Yonex Nanoray 9 Royal Blue 3U5 Badminton Racket

I am 25 years old and I play badminton 2-4 times a week, I own a variety of rackets from various brands and prices from £5 to £180.As it is a Yonex I already knew it would be a quality item and it is.I’ve used this for a few hours and it feels great, very fast around the court and you can still get very decent smashes and back court to back court clears (although this may slightly differ on your experience/technique and wrist strength)I have shared this with my friends, some have been playing for a few years like myself and some only a few weeks and they all enjoyed it, some of the newer guys even pushed us fairly close with it!It’s definitely worth the money!I would recommend this to most people, for newer players it’s very forgiving and has a generous sized sweet spot for sure, and it very light and easier to manoeuvre. For the more experienced players who maybe just like to keep switching out rackets and keep things fresh, give it a go it’s fun racket to use and it looks really snazzy too. I’m sure it will out perform some more premium rackets and you never know you find this being your main racket.For extra help when deciding this is a head light racket with medium flex shaft. My ‘try hard’ rackets at the minute are currently a Yonex Voltric Z Force 2, a Yonex Astrox 88D and a Yonex Nanoflare 800 all strung to 28lbs with either BG80 or BG 80 Power strings, all of these rackets hit harder and are a lot more precise but I was still able to have decent placement of the shuttle when using the Nanoray 9.I have not restrung this racket, it’s somewhere in the region of 20lbs if I had to guess, the strings appear unbranded but seem a decent quality would no be surprised if they were a Yonex design.

A good racket, light and flexible, its ok for getting around court, but lack a little bit of head weight so need you to put in power.. I have got a nanoflare drive, which although not as easy to use, has a better power delivery, but nanoray is better for starters

It is very light and nice grip on hands. I am not a professional player, but felt it is good. Able to place the shots accurately. Very satisfied

Great for the money. Just started to play again after many years and toned was a name a remembered using. Well strung and light weight, but robust too.

Lightweight but find I'm able to hit shuttle further than with my previous slightly heavier racket.

Excellent racket for beginners or intermediate players, nice and light with just the right balance for me.

Great racket, haven’t lost a game since I started using it, not sure it’s the racket or me but I’m putting it down to the racket

Great racket