Badminton racquet which delivers more power with less strength, ready for fast play, better mobility to defend easily due to the less in weight, provides better control is the search of most of the beginner and intermediate players. During the beginning phase of Badminton, young players may not require accuracy, but need better control, speed, power and movement.
Top brands are producing racquets to meet out the above criteria with the following specifications which are suitable for quick swing, control, fast play and high Racquet speed.
Recommended Specifications for beginner / intermediate players:
Weight 5U, 75 to 77g - Light Weight for fast and mobility
Isometric - Provide wider sweet spot
Balanced / Head light / Head heavy
Flexible / Stiff Shaft - Flexible for Beginner(Require Less Strength & Have Less Control) and Stiff for Intermediate Player(Require more Strength & Have better Control)
Carbon Fiber / Graphite - Graphite provide more sophistication to the core
Max string tension 28 to 30lbs - Higher tension provide the choice of narrowing the sweet spot. Wider sweet spot is advised for beginner and intermediate players, it may be around 25 to 28 lbs.
Grip size G5 grip(3") for small hands, and G4(3.5") for regular hands - Smaller grip need more power from arm, but Larger grip need more power from finger. Smaller grip is advisable for young beginner players.
Now we review the products of top brands(Yonex, Young and Lining) available at Amazon with their price and popularity in the market for this category.
YOUNG (Malaysia) Fury 7 Spec.: Material - Graphite, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 28 lbs, Grip Size - G4 (3.5"), Weight - 5U 77 g, Head Light, Flexible Shaft Price INR 2187, 53 Reviews, 4.2/5, Amazon Rank #31 in Badminton Racquet Made in India, Origin of Malaysia, First in Market Jan 2020 YOUNG (Malaysia) Fury 7 Graphite Professional Badminton Racket, Lightweight, Head Light, Li-Ning Air Force 77 G2 Spec.: Material - Carbon Fibre, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 30 lbs, Grip Size - S2 (3.5"), Weight - 5U 77 g, Head Heavy, Flexible Shaft Price INR2790, 2 Reviews, 4.5/5, Amazon Rank #42 in Badminton Racquet Made in China, Origin of China, First in Market Oct 2020 Li-Ning Air Force 77 G2 Carbon Fibre Strung Badminton Racket with Free Full Cover Li-Ning G-Force Superlite 3600 Spec.: Material - Carbon Fibre, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 32 lbs, Grip Size - S2 (3.5"), Weight - 5U 78 g, Head Heavy, Flexible Shaft
Price INR1890, 328 Reviews, 4.1/5, Amazon Rank #4 in Badminton Racquet
Made in India, Origin of China, First in Market Aug 2020
Li-Ning G-Force Superlite 3600 Carbon-Fiber Strung Badminton Racquet with Free Full Cover Li-Ning Wind Lite 700 Spec.: Material - Carbon Fibre, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 30 lbs, Grip Size - S2 (3.5"), Weight - 5U 78 g, Head Heavy, Flexible Shaft Price INR2999, 32 Reviews, 4.2/5, Amazon Rank #29 in Badminton Racquet Made in China, Origin of China, First in Market SEP 2020 Li-Ning Wind Lite 700 Carbon Fibre Strung Badminton Racket with Free Full Cover Yonex Nanoray Light 8i LCW Spec.: Material - Graphite, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 30lbs, Grip Size - G4 (3.5"), Weight - 5U 77 g, Head light, Stiff Shaft Price INR1899, 225 Reviews, 4.1/5, Amazon Rank #12 in Badminton Racquet First in Market SEP 2017, Made in China, Origin of Japan Yonex Nanoray Light 8i LCW Graphite Badminton Racquet with free Full Cover (Purple/Blue, G4, 77 Grams, 30 lbs Tension) Yonex Arcsaber 71 Light Spec.: Material - Graphite, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 30lbs, Grip Size - G4 (3.5"), Weight - 5U 77 g, Head light, Stiff Shaft
Price INR 1699, 13 Reviews, 4.3/5, Amazon Rank #10 in Badminton Racquet Made in India, Origin of Japan, First in Market Aug 2020 Yonex Arcsaber 71 Light Graphite Badminton Raquet with free Full Cover (77 grams, 30 lbs Tension) Yonex Astrox Smash Spec.: Material - Graphite, Shape - Isometric, Max String Tension - 28 lbs, Grip Size - G4 (3.5"), Weight - 6U 73 g, Head Heavy, Flexible Shaft
Price INR 2699, 283 Reviews, 4.0/5, Amazon Rank #16 in Badminton Racquet
First in Market Oct 2019, Made in India, Origin of Japan
Yonex Astrox Smash Graphite Badminton Racquet with free Full Cover (Ultra Light - 73 grams, 28 lbs Tension) | Rotational Generator System (Black Ice Blue) Rank list - Best in Price 1. Yonex Arcsaber 71 Light 2.Li-Ning G-Force Superlite 3600 3. Yonex Nanoray Light 8i LCW 4. YOUNG (Malaysia) Fury 7 5. Yonex Astrox Smash 6.Li-Ning Air Force 77 G2 7.Li-Ning Wind Lite 700 Rank List - Lesser Weight 1. Yonex Arcsaber 71 Light 2.Yonex Nanoray Light 8i LCW 3. YOUNG (Malaysia) Fury 7 4. Yonex Astrox Smash 5.Li-Ning Air Force 77 G2 6.Li-Ning G-Force Superlite 3600 7. Li-Ning Wind Lite 700 Amazon Rank - Badminton Racquets 1. Li-Ning G-Force Superlite 3600 2. Yonex Arcsaber 71 Light 3.Yonex Nanoray Light 8i LCW 4. Yonex Astrox Smash 5. Li-Ning Air Force 77 G2 6. YOUNG (Malaysia) Fury 7 7. Li-Ning Wind Lite 700 Head Light Racquets YOUNG (Malaysia) Fury 7 Yonex Nanoray Light 8i LCW Yonex Arcsaber 71 Light Head Heavy Racquets Yonex Astrox Smash Li-Ning Air Force 77 G2 Li-Ning G-Force Superlite 3600 Li-Ning Wind Lite 700
