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NEW PRODUCTS
CIRCULAR | BADMINTON
2018 July 3
ASTROX 55, designed for “future stars,” will release worldwide
this September
Yonex is pleased to announce the worldwide release of the latest racquet in the ASTROX
series, which is quickly gaining a strong following among the world’s top players, including
Akane Yamaguchi. The ASTROX 55, specifically designed for intermediate players, will be
available in mid-September 2018.
Amongst intermediate players, particularly those aged 13-18 years old, the most commonly
heard feedback is that they’d like to improve their smash. To this end, Yonex has developed
a racquet that allows them to maximize their power and increase smash speed. By
combining the Rotational Generator System, a technology shared by all racquets in the
ASTROX line, with an overall reduction in weight * , to perfectly match the swing speeds of
intermediate players, the ASTROX 55 increases maneuverability during power shots, such
as smashes, ultimately increasing smash speed. Additionally, the shaft employs the next-
generation graphite material Namd * , which helps it to quickly flex and return to normal, further
increasing smash speeds.
The ASTROX 55 is designed to support the growth of today’s young and intermediate
badminton players into tomorrow’s “future aces.”
*ASTROX 55 average weight: 5U/78g; other ASTOX series racquets: 3U/88g or 4U/83g
**Namd is a technology developed by Nitta Corporation to "uniformly disperse carbon nanotubes into carbon
fiber composites."
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