You are not a pro

You are not a pro. You are a beginner. So stop buying your favourite pro's racket. Badminton Beginner Bible, ep 1: rackets. The 3 specs that matter: • Balance: head heavy = power, head light = speed, even = all-rounder • Shaft flex: flexible = easy power but a low ceiling. Stiff = high ceiling, but you need the technique to bend it • Weight: lighter is easier to swing and time (5U or 6U) Ideal beginner racket: 6U, high flex, even balance. My pick: Apacs Nano Fusion 722, around ₱1,000–1,800. No commission. Send this to a beginner friend before they buy a racket. #badminton #badmintonbeginner #badmintonracket #apacs Photos: Viktor Axelsen, Fauziananta, CC BY 4.0 · Cyclist uphill, Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cyclist downhill, Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Shuttlecock, Tim Reckmann, CC BY 2.0 · Al Riaz Uddin (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Ansgar Koreng (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Black Rock Solar (CC BY 2.0) · Facist Hunter (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Fauzi Ananta (CC BY 4.0) · Fauziananta (CC BY 4.0) · InclusiveGameLab (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Jacek Halicki (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Kotivalo (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Nardisoero (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Peterlocicero (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Rodrickret (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Sally V (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Ser Amantio di Nicolao (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tracy O (CC BY-SA 2.0) · macrophile on Flickr (CC BY 2.0) · Adam Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Antony Stanley (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Audrius Meskauskas (Audriusa) (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Clément Bucco-Lechat (CC BY-SA 3.0) · LaurMG. (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Man-in-street-waving-Lyon-Park-Durham-NC (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) (CC BY 3.0) · Mayhem2000 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Michael Miller (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Shixart1985 (CC BY 2.0) · Tennis racket 1959 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · TheArmadillo (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Valerie Renatha (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vladimir Maftei, http://www.enciclopedie.info/ (CC BY-SA 4.0) · www.kartenetui.info (CC BY 4.0) · yy (CC BY 2.0) (all Wikimedia Commons)