Babolat Hybrid "3-in-1"

Just a FYI as friend purchased the model and there does not seem to be many pix of the feathers when looking from the bottom. He has not tried playing with them yet.

Now I know why - looking more like training shuttle feathers

From the side-profile pix, the plastic ribcage structure design looks sturdy enough. And with a large well to hold the feathers I believe there is potential to deploy better quality feathers for the product as well as to enable replacement of broken feathers to deliver a more eco friendly product eg the space shuttle after every trip back - replace broken heat shielding tiles on its fuselage.

So what say Babolat ... will you take the initiative to lead the pack?

Felet No:1 Red

Was playing in a friend's group and they bought a tube to test & compare against their normal shuttle. Unfortunately I forgot to get a pix of the used shuttle.

Another friend informed Felet is Fleet re-branded. 

Here's my personal take on it.

Price: RM128 per tube on their website, so it's not a cheap shuttle.

Durability: Reasonable but once it starts "dying", it really goes fast eg start growing air-brakes exponently

Performance: Flight is like 75% of the way ok before it starts slowing down towards the end of the flight path. Does not behave like the Yonex AS30/40/50 which is my standard reference.

Feel: Like hitting a squash ball type feel

Honestly I am praying my friend does not start using this shuttle for this games...😖

HEAD Practise

Discovered in one of the halls I frequent.

Adding for the record, as the name suggests it is for practise only. Hence no further follow-up.

Qualicious Q-2

Found in a hall, never used before. Has all the hallmarks of a budget product.

Any one tried these Mizuno shuttlecocks?

Was browsing the net and came across these shuttlecocks - has anyone tried them before? And if so, any feedback, especially for the MS-70 and MS-90?

Sun Power

Found this old shuttlecock in a hall I frequent.

Not used before and has all the hallmarks of a budget product.

Chao Pai Red

Just realised I did not add the review of the Chao Pai Red shuttlecocks to the blog - always thought I had😕

From distributor

When we used the shuttlecock in the past, we found the flight characteristic(s) to be superb and provides very nice feedback upon contact.

Unfortunately, the Chao Pai Red is not durable enough for a heavy smashing game (otherwise ok) - we used up a tube in less than 30mins vs 1hr for our defecto standard. I bought 5-tubes for our initial test and ended up selling the remaining 4-tubes to the group in the next court - they loved it.

The Chao Pai Red is not cheap as it is one of their better products. 

Hence the Chao Pai Red is more suitable for games with non-heavy smashers as it provides much better value than the more establish brands eg RSL Classic Tourney.which has a durability issue as well.

Kansa KS7718

Came across this budget looking product in a hall I frequent.

Not used before. Added to the library for future update.