Apacs Vanguard 11 (Mega Tension - 38LBS) Unstrung Full Graphite Badminton Racquet with Full Cover

Its a very good racquet. I was very skeptical before buying, as its not so popular & I got to see very less reviews. So I read all about its specs & researched and then went for it. I strung it with BG65 at 24 lbs. Its has great performance. Before I was using Yonex Muscle Power 29 lite & I wanted an upgrade to it as it felt quite heavy on hand. ( I am including this so that a comparision can be drawn for better understanding). The apacs vanguard racquet is very slighlty head heavy & lighter than MP29 as it comes under 4U weight group. It has more power without compromising with speed. So I love it. My backhand clears have improved & smashes too.About the orinality of the racquet, there is no proper method or site or hologram scratch code to verify. The only way is to string it to max tension specified & observe it breaks or not. If it dosent, then its real.( It was said by apacs India page when I inquired). But no sane person would take that risk. So stiring the racquet at your preffered tension & Enjoy.Edit 1:It was one of the finest racket that I had used. Bt after using for almost about 2 years, sadly it couldn't withstand a crash with lining GFroce series racket. I had strung it at 28lbs. Indeed it was pleasure playing with this racket.

I have been using this racket now for 3 months. playing with Mavis 350 in doubles. Got string tension to 30 lbs using BG65.The racket holds tension well, maneuverability is excellent. Average balance makes easy for net shots as well as powerful smash. Even playing parallel is quite comfortable.I am recommending same racket to my friends.. got it for 2100/- and good for regular playing.The racket came in APACS cover.Only downside is packing of racket during delivery. The Racket was simply wrapped in cardboard sheet and that's it... no additional cushioning to prevent damage during transportation. That's the risk part and I think seller should improvise on this.For this I am reducing 1 star.

My daughter is a badminton state level player. She bought this 2 years back . 'gets it strung with bg65 --> 31 tension. Its the best racket and better than Yonex and much cheaper. Its very strong. I have just ordered another for her as well if the gut is broken on one, She can use the other. She has used many other racquets including Yonex but prefers this one above all.

Value for money racket . The drops and clear are great . If you have right arm power the smash are great and have good control. Over all one of the best racket . I am writing this review after one month continuous use .

The racket came without cover .The paint on one side was also damaged . And in general the pint quality on racket is not good . It comes off easily . I strung the racket at 27 lbs and the control is good , better than nanoray 7 but it's heavier than nanoray 7 so reflex times are higher . For doubles it is not that good but for controlled games and smashes it's good . The retailer does not provide box or protection while shipping . ( The prime Mall is the retailer I took it from ) . It's better than Yonex rackets at 2000 to 3000 range . But not the value of Mrp it's showing .

Frame got crack after its been used for one week.

I bought this racket for 2290 rs and writing this review after a moth of play. i found the racket is Evenly balanced good for defencive style of play and smash depends on hitting power of the player...overall good racket for this price...if you are looking for a good racket in low budget....this one is the best.....

very reliable and extremely good quality... par ahead of yonex...