YONEX.CO.UK TRUSTED BY CHAMPIONS BADMINTON 2015 ENGINEERED TO WIN YONEX is the brand of choice for the best players in the world – players that dominate the game with their power, speed and control. They trust YONEX to give them the edge. In sport the smallest details mean the difference between triumph and defeat. All of our equipment is engineered to win. TRUSTED BY CHAMPIONS Racquets 04 Racquet Specifications & Technology 28 Strings 32 Shuttlecocks 36 Footwear 38 Bags 43 Grips & Accessories 46 Advisory Staff 49 BADMINTON 2015 3 RACQUETS CHOOSE YOUR STYLE OF PLAY HEAD-HEAVY VTZF2 NANORAY VOLTRIC VT80ETN VT-F VT55 ARCSABER CARBONEX VT5 VTIF VT70ETN VT7 ARC-ZS VT1 ARC11 ARC7 NR-ZSP CONTROL ARC4DX POWER NR-SP NR900 ARC9FL CAB8000N NR800 CHOOSE ARC6FL NR-GZ NR300 NR700FX ARC-FD YOUR ARC-FB NR600 Advanced players STYLE NR750 with enhanced skills NR20 NR70DX Intermediate to advanced OF PLAY NR10 players with developing skills Beginner to intermediate players with basic skills HEAD-LIGHT POWER VOLTRIC Use destructive force to beat your opponent quickly or grind them down over time. Experience power like never before. SELECT VOLTRIC. SPEED NANORAY Don’t let your opponent put you on the back foot. Use rapid racquet handling to counter and dominate the court. Dynamic speed is here. SELECT NANORAY. I play with touch and control to outmanoeuvre my CONTROL ARCSABER “opponent and win the point. Loose play gives your opponent the chance Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) ARCSABER to attack with accuracy and lift their level of ” performance. Take control back. Conquer with precision and control. SELECT ARCSABER. I like to play with a lot of speed; I use the power of VOLTRIC making fast returns to keep my opponent to play with aggression and “dominate the court. “on the move and force them into errors. Carolina Marin (Spain) NANORAY ” Lin Dan (China) VOLTRIC ” BADMINTON 2015 5 RACQUETS VOLTRIC MORE POWER TM Put your opponents on the back foot and keep them there with the most powerful racquet in the YONEX range. TECHNOLOGY Why VOLTRIC? VOLTRIC racquets get their immense power and speed from the innovative TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM. This system uses a combination of intelligent head weighting, frame flex and aerodynamics to generate explosive force without compromising speed and handling. Deliver crushing smashes one minute and devastatingly fast swings the next. VOLTRIC IS POWER VOLTRIC IS AGILITY The stiff structure at the top of the VOLTRIC has weight at the top of the frame allows the head to flex in a frame and at the joint area, providing great controlled way, holding shuttles on the handling while maintaining head-heavy string bed for longer. The thin sides power. The thinner frame at the top and also allow more flex in the frame sides of the head help reduce air resistance transferring increased energy to the and further improve handling. VOLTRIC shuttle. With this combination you responds instantly, letting you play with can smash with instant power. a full swing even in short range rallies. “I use the power of VOLTRIC to play with aggression and dominate the court.” TM The new E-tune system from YONEX allows you Lin Dan | Five times World Champion to tune the racquet’s weight balance to fit your style. Utilizing the TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM, powered up with new, linked grommets, you can attach parts to the frame in a variety of patterns to create a weight balance that matches your style of play. Take your game to the next level. BADMINTON 2015 7 RACQUETS VOLTRIC E-tune: customize your level E-tune: customize your level of power by distributing the of power by distributing the weight where you want it. weight where you want it. Upper Parts Upper Parts Lower Parts Lower Parts www.yonex.com/e-tune www.yonex.com/e-tune Scan for more information. Scan for more information. VOLTRIC Z-FORCE II VOLTRIC 80 E-tune VOLTRIC 70 E-tune VOLTRIC i-FORCE The thinnest ever shaft with improved More speed on offensive drives. More power on decisive smashes. The evolved TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM offers even more power. The lightweight racquet (5U) with a head-heavy TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM that increases smash energy. construction enables you to easily hit a power smash. ITEM CODE VTZF2 ITEM CODE VT80ETN ITEM CODE VT70ETN ITEM CODE VTIF FLEX Extra Stiff FLEX Stiff FLEX Medium FLEX Medium FRAME H.M. Graphite/Sound Filter/ FRAME H.M. Graphite/NANOMETRIC/Tungsten FRAME H.M. Graphite/NANOMETRIC/Tungsten FRAME H.M. Graphite/ NANOMETRIC/Tungsten SHAFT H.M. Graphite/NANOPREME SHAFT H.M. Graphite/Ultra PEF Tungsten SHAFT H.M. Graphite/EX-HMG/ LENGTH 10mm Long LENGTH 10mm Long SHAFT H.M. Graphite NANOMETRIC WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 4U (Ave.83g) G4 LENGTH 10mm Long LENGTH 10mm Long STRINGING ADVICE 3U 20-27 lbs STRINGING ADVICE 4U 19-24 lbs WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 5U (Ave.78g) G5 WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 COLOUR Deep Red COLOUR White STRINGING ADVICE 5U 19-24 lbs STRINGING ADVICE 3U 20-28 lbs Made in Japan Made in Japan COLOUR Bright Pink COLOUR Black/Black Made in Japan VOLTRIC Made in Japan BADMINTON 2015 9 RACQUETS VOLTRIC Standard model for mid-range players, includes VOLTRIC 5 TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM for good handling and power. ITEM CODE VT5 FLEX Medium FRAME Graphite/Tungsten SHAFT Graphite LENGTH 10mm Long WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 STRINGING ADVICE 3U 19-24 lbs COLOUR Orange, White/Lime Made in Taiwan Quick racquet handling and TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM VOLTRIC 1 provides powerful, stable shots. ITEM CODE VT1 FLEX Flexible FRAME Graphite/Tungsten SHAFT Graphite LENGTH 10mm Long WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 4U (Ave.83g) G4 STRINGING ADVICE 4U 19-24 lbs COLOUR White/Gold, White/Red Made in Taiwan VOLTRIC 55 VOLTRIC FORCE VOLTRIC 7 Super Slim shaft and Tri-Voltage System Compact Frame with TRI-iBUMPER All-round model for well-balanced increases smashing power. for devastating smash power. repulsion and handling. ITEM CODE VT55 ITEM CODE VT-F ITEM CODE VT7 FLEX Medium FLEX Stiff FLEX Medium TRI-VOLTAGE SYSTEM provides good handling FRAME H.M.Graphite/ FRAME H.M. Graphite/ FRAME H.M. Graphite/ VOLTRIC 0 and power for entry players. Tungsten Tungsten Tungsten ITEM CODE VT0 SHAFT H.M. Graphite SHAFT H.M. Graphite SHAFT Graphite FLEX Flexible LENGTH 10mm Long LENGTH 10mm Long LENGTH 10mm Long FRAME Graphite/Tungsten WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 4U (Ave.83g) G4 WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 4U (Ave.83g) G4 SHAFT Graphite STRINGING ADVICE 3U 19-24 lbs STRINGING ADVICE 4U 20-27 lbs STRINGING ADVICE 4U 19-24 lbs LENGTH 10mm Long COLOUR White COLOUR Black COLOUR Red/White WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 4U (Ave.83g) G4 Made in Japan Made in Taiwan Made in Taiwan STRINGING ADVICE 4U 19-24 lbs VOLTRIC COLOUR White/Blue Made in China BADMINTON 2015 11 RACQUETS NANORAY MORE SPEED TM Dominate the court and keep your opponents on the run with an aerodynamic and lightning-fast NANORAY racquet. TECHNOLOGY Why NANORAY? NANORAY racquets make sure the shuttle spends more time in your opponent’s court. The sleek, streamlined frame means it cuts effortlessly through the air while the ultra-stiff X-FULLERENE shaft boosts repulsion power. Convert your opponent’s shots into fast, deep returns, even with the shortest of swings. X-FULLERENE is incorporated into the full length of the shaft to increase stiffness by 6% and repulsion power by 4% – giving you a high repulsion performance to hit deep into the opponent’s court, even with a compact swing during high speed rallies. Flexural Strength Force of Stiffness (Bending Repulsion (%) (%) “My success is due to my fighting spirit Strength) (%) X-FULLERENE 103 109 107 and my NANORAY Z-SPEED, which FULLERENE 103 105 101 allows me to hit overhead smashes Conventional Graphite 100 100 100 Number (CONVENTIONAL GRAPHITE = 100) and drop shots with superior speed.” Researched by YONEX R&D Team Carolina Marin | 2014 World Champion BADMINTON 2015 13 RACQUETS NANORAY www.yonex.com/badminton/glanz Scan for more information. NANORAY GlanZ NANORAY Z-SPEED NANORAY 900 NANORAY 800 Infused with the new REXIL FIBER material and built based on the HORIZONTAL-A CONCEPT enlarges the sweet area that enhances the A totally new frame that suppresses the angle of the shuttlecock X-FULLERENE combined with SONIC METAL produces a fast and Torque Power Theory, the GlanZ sends the shuttlecock even further. explosive power of the SBZ (SNAP BACK ZONE) to power the shuttle. for a completely new angle to your smash shots. controlled swing that generates powerfully accurate, rapid-fire shots. ITEM CODE NR-GZ ITEM CODE NR-ZSP ITEM CODE NR900 ITEM CODE NR800 FLEX Flexible FLEX Stiff FLEX Stiff FLEX Stiff FRAME H.M. Graphite/REXIL FIBER/ FRAME H.M. Graphite/SONIC METAL/EX-HMG FRAME H.M. Graphite/H.T. Graphite/ FRAME H.M. Graphite/SONIC METAL NANOMETRIC SHAFT H.M. Graphite/NANOMETRIC/X-FULLERENE NANOMETRIC/SUPER HMG SHAFT H.M. Graphite/X-FULLERENE SHAFT H.M. Graphite/ LENGTH 10mm Long SHAFT H.M. Graphite/X-FULLERENE/ LENGTH 10mm Long NANOMETRIC/X-FULLERENE WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 Ultra PEF WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 LENGTH 10mm Long STRINGING ADVICE 3U 20-27 lbs LENGTH 10mm Long STRINGING ADVICE 3U 20-25 lbs WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 4U (Ave.83g) G4 COLOUR High Orange WEIGHT/GRIP SIZE 3U (Ave.88g) G4 COLOUR Flash Blue STRINGING ADVICE 4U 17-22 lbs Made in Japan STRINGING ADVICE 3U 19-24 lbs Made in Japan COLOUR Brilliant Black COLOUR Iron Grey Made in Japan Made in Japan NANORAY BADMINTON 2015 15 RACQUETS NANORAY NANORAY 750 NANORAY 700FX NANORAY 300R Devastating speed and acceleration for deeper, NANORAY’s revolutionary frame design with TOUGHLEX An exceptionally thin frame provides greater head speeds.