Description
The Yonex Astrox 88D PRO badminton racket returns with a new design, enhanced with the brand's latest innovative technologies.
Maintain control of the game with the new Yonex Astrox 88D Pro (4U) and its powerful, offensive profile! Stiff and head-heavy balanced, this racket focuses on devastating hitting power. Its stiff shaft is designed to increase the snapback of your shots.
The Astrox 88D Pro is aimed at a baseline control 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 main and cross 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-heavy 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 added to this racket, Stability Weight Distribution, provides weight distribution on the sides of the frame to improve stability during the swing, allowing you to maximise smash power and effectively break through defences during baseline attacks.
This power is further amplified by an additional 10mm length extension, which increases your hitting power by 5% or more compared to a conventional racket.
The shaft, made from ultra-high molecular polyethylene fibre (Ultra PEF), offers lightness while being capable of withstanding immense forces. These characteristics allow maximum shock absorption.
The advanced 2G-Nanomesh NEO graphite technology is used to produce an ultra-thin, ultra-strong, and aerodynamic shaft. The Super Slim Shaft, thinner than conventional models, improves swing speed, resulting in stronger and more intense shots.
The cutting-edge NANOMETRIC carbon technology is used to produce an ultra-thin, ultra-strong, and aerodynamic shaft. The Extra Slim Shaft, thinner than conventional models, enhances swing speed and produces stronger and more intense shots.
The Yonex Astrox 88D Pro racket features a new, wider thumb CAP to increase energy transfer, ensure greater shaft flex, and deliver more power (Energy Boost Cap Plus).
Product information
- Play level: Advanced
- Player profile: Attacker
- Main benefit: Power
- Weight: 83g
- Balance: Very head heavy
- Stiffness: Stiff
- Pre-strung racket: False
- Cover included: False
- Ref.: 232-3AX88DP4-07
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.