BIT Assessment
BIT Assessment
BIT Assessment
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Mr Murali Krishnan
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Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
COMPANY HISTORY
Brief history of YONEX
1946
The YONEX philosophy is founded by "a motor."
In 1946, after World War II, YONEX established using a single one
horsepower motor. After mixing timber manufacturing technology, YONEX
badminton racket to begin production in 1957, 1969, YONEX embark on a
tennis racket made of aluminum, and then in 1982, YONEX began to
produce golf clubs and raw carbon material. Today, YONEX's businesses
include snowboarding, sports shoes, soccer suits, sport bike, the wind
turbine blade industry. It has not been the company's 60-year history in
the process easy ride. YONEX learned that "under the most difficult
circumstances, to make the greatest opportunity." This spirit will be YONEX
through all needed to make the next 100 years of successful challenges
faced.
1961
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
1968
The company's commitment to innovation has attracted significant
attention in 1968 when, Yoneyama launched the world's first aluminum
badminton racket, the # 7000.
1969
Yoneyama company has diversified into the tennis racket industry .
1973
The company's new "YY" logo in blue and green color combination is
introduced, and soon became a familiar sight in the world of badminton
and tennis courts. A year later, the company and the brand name changed
to YONEX.
1980
The world's first ultra-lightweight badminton racket - CARBONEX8 -
Introduction. YONEX signed a Grand Slam champion, Billie Jean King and
Martina Navratilova. YONEX company is committed to technical innovation
brought exciting changes to tennis racket manufacturing, R series
launched in 1980. The R-1 is the world's first square or "equidistance"
tennis racket.
1982
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
1983
YONEX coporation founded in US subsidiary of YONEX company, the
company Navratilova won Grand Slam titles in singles and doubles
simultaneously with the R-22 category. This is the first in the world.
1987
Prince Edward respected his presence in the race. Navratilova successful
win six consecutive Wimbledon title.
1989
YONEX ADX launched wide-body line of golf clubs, the first wide-body has
a head. In the same year, an ADX driver is used to fight drive 412 yards,
and the longest drive in a PGA-sanctioned event was the world record.
1990
YONEX signs tennis star Monica Seles, many of the recent world-class
players to endorse YONEX racket. With YONEX, Monica became the
youngest female player to achieve a world ranking, and won numerous
Grand Slam titles.
1991
YONEX launched a long diameter of the team. This elite group of golfers
are well known extreme "long-range" capability, all at the same time or
another world record is held by the US National Long Drive Champion or
finals.
1992
Equidistant design building on success in tennis, YONEX launched the
world's first wide-body isometric badminton racket "Isometric 500."
1994
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
1995
YONEX introduced to the Japanese market first Graphite Composite
Snowboard.
1996
Monica Seles maintain her unbeaten record in the Australian Open, she
grabbed the women's singles champion use YONEX SRQ-500 long.
YONEX Super ADX launched its line of irons, combined with graphite and
steel in a unique hybrid clubs, and has the thinnest steel faces in the
market. Haute couture and models using lightweight graphite shaft weight
1.8 ounces, the lightest in the industry. YONEX launched the first ever
metal driver, super ADX titanium. Titanium drivers start the next stage of
technology, which requires YONEX to a new level, in product development,
began to return to the consciousness of the distance between prominent
golfer. Titanium Super ADX subsequent introduction of hybrid irons, YONEX
all levels now have a complete set of irons and woods golfer.
1997
A 16-year-old Martina Hingis won the Australian Open in the world
rankings with Pro RD70 Long and move. Follow the footsteps of fellow
YONEX player Monica Seles. In 16 years, 6 months, she became the best
young players to achieve the number one world ranking position.
YONEX supplement titanium wire, Super ADX launched the senior titanium
woods and irons, resulting in the shaft 30% lighter than the standard
graphite shaft.
YONEX staff, Scott Hoch, was selected as the Ryder Cup team. He also won
the Greater Milwaukee Open, his eighth career PGA Tour victory.
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
1998
YONEX Sports Development Foundation was established in order to
support all levels of youth, high school and college sports development
and education.
Minoru Yoneyama received the Vince Lombardi Award from the Boy Scouts
of America, Los Angeles, for educating youth through sport continued
contribution. This is to establish a non-profit foundation.
March 1998 marked the first time in the history of YONEX had world top-
ranked tennis player for men and women with Marcelo Rios and Martina
Hingis.
In the 1998 PGA Show, YONEX launch stainless steel woods and irons with
PPS-axis technology in Orlando, YONEX - Super ADX 200 lines.
1999
Martina Hingis won her third consecutive Australian Open singles and
doubles champion with her YONEX racket.
YONEX tennis racket contract sign with the young Australian Lleyton
Hewitt.
2000
YONEX launched first walking shoes in the Japanese market with a new
cushioning material name Power Cushion.
YONEX introduced the first V-mass Series of Golf Club. The characteristics
of V-mass 250 was metal head wood clubs with strategic Tungsten Weight
Balance. In confirmation of the quality of V-mass 250, YONEX company
through a long distance to committed the most advanced technology
2001
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At the end of the year, Lleyton Hewitt won the US Open, becoming the
youngest top players in history.
YONEX launched a new V-mass 350, the titanium head wood. Meanwhile,
V-mass 350 iron launch quality strategic tungsten weight balance cavity
back. YONEX continue to promote the production of the most
technologically advanced sports equipment to benefit, so that players at
all levels can play their sport at a higher level. V-mass 350 has a dedicated
UL- titanium composite graphite shaft, thereby generating more club head
speed. The V- mass 350 drive is selected as the "Best of the Best Driver"
by Rankmark in 2001.
2002
YONEX open the first institution established in China, YONEX began selling
products in the Chinese market. YONEX introduced a new product V-350
plus driver with a 330cc titanium head and V- mass 400 drives and 400cc
titanium head with a high-power wave face, which creating additional
power, distance and greater impact sweet zone. And like V-mass 350
driver in 2001, the quality of V-mass 350 plus driver was named "Best of
the Best Driver", by Rankmark in 2002.
2004
YONEX was selected as "super brand" - the most influential brands - in
Indonesia and Malaysia. YONEX is a special racket to Mrs. Megawati,
former president of Indonesia in honor of winning the award.
2005
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"Cyberstar NANOV driver" win long drive championship in D-1 Grand Prix
in Japan. This confirms the catch copy "drive over high exclusion." Colin
Montgomery claimed his record-breaking eight European Tour Order of
Merit.
2006
YONEX diversify into health sports industry. YONEX also invented the
"inner wear" technology uses eucalyptus as raw material.
2007
YONEX celebrate their 25th consecutive year as the title sponsor at the
YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships.
Nanospeed my driver was awarded the " Winner of Golf Europe Product
Award."
Ryo Aono, YONEX signing a professional skier, won the World Cup Half-Pipe
Championships.
2008
YONEX signs tennis star Ana Ivanovic, who continued to win the French
Open, and then to the fantasy world ranking position.
YONEX signed a head-to-toe contract with Ryo Ishikawa, who made history
become Japan's youngest professional player to win 17-year-old runner-up
at Japan Open 2008 in the light of Japan tour.
Colin Montgomery debut for the 2010 Ryder Cup Captain will be held at
Celtic Manor.
2009
YONEX signed the world's top-ranked badminton player Lee Chong Wei.
Lleyton Hewitt more than 500 victories on the ATP Tour, an elite group of
players to participate.
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Ryo Ishikawa won the Japan Tour four titles. Ryo match in the famous US
Presidents Cup
2010
YONEX sponsored the 100th All England Open Badminton Championships.
ARCSABER Z-SLASH record 421 km per hour, which has been recognized
as a new world record for an unprecedented speed.
Ryo Ishikawa lowest score ever recorded in a major golf tournament, 58.
The world's top-ranked badminton player, Lee Chong Wei wins six Super
Series champion, and third consecutive Super Series Finals Masters
champion.
2011
YONEX signed the world's top-ranked women's tennis player Caroline
Wozniacki.
2012
YONEX signed third ATP Tour title, Stanislas Wawrinka to endorse rackets,
shoes, clothing and bags.
YONEX join the football kit in the Japanese market, and provide the
Japanese football club, Kashiwa Reysol, as the official kit supplier.
2013
Playing with ARCSABER FB badminton racket and SHB-01LX shoes,
Thailand Badminton star, Ratchanok Intanon became the youngest ever
world champion in singles at the World Badminton Championships at age
18, she was also the first player to take a Thai world champion.
2014
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
YONEX enter two new business, sport bikes and wind turbine blades in
Japan, further leverage our unique understanding and experience of
carbon technologies.
Switch to the beginning of the year VCORE Tour G tennis racket, Stanislas
Wawrinka took his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open defeating
three of the world's top 10 players in the process.
Present day
Today, YONEX is a successful global company, its corporate headquarters
located in Tokyo, Japan. Subsidiaries around the world, including the
United States, Britain, Germany, Canada, Taiwan and the Chinese
mainland (golf). YONEX continue to promote the production of the most
technologically advanced sports equipment to allowing the player,
amateur and professional, to play their sport at a higher level.
NANOSPEED 9900
Description:
X-FULLERENE frame for sharp repulsion and FULLERENE shaft for speedy racquet handling.
Item Code:
NS9900
Flex:
Extra Stiff
Frame:
Shaft:
3U (85-89.9g) G3,4,5
2U (90-94.9g) G3,4,5
Colour:
Metal Orange
Made in Japan
FEATURES
NANOSCIENCE: Yonex Nanoscience achieves precise control over racquet functions at the
molecular level. It establishes a high-performance molecular bond of the fullerene and
carbon nano-particles, creating an ultra-lightweight racquet that's thinner, stronger and
more stable than an ordinary racquet for maximum power and speed from swing energy.
X-FULLERENE: X-Fullerene is used in the resin which bonds the Carbon fibres and creating
the cross-link construction. The tenfold increase in binding force makes it possible to
create 5% higher repulsion and 15% greater stability.
NEW GROMMET SYSTEM: The single-pass grommet hole construction provides more
grommet holes, creating a high-performance stringing pattern that puts 7% more
durability.
MUSCLE POWER: Muscle Power sets the string on rounded archways that eliminate stress-
load and fatigue through contact friction. The construction creates total unity of the string
and frame through closer-and-tighter contact.
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
NANOSCALE ELASTIC TI: Elastic Ti provides the high elasticity needed for structural high
strength and a powerful rebound effect. At impact, Elastic Ti resists deformation,
stretching then recovering its shape quickly to launch accurate hits charged with the full
energy of the swing.
ISOMETRIC: The Isometric Square Head Shape equalizes the length of main and cross
strings in the stringbed, enlarging the sweetspot for more consistent accuracy even on off-
center hits.
BUILT IN T-JOINT: Moulded deep into the layers of graphite where the frame connects with
the shaft, the Yonex built-in T-Joint creates a durable and high-strength one-piece frame
that is torque-free.
SPECIFICATION
Flex: Extra Stiff
Balance: Headlight
Composition (Frame): H.M. Graphite, X-Fullerene
Composition (Shaft): H.M. Graphite, Fullerene
Weight / Grip Size: 3U (85.0-89.9 g) / G3, 4, 5 2U (90.0-94.9 g) / G3, 4, 5
Technologies: X-Fullerene, Isometric, Built in T-joint, Nanoscale Fullerene,
C.S. Cap
Review Date : 22nd March 2009
Launch Date : Feb 24 2009
Racket Type : Yonex NanoSpeed 9900 JP
Specs : 2UG5 (JP)
Balance point: 285+/-5 mm
Strings: Yonex Nanogy98 Tension 26lbs
1 Piece Stringing Stringing Machine : Pacific Stringing machine
Grip: Original Grip + Wilson Pro Overgrip
Shuttle Used: RSL tourney 1
MARKET PRICE
Rm 670
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
SPECIFICATION
Flex: Stiff
Composition Frame: EXCEL ALLOY
Composition Shaft: Graphite, CARBON NANOTUBE
Weight / Grip Size: 3U (85-89.9g) G4
Length: 10mm LONG
Balance: Head Light
Color: Black / Orange
Item #: NS-EXCEL
FEAUTURE
ISOMETRIC: The ISOMETRIC equalizes the length of the main and cross
strings in the string-bed, enlarging the sweet spot for more consistent
accuracy even on off-centre hits.
PRICE
RM113
Nanospeed 9900 Badminton Racquet
NANOSPEED 9900
stability. Moulded into both sides of the frame, the Elastic Ti frame
overcomes the limitations of conventional frame material. With its
powerful rebound effect, a split second after impact and deflection,
the Elastic Ti Frame snaps back to its original shape to launch the
shuttlecock down court with high accuracy and with the full energy
of the swing.
stringing pattern
SOLID FEEL CORE The built-in solid feel core cuts
harmful miscellaneous vibration at
impact. Solid feel core is carried in all
racquets manufactured in Japan.
AERO+BOX Frame Combines solid hitting feel and quick
swing.
NEW Built-in T-Joint NEW Built-in T-Joint is manufactured
from a special lightweight plastic
combined with epoxy resin and
foaming agent that enhances quality
and performance by increasing the
stability of the shuttle on the string
bed and through the air.
Control Support Cap The control support cap provides an
88% wider flat surface compared with
an ordinary racquet for easier
gripping, fast follow-through and the
sharpest maneuverability.
Specifications
$ 249.95 (NS9900-3UG5)
$ 239.00 (NS9900-3UG4)
Level : Advance
Type : All Around / Offensive
Flex : Stiff
Head : Square/ Isometric
Weight : 87-89gm (3U-)
Grip :3-3/8 inches (G4) 3-1/4 inches (G5)
B.Pt : 4 (Head Light toward Even Balance)
Head : High Modulus Graphite, X-Fullerene
Shaft : High Modulus Graphite, Fullerene
Cover : Yonex Full Cover
String : Yonex BF-65 (Custom Strung) / Upgrade Available