Victor Brave Sword 12 review
Throughout the years I have been using head heavy racket (Voltric Series), as balance and head light racket is not my cup of tea. It has been a suffering year, as the Golfer Elbow (medial epicondylitis) been bugging me, and it is a burden for me on using the head heavy racket, and with the advice from my sport therapy, so is time for a switch.
BS12 is the first choice which came to my mind, as one of my friend been using this, and my idol LYD ; ) so.. I decided to go ahead on this racket.
BS12N (3U G5) BG 66 @26/28 lbs
First impression
This racket look good in term of the painting (grey, white, silver, red) and design. The sword liked frame really make it out of difference from all the famed brands in the market. Holding on the hand it felt “balance” compared to all my Voltric series. It also felt stiffer than i though of a balance stiffness racket, which is good for me as I need it for easy control.
Hitting time
Baseline to baseline
First hit on the shuttle was like “Arrrrr….!!!!!” timing are all out as I so used to head heavy racket, and I cannot get the power out of it, as no momentum feel from the racket. After feel adjustments, slowly i got the timing right, and all the questions had been answered. Two words to described my feeling “Fast and Sharp”. Swinging the racket is very easy and really fast and the way the shuttle flew, was as sharp as it goes……nice……(2thumbs up).
Driving
Fast drive with this racket was way faster than the ZF2 which I reviewed, no wonder why most of the Korean double players like this racket very much. Manoeuvrability is nothing as easy as twist and turn using a pencil. Interception of the shuttle during play and covering the mid court are fantastic…
Drop shot
Sharp and well controlled as it goes….
Net Play
Accurate and easy, cross court net well been controlled.
Back Hand baseline clear
Still working on my backhand skills…. : ( ..I will said it much more easy to do it with this racket compared to the head heavy rackets. I can even do a backhand smash (min power) and drops easily.
Smashing
1st session it was like “OMG!!! where is my power????”….1st though is I regretted on getting this racket, as the smashes were so numb, and very lack of power…no momentum at all from the frame….
After few sessions I played with this racket, finally I found the solution for this. Smashing with this racket is not all about power, but also the placements, controls and sharpness. It cannot compared with the head heavy racket which is designed for power shot. Once I got the timing and adjustment right, the fast air cutting of the frame actually done a really good job on the smashing, with the faster swing, it “BANG!!!!”…
Defence
Best of the best in this department…I even can drove back the shuttle while defending like a pro ; ) , and sometimes i even can return the almost impossible shots from the opponent.
Conclusion
This racket had been in the market for sometimes, and it still selling strong, and most of the Korean player included their top double player pair are using it. No doubt about it, this is a really really good racket for double. And now, this racket had been my 1st choice for the game, and all my HH rackets are now for my collection and displaying only…
Note:
I also got myself a blue BS12 with same spec, where I found no differences from the grey BS12 during game. I had read ppl saying there are differences between two of them….well..IMO, there are no differences except the color.
