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Beginner badminton racquets

Forgiving frames for players still grooving their technique. Look for a flexible shaft — it stores and returns energy so the racquet generates power for you — and an even or head-light balance that keeps swings quick and easy to control.

58 racquets · spec data from Yonex, Victor, Li-Ning, Carlton and Babolat catalogs

Yonex Arcsaber 11 Play
Yonex Arcsaber
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Yonex Astrox 77 Play
Yonex Astrox
Hi-Flex flex Head Heavy Power / Attack
Yonex Nanoflare 1000 Play
Yonex Nanoflare
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Nanoflare 700 Play
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Arcsaber 7 Play
Yonex Arcsaber
Hi-Flex flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Yonex Nanoflare 800 Play
Yonex Nanoflare
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Arcsaber 2 Clear
Yonex Arcsaber
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Control / All-round
Yonex Astrox 88 Play
Yonex Astrox
Medium flex Head Heavy Power / Attack
Yonex Astrox 99 Play
Yonex Astrox
Medium flex Head Heavy Power / Attack
Yonex Nanoflare 001 Feel
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Astrox 01 Feel
Yonex Astrox
Hi-Flex flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Yonex Nanoflare 001 Clear
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Arcsaber 2 Ability
Yonex Arcsaber
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Control / All-round
Yonex Arcsaber 2 Feel
Yonex Arcsaber
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Control / All-round
Yonex Astrox 01 Clear
Yonex Astrox
Hi-Flex flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Yonex Astrox 22 F
Yonex Astrox
Medium flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Yonex Nanoflare 001 Ability
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Astrox 01 Ability
Yonex Astrox
Hi-Flex flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Victor Auraspeed 30 H
Victor Auraspeed
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Astrox 22 LT
Yonex Astrox
Medium flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Yonex Nanoflare 002 Clear
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Nanoflare 002 Feel
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Nanoflare 70
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Li-Ning Windstorm 79 H
Li-Ning Windstorm
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Li-Ning Windstorm 79 S
Li-Ning Windstorm
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Carlton Aeroblade 4000
Carlton Aeroblade
Medium flex Even Balance Speed / Defense
Carlton Aeroblade 5000
Carlton Aeroblade
Medium flex Even Balance Speed / Defense
Yonex Astrox 02 Clear
Yonex Astrox
Hi-Flex flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Yonex Astrox 02 Feel
Yonex Astrox
Hi-Flex flex Even Balance Power / Attack
Babolat Jetstream 74 6 U
Babolat Jetstream
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Babolat Jetstream 78
Babolat Jetstream
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Babolat Jetstream 80
Babolat Jetstream
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Babolat Jetstream 83
Babolat Jetstream
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Yonex Nanoflare 002 Ability
Yonex Nanoflare
Hi-Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Babolat Prime
Babolat Prime
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Babolat Prime Essential
Babolat Prime
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Babolat Prime Junior
Babolat Prime
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Babolat Satelite Gravity 74
Babolat Satelite
Medium flex Head Light Control / All-round
Babolat Satelite Rise
Babolat Satelite
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Babolat Satelite Spire
Babolat Satelite
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Babolat Speedlighter
Babolat Speedlighter
Flex flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Carlton Vapour Trail 78
Carlton Vapour Trail
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Carlton Vapour Trail 78 S
Carlton Vapour Trail
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Carlton Vapour Trail 82
Carlton Vapour Trail
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Carlton Vapour Trail 82 Pyrite
Carlton Vapour Trail
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Carlton Vapour Trail 85 Sunstorm
Carlton Vapour Trail
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Carlton Vapour Trail 87 S
Carlton Vapour Trail
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round
Carlton Velocitex V 100 Indigo
Carlton Velocitex
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 110
Carlton Velocitex
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 200
Carlton Velocitex
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 210
Carlton Velocitex
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 300
Carlton Velocitex
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 310
Carlton Velocitex
Flex flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 400
Carlton Velocitex
Medium flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Carlton Velocitex V 410
Carlton Velocitex
Medium flex Even Balance Beginner / Recreational
Li-Ning Windstorm 78 SL IV
Li-Ning Windstorm
Medium flex Head Light Speed / Defense
Babolat X Feel Origin Lite
Babolat X-Feel
Flex flex Head Light Control / All-round
Babolat X Feel Rise
Babolat X-Feel
Medium flex Even Balance Control / All-round

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