Purchased these some time in the past and by no means actually bought to make use of them as a consequence of Covid and stuff, however examined these monday and determined to put in writing a evaluation to allow you to guys know what I consider these hybrid shuttles:
I used these shuttles on monday, along with a junior in my membership, primarily to do some smash and doubles protection coaching.
I’m one of many hardest hitters in our membership and the junior is likely one of the more durable hitting juniors in our membership.
We additionally wished to see how lengthy these hybrid shuttles would final when in comparison with equally priced or much more costly feather ones.
#of photographs performed:
We alternated between 12 shuttles (which have been barely used already from some drive and drop excersises earlier than).
Concerning the time we skilled, I’d guess we performed ~500-600 photographs in whole, 50:50 smash and protection (250-300 every).
With roughly each fifth shot from the attacker being a full energy smash this might result in 50-60 full energy smashes.
So each shuttle would have taken 4 to five full energy smashes, and ~20+ common smashes/offensive drives and ~25+ defensive lifts and drives.
Sturdiness:
The sturdiness of these shuttles is superb, each one in all these survived this smash and drive torture.
The shuttles didn’t break in any respect, they solely frayed.
As with feather shuttles, the hybrids did decelerate with fraying, but it surely did not seem to be these shuttles have been dropping their pace sooner than common ones.
One huge factor to contemplate: Different cheaper shuttles are likely to deform into an oval form after a very laborious smash (or unhealthy misshit), typically even on the primary hit. This did not occur with these shuttles, they did an incredible job of holding their spherical shapes.
So I’d charge these wonderful when it comes to sturdiness.
After the session:
Basic Flight Traits:
They have an inclination to fly barely “wobbly”.
One factor I additionally observed:
These Hybrid 500 shuttles appear to speed up faster proper after the affect, but additionally deccelerate barely faster on their approach when in comparison with common feather shuttles.
Internet Photographs:
The “wobble” and due to this fact barely greater quantity of tumble is de facto noticable on internet photographs and so they really feel heavier general.
Would not actually suggest them for coaching across the internet.
Smash:
As already acknowledged, the shuttles have a quick acceleration but additionally deaccelerates barely sooner than regular shuttles.
This felt like a really slight benefit to defender, as soon as adjusted to the timing, and makes it barely more durable to kill the shuttle because the attacke when counting on energy solely.
Would charge them superb on this class, however coaching defensive photographs with these would possibly mess along with your timing when enjoying with actual feather shuttles.
Drop:
We didn’t play many drops, but it surely felt like they wanted a minimal of effort extra when in comparison with common feather shuttles.
Excellent general.
Costs of different “lower- to mid-end” shuttles:
13,35€ per 12
Li Ning A+60: 16-17€ per 15
Victor Queen: 17, 75€ per 12
Decathlon FSC 500: 11,99€ per 12
RSL Tourney Basic: 24,50€ per 12
Conclusion:
I actually like these shuttles. The worth is greater than honest, the sturdiness is great.
Particularly for coaching functions these shuttles would do an incredible job, apart from coaching internet photographs, because of the heavier and tumblier really feel.
The texture is nearer to feather than plastic shuttles, with the sturdiness being nearer to plastic shuttles than feathers.
For my part it is a nice shuttle for coaching, and likewise for juniors or newcomers, who often hit with the body and due to this fact would spend far more on common feathers.
Particularly for ~13€ these are an incredible finances alternative, low cost shuttles just like the Li Ning A+60, Decathlon FSC 500 or the pricier Victor Queen have a tendency to interrupt feathers or deform sooner (making them just about unusable), earlier than the Forza Hybrid 5000 begins to considerably decelerate.
