Description
The Yonex badminton racket Astrox 88S TOUR returns with a new design, enhanced with the brand’s latest innovative technologies.
In terms of characteristics, the racket is stiff with a slightly head-heavy balance for a light weight (4U).
It has been developed to suit attacking players (intermediate and competitive players) while maintaining an exceptional shuttlecock feel.
The Astrox 88S TOUR is geared towards control play near the net with decisive 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-heavy weight adapts to every 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 graphite 2G-NANOMESH NEO used in the shaft, characterised by fast flex and snapback, this combination maximises shot power and enhances the performance of the Rotational Generator System.
This power is further multiplied thanks to an additional 5mm length extension which increases your hitting power by 5% or more compared to a conventional racket. The 5mm longer racket length allows for quick manoeuvrability, while the expanded hitting area through optimised frame design increases precision (Expanded Sweet Spot for Control).
This provides more support for fast play and secures points on front-court attacks.
Yonex integrates its Rexis technology which improves the shaft’s design performance with high-quality graphite. The Super Slim Shaft, thinner than conventional models, improves swing speed and thus produces stronger, more intense shots.
Thanks to the new shaft and the new racket construction (the 2G-Namd), you have more power in your smashes and more control in your slower shots. In detail, the 2G-Namd significantly enhances the bonding of graphite fibres and resin. This increases flexibility in smashes where racket speed is higher, providing more explosiveness and acceleration during impact. In drive play, conversely, the racket speed is slower: the new shaft provides more control and thus accelerates the racket head.
The Yonex Astrox 88S Tour racket benefits from a new wider CAP for the thumb to increase energy transfer, ensure more shaft flex, and emphasise greater power (Energy Boost Cap Plus).
Product information
- Play level: Advanced
- Player profile: Attacker
- Main benefit: Power
- Weight: 83 g
- Balance: Very head heavy
- Stiffness: Stiff
- Pre-strung racket: False
- Cover included: True
- Ref.: 232-AX88ST-417
- Recommended retail price set by the supplier in: 2027
Technologies
- 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.
- Expanded Sweet Spot For Control : Racket length adjusted by 5mm for optimal maneuverability and expansion of the ideal frame area by optimizing its design to increase precision.
- 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.
- Slim Shafts : The thin shaft significantly reduces air resistance during the swing and increases your speed with less effort, giving you much more stability and accuracy.
- 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.
- Rexis Shaft : improves shaft design performance with high-quality graphite.
- 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.