racket review · Victor
Victor Thruster Falcon Enhanced (TK-F) review
Power-focused head-heavy Victor with 6.5mm shaft and Hard Cored shaft tech. Enhanced revision lowered the swing weight slightly vs first-gen TK-F, making it less punishing in continuous play while keeping the smash bite. A reasonable counterpart to the Yonex Astrox 88D Pro for players who want classic head-heavy power outside the Yonex / Li-Ning ecosystems.
By Rui Su · Founder, IntoBadminton · Div 4 Ireland · trained under former Malaysia national and China provincial-team coachesLast reviewed
Specifications
Sourced from third-party source · last verified 2026-05-09
- Brand
- Victor
- Category
- racket
- Street price (USD)
- ~$195
- Weight class
- 4U
- Weight variants
- 3U / 4U
- Grip sizes
- G4 / G5
- Head weight
- head heavy
- Shaft flex
- stiff
- Balance (mm)
- 300 mm
- Stringing advice (lbs)
- 20–28
- Shaft-flex source
- editor estimate
Editor's take
Power-focused head-heavy Victor with 6.5mm shaft and Hard Cored shaft tech. Enhanced revision lowered the swing weight slightly vs first-gen TK-F, making it less punishing in continuous play while keeping the smash bite. A reasonable counterpart to the Yonex Astrox 88D Pro for players who want classic head-heavy power outside the Yonex / Li-Ning ecosystems.
— Rui Su · Founder, IntoBadminton · Div 4 Ireland · trained under former Malaysia national and China provincial-team coaches.
Source & verification
- Verification status
- needs review
- Last verified
- 2026-05-09
- Cited official source
- https://badmintondirect.com/products/victor-thruster-falcon-enhanced-badminton-racket
- Source authority tier
- Third-party source — specs marked as needing manufacturer product-page verification.
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