This time, the BADLAB "racket team" tested the new high-end racket: YONEX NANOFLARE 800 PRO - before the worldwide sales launch on 17.12.2023. As with all rackets in the NANOFLARE series, the manufacturer's promise is: "Rapid Fire".
Having already tested the YONEX NANOFLARE 700, 800 and 1000 Z, we were very curious to find out exactly which type of player the new YONEX NANOFLARE 800 PRO is aimed at. We took a very close look over several weeks as part of our long-term test.

Just in time for the YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2023, the newest member of the ASTROX family was introduced: YONEX ASTROX NEXTAGE. We from the BADLAB racket team were able to secure a few rackets right away in order to determine in the usual practice test which player profile the new ASTROX NEXTAGE is aimed at. We are curious to see what the "next" in the ASTROX series has to offer.

Another "lightweight" from the Victor Thruster racket series has been put to the test. With a net weight of only 70 g, the Victor Thruster K 70 has rightly earned the title "Super Light". The VICTOR THRUSTER K70 SUPER LIGHT, which is considered an insider's tip, is delivered in two different and very appealing colour variations, which are, however, identical in terms of construction. We from the BADLAB "racket team" are curious to see whether this "feather" has more to offer than just looks and have, as usual, subjected the VICTOR THRUSTER K70 SUPER LIGHT to a long-term test full of expectations.

In the European market, VICTOR presents its rackets in the collections: DRIVE X, AURASPEED, THRUSTER and LIGHT FIGHTER. In the latest test of the BADLAB "Test-Team" we have focused exclusively on the VICTOR LIGHT FIGHTER collection. The idea behind the Light Fighters: to make the characteristics of the other Victor collections accessible to players who prefer light rackets with one model each.

At the beginning of 2021, YONEX introduced a revised ASTROX 88 D - in the 3 versions TEAM, TOUR and PRO. We have chosen the PRO version and put it through its paces, because it is one of the most popular rackets among professional players - preferred by offensive backfield players in doubles.

At the beginning of March 2020 we received the latest top models of the YONEX ASTROX series from the BADLAB racket team for our proven long-term racket test: ASTROX 100 ZZ and ASTROX 100 ZX. Then Corona came and spoiled our fun for the time being. Fortunately, the first halls were reopened at the end of May so that we could finally get an idea of ​​what - and above all for whom - the ASTROX 100 ZZ and ASTROX 100 ZX are the right rackets.