Shuttlecocks - What To Buy & What To Avoid

[@BadmintonInsight]

After hitting almost 6000 shuttles for this video, we hope you found it useful! 😁 What shuttles do you use? Will you be changing after watching this video? Let us know below! ⬇️

[@KirubhasangarSubramaniam]

Please review the synthetic shuttle video.

[@clavnineteen2433]

i personally use plastic shuttles as feather shuttles break a lot for me as i practice a lot and its not feasible for me to keep buying shuttles as they arent quite that cheap

[@shakii]

Please consider ethical shuttle. 🙏

[@TheHi-T]

Some shops & warehouses sometimes have delayed shipments. So I buy what is available in bulk. I use Li-Ning G500, G600, & G800. Victor Champion 1 & Master 3 (my favorite). Surprisingly, I can get 2 games out of the G500.

[@abacquias]

It's silly that in France (at least in my area), it's so hard to find good shuttles. Buying them on the internet is almost mandatory; in that respect, it's very nice of you to share your experience. I like to play with Yonex Aerosansa 20, but I'll try the 40 if I can. I used to like RSL 3, but they're getting less and less consistent (in my opinion).

[@shanerpaderp4272]

Hitting over 6000 shuttles and filming for 9 hours is absolutely insane. Really appreciate the work and dedication you both put in to the videos. I have tried all the yonex shuttles but I also prefer the victor more as well. Sometimes I wish I could go grab all the shuttles the pros discard during tournaments 😂.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much 😁 Glad you appreciate the efforts! Haha, so do we!!!!

[@SADlikeDAD]

​@@BadmintonInsightYour editing was so good my teacher decided to use one of your videos for us to learn to.

[@angbangis]

6000 shots and 9 hours of filming! You guys are amazing! Thank you! It will be interesting to hear your thoughts on hybrid shuttles as well. Cheers

[@BadmintonInsight]

Ah thank you so much, it means a lot that you appreciate our efforts 😊🏸

[@Ka0H3r3]

only 10 minute video too filming for 9 hours for a 10 minute video, its crazy

[@runalongful]

Thanks

[@BadmintonInsight]

Ah thank you very much 😃😃

[@adeliastefanus9960]

9 hours filming and more than 5000 shots. You guys are amazing! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@jackburtonstwin]

Subjectively, your testing largely matches my own experience. Yehlex Purple were a common choice at junior tournaments when by son was competing on the junior circuit. Personally, I found them very fast out of the tube, but slowed dramatically after just a handful of rallies, making the judgement of clears and drives very challenging. The Yonex 30 is a good compromise shuttle for clubs and county-level. I was surprised you had one fail so early in the testing. Generally, they seem fairy durable to me. I have no experience with Victor (would love to try them!). The Yonex 50 is a lovely shuttle and some decades ago I played in a league match at Woodhill Prison, Milton Keynes (yes, against actually prisoners and guards - the only place we never felt like disputing a line call LOL) and they were using the then top tournament grade Carlton feather shuttles that were really good, too. That's your taxpayer pounds at work.

[@mikadavies660]

Outstanding... 9hrs of results into a comprehensive small video. Thanks 👍

[@BadmintonInsight]

😃🏸

[@jzd]

Thanks for making this video! I've been searching for good shuttles to buy for a while now and really needed this!

[@professorm3136]

Jenny and Greg doing gods work for the badminton community. Good job!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you for watching & for the support! 😁

[@plutoplayzz8159]

Hi Greg and Jenny! You guys really inspire me in playing badminton and I love your content you make. You guys taught me how to play badminton with your tutorials, and now because of you I've achieved my goal to be a varsity. Thank you so much!❤

[@BadmintonInsight]

Ah that’s great to hear! Thank you for the comment 😃

[@MD_Badminton]

Super fun to watch. Personally using LiNing G800 and Aeroplane. Victor master ace and Yonex AS 50 are more on the expensive side for me so far.

[@DarrenSaw]

Great video, as the secretary of my club the cost of shuttles is one of the biggest issues we face (along with spiralling court costs). We use AS30s but its interesting to see how much more durability you might get from the top tier shuttles. We've used plastics over the summer to save money which wasnt enjoyable!

[@browngentle1]

Thanks for all your hard work and keeping the badminton community informed. Appreciate this video!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much for watching 😁💪

[@lamnotxace1134]

this is my favourite channel soo far ❤❤❤

[@KateBlackbourn]

Thank you for all of the effort you put into these vids!❤ I'd love to see a review on the hybrid shuttles too

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yay, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@JettroTjie]

Awesome video, shuttle testing is very underrated in my opinion, really glad to see you do a comparison video on this :D

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😃 Glad you liked it!

[@Surfurr.]

I've always watched these videos, very helpful and informative and great editing! Won a local tournament thanks to your guidance!

[@cats4hir3]

Okay, I've been watching the videos for a few weeks. You guys deserves a subscribe and like.👍

[@droning-on9349]

Started following your channel and find all your videos useful. As someone completely new to badminton (mine and my wifes rackets are arriving today) weve been looking to get the best start we can, racket grip etc. We are only playing for fun and to get moving a little but your videos are appreciated.

[@vigneshn.y3048]

From a club perspective , seconds and use outside of match play is very valuable as it is not about just the elite playees , but for wider use at club practise. 😊

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yes - we keep all of our shuttles for our 'multi-feed' box 😁

[@bartoszgrunwald1123]

Bloody hell that's what I call considerable research. Good job!

[@JesseMSheridan]

Great review, thank you so much! I’m really curious how the Aeroplane Black (EG1130) fares against these other shuttles. It is one of the most popular shuttles in the Bay Area (San Francisco) as well as the Boston area. We are seeing more Victor Master Ace use as well btw.

[@DTao888]

Aeroplane Black also most popular w int-adv players in Toronto, Canada.

[@msoda99]

would be good to see the Aeroplane Black EG1130 and the RSL Tourney No 1

[@vibestech]

We play with a 5 pound a tube of 10. Its hand made and we buy from manufacturer. He has adjusted the weight and speed according to our humidity and temperature. It lasts almost 2 club level games. Overall the price and quality is perfect for us. The international companies have unnecessarily kept the price so high. AS 50 is available in KL at 20 pounds.Its high time they should rationalise the price and reduce their margins there by higher adoption.

[@Draculinio]

It's nice to live in a country with so many different alternatives. Here in Argentina almost no one plays and we only have plastic ones, but for this amateur level and playing for fun it works.

[@Globoks]

Thanks Jenny and Greg for this video! One question tough, if top tier shuttles are able to withstand couple hundred of shots, why they are changed so often during pro matches?

[@jaro6985]

Pros are often picky and superstitious. They'll also change just to get another 5 seconds of rest time.

[@cool28990]

Interesting🤔

[@stevemawer848]

If you're not paying for shuttles, why wouldn't you always want a new one! 🙂

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks for watching 😁 Yep, some correct answers below haha! Our thoughts: players change shuttles frequently for many different reasons: it's slightly fluffy and they want to keep the shuttles speed (so they change it), they're tired and want a rest (so they change it), or they've lost a couple of points in a row and want to break their opponents momentum (so they change it). It's not as simple as "it's broken so lets change it"!

[@Globoks]

@@BadmintonInsight Thanks for answer ^^ Hmm, so are the shuttles still in good condition then reused in some way e.g donated to local clubs? If no, it seems like quite a lot of waste. Everything according to rules but still...

[@ArlineExcondeRaijmakers]

I love badminton since I was young and was playing it just for fun on our front yard, parks or whereever for as long as there's a space where we can enjoy playing. I haven't played it yet with a net. I have an incoming friendly "competition" for our Unity Games which we members of the Church of Christ/Iglesia Ni Cristo celebrate every year. I thought I needed to know the basics and the easiest way to find out of course is through YT. I found your channel jjust yesterday, subscribed and been watching videos and it helped me so much to understand a lot of things as a beginner. I only have 9 days to practice and I guess I would be eliminated at once, LOL Hopefully not, but it doesn't really matter. Just joining it gave me some confidence already. I guess I will continue playing for health reasons. Thanks so much for your amazing videos. 👏👏👏👏

[@ankitsonariya918]

That's some effort put into testing shuttles. Well done!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you very much! 😃

[@chicanemcneill]

thankyou, on your suggestion I got some Victor MasterAce. Excellent shuttles!

[@BadmintonInsight]

You're welcome 😃🏸

[@rizkyardimaulana]

Appreciate your effort into this video. Really helpful!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yay, glad you found it useful 😁

[@deepaktalwar1978]

Brilliant! Just what was needed!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Ah that’s great to hear 😃

[@sabaribalagopal9192]

Amazing effort guys 👌🏻 needs pure dedication.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you 😁

[@SirChocula]

Congrats to you guys for nearing 400k subs! You got a bright youtube career after badminton for sure! 😊

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much! It's crazy to us haha 😱

[@SirChocula]

@@BadmintonInsight Thank you for being so kind, humble, and giving as well. I don't recall too many world class players taking so much time to make informative videos, but just not that, to reply to comments to viewers on youtube. Keep being wonderful human beings, you're an inspiration to many!

[@tschoo6476]

Thanks for the extensive test! Would have been cool if you threw a hybrid shuttle into the mix because they seem to really gain traction among recreational players with a tight budget. Maybe you could test them too? I believe most hybrids are made by the same company (Dmantis 3in1) with different OEM branding. Would be interesting to hear what pro players think about them.

[@BadmintonInsight]

We’ll definitely take a look at them! For this one we just wanted to focus on feathers otherwise it would have been very long!

[@tschoo6476]

​@@BadmintonInsightfair enough! Looking forward to your opinion on hybdrids 😊

[@stevemawer848]

I've tried Bird2 hybrids and while they have a much better flight than plastics, they're still far short of the quality of feathers for "proper" play. I wonder why no-one has tried fabricating plastic feathers and fitting them to a conventional cork base - they should fly like feathers but be much more durable.

[@tschoo6476]

@@stevemawer848 aren't the Bird2 full plastic? Hybrid means they still have real feathers (depending on the brand either goose like Babolat, or duck like FZ Forza), but are part plastic which makes them cheaper in production and more durable. I'm wondering the same thing, with today's engineering and possibilities, wouldn't it be possible to produce a great nylon shuttle, also for the animal's sake? There were efforts to develop fully synthetic feather shuttles (e.g. Victor Carbonsonic) but reviews suggest that they are not significantly more durable than real feathers.

[@stevemawer848]

@@tschoo6476 They have a cork tip which makes them a bit heavier than "plastic" shuttles, and they fly a bit more like feathers. So not full plastic, hence hybrid?

[@lucid1026]

I've been waiting for thisss, great video once again !!

[@sackwhacker]

Since you're in the UK, I would love you to review the Airchy shuttlecocks. They're very durable and seem to be very good value for money.

[@abzcomics1020]

Hey there, Have you guys ever came across Yellow carlton feather shuttles before ? I played in a hall over x-mas and 2 singles players were playing with some, did not thing anything of it until i started to try and look them up, but they have been complete ghosts for being able to find any. They were in a black really short tube of 3 or 4 shuttles which is unusual for feathers, and had hi-vis, on the box, then whatever model number. I should have taken a note of them, but really though they would be easy to find.. They looked like they had quite a good flight path watching the guys play. Greetings from Scotland :D

[@Miffy1906]

Hybrid Shuttles are tend to be more popular here in Vietnam, but I'd confess that I love the sound and the feeling of feather shuttles.

[@LéonardAubin]

You guys are just AMAZING, continue like that I love your content !!!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thank you so much!! We'll try our best 😁

[@chicanemcneill]

after watching your video I bought a tube for us to try - Victor Master Ace 78 speed. A success! thankyou

[@hndvf]

i bought some fz forza hybrid 5000 3-in-1 shuttles. i find them to be very durable compared to feather shuttles(even more than the victor master ace), but they also fly quite a bit further. we usually play with 77 speed and people shoot out more often with these shuttles. i think this is just how hybrid shuttles fly.

[@janberg9118]

Hey, thank you for the video, I always wondered how different shuttles compare. I saw you playing in Bad Vilbel today, definitely a special moment for me, although the match did not went your way. Wish you all the best for the future!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Ah no way - you should have said hi 😊

[@heyyoimdum967]

I love this channel it helps me so much to get better and some tips and tricks thank u Greg and jenny

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks for the support 🫶

[@winterhearted6780]

I've experimented with a wide range of shuttlecocks, from Perfly 560 to AS 50. At my level of play, the RSL Classic Tourney, RSL Tourney No. 1, YOUHE S100, and AERO FLIGHT 800 SUPERGRADE offer the best bang for your buck. The AS 50 is theoretically superior and more durable, but it's still vulnerable to damage from a severe mishit. Generally speaking, the priciest shuttles tend to be the most cost-effective in the long run due to their extended lifespan.

[@jairuznewacct2777]

you guys are the best appreciate the effort! hope you guys make more videos!!❤

[@annomanno7061]

I've been getting coaching now and I've improved a lot. Before I just used to watch KZbin videos like yours but it doesn't make an impact if I haven't learnt the basics. I can finally learn how to properly improve and your videos will be able to help me even more

[@newdaniel03]

Thank you for the dedication to test the shuttles, it was indeed insightful to see the various different options, and yes you are right, definitely worth the investment to get higher end shuttles. For the level that my peers and I are playing at, we are using RSL Supreme, lasts pretty well for us. If we can afford it, definitely would love to play with the AS40/50 and Master Ace for sure haha.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed the video 🥳

[@user-cx4mi1wl3z]

Thank you for your motivation for all these tests and of course your good mood :-) I know I'm potentially going to raise a debate, but as a vegetarian, continuing to play using feather shuttles really isn't easy, always looking for good alternatives! I tried but apart from the classic 300, no one really wants to try anything else...

[@parapsychique]

Thank you for the great video. I've watched this right when it came out and thought about this a little more. Using all these shuttles for so long must've been a lot of work. However, I feel the point you're making is fairly obvious: pay more, get longer fun playtime with one shuttlecock. I would be very interested in a comparison in these price ranges. Could you maybe compare shuttlecocks from various brands for instance in a high or medium price segment and then determine the differences? Love your videos!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Not necessarily- some of the lowest priced shuttles actually held up better than the mid-range price, so it wasn’t as simple as “pay more = get more time with 1 shuttle”!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Not necessarily- some of the lowest priced shuttles actually held up better than the mid-range price, so it wasn’t as simple as “pay more = get more time with 1 shuttle”!

[@hunterplays3204]

Hello you guys helped me a lot specially with my smash ❤ love it keep it up

[@chakriyason6882]

thank you for the hard work. Insightful!

[@Kami_26]

Terrific video. I would like to know about the hybrid shuttles (kawasaki 500). Most of us can't afford real feathers. 😢

[@fribonla8757]

Support you two's hardwork

[@frenchdollar9520]

Your video was great, the testing seems flawless and you give us great information about the Shuttlecocks. Also do you have an advice on hybrid and plastic shuttles ? The badminton clubs I've been playing in use lots of hybrid and a bit of plastic for training. Anyways thanks a lot for posting this !

[@anirbitdatta]

Please review plastic shuttles too, as beginners often prefer it due to durability and lower cost.

[@stevemawer848]

The disadvantage wit plastic shuttles is that they have a totally different feel and flight to feathers, so when you "graduate" to feathers, people will wonder if you've ever played before!

[@MrPiotrV]

@@stevemawer848 come on, they are different but it's not "you've never played before" different xD

[@stevemawer848]

@@MrPiotrV It is in my experience ... YMMV.

[@AP-kl3qe]

Yeah, as a beginner myself who payes mostly with plastics, I would love to see a review of plastic shuttles too. Plus, how do you prevent mis-hitting when playing with feathers? It has happened to me multiple times and was one reason for me to stick to plastics for now.

[@randomnobody660]

​@@stevemawer848I mean, it cuts both ways. When you switch to plastic your friends might also wonder if you've never played.

[@KevinHarvey-ju1bs]

That was waaaay more interesting that I expected! Thanks for your hard work, diligence and entertainment! Question: What are the criteria for changing the shuttle in a pro match?

[@eliecassir9106]

Love u guys so much been watching every videos!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Amazing, thank you so much 🥳

[@lesnoilesnoi]

Thanks for another great video! I'm very excited that you guys will play in Finland this October and I will have a chance to watch your game in person. Have you considered doing any activities for subscribers while you are in Finland?

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks for watching! We’re looking forward to playing in Finland 😁🏸

[@-DSet]

It would be really interesting to see a similar video for plastic shuttles. I realize you guys probably hardly ever use them but for those of us who are on a budget and have to use them for the sake of durability, it would be interesting to know which ones come closest to the real deal.

[@wesselbs5795]

Hey guys! Could you maybe do a racket review for the new victor thruster TTY racket? Thanks in advance!

[@daveuk9305]

It can be a bit of a lottery when playing in a local league, as you don't know what your going to be using in away matches. To get the best deals clubs lean towards bulk buying, so you can be faced with one speed of shuttle, irrespective of the changes to the relevant playing temperatures throughout the season. With the significant increase in shuttle prices seen over recent years, it's an ongoing balancing act between quality v club finances.

[@kkhchannel4813]

Quite surprised by your choice of practice shuttle! I guess professionals really mis-hit much less than casual players. Would love to hear more on plastics and hybrid shuttles, especially the higher end ones(which are quite hard to get) oh, and storage method for feather shuttle😄--how do you keep them moist

[@fredrik-c]

Having a wet tissue or similar in the tube helps.

[@stevemawer848]

Store them in your bathroom (that's the room with a bath or shower in it for you 'Mericans!). I've found standing them on their feathers on a baking tray (with sides!) filled with a thin layer of boiling water is a good way to "steam" them gently over a low heat. On a hob, not in the oven!

[@Chillout-s6f]

We use the AS50 in Germ the most , they´re amazing.

[@PHUAHJINGQUANMoe-gk7tm]

I am currently using the LI-NING c80 shuttle

[@PHUAHJINGQUANMoe-gk7tm]

Is it good?

[@PurpleProfile]

Hi insight channel im wondering if you can do a test on the decathlon shuttlecock (feather) from 100 pefly 930 i really wanna see the difference. Thank gou 😃

[@GS-nk9en]

Very informative video , I only hope that one day the federation will change the feathers to synthetic so that poor innocent geese don't have to have their feathers plucked while they are alive and then killed just for a sport, especially when there are many more alternatives out there , regardless of level . Thanks guys

[@use27]

Thank you for the amazing video 😀

[@BadmintonInsight]

You’re welcome 😃

[@raoanwar178]

Please make a detailed video on practicing Pronation and how to improve it in gameplay , specially for forehand shots. LOVE FROM PAKISTAN Your videos helped me a lot as they are very insightful.

[@marilynhopkins4488]

I love one of your videos and im also a badminton beginner

[@calebjacenovida377]

Thank you Jenny and Greg now I know what shuttle I should use

[@alanstewart3694]

Really appreciate the effort you put into testing the shuttles. Based on this we tried the Victor Champion Ace at our fairly standard club night. We use Yehlex Championship at around £19 per tube. The Victor ones at £33 are 1.75x more expensive. Sadly we did not get the results you did. The Victor shuttles did last longer but not by much. I think the results you obtained are mainly down to the quality of your game. You admitted very few if any mishits. Sadly club players mishit often, otherwise we would all be playing against you guys. Way too expensive for club play. Will try one tube for league match this week and see how that goes with just the better players from two clubs.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks Alan 😊 Oh that's a shame, but yes as you mention in your comment we are rarely mishitting shuttles and like we said in the video, this is a key factor to how long shuttles will last! Hope you get more out of them in the league matches - and good luck for them! 🏸

[@Nick-p5r]

i use the Pioneer G100 nylon plastic shuttles tbh they are the best!

[@oceanforever6760]

Hey, great video! Totally different topic, but I was wondering how you guys stay motivated when you’re having a period where you don’t win anything. How do you deal with it and how do you overcome this? It’s only about the mental process because the techniques are not the problem for the moment… I would love to hear your advise on this 😊 My boyfriend and I always look forward to a new video of you guys ☺️

[@stevemawer848]

You have to analyse your losses and learn from them! If you heed the lesons that should keep you motivated. And also consider often you're more likely to lose than win (nobody wins all the time, not even Victor!) so you have to accept that it's part of the game. Buit so long as you enjoy playing, that's enough! When you stop enjoying it, stop playing. 🙂

[@harishjethwa1386]

The best shuttles for the price and play in my view is Kawasaki No1..best shuttles in market.. WBF approved it’s a red tube.. one shuttle will last for 70 minutes plus play at good level.. we have power hitters..

[@BurgeTV]

Yonex AS20 Feather Shuttles are by far the most popular option and what most consider the standard great shuttle. AS30 is a slightly more expensive alternative but most at club-level don't go to AS40 or AS50 unless they're Pro.

[@chrishayton3373]

Really Cool video thank you for everything u do

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks for watching!

[@bfkmnemonic]

I wish you would have tested RSL Classic. I found that they are very durable.

[@DTao888]

In Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦, Aeroplane Black has been the longest favorited birds, secondly LiNing G600 and recently LingMei. Lastly, Perfly has been recently frequently seen (more w beginners) as its the lowest priced from a new bigbox store called Decathlon.

[@itsanouo1951]

Do you guys have a video edited for the Hong Kong open? Thought you guys did well🙂

[@oakland2425]

Where I am the Victor Master Ace is $28 a tube. And Yonex Aerosensa 50 is $40 a tube. No one uses them though, we use $9 a tube shuttles. There's a recent trend of using hybrid shuttles that cost similarly but greatly increases shuttles durability.

[@bubblebubble50]

Great video as always! Did you also find Yonex AS 50 feels slightly heavier than Victor Master Ace?

[@stevenathanfebriano3918]

You guys should try 3in1 Shuttles, it's a combination between plastic and feather shuttles, it uses feathers, but it's plasting near the cork.

[@amrishchoubal]

awesome !! super duper commitment of 6000 shots and the patience to do this for 9 hours 😍😘

[@commanderyew3792]

i would love too see the difference among those shuttles when cut halved on the shuttle head. amazing video ❤

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks! Interesting suggestion - what would you be hoping to see? What would the benefit of cutting them in half be?

[@bkr7e811]

@@BadmintonInsight It allows you to see the composition of the cork. A lot of cheaper shuttles use a mixture of synthetic and natural cork. Higher quality shuttles use 100% natural cork since it allows the shuttle to keep its shape for longer. Some shuttles will have really good feathers but a bad cork so it becomes squishy before the feathers begin to break, that's why good shuttles have both a good cork and feathers.

[@aripaloheimo7121]

Big thumbs up from Finland!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks 😁👍🏼

[@ltousch]

(You were good to remind us this fantastic trick shot you did in Copenhagen last time 😉)

[@BadmintonInsight]

😂

[@abzcomics1020]

Great Vid. Its always a minefield when choosing shuttles and for a lot of amateur clubs it is balance of cost. I know you are not able to test every shuttle on the market, but i would be really interested in a vid testing something like the Carlton GT1, which are nano coated aimed for durability. I got a box of 12 of these for x-mas a few years ago and thought they were not too bad, and have went through a couple of tubes over the years, but at my level it is hard to compare, and my club generally use a mid cost shuttles. Greetings from Scotland :D

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks a lot! Yeah as we mentioned in the video, it would be almost impossible (or at least take weeks & months) to test most shuttles on the market 🤣😅

[@fredrik-c]

Informative video as always, good to focus on the price rather than the brand since you are sponsored by Victor. 👍

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks! 👍

[@MrPocketShot]

haha, we paid for the tubes from our own pocket "just to be clear" but Victor is our sponsor and lucky for them they seem the best among all :I Love such tests

[@annatria2130]

They showed all the results from all their tests, you can make your own conclusion if you didn't like theirs

[@ryanreviews8566]

we appreciate the massive effort here guys! definitely learned a lot. I personally love hybrids cuz they are so durable & perform close to feathers. hope they perfect this tech soon!

[@richiero0o0]

Do you find them a bit heavy? I tried the Kawasakis for coaching lower ability players and they felt horrible to me.

[@tschoo6476]

@@richiero0o0 I also found them to be on the faster side. Hybrids are typically available in speeds 77 and 78 (sometimes 76), what did you play with?

[@richiero0o0]

@tschoo6476 77 - speed wasn't too bad, just felt very heavy off the strings.

[@jamesshelley6478]

Can we have an up to date video on buying a new racket etc?

[@BadmintonInsight]

Noted! Our old one has good information but not the best quality 😂

[@jamesshelley6478]

@@BadmintonInsight sorry I just need spoon feeding with badminton info 🤣tell me what racket to buy and I’ll get it lol

[@stevemawer848]

@@jamesshelley6478 First you need to decide what sort of racquet you like - head heavy, head light, or even balance, and what your budget is! I'm an even balance man, and have a range of Carlton racquets (I love 'em, sorry, Jenny and Greg!) from $45 to £190 (although I didn't pay that much for it - clearance sales are great!).

[@BadmintonInsight]

@@jamesshelley6478 Sorry for the late reply but hopefully you've seen out video a few months back - thanks to your comment for making it happen 😃

[@sumyeah]

In Hong Kong we usually use below brands for shuttle: RSL Supreme or Ultimate VICTOR Master NO.3 Hi-qua (Red) Lining G600

[@tris2838]

Great video as always. A little comment to help you improve your video if I may. Could we have a score-board on all shuttles tried to make sure which one is the best (for you at least). Maybe it was a choice to not do that, I respect it as well :) Thanks again for your content, loving it ! I personally use the AS30 (did not find better quality/price yet). Will try the victor as well (I am sponsored by victor as well :p)

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks! 😊 Yeah it was actually a conscious choice to not do something like this - the point of our testing wasn't to specifically say "this is the best" as it really depends on your budget, what's available in your area etc! But we just wanted to show "after hitting it 500 times, this is what it looked like". Hope that makes sense 🏸

[@junyanzhang6135]

Great video, but we probably all have noticed that, shuttle availability varies a lot dependent where you’re. And from my personal experience, shuttles quality from big brand like yonex, victor also varies from where you buy them from. If you’re not living in the uk, probably the best way of buying shuttle is to ask local club what do they use.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Yes the brands typically offer similar line-ups worldwide, but they can definitely vary!

[@kmrzrohit]

Hi Greg and Jenny i am a big fan of yours i really like your videos and getting inspired by it i just got a request that please do a challenge again of if you win you get 100 dollars those videos are so interesting like seeing the people's playing and winning prices its reallt fun to see . btw please visit india once and do that challenge here also . thank u

[@BadmintonInsight]

Ah thank you so much! We will do it again soon 😊

[@kmrzrohit]

@@BadmintonInsight welcome 😄

[@KuhelmiHarun-dg9ux]

I recommend RSL shuttles the black and green one I forgot what's its called but they are good for beginners and intermediate players

[@CallmePhoneix]

You know what i use plastic shutters and just bc of this video im gonna try out feather shutters

[@chamcham123]

When you review synthetic shuttles, please include the Kawasaki King Kong 500 shuttles in your comparison video. I've heard they have amazing durability and are great for training.

[@Np-im6bk]

Great vid!

[@BadmintonInsight]

Thanks!

[@johnlouiebasaytorres2107]

Thanks for the info :) Here in the Philippines the brand XP2 is the most used in practices and tournaments. It costs about 13-14 US dollars.

[@BadmintonInsight]

Oh nice, we've not heard of that brand! How's the durability?

[@johnlouiebasaytorres2107]

@@BadmintonInsight definitely not for pros. The performance varies due to some XP2 shuttlecock being fake which is very common here. Still, I can say that it suits the majority of players like me which are on the weaker side 😅

[@V17gaming578]

I love how you wear shorts to show summer and wear a jacket to show winter😂. Love your content