[Review Experience] Li-Ning BLADEX 200

Jayce September 6, 2024 3 0

Although ultralight racquets such as the WS72 also have a good degree of flexibility, but from the point of view of its overall performance in doubles and the real meaning of speed racquets is still relatively big difference, so it is still to do with ultralight racquets as a separate category to discuss. Back to the topic, as far as the BLADEX series is concerned, I have only touched two models so far, the high-end 800ZN and the mid-range 500, and even though neither of them can be said to be perfect in terms of word of mouth, both of them do have their own characteristics as well as abilities. I’m looking forward to the BLADEX 200 to maintain the same good usage feeling as the Raid 3.

Parameters: 4UG5, primed, total weight in used condition 93.8g, balance point 295mm, 6.8mm center shaft, length 215mm, moderate stiffness, wind breaker frame, 9-3 point stringing groove, 76-hole stringing bed, warranty 26lbs, stringing 24-26lbs Li Ning N68.

As mentioned in the last installment, exterior design and quality of workmanship are the core competencies of Li-Ning’s badminton racket division, and the BLADEX 200 is likewise a very good looking racket. Pale green primer IQ still has a lot of sticker decorations, although not as good as BLADEX 500 that kind of stunning feeling, but cross than other big names both from the texture and quality have a significant advantage. Shooting frame area is very large, more rounded, the center pole seems to be unified to the level of 6.8MM, it can be said that the visible places have spent effort in the head.

However, I was a bit uncomfortable with the BLADEX as soon as I put it in my hands. Although it is labeled as a head light racket on the center stick, I felt that the BLADEX 200 swung heavier than the Raid 3 when I weighed it at the same time. This is probably due to the fact that the BLADEX 200’s center stick is two levels stiffer than the Raid 3’s, and this is not a bad setup for a speedy racquet.

The BLADEX 200 felt a little awkward in my hands, and while the overall stiffness was not to say that it was hit-or-miss, the mid-stick really didn’t flex as well as it could have. The Raid 3’s center stick isn’t quite as bouncy, but it’s softer and lends itself better, so even with the weight of the head on the BLADEX 200, it doesn’t have the same level of lift that its counterparts have to pull the ball up and hit it into place. The most regrettable thing for me is that the large racket surface also sacrifices the sweetness of the wire bed, the sweet spot is obviously scattered but weak, hitting the ball without a sense of cohesion.

Its swing speed performance is naturally reassuring. This is the third time I have come into contact with Red Factory’s new Windbreaker frame, and compared to the Windblade and Energy series, the reduction in thickness is extremely obvious, so both the forehand swing and the backhand draw-push appear to be more flexible. However, the N68 pairing further amplifies the shortcomings of the unfocused power of the line bed, the response of the ball is not quick enough, and it is not easy to eat the opponent alive in the middle-half of the court flat block, which should have gained an advantageous position.

But in terms of feel, the racket’s downward pressure is a little better than the BLADEX 500 in my opinion, and it can better control the ball into a downward path without fluttering the ball. In addition to the swing weight, I think the feel of the wire bed holding the ball is a big factor. However, despite being able to hit a sharper path, the BLADEX 200 was not as good in terms of speed and power out of the ball.

Comparatively speaking, the BLADEX 200 has a little bit better feel at the net. Because the swingweight is at a decent level, the shots still feel solid, and there’s a sense of holding in the finer strokes. However, the BLADEX 200 still has a woody feedback, just a little better compared to the Raid 3. The racket’s advantage in defense and passive escape is not so obvious, the biggest problem in the current hitting feeling is the lack of sugar, using a bit similar to BLADEX 800 that kind of nagging nagging feeling.

Of course, as I said in the last issue, the quality of BLADEX 200’s lacquer has played a good role in supporting the current price of this racket, so its shortcomings in the use of the feeling will be relatively less important. What’s more, thousands of people thousands of racket, there are really like the current racket feel of the ball players, then we may as well look at the preferences into it.