised 28lbs; I'd put it at closer to 20lbs or something. Despite that, I have absolutely no problem generating power for clears and smashes with this racquet, making it very very fun to play with. Big bang for buck, especially if you're okay with restringing it after some use.

Bought orange black but was given Red black. Tracking numbers fail to track after 2 weeks. Racquet is good light and fast. Head heavy can do good smashes. Like the product buy not the seller.