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Best Doubles Badminton Racquets

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY - DEMO PROGRAM

What is the best racquet for doubles badminton? We hear this question at lot in our southwest Calgary store. It seems like a simple question. But it’s not.

In general, we advise players to test drive quality racquets before buying them. Customers in our Try Before You Buy program test drive more than a thousand racquets a year. Most take out two at at time and compare several racquets over the course of a month before making a decision. In almost every case, customers end up not choosing the racquet they thought they would like best.

Here is a good example that makes the point precisely. Many of the men in our racquet demo program come in expecting to purchase a racquet designed for smashing. But once they get one out on a court and compare it to an all purpose racquet, they find that they actually play better with the all purpose racquet. This is because the all purpose racquet can still provide a good smash, but it also offers a larger sweet spot, which is essential when returning smashes.

Try it Before You Buy it Racquet Network customers test drive more than 1000 racquets a year. Before you run out to the nearest box store because you think you are getting a great deal, why not stop in and see what we have to test drive?

While it is possible to categorize Yonex ™ and some other brands according to the series the racquet is in, there are racquets in every series that prove there are exceptions to every rule. For example, Duora racquets are Yonex’ best overall all purpose racquets. So in general, we recommend that most recreational players who are in the middle of their pack stick to Duoras. However, with the Duora series there are racquet designed for men, racquets designed for women and racquets designed for teens. It is also impossible to determine which Duora a player will like best until they take them for a test drive.

Yonex Duora Series Badminton Racquets

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The same story can be told of Yonex’ Astrox series of badminton racquets. In general, these racquets are made for recreational players who play the back of the court and like to smash. Specifically, they are designed for steep angle smashes that get into an opponent’s feet. But not every Astrox frame is suitable for every smasher. Depending on the length of the player’s swing and its power, one player will be better for a given player than any of the others. Without a test drive, it is impossible to predict which is which.

Yonex Astrox Series Badminton Racquets

Racquet Selector For a full list of racquets in this category, please check out our ONLINE RACQUET SELECTOR. You can sort by sport, gender, brand, size, weight, balance and more.

Yonex Nanoray series, on the other hand, was created for ladies who tend to be in the front of the court and like to clear, drop or tumble their shots. But there are men who prefer head light racquets to head heavy racquets and would much rather smash with a Nanoray than an Astrox. So once again, a test drive is helpful for players like this.

Yonex Nanoray Series Badminton Racquets

Racquet Selector For a full list of racquets in this category, please check out our ONLINE RACQUET SELECTOR. You can sort by sport, gender, brand, size, weight, balance and more.

With more than 1000 test drives every year, Racquet Network is fully set up to help customers find a racquet that is perfect for them. There is no need to guess and since our prices are as low as any of the box stores, there is nothing to be gained by guessing either.