[Review Experience] DUORA 7

Jayce September 6, 2024 4 0

First impression is a very important thing. The DUORA series counter-intuitively let the racket codenamed 10 as the pioneer to hit the market, and as a result, a considerable number of players have reported that it is not easy to get on, the playing feeling is strange, and unorthodox. What the Governor himself used on the court was just a painted version of his big sister.

DUORA was launched as a balanced all-around racquet to succeed the Bow Sword series, and it could have gotten off to a bad start, and although DZS redeemed itself a bit in terms of word-of-mouth, it couldn’t reverse the embarrassment of the series as a whole, which was dwarfed by the acrsaber.

But if anyone has succeeded the Bow Sword, the DUORA 7 has really done it.

Parameters: 3UG5, has a bottom full with a total weight of 93.9g, balance point of 289mm, 210mm ultra-fine center bar moderately tuned, double-sided shaped frame, 9-3 point line slot design, warranty of 24 pounds, pulling line 24-26lbs bg66u.

Into the hands of a new color DUORA 7, the overall dark tone, white light black in the black will reveal a little lighter dark blue, to red and white lines and font tips of technological information constitute an asymmetric design. Quite plain and unassuming, it’s hard to say it’s good looking, although I’m pleased with the menacing aura revealed by the DUORA 8 of the same style, but the DUORA 7 is really unremarkable in terms of temperament.

Many amateurs feel discouraged by the sight of a 3U racket, especially in doubles, and more often than not mistakenly believe that all 3U rackets will be slow and difficult to get out of the way, making them unable to cope with fast-paced opponents. But the DUORA 7 is really friendly, with a balance point of only 290mm in the empty racket giving the racket an unexpected lightness of swing, which is further transformed into a lightness of swing when swung with the windbreaker side, and is less top-heavy than the same 3U balanced racket, the Zsp and Bow 11. Although the swing speed may not be as good as that of a proper 4U or speed racket, if it feels burdensome to use, then I am more inclined to be affected by the difficulty of preconceived notions. To borrow a phrase once mentioned by Mr. Fat Tiger, “no one will worry about whether they will not be able to use the 3U version of the Bow 11 until the 4U version is released”. The hardness of the center bar is not particularly high, and the deformation of the center bar can be felt during swinging, and the 10mm extension also reduces the difficulty of deformation.

On the day of the trial, I took the racquet and other equipment to a local club I’d never touched before to test its performance, and during the first few warm-ups I felt out of sorts: the racquets I’ve been using lately have all been speedy racquets that come out fairly crisp, but the DUORA 7 had a more pronounced, if not meaty, feel to its hold. Perhaps the 66u, which has dropped pounds after two months of pulling, is partly to blame, but I do worry more about this lag affecting play than swing speed. However, the quality of the ball is very good, and despite the lack of head weight the ball is very well struck, perhaps due to the extended contact time between the wire bed and the head to increase the efficiency of the power transfer, and will not be defeated in the bottom of the pull. From this point of view alone, the DUORA 7 can be used by novices, and it is not picky.

And in the kill session, I would even consider this a sugar water racket, despite its competitive ability having been somewhat proven during the Rio Olympics. It’s the same routine as the bow, the downward pressure feeling comes from the wire bed wrapping around the head, and the longer wrap time makes the angle of exit more low-extended. Of course, the addition of DR carbon has also led to increased flex and stability in the stringbed, so in theory the DUORA 7 has a higher frame ceiling than its predecessor. The shape of the mid-range becomes relatively easy to hit after the lengthening, but the lack of explosive power in the mid-range makes the quality of heavy kills almost interesting, but the good thing is that the kills as they are available, the ability of consistency is excellent, the load is small, and sometimes in the process of continuously maintaining the downward pressure may even produce a sense of vision of the 9001. The racket’s point of hit feeling is also over the top, belongs to the category of good kills!

The net control is really excellent, the presence of the sense of holding the ball makes the delicate movements more fully adjustable, the big sweet spot high tolerance, if not for the day partner does not have a reliable gunner, I really want to go along with the trend to work on their own ability to make the ball and resolutely do not rise to the ball of perseverance. Not to mention the hook, roll and release to gain high points at the net, but also the low-handed playback, the split side, the skateboard in the overhead zone, the backcourt of the descending point handling, and the series of very idiosyncratic and difficult scenarios such as the far net to the near net, DUORA 7 provides the level of confidence of its predecessors, recalling Taufik’s iconic fishing shot in my mind.

With flat draw blocks, the reverse side is clearly stronger, and the front side has too much drag for consistency, so in doubles it might be worth considering changing the front of the grip to the windbreaker side, which might work wonders. But what makes me feel puzzled is that in a series of catch and kill process, borrowing power to bounce split side as well as back to the top backcourt sometimes not so in place, I do not know whether it is still not enough elasticity or I have not yet adapted to the reason, welcome to discuss.

I’d like to specifically point out the biggest strengths and weaknesses of this racket.

First of all, this racket is very approachable, for advanced players after warming up and pulling down the racket to understand the temperament of the racket pretty much, you may not like the feel and face value, but not so likely to fail to grasp its performance. Then, this racket has the advantage of a low price of 470+, and is still the most affordable racket in the DUORA high-end, in the context of the overall price increase of the equipment DUORA 7 has the attributes of “affordable housing” still has a certain degree of competitiveness.

Then again, the disadvantages, 24 pounds of warranty, numerous collapse accidents are also retained from the bow sword series of bad habits, so that the seller repeatedly reminded me not to exceed 26 pounds or risk of damage.

The character of DUORA 7 is the honest man himself (not the one who is a dzs believer).