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Are fake Yonex rackets good? Identifying fake rackets.

Duplicate Yonex rackets are common in India. These are some tips, tricks to identify fake & fake rackets in 4 easy steps. First, look for laser engraved. Yonex how to tell fake or original

How to identify fake rackets.

Be it badminton, tennis, table tennis, or squash, we spend a lot of time choosing the best racket.

We have many brands to choose from, with an assurance on quality and reliability.

But many copycat rackets are also spreading in the market. Aare these counterfeits of branded rackets good? How to spot them easily?

Many of them are of very low quality and will break under high string tension, or stress.

Top-quality rackets from Yonex, the leading badminton brand, are made in Japan itself. These rackets are used by top players around the world. They are made and tested in manufacturing/R&D units in Japan itself.

Yonex also has some manufacturing units in Taiwan and (maybe) in China (not disclosed by the company though). Some of these factories produce rackets for other brands also.

Therefore, duplicate Yonex rackets are common in the Market. But branded rackets are made with patented technologies, materials.


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Identifying copycat rackets is easy for experienced players, but beginners need to be careful. Following are some tips and tricks to spot cheap and fake rackets from Yonex /other top brands easily.

Spotting imitations of branded badminton rackets

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Hologram sticker is of good quality and not easy to peel it off

Image of fake and original yonex holograms

A special type of glue is used in Yonex rackets for Hologram stickers. The hologram sticker itself is of good quality. Therefore, it is not easy to remove the hologram sticker from an original racket.

Stickers on fake rackets can be easily peeled off. Fake racket manufacturers use cheap quality stickers and glue. Also, there is a significant difference in fonts and logo images used in counterfeit rackets.

Yonex Logo fake and original

Imitators don’t(some do but not all) care about creating the exact same font, spacing, color, and proportions while creating the logo. This makes it easy to compare it with the original one. If you have access to the same original model, you can easily find these variations.

For example: In original Yonex rackets, the YONEX logo and text “YY” are printed in a certain way. Text in the counterfeit rackets is often distorted and not clear, with different spacing and font-weight.

Check the production numbers on the racket cap

Yonex production number fake and original

To verify the production number you can contact customer care, they will verify it. The serial number of Yonex is in the format of “DDMMYXCC”

All genuine rackets have laser engraved production codes on the cap above the handle. This represents the date, month, year, racket revision number and country code(distribution), etc.

In fake rackets, these number is usually printed or glued not laser engraved.

Check the color of the butt cap

spotting fake rackets

If you already have a genuine racket, please compare the butt cap’s color. A counterfeit racket will often be a different shade of color, too light or too dark.

Additional information for spotting Fake rackets

Price of racket - too low price?

You may get some offers and discounts on branded products. But if the racket is too cheap, it is because fake rackets are extremely cheap. If the price is 12,000 rupees and someone is offering it for 5000/4000 then it is definitely a fake one.

Quality of carrying case

Fake rackets often come in the cheapest carry cases available.

T joint

Nowadays, all good rackets come with an inbuilt T-joint. Even if they are original, these are old models in stock. If you do some research you can easily find a racket with an inbuilt T joint in a budget above 1000 rupees.

Weight of racket

If you have been in the field long enough, you should be able to know how genuine rackets feel with just a few swings and hits.

In most cases, a counterfeit racket is lighter than the genuine version of the same model. The reason is the use of cheap replica material used in them.

You can also check for balance, shape, the color of strings (Yonex rackets usually come with a white sting), etc

Material

Rackets made of aluminum and steel are widely sold & are getting good user feedback’s. But high-quality badminton rackets are made with carbon composite materials like titanium, graphite, etc.

New rackets from top brands also use patented materials and technologies. Always look for the latest models from each brand.

String tension

Fake rackets will break under high tension. So if you are buying from a local store and you doubt the genuineness of the product, you can ask them about string tension it can hold, or test under high tensions.

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Written on June 6, 2021
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