Joined a group using the shuttlecock earlier in the week.
Basically a decent budget shuttle at a decent price - as long as your players are not the happy smasher type. Unfortunately quality is still very dependent on the QA for the batch concern.
Overall good value for money if the group comprise of recreational players.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Friday, May 1, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Revisit - RSL Supreme
Joined a friend's group last night and they were using RSL Supreme shuttlecocks.
He advised the RSL Supreme is not as good as before and RSL has raised the price (again!) in-preparation for the introduction of GST in Malaysia on 1April2015. The previous price increase earlier this year was due to the MYR depreciation against the USD.
Sure enough the RSL Supreme shuttles were not as lasting as before - quite a few were tumbling a bit straight out from the tube(?), some had single broken feather after a few hits, and, some deformed after several average hits.
The previous RSL Supreme I know would slow down after a few hard hits and it was extremely rare for any broken feathers or deform ribcage - till the life expectancy of the shuttle was truly up. My previous post
Hence another one bites the dust ... price increases but quality not maintained.
Looks like another manufacturer is making a bee line for profits only
He advised the RSL Supreme is not as good as before and RSL has raised the price (again!) in-preparation for the introduction of GST in Malaysia on 1April2015. The previous price increase earlier this year was due to the MYR depreciation against the USD.
Sure enough the RSL Supreme shuttles were not as lasting as before - quite a few were tumbling a bit straight out from the tube(?), some had single broken feather after a few hits, and, some deformed after several average hits.
The previous RSL Supreme I know would slow down after a few hard hits and it was extremely rare for any broken feathers or deform ribcage - till the life expectancy of the shuttle was truly up. My previous post
Hence another one bites the dust ... price increases but quality not maintained.
Looks like another manufacturer is making a bee line for profits only
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Sintec 818 (revisit with updates)
Recently joined another group using the Sintec 818.
Feedback after a few games are that the shuttle tend to slow down after a few hits. The slowdown seem to be on the later part of the flight. And a number of the shuttles from the same tube tend to be have inconsistent flight speed, Shuttle speed quality is thus quite batch dependant.
As before, feather does not break easily but tend to be ruffled easily. Would require atleast 2 shuttles if anyone does above average smashes during a set.
For SGD$29 a tube, I personally reckon there are better buys out there.
Update
Came across some groups using the 76-speed version instead of the 77-speed, which is suppose to be the correct speed for countries in the equatorial region.
Please note all my reviews are for the 77-speed version
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| Pix from internet |
Feedback after a few games are that the shuttle tend to slow down after a few hits. The slowdown seem to be on the later part of the flight. And a number of the shuttles from the same tube tend to be have inconsistent flight speed, Shuttle speed quality is thus quite batch dependant.
As before, feather does not break easily but tend to be ruffled easily. Would require atleast 2 shuttles if anyone does above average smashes during a set.
For SGD$29 a tube, I personally reckon there are better buys out there.
Update
Came across some groups using the 76-speed version instead of the 77-speed, which is suppose to be the correct speed for countries in the equatorial region.
Please note all my reviews are for the 77-speed version
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Toalson Green
Not used before.
The cork structure speaks for itself and is common for the price range.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
RCL Black Silver
The Black Silver is one of the better shuttlecock(s) we have tested from RCL (so far).
The shuttle is of reasonable weight, rib cage build quality is not the best but is above average quality. And the internal label has a tendency to came off after a few hits.
Flight characteristics is similar to RSL Tourney No1 but with much better durability. Initially a bit fast until after scoring a few points. There after it has been broken in. The Black Silver is then playable for quite a while.
Like all shuttles utilised, it is a balance between cost, durability and performance. For instance, the flight characteristics of the Black No1 is better than the Black Silver. However the Black Silver is much more durable than the Black No1. The Black Gold is even more durable but we find it has a tendency to slow down quite a bit after a few hard smashes - much alike RSL Supreme.
Monday, December 1, 2014
RCL T-1000
One of the groups I frequent bought a few tubes of the RCL T-1000 after being told these were the Black Silver in new packaging (by unscrupulous shop in Malaysia) !????!
After using the T-1000 for a couple of sets, I traded notes with the other players from the game. The feedback were pretty similar.
The T-1000 is lighter than the Black Gold/Silver and closer to Black No1. It does require more energy when hitting low powered shots eg drops, tap(s) around the net area, etc. The T-1000 seem to perform as expected during clear(s) and smashes(s).
Durability wise was much better than Super Top and Gold No1. The T-1000 durability is about that of RCL Black No1. Hence you would require atleast 2 shuttles for a smashing game.
Flight characteristics wise, the T-1000 is not as accomplish as Black No1.
Overall it is a good shuttle for amateurs players.
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| Pix from the RCL website |
After using the T-1000 for a couple of sets, I traded notes with the other players from the game. The feedback were pretty similar.
The T-1000 is lighter than the Black Gold/Silver and closer to Black No1. It does require more energy when hitting low powered shots eg drops, tap(s) around the net area, etc. The T-1000 seem to perform as expected during clear(s) and smashes(s).
Durability wise was much better than Super Top and Gold No1. The T-1000 durability is about that of RCL Black No1. Hence you would require atleast 2 shuttles for a smashing game.
Flight characteristics wise, the T-1000 is not as accomplish as Black No1.
Overall it is a good shuttle for amateurs players.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Fake "Yonex" shuttlecocks (***Updated via Feedback***)
Was a visitor to a newly formed group in the East the other night. They advertised using Yonex shuttlecocks in Badmintoncentral. The organiser is active in MEETUP when I did a search on the net referencing the contact number.
Quality of the shuttle cock structure is similar to the Prince Red in one of my previous post(s). Shuttlecocks in the above pix looks okay but trust me ... these must be the better condition ones from the tubes.
Definitely will not be visiting this particular group again!
Had a shock of my life once they passed a new shuttlecock for a game - you know it's a fake as the tube and the logo colour(s) are "off-tone", the shuttles are light with a flimsy rib-cage structure.
The fake AS-40 deforms after any 2nd or 3rd clears - not even smashes ...
Did not get a sample. Hence I found the following pix from a Chinese website. Atleast the selling website was honest and stated these are more suitable for cost-effective training.
The fake AS-40 deforms after any 2nd or 3rd clears - not even smashes ...
Did not get a sample. Hence I found the following pix from a Chinese website. Atleast the selling website was honest and stated these are more suitable for cost-effective training.
Definitely will not be visiting this particular group again!
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