Jayce
The probability is that I will not voluntarily include this kind of racket, for one reason, the price of the first one is firm, the strength of the lacquer is low, the racket is not durable, and the fourth is the rampant fakes. For this kind of equipment with high cost of use to arouse my interest, its positioning as a women’s racket is very critical.
I think after playing it, it will make me feel that what Green Factory is doing nowadays and the women’s racket that Green Factory put out at that time have kept the consistency in the beginning.
Parameters: 3UG4, de-bottomed, total weight of 95.5g in use condition, balance point 292mm, center bar length 220mm, moderate to low stiffness, box frame, 76-hole string bed, 9-3 point string slot, warranty 25lbs, stringing 24-26lbs kt66f.
Just to be clear, bow nine and 9fl are two different products, and 9fl also has two versions of old and new colors, and the new color also adds 4U specification, which makes the counterfeiting market find more room to operate.
Of course, the racket does look great. A splash of pink in the frame and center pole sets the image of the racket, and the transition of the frame to white to the starry black color of the T-head makes the 9fl look extremely layered. The tapered cover is very well done, with a yonex crystal label in addition to the usual specification tips, making it very recognizable.
This is a racquet that I could tell was from the ARCSABER series right away, with the organic unity of hold and flex in the feedback and the balanced tuning as shown in the specs, the Arcsaber 9fl has a “mellow” feel to it. Of course, the swing weight of the 3U version is not quite as low as I would like, and the swing speed is not quite as high as I would like, but it does provide more leverage in the swing. In terms of stiffness, it’s a bit softer than its 7/8/11 brethren, with a low midrange drive difficulty and more shape in the lofting experience. Suffice it to say, the 3U has no difficulty getting on with it other than swing speed, and this top sugar water racket is the kind of racket that even the teammate at home who can’t even get the hang of it can pull a few shots with me near the baseline during warmups.
I don’t know if there’s a stereotype of women’s racquets being “underpowered”, but the Arcsaber 9fl spits in the face of that stereotype. In its lineup, it has a good amount of downward pressure, while its flexibility prevents much of the unloading that occurs when it is tuned softer. In many downward pressure attacks, the 9fl had a very distinctive trait: a sense of holding the ball. On heavy kills, you could feel the head desperately clinging to the racket face, and you could easily recognize the deformation of the string bed and the center stick. The ball response is not fast, but the longer power transfer time will give the user a solid feeling on the ball, and there is no lack of power and speed in the end result.
What’s more, it doesn’t require you to have a lot of physical reserves or power skills to complete a kill shot. Its sugar plays a good role in the user’s range and consistency in the confrontation.
It’s called “ball-holding”, but it’s the same thing if you replace it with “stickiness”. I don’t like the way the 9fl performs in fast-paced doubles matches. On the one hand, the 9fl swing speed is not very fast, on the other hand, in the process of twisting power can also cause deformation of the center stick, but when rebounding the ball head has already been bounced out of the wire bed to borrow more potential energy, so its feel in the flat block is more than the general balance of the racket is not to my personal liking.
The same situation is also reflected in the net blocking and serve-receiving, after grabbing the high point of the net, the power response is not decisive enough to compress the opponent’s reaction time, resulting in the occasional grabbed the net but was rid of the ball.
However, the 9fl’s solid feel will give it a confident performance in small-ball maneuvers at the net. In all kinds of rolls and releases, the human-racket interaction is strong, and in the practice condition, you can even make the ball over the net from time to time. If switched to doubles, with a reliable heavy hitting teammate, this would be killer. Even if the timing is bad and you get moved to the backcourt by your opponent, a well-timed shot to the net can still be a great chance to regain the initiative.
My perception of the Arcsaber 9fl is still more of a singles racket, and after discovering its ball control advantages, I can more confidently use its directionality and handling advantages to gradually build up an advantage by making full use of the court area for mobilization. It’s an old racket for sure, but it still has its areas of excellence when it comes to control and blitzing.
