I have this friend from the Badminton Association of Malaysia, and he's in charge of designing rackets for LCW. He spilled the beans that LCW's racket is custom-made, and Yonex just paints it to promote specific model. How does he know? Well, he's the guy who wrote all the specs documentation for Yonex.
well, you're right, most of the top athletes rackets are custom made and repainted to promote certain models. it's no secret to the badminton world. for example, hendra and ahsan didn't even know what models they used, they're given the rackets as they requested and the company will paint it to promote whatever models they want to promote. not to mentions some years ago ahsan even used arcsaber FB which was only 73 grams in weight and not even head heavy, even to beginners that racket is super light, there's no way a top athlete who is known for his power play was using that racket to compete in the world stage, it doesn't make any sense.
It is, most of the top athletes have their racket custom made. I got hold of Chen Long’s old racket, a custom made version of 3D caliber 900 specially for Chen Long. I compare it to the the 3D caliber 900 which I bought from a li Ning concept store in malaysia. Lo and behold, there were distinct differences which casual fan would miss. The shaft of the custom made was longer and the frame was millimeters wider. Furthermore, there was a 🇨🇳 flag imbedded on the top of the handle. Furthermore, i did a precision scan on both rackets. The weight was different. That’s how I know the top athletes have custom made and the version which a consumer can buy from the store is a completely different racket to the one used by the athletes.
@@arwi4098aku nak tanya kau, Siapa yg boleh menang tournament besar di zaman lindan dan lcw? Jawapannya hanya lindan, org lain takkan menang atau takkan masuk final, yg masuk final pasti lcw dan lindan. Zaman lcw dan adalah zaman golden era player china, semua player china kuat nak mampus. Sekarang dah tak sangat dah, player malaysia dah boleh kalahkan player china dan indonesia. Zaman taufik mana ada opponent yg sekuat zaman lindan, sebab tu dia boleh menang tournament besar. Aku yakin 100 percent kalau prime taufik berada di zaman sama dgn lcw dan lindan dia takkan menang olimpik dan piala dunia badminton. Bila masuk je taufik di zaman lindan dan lcw, terus tak masuk final lagi taufik sampai akhir career.
I had the JP coded Astrox 99 LCW. That thing was such a treat to use compared to the original 99. I was afraid to use it and get a racket clash so I retired the racket.
Wrong, he used the Armortec 900 Technique and Power in 2008 and 2009, at some point in 09 switched to the Power. Certainly before and during the AE 2008 it was the Technique 3U: I talked with him at an exhibition in Leicester just before, it was the same racket i was using or very nearly (I had the 4U), and if you watch the match with Taufik, you can see clearly. The Technique is one of my all time favourite rackets, the best i ever played was with this one. When i moved on to the Voltric Z force II 3U, it was only because i'm hard on rackets and they weren't making it anymore. The Voltric was more powerful, and super- accurate, both the 3U and 4U, and in fairness it probably suited me more, but it was also very unforgiving. On a bad day, it wasn't fun. But the Technique had such smooth feel and it was lush around the net. Last racket i played with is the Astrox 99 Pro. I think it is better than the technique, but i have ligament damage in my shoulder now, so i never could play to my potential with it. It is the best racket i've ever experienced for drop shots and net play, but i can't really smash anymore. So yes, it took 10 years for them to really improve on the Technique IMO.
ditto, armortec 900 T is still my all time favorite too. I also bought a JP version of it too, with GUMMY METAL (actually armortec 800 defensive, olive color, but it i broke it when my partner back into me when i swung the racket, breaking his nose and my AT800D. The AT900T plays similar and constructed sturdier). My close second is the nanospeed 9900. I just bought a nanoflare 800 Pro gonna give it a try
i have not tried astroc 99, is it close to the all time classic armortec 700 used by lin dan? i have a friend who wore out all his armortec 700 and looking for equivalent replacement
@@bennylava8717 My bro had a 700 - he never changed it, i never tried it. But I suspect of the modern rackets, it's the lineal successor of the Armortec Technique rather than the 700. But it has more power than the Tec or the Power version. I have both the 3u and 4u versions of the Astrox 99 Pro, they are very different. The 3U is much superior, the 4U tries to get the same feel weight by making the 4U balance super head-heavy. Dry swinging it feels nice but it feels off hitting a shuttle. 3U is buttery-smooth swing as long as you don't tense up it hits hard and very accurate. Big enough sweet spot. Some people find it heavy/hard work, even pros.Best dropshots ever, and smashes get this kind of harmonic snap from the top of the frame that gives a bit more zip. And that's something LD liked, you might remember him using lead tape on the top of the frame when he was forced to play with LiNing.
@@bennylava8717 Ouch, that racket clash sounds like the least optimal outcome! I played with Nanospeeds 7000, 8000 and 9000 back in 2006 ish - believed the hype, and it ruined my technique. Headlight rackets are shit. Went back to head heavy with the At 900 Tec and Power 4U when they came out, liked everything about them, especially the aesthetics. I used to have one of each, and it took me a while to decide that the Technique was a better fit. The 800 Offensive was great too. Back then i wanted the 3u Tec but it wasn't available in the UK. God it suited me.
Older generation players rely on skills, but today's players including LCW are aided by technology in the racquet design. Can LCW win with the old fashion wooden racquet as used by Tan Aik Huang or Punch Gunalan or Rudy Hartono?
Wth cares... It's determined by its time the kind of technology ure available to... That's like asking a f1 driver if he could drive a 1950s f1 car if their so good.. If he has the focus and determination to learn 1 racket..he has it to learn a wooden racket.. Easy
lcw too overzealous on playing all kinds if tournaments to gain points to keep number one ranking position. in the process he tired himself and failed at the crucial moments to win Olympic Gold or World Championship. Moral of this story: Focus on major grand slam tournaments, win them to be GOAT.
He forgot 80-20 rule. Just need to focus on key tournaments and not just keep playing all kinds of tournaments to gain points to be no.1 in ranking. How can he be a GOAT if he never win Olympic Gold, World Championship and Asian Games Gold? Lin Dan is more selective and he shines in major tournaments.
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I have this friend from the Badminton Association of Malaysia, and he's in charge of designing rackets for LCW. He spilled the beans that LCW's racket is custom-made, and Yonex just paints it to promote specific model. How does he know? Well, he's the guy who wrote all the specs documentation for Yonex.
well, you're right, most of the top athletes rackets are custom made and repainted to promote certain models. it's no secret to the badminton world. for example, hendra and ahsan didn't even know what models they used, they're given the rackets as they requested and the company will paint it to promote whatever models they want to promote. not to mentions some years ago ahsan even used arcsaber FB which was only 73 grams in weight and not even head heavy, even to beginners that racket is super light, there's no way a top athlete who is known for his power play was using that racket to compete in the world stage, it doesn't make any sense.
It is, most of the top athletes have their racket custom made. I got hold of Chen Long’s old racket, a custom made version of 3D caliber 900 specially for Chen Long. I compare it to the the 3D caliber 900 which I bought from a li Ning concept store in malaysia. Lo and behold, there were distinct differences which casual fan would miss. The shaft of the custom made was longer and the frame was millimeters wider. Furthermore, there was a 🇨🇳 flag imbedded on the top of the handle. Furthermore, i did a precision scan on both rackets. The weight was different. That’s how I know the top athletes have custom made and the version which a consumer can buy from the store is a completely different racket to the one used by the athletes.
Great , now your fat mouth has costed him his job.
He tried his best and won! Not because of his racket!
LCW, Chen Long, Victor and Lin Dan are legends!!!
LCW tak rebut keping emas olympic.
@@arwi4098 still legend
@@tyroxz8295 legend without olympic gold.
Peter gade too
@@arwi4098aku nak tanya kau, Siapa yg boleh menang tournament besar di zaman lindan dan lcw? Jawapannya hanya lindan, org lain takkan menang atau takkan masuk final, yg masuk final pasti lcw dan lindan. Zaman lcw dan adalah zaman golden era player china, semua player china kuat nak mampus. Sekarang dah tak sangat dah, player malaysia dah boleh kalahkan player china dan indonesia. Zaman taufik mana ada opponent yg sekuat zaman lindan, sebab tu dia boleh menang tournament besar. Aku yakin 100 percent kalau prime taufik berada di zaman sama dgn lcw dan lindan dia takkan menang olimpik dan piala dunia badminton. Bila masuk je taufik di zaman lindan dan lcw, terus tak masuk final lagi taufik sampai akhir career.
The Duora 10 was actually an Astrox 99 when he used it on the court. Just colored by Duora 1o skin.
It was a repainted Z Force 1 for the most part. He only used one repainted as the Astrox 99 in the 2018 Malaysia Open and Indonesia Open.
@@THEMan-nx5vs Thanks for clarification
you need to do more homework.. wrong racket models and wrong racket images
Good info. Nice to know about his rackets.
Cancer news was new to me.
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“Duora 10 LCW edition” racket is missing in this vid, LCW used this racket for a very long time
Also voltric z force 1
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I saw an Astrox99 LCW (Green, Special Ed.) sell for AUD$500 😮
Cheap? Reasonable? Expensive? Personally, that is crazy money for a racquet! 😱
I had the JP coded Astrox 99 LCW. That thing was such a treat to use compared to the original 99. I was afraid to use it and get a racket clash so I retired the racket.
Glad I bought quite a few of this racquet. Sold majority of it and I keep 4 racquets for myself.
They can sell for 1000 AUD plus
Price speculation is not a goodthing😅
Actually from 2010 - 2012, early '13 LCW used voltric z force - original and Olympic special edition
Amazing
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one thing here: he doesn't use the duora 10, instead it was voltric zf2 with the painting of duora 10.
ya I was like who tf would use that over zf2 at the pro level
What lee c w retired .mujhe nhi jankari tha.
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Hey there a new update about lcw racket he now uses the nanoray 1000z bc the racket it seem to be used by lcw in the legend visions tour
Thanks for the update 😉. That racket is very hot right now.
Last racket was Duora (Blue/Orange) but the coolest has always been the black voltric z force ii , its just honestly the coolest
I like the YONEX VOLTRIC 80
I'm sorry but LCW last racket was the nanoflare 1000z,that's what I know
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Wrong, he used the Armortec 900 Technique and Power in 2008 and 2009, at some point in 09 switched to the Power. Certainly before and during the AE 2008 it was the Technique 3U: I talked with him at an exhibition in Leicester just before, it was the same racket i was using or very nearly (I had the 4U), and if you watch the match with Taufik, you can see clearly.
The Technique is one of my all time favourite rackets, the best i ever played was with this one. When i moved on to the Voltric Z force II 3U, it was only because i'm hard on rackets and they weren't making it anymore. The Voltric was more powerful, and super- accurate, both the 3U and 4U, and in fairness it probably suited me more, but it was also very unforgiving. On a bad day, it wasn't fun. But the Technique had such smooth feel and it was lush around the net.
Last racket i played with is the Astrox 99 Pro. I think it is better than the technique, but i have ligament damage in my shoulder now, so i never could play to my potential with it. It is the best racket i've ever experienced for drop shots and net play, but i can't really smash anymore. So yes, it took 10 years for them to really improve on the Technique IMO.
ditto, armortec 900 T is still my all time favorite too. I also bought a JP version of it too, with GUMMY METAL (actually armortec 800 defensive, olive color, but it i broke it when my partner back into me when i swung the racket, breaking his nose and my AT800D. The AT900T plays similar and constructed sturdier). My close second is the nanospeed 9900. I just bought a nanoflare 800 Pro gonna give it a try
i have not tried astroc 99, is it close to the all time classic armortec 700 used by lin dan? i have a friend who wore out all his armortec 700 and looking for equivalent replacement
@@bennylava8717 My bro had a 700 - he never changed it, i never tried it. But I suspect of the modern rackets, it's the lineal successor of the Armortec Technique rather than the 700. But it has more power than the Tec or the Power version. I have both the 3u and 4u versions of the Astrox 99 Pro, they are very different. The 3U is much superior, the 4U tries to get the same feel weight by making the 4U balance super head-heavy. Dry swinging it feels nice but it feels off hitting a shuttle. 3U is buttery-smooth swing as long as you don't tense up it hits hard and very accurate. Big enough sweet spot. Some people find it heavy/hard work, even pros.Best dropshots ever, and smashes get this kind of harmonic snap from the top of the frame that gives a bit more zip. And that's something LD liked, you might remember him using lead tape on the top of the frame when he was forced to play with LiNing.
@@bennylava8717 Ouch, that racket clash sounds like the least optimal outcome! I played with Nanospeeds 7000, 8000 and 9000 back in 2006 ish - believed the hype, and it ruined my technique. Headlight rackets are shit. Went back to head heavy with the At 900 Tec and Power 4U when they came out, liked everything about them, especially the aesthetics.
I used to have one of each, and it took me a while to decide that the Technique was a better fit. The 800 Offensive was great too. Back then i wanted the 3u Tec but it wasn't available in the UK. God it suited me.
Older generation players rely on skills, but today's players including LCW are aided by technology in the racquet design. Can LCW win with the old fashion wooden racquet as used by Tan Aik Huang or Punch Gunalan or Rudy Hartono?
Wth cares... It's determined by its time the kind of technology ure available to... That's like asking a f1 driver if he could drive a 1950s f1 car if their so good.. If he has the focus and determination to learn 1 racket..he has it to learn a wooden racket.. Easy
LCW is a legend in BDM
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The pictures need some work with the names :/
lcw too overzealous on playing all kinds if tournaments to gain points to keep number one ranking position. in the process he tired himself and failed at the crucial moments to win Olympic Gold or World Championship. Moral of this story: Focus on major grand slam tournaments, win them to be GOAT.
He was using 1000z last month
pretty sure just for fun lmao
he wasn't competing, just for fooling around
it doesnt matter the racquet.. its the stringss!!
Agak2nye racket TU ada carbon lar.
I too have yonex voltric z force 2
voltric 80 gang
This game belongs to LCW nd LD
ZF2 was a hugely popular and successful racquet. Duora nvr came close. Not sure where you get your facts.
the ZF2 is truly a beast, most average player can't handle its power :D
The Spesialis runner up olimpic
LCW great player. unfortunately never won gold while defending Malayngsia.
He could have done that if he had more time in the game. 😃
He forgot 80-20 rule. Just need to focus on key tournaments and not just keep playing all kinds of tournaments to gain points to be no.1 in ranking. How can he be a GOAT if he never win Olympic Gold, World Championship and Asian Games Gold?
Lin Dan is more selective and he shines in major tournaments.
He used voltric z force before z force 2.
Nose cancer....Man, I just hate that disease.
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Racquet helps but it's mostly skill issues.
Still prefer Astrox 99
i have voltric z force 2
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