[Review Experience] Li-Ning TEXTONIC 3

Jayce September 6, 2024 2 0

Clashed names with Red Factory’s own shoes, but no matter.

Affordable beat, I was going to casually more more, I did not expect it to be quite good. I can see the core competitiveness of Li-Ning’s low-end products more clearly on this racket, which is also quite representative. From the last time I used the red factory entry-level product CALIBAR 001 is also a year, this time back to the low-end offense racket, but also has probably been able to figure out some things.

Of course, the fact that it is relatively cold will not change.

Parameters: 4UG5, with sole, total weight of 92.0g in use condition, balance point 303mm, 6.8mm center shaft, 220mm long, moderate to low stiffness, box frame, 76-hole string bed, 9-3 point stringing groove, 30lbs warranty, stringing 24-26lbs n65.

The new generation of Li-Ning, the appearance of the extremely capable, even in some of the entry-level products that I have used the red factory racket face value is not at all low, not to mention the explosive models like ws72. The TEXTONIC 3 looks well coordinated, with a grass green colored primer that gives the racquet a bit of an army gear feel. Ballplayers who have seen the Gundam SEED will understand it better – it’s a Storm Gundam. The high quality of everything from the power delivered by the hard lines to the strength of the paint decals gave me a great first impression of this racket.

Although we all know that TEXTONIC is Li-Ning’s offensive racquet series, the TEXTONIC 3 feels light when weighed in the hand, and doesn’t have a high swingweight. While the high wind resistance of the thick box frame doesn’t give it much of an advantage in terms of swing speed, its friendliness in terms of intensity of use is still evident.

The current feedback on the TEXTONIC 3’s shots is quite typical, with a woody texture, so much so that I initially mistook it for a stiffer racquet. Wood to wood, the TEXTONIC is quite a comfortable experience in the overhand game, lending itself well to a good amount of power while at the same time, the mid-range deformation is easy to hit, so no extra power is needed to get the backcourt lofts in place.

I kinda like this current feel of the strike of the TEXTONIC 3, although as mentioned in the previous paragraph its hit feedback is a bit flawed, but just like the CALIBAR 500 this side effect works wonders when performing downward pressure, which subjectively feels more solid. So when using TEXTONIC 3 to kill the ball, it will give me an illusion of more efficient power transfer. The reason why I say it is an illusion is that the weight of the racket itself is not heavy and the elasticity of the center stick is just usable, which leads to a less powerful ball, but also effectively improves my confidence in attacking the ball. Don’t underestimate this little bit of mobility, but it has a positive impact on the maintenance of feel and the success rate of mobilizing the opponent after the shot is more decisive.

The TEXTONIC 3’s stability and directionality are not too much of a problem, which ensures that the racket has the means to score.

Despite its relatively light weight, the TEXTONIC 3 doesn’t feel particularly flexible, while the racket face has a certain ball-holding feel to it, which is a bit awkward for the author.

If its head weight feeling or the whole racket weight a little bit more, combined with the flexible racket surface will make the TEXTONIC 3 in the net to do small ball feeling more in line with the author’s appetite, and at the same time for the racket’s backcourt output also has to improve the effect.

And if the frame rigidity is increased a little bit so that the feel of the wire bed is more crunchy, it can also make the lightweight TEXTONIC 3 a good flat drawer, which can adapt to the faster pace of the confrontation, and have a greater advantage in the hard contact in the center court.

As for the performance of defense or passive getaway, TEXTONIC 3 also still belongs to the average level of products in the same class, the constraints more from the lack of elasticity in the middle of the rod, for the skill is not good enough for the ball player in the backhand or was pressed the head of the ball to play getaway depth is somewhat insufficient, the speed of the softness of the quicker, and at the same time, catching the kill ball feel more face.

While the current configuration puts the TEXTONIC 3 in the upper middle of the pack in terms of overall competitiveness, not top of the line, it does kind of shake off the impression that I had of a muddled red and green factory entry product.

Given that I do eat it up for its face and hitting feel this way, it’s not bad to use.