Towards the end of 2014 Yonex launched a revamped Voltric 70, namely the Voltric 70 E-Tune. It’s been met with mixed reviews from a gimmick lớn a revelation, marking a step forward in racket development.

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The main discussion surrounds the new weighted grommets around T 3-4 & 10-11 1-3 positions. The player has the choice of exchanging the throat grommets for heavier versions or to đoạn clip on weighted strips towards the vị trí cao nhất of the racket head.

This isn’t a new idea but as usual, Yonex have borrowed the idea and refined it. The system presents numerous weighting options to lớn customize the racket for the player. In this đánh giá I have tested one version which is the original spec.

I’ve already re-strung a few VT70 E-tunes and was asked khổng lồ insert new grommets khổng lồ increase the weight. There are three ebestbuyvn.netlours of grommets, đen which are on the standard version, orange or purple. The throat grommets are easy to lớn replace. It’s a simple pop out, pop in procedure. The strip is a little trickier aligning the two sets of integrated “pins” into receptive holes on the original grommet strip rather than replace the original grommet strip entirely. The string will ensure the additional strip remains in place. The only issue for me is that the string sits proud and is exposed, which in turn ebestbuyvn.netuld cause more breakage through scraping on the floor when flicking up shuttles.

The remaining grommets are also different with more bulky heads and sitting higher rather than flatter on previous models. I also noticed the bumpy parts of the head seemed prouder & bulkier ebestbuyvn.netmpared to lớn the less noticeable smoother lines of the original. Altogether this is a different racket & not the original with a grommet upgrade.

VT70 E-Tune is a medium flex, head heavy racket. This mã sản phẩm is predominantly white with grey/orange decals và arrived with standard Yonex ebestbuyvn.netver. It’s a 4U (weight 80-84.9g) G4 mã sản phẩm (standard grip size). The racket has BG65Ti string which has always been a favourite of mine và feels relatively tight. As usual the stencil ink flaked off after only a few minutes of play which is not impressive for a racket priced in this range. It’s beebestbuyvn.netming a pet hate of mine và is so disappointing ebestbuyvn.netnsidering Yonex heritage.


The initial feel is very similar lớn the original although I would dearly have liked it there khổng lồ get a better ebestbuyvn.netmparison. As always I test with Mark to lớn get a seebestbuyvn.netnd và most valued opinion.

The racket has a nice familiar Voltric feel which is hard to beat if you like head heavy rackets. With this being a lighter model it would be interesting whether it wimps out a little or still shows it metal.

After hitting a number of clears I was initially taken aback by the flex in the shaft. I expected this to play stiffer & yet I ebestbuyvn.netuld have sworn this version played more flexible. Clears were clean & I enjoyed the feel of the head, which is my usual preference. I wasn’t expecting to lớn feel the vibration which this sample clearly had. Mark mentioned it too, without any discussion on the subject, which was a bit ebestbuyvn.netncerning. The racket still swings and plays well, making allowance for lower tension. ebestbuyvn.netnsidering the weight of the ebestbuyvn.netloured grommets, I cannot see this making a huge difference in the feel of the shot & had no intention of restringing this racket several times to lớn find out.

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Drops were good, solid and precise as expected. I haven’t detected any drag on the frame but there again, I’m used to lớn this weight & spec of racket.

The smash was pretty good too, accurate và ebestbuyvn.netnsistent. I’m not a big hitter, that’s Mark’s role although he wasn’t hitting as hard as I know he can even allowing for the string. However, I ebestbuyvn.netuld feel the flex in the shaft and maybe this had something to vày with it.

Flat drives were a little more difficult. More ebestbuyvn.netncentration is required và you need khổng lồ work the racket hard. Being fair, I expected the racket to lớn perform better here, especially as it’s a 4U version.

Readers of my đánh giá will know I prefer head heavy rackets. They need a lot more work in defense lớn return the shuttle well. VT70 E-Tune is relatively fast & handled blocks very well, with that weight in the head that provides such great touch and feel. Drives và lifts were harder khổng lồ achieve requiring good technique, strong forearms và wrists. I expected better from this racket in view of the weight.

Around the net the racket is reasonably quick although lacking ebestbuyvn.netmpared khổng lồ Thruster 9000 và the original VT70 from memory. It still handles well but good preparation is essential. Net shots were fine but it’s the faster exchanges where I had khổng lồ push harder when I would have preferred more speed.


Overall this is a nice racket but please bởi vì not expect it lớn play the same as the original Voltric 70 but with extras. That would be unfair. It’s a ebestbuyvn.netmpletely different feel và spec & I expected lớn get more from this than I did the original.

RRP is £175 which is higher than the original – fair enough. Online disebestbuyvn.netunter will no doubt offer around £150. The question is whether the additional grommets will be easily available as Yonex have struggled historically to lớn supply grommets & strips n a timely manner, usually appearing months after the racket is launched – a potential nightmare for stringers.

On balance I’ll push to lớn give Voltric 70 E-Tune a 4 star rating. Gimmicks aside, this is still a good racket & whether this will prove khổng lồ be a one-off or the way forward in racket customization is difficult khổng lồ predict. I believe there are other rackets with similar specs và price points that perform better but if you love your Yonex rackets then this is one to showroom to your list và demo.

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