Description
The Yonex badminton racket Astrox 88D PRO returns with a new design, enhanced by the brand’s latest innovative technologies.
Maintain control of the game with the new Yonex Astrox 88D Pro (3U) and its powerful, offensive profile! Stiff and head-heavy, this racket focuses on delivering devastating hitting power. Its rigid shaft is designed to increase the sharpness of your shots.
The Astrox 88D Pro is geared towards a baseline mastery game to dominate your opponent with powerful attacks.
Developed over 30 years ago, the ISOMETRIC design increases the sweet spot by 7%: Compared to a conventional round frame, a racket equipped with this technology generates a larger sweet spot by optimising the intersection of the vertical and horizontal strings. ISOMETRIC offers better control without sacrificing power.
The racket benefits from a new construction and weight distribution: the Rotational Generator System. The counterbalanced head weight adapts to each shot, helping you control your strokes and attack your opponent with increased acceleration, a sharper angle, and more power on the smash. Combined with the 2G-NANOMESH NEO graphite used in the shaft, characterised by fast flex and snapback, this combination maximises shot power and enhances the performance of the Rotational Generator System.
The new technology introduced in this racket, Stability Weight Distribution, distributes weight along the sides of the frame to improve stability during the swing, maximising smash power and effectively breaking through defences during baseline attacks.
This power is further amplified thanks to an additional 10mm length extension, which increases your hitting power by 5% or more compared to a conventional racket.
The shaft, made from ultra polyethylene fibre (Ultra PEF), provides lightness while being able to withstand immense forces. These characteristics allow maximum shock absorption.
Advanced 2G-Nanomesh NEO graphite technology is used to produce an ultra-slim, ultra-strong, and aerodynamic shaft. The Super Slim Shaft, thinner than conventional models, improves swing speed and thus produces stronger, more intense shots.
Cutting-edge NANOMETRIC carbon technology is used to produce an ultra-slim, ultra-strong, and aerodynamic shaft. The Extra Slim Shaft, thinner than conventional models, enhances swing speed and generates stronger, more intense shots.
The Yonex Astrox 88D Pro racket features a new wider CAP for the thumb to increase energy transfer, ensure more shaft flex, and deliver greater power (Energy Boost Cap Plus).
Product information
- Play level: Advanced
- Player profile: Attacker
- Main benefit: Power
- Weight: 88 g
- Balance: Very head heavy
- Stiffness: Stiff
- Pre-strung racket: False
- Cover included: True
- Ref.: 232-3AX88DP-076
- Recommended retail price set by the supplier in: 2027
Technologies
- 2g-nanomesh Neo : used in the handle and characterized by a fast flex and snapback for a combination that maximizes shot power and enhances the performance of the Rotational Generator System.
- Aero+box Frame : Combination of 2 frame shapes for a solid feel and a fast swing.
- Energy Boost Cap Plus : Uniquely shaped cap that maximizes handle performance. The front allows the handle to flex, while the arc-shaped lateral curve stabilizes the racket face by preventing the handle from twisting.
- Extra Slim Shaft : Advanced NANOMETRIC carbon technology is used to produce an ultra-thin, ultra-strong aerodynamic shaft, created for a stronger and more intense shot.
- Isometric : Increases the sweet spot by 7%: Compared to a conventional round frame, a racket with this technology generates a larger sweet spot by optimizing the intersection of the mains and crosses. ISOMETRIC offers better control without sacrificing power.
- Power Assist Bumper : Increased power with a weighted pad made of tungsten, adding 55% more weight than conventional eyelets, which improves the Rotational Generator system, rapidly transferring more weight onto the flywheel.
- Rotational Generator System : By applying the counterweight theory, the weight is distributed across the end of the handle, the top of the frame, and the joint for maximum control. The transition to the next plane can be smooth, with rapid succession.
- Ultra Pe Fiber : ultra polyethylene fiber – fiber constituting the stem, light enough to float on water while being able to withstand immense forces and allowing maximum shock absorption.