Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Yonex AS-50, AS-40, AS-30 and AS-05


Of the following Yonex shuttlecocks, I liked the AS-40 the best - it has a very nice feel to it and quite durable when you play a smashing game. Unfortunately the AS-40 is quite expensive.

You can see the difference in the cork structure of the various models below. All the models featured were created with dual-layered cork deploying a varying degree of the thicker, denser cork.

AS-50,  AS-40, AS-30 and AS-05 from left to right

AS-05, AS-30, AS-40 and AS-50 from left to right

Feedback received on the AS-05 seem to be batch dependent - the bad are BAD and vice-versa.

I find the AS-30 lighter and not as durable as the AS-40.

The AS-50 is acceptable though more expensive than the AS40.

2 comments:

  1. I have used AS 30, RSL Supreme, RCL Black God but they are not any better than RCL Black Gold and RSL Supreme.

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  2. Really depends on how your players hit the shuttles eg hit sweeet-spot, hit feather, etc.

    For us, the AS30 lasts atleast 50% longer than the other models you mentioned during a aggressive game.

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