New Series

~2006

No miss, long consistent rallies

Aggressive attacking rallies

Average Game Time Average Game Time

Play style still continues to evolve

2006

2011 2015

Today?

Badminton Play Style

Smash oriented → Rally oriented

Change in Play Style

2015

2011

Lin Dan

Lin Dan

Hairpin

Smash

Lob

Smash

Hairpin

Lob

Smash

Lob

Hairpin

Smash

Hairpin

Drop

Cut Smash

Drop

Hairpin

Lob

Smash Drive

Hairpin

Lob

Clear

Lob

Lob

Motion Capture

Data collected from recording player movements

Movements tracked by spatial coordinates

Markers attached to the body and photographed from multiple angles with over 20 cameras

140

Sw

ing

Spe

ed (k

m/h

) S

win

g S

peed

(km

/h) 270

Fore hand Smashes vs back hand Drives

0

0

Time (sec)

Time (sec)

0.25 sec

0.07 sec

Swing Start

Swing Finish

Swing Finish

Swing Start

Smashes & backhand drives are completely different shots

Forehand Smashes Swing Distance 6x longer Swing Speed 2x faster Time until Impact 3x longer

140km/h

Smash vs Drives: Impact Times

270km/h

Impact Length 0.063 sec Impact Length 0.028 sec

Forehand Smash Backhand Drive

Impact length 2x longer on forehand smashes

Yonex will revolutionize Badminton

as we know it

Revolutionary Concept

Perfectly engineered a racquet for forehands

& a racquet for backhands

We did the unthinkable

New Series

Material

Shape

2-sided frame

Completely new structural design and cutting edge material

New Technology

BOX AERO

Technology

New Shape

BOX AERO 2 Sided Frame

High Repulsion

Power Transfer

Forehand Backhand

Optimal Shapes for Smashes vs Drives

Forehand Smash Backhand Drive

Rapid Acceleration

Moderate Acceleration

New Material

High repulsion and flexural strength combined

Ordinary Carbon

※Researched by YONEX

Repulsion

100

118

103

Revolutionary premium-grade carbon engineered by TORAY for next generation space aviation

High Repulsion

Flexural Strength

※NANOMETRIC is the new material which applies the NANOALLOY Technology of Toray Industries, Inc.

107

Flexural Strength Impact Strength

140

117 115

110

98 108

103

100 100

106

Tough yet Malleable 101

Design

BOX-side embedded with high repulsion, flexibly strong material

⇒ power created from holding the shuttle

AERO-side tip edge lined with hard Ni-Ti Fiber

⇒reinforced for quick repulsion

Smash vs Drive: Test Data

Impact Time 0.063 sec Impact Time 0.028 sec

Forehand Smash Backhand Drive

0.065 sec 0.024 sec

Hold Power３％UP Repulsion Speed９％UP

Specifications

Product Name DUORA10

Model Number DUO10

Colour Green/Orange (789)

Size 3U G4,5 / 2U G4,5

Material

H.M. Graphite Frame, NanometricDR, Ni-Ti Fiber H.M. Graphite Shaft, Nanometric New Built-in T-Joint

Recommended String Hard-hitters: BG66F Control Players: BG80P

Recommended Tension 3U: 19-26lbs, 2U: 20-27lbs

Release Date Mid September 2015

World’s first 2-sided frame that simultaneously enhances the ability to strike offensively on forehands and backhands

Specifications

DUORA88 Product Name DUORA77

DUO88 Model Number DUO77

White/Lime Yellow (501) Colour Black/Red (187)

3U G4,5 Size 3U G3,4,5

H.M. Graphite Frame, Nanometric β, SUPER HMG

H.M. Graphite Shaft Built-in T-Joint

Material H.M. Graphite Frame, Nanometric β

H.M. Graphite Shaft Built-in T-Joint

3U: 19-26lbs Recommended Tension

3U: 19-26lbs

Late March 2016 Release Date Late March 2016

Schedule

z June 26th: Distributor sample shipment

z Late July: Distribution of magazine advert data

z July 21st: Teaser video live (Explains the racquet and only shows the DUORA name)

z August 10th: Web page and promotional video live (Racquet design revealed)

z September 11th: Worldwide launch