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Yonex Nanoflare 800 Pro review
First-generation Nanoflare 800 Pro — head-light speed frame designed for fast-flat doubles exchanges and defensive recovery. Stiff shaft rewards clean drives and quick block returns; less forgiving than the Nanoflare 700 line on rear-court power. The 2024 New Color refresh (yy-nanoflare-800-pro-2024) is the better buy for new purchases.
By Rui Su · Founder, IntoBadminton · Div 4 Ireland · trained under former Malaysia national and China provincial-team coachesLast reviewed
Specifications
Sourced from official product page · last verified 2026-05-09
- Brand
- Yonex
- Category
- racket
- Street price (USD)
- ~$275
- Weight class
- 4U
- Weight variants
- 3U / 4U
- Grip sizes
- G4 / G5 / G6
- Head weight
- head light
- Shaft flex
- stiff
- Balance (mm)
- 288 mm
- Stringing advice (lbs)
- 20–29
- Shaft-flex source
- official
Editor's take
First-generation Nanoflare 800 Pro — head-light speed frame designed for fast-flat doubles exchanges and defensive recovery. Stiff shaft rewards clean drives and quick block returns; less forgiving than the Nanoflare 700 line on rear-court power. The 2024 New Color refresh (yy-nanoflare-800-pro-2024) is the better buy for new purchases.
— Rui Su · Founder, IntoBadminton · Div 4 Ireland · trained under former Malaysia national and China provincial-team coaches.
Source & verification
- Verification status
- official verified
- Last verified
- 2026-05-09
- Cited official source
- https://www.yonex.com/nf-800pr
- Source authority tier
- Official product page — specs treated as manufacturer-verified.
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