Ashaway Viper XT 1600 Badminton Racket - Black Orange
Ashaway Viper XT 1600 Badminton Racket - Black Orange
Ashaway Viper XT 1600 Badminton Racket - Black Orange
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WEIGHT:
85G
PLAYER LEVEL:
Intermediate
BALANCE:
Even Balance
What we love
Premier Control
Player Style
Attacking
Model Series
Ashaway - Viper XT
Weight:
85G
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Balance Shows where the racket is naturally weighted, Heavy Head suits Power, Light Head suits Speed.
HEAD LIGHTHEAD HEAVY
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Flex Shows the level of racket flex. Flexible rackets suit players needing extra power, Stiff rackets are for accuracy
HIGHLY FLEXIBLEEXTREMELY STIFF
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WEIGHT Shows the weight of the racket. Lighter rackets mean faster racket speed, but sometimes less power
LightHeavy
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- Product description
- BUYING GUIDE
- PRODUCT DELIVERY
- RETURNS / WARRANTY
- PRICE MATCH
Product description
- Suitable for an attacking, power player.
- SQ Frame
- Viper Weave Technology
- Nano Carbon - High Modulus Graphite
- Extra Stiff
- Strung in Zymax 69 Fire
Viper Weave technology integrates a Meta-Composite into a Viper Skin Weave with NEW Japanese Superlight Graphite and Nano Carbon. This produces an X-Treme Tension Frame with low torque and virtually no lateral movement on impact, even with miss hits.The X-Treme Tension Frame makes the Ashaway Viper rackets capable of taking higher string tensions than the market standard, higher string tensions give greater control and less string movement, this further increases shot accuracy. The Ashaway Viper XT1600 has a stiff shaft for increased power for players with an attacking mind set. Also added on the Ashaway Viper XT1600 is a Two Piece Tubular Shaft to increase torsional strength to produce this Ultra Power, X-Treme Tension Frame.
The Viper XT1600 is the most powerful racket in the Viper Range. With its stiff flex and weighing 86g this frame is designed for players that are looking for that extra power whether it be from the rear or the mid court. The X-Treme tension frame technology that is used in the Viper range makes this racket able to take higher string tensions than market standard, which also gives extra control and less string movement when hitting those power smashes.
*Please be aware that factory string colour may vary
| Brand | Ashaway | |
| Model series | Ashaway - Viper XT | |
| Shaft construction | Nano Carbon - High Modulus Graphite | |
| Original String | Ashaway Zymax 69 Fire | |
| STRING TENSION RANGE | 24-28lbs | |
| PLAYER LEVEL | Intermediate | |
| PLAYER STYLE | Attacking | |
| RACKET BALANCE | Even Balance | |
| FLEX | Stiff | |
| WEIGHT | 85 grams | |
| GRIP SIZE | G4/S2 (Medium) | |
| HEAD SHAPE | Isometric | |
| OVERALL LENGTH | 675mm | |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | China | |
BUYING GUIDE
Badminton Rackets Buying Guide
The key question to ask firstly is what style of player are you, or what type of player do you want to become?
- Power Attacking
- All Round
- Fast Reactions to Rallies
- Control and Touch, by moving players around the court to create space
As a general guide for your playing style below is the kind of racket you'll want to look at purchasing:
| Playing Style | Racket Balance | Racket Flexibility | Racket Weight |
| Power Attacking | Head Heavy | Stiff | 85g – 89g (3U) |
| All Round | Balanced | Medium | 80g – 84g (4U) |
| Speed & Fast Reactions | Head Light | Medium | 79g or below (5U and up) |
| Control & Touch | Head Light | Hi Flex | 79g or below (5U and up) |
In simple terms is means this:
Player with Explosive Backswing Hitting = Stiffer Shaft needed as it'll unload faster for more power.
Player with Slower Backswing Hitting = More Flexible Shaft needed so that it'll unload fully at impact.
If you're still unsure what to choose for yourself, we'd recommend going for a medium flex badminton racket to minimise the chances of choosing incorrectly what's right for you.
Weight:
Weight can make a real difference to reaction speeds, and power behind the hit of a shuttle. Too light a racket and it won't go far or powerful enough. However too heavy a racket and you'll find you'll be reacting too slow in fast flat rallies, where reaction speed is everything.:
Most rackets are weighted around 3U (85-89g) or 4U (80-84g), this is because it's a good weight balance for players to hit hard and also be able to react fast too.:
Typically singles players will use heavier rackets 3U (85-89g), this provides the player with more stability and accuracy, with a little more weight for power behind it, without compromising on racket speed too much, as quick racket head speed isn't needed as much in the singles game:
Doubles players however will usually want lighter rackets, the most popular weight for this being 4U (80-84g), this is because the Badminton Racket will offer more speed and quicker reactions in around the net and for defence against smashes.:
Racket Strings Used & Tension:
Again like the grip, this is customisable on any racket. However do look out for racket tension ranges on the product as this could potentially limit your ability to have the racket strung at a desired tension.:
For a full breakdown on strings and tensions, see our buying guide specifically on this.:
To put it simply however, if you're unsure what to choose when buying a racket you like, either go for the “Original Strings” option or “Stringers Professional Decision” for which we'll choose the string that best suits getting the maximum performance out of the racket for you.:
Full Badminton Racket Buying Guide:PRODUCT DELIVERY
UK Mainland Delivery
FREE if over £75 or £4.95
Standard 2-4 days delivery.
Express (Mon-Fri) 1-2 working days £5.95
Order by 1PM Monday-Friday for Next Working Day UK delivery.
Full Badminton Delivery Buying GuideInternational Delivery
Unfortunately, due to Brexit, we will no longer be shipping outside of UK Mainland.
RETURNS / WARRANTY
Easy Returns
UK Customers
We have a simple 30 days upon receiving the order, but we will be flexible and extend this if it's a gift for a specific event, such as a birthday, this can be done by simply ticking the the gift option when purchasing.
We provide a part filled returns form for all UK orders, all you need to do to start the process is to drop us a quick email to support@badmintonhq.co.uk with your order details alongside the reason for return and we can get the ball rolling!
Full returns details & information.
Our UK Address for returns is:
Badminton HQ
Unit 1, Greabridge Business Park
Budds Lane,
Romsey,
Hampshire,
England
SO51 0HA
Warranty Policy - Our Risk Free Support
Within 30 Days of receipt of the items?
Simple 30 days retailer warranty on all orders with genuine manufacturer defects.
More than 30 Days?
We work with the brands/suppliers to see if it can be covered under warranty for you (usually it is, but depends on the way the damage has occurred).
Still not covered but within 6 months of purchase?
We offer a crash replacement policy, where we offer a goodwill policy of 10% discount off your next order with us for the same/alternative replacement item, not including postage costs.
PRICE MATCH
Price Match Promise
It's this simple - Find it cheaper anywhere else in the UK & we'll match it! Subject to conditions (see below).
So how does it work?
- Fill in the form on the right with all the relevant details requested. Alternatively you can call our team on 02380 002388.
- We'll email you or call you after we review the price match request.
* By requesting the price request you have checked it meets the requirements below
The boring conditions bit:
- Make sure the item being sold elsewhere is new and include a direct link to it.
- Unfortunately we're unable to match prices for websites based outside of Mainland UK, unauthorised brand stockists, or 3rd party sites such as Amazon or eBay.
- The item must be in stock and actively being sold.
- At our own discretion we can refuse to offer the price match. Where this is the case we will offer you a full refund, this is rare, but there are exceptions. We will offer to refund the order in full if this happens.
- The product is identical to ours in brand, colour, size and model number.
- We cannot provide retrospective price matching after you have already purchased from us in the past, as we cannot verify if on the date of original purchase the price of the alternative retailer you may ask us to price match with.
- Strings and Shuttlecocks excluded.
- Yonex products are excluded from this offer.
We provide a simply returns form with all orders, if you’re not happy after receiving the item within the first 30 days, you’re able to return it for a refund. This does not cover product warranty periods.
EASY 30 DAY RETURNS
We aim to make sure your order, delivery, products and service from ourselves is of the highest possible standards. Our staff are highly trained to make sure all our customers are properly looked after to ensure the sport is properly supported by ourselves as a shop
Need Help? Call us on +44 (0)2380 002388 or email us on sales@badmintonhq.co.uk
SERVICE PROMISE
BUY NOW PAY LATER
Our Prices are price checked every day against all major competitor retailers to ensure we’re offering you the best possible deals! Combined with this IF you do find a price better than ourselves we price to beat it by 10% of the difference in addition (Excluding Yonex products. Excluded all Strings and Shuttlecocks).
If this is the case you can either complete our price match promise form online, or call us on +44 (0)2380 002388 or email us on sales@badmintonhq.co.uk
PRICE PROMISE
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