Here’s a superb evaluate of the Wilson Baiardo and a few very nice footage courtesy of Martin Creasey a stringer from the UK:
Wilson Baiardo for Badminton a evaluate by Martin Creasey
A number of factors particular to badminton. (see connected pictures)
The machine itself is VERY heavy. It is available in two bins and the principle field specifically wants a minimum of two individuals to take away the machine and elevate it. (47 KG) I needed to get it upstairs and it almost killed me!
As soon as arrange it is extremely secure and one of the best characteristic of the fundamental machine is which you could customise the peak and angle for a number of totally different customers and for every person you’ll be able to choose a unique top and angle for mounting the racket, cross strings and foremost strings. Badminton rackets have much more sophisticated weaving than different sports activities and it is extremely helpful to have the ability to increase the string mattress nearer to you to do that work. If you happen to do many rackets this actually helps keep away from again pressure and fatigue.
There are two units of arms for the 12 and 6 o’clock mounting factors. The lengthy ones are for badminton and the brief ones for different sports activities. These are very easy to vary over and likewise they’re very straightforward to regulate for every particular person racket to verify the 4 facet arms find in precisely the fitting place so they don’t block one of many crucial double grommet holes. Every racket is a bit totally different and this has proved very useful. There are a selection of fixings to go on these arms to swimsuit all kinds of racket together with two fixings particularly to swimsuit badminton and unfold the load on the prime and backside of the racket.
The 4 facet arms are equally straightforward to use to the body. I do know this appears foolish however the smoothness of operation is the distinction between a BMW and a Fiat! Actual high quality. That is true of the entire machine and for me was a sudden enchancment after my previous machine. It truly is high-quality engineering.
The strings clamps are completely high-quality too. You may repair the bases with lower than 1 / 4 flip with one hand with a click on lock to safe them. They’ve fast releases in order that if you undo the string clamp it drops and robotically releases the bottom. Alternatively there may be fast launch button to launch the bottom. As soon as fastened the clamps don’t transfer on the bottom or the string. Each bases and string sections are simply adjustable. I discover I by no means have to regulate the bottom clamps. I often test the string clamps earlier than every racket stringing to make sure they’ll firmly grip the string gauge I’m utilizing.
The identical clamps work fantastic for all sorts of racket and appear to be designed firstly for badminton which stunned me. The enamel are the proper distance aside for holding badminton cross strings.
I am certain you’ve already discovered that some rackets with non isometric heads have strings that come collectively barely on the head. With the sort of racket I discover the principle strings are generally barely distorted by the clamps as I begin the cross strings. I at all times begin the cross strings on the prime so if this is a matter the distortion doesn’t occur when the racket is at almost full pressure. This slight distortion kinds itself out as you progress additional down the cross strings and it’s not an issue. I at all times do a ultimate test on the finish to make sure all strings are mendacity straight within the stringbed. This situation doesn’t appear to happen in additional fashionable really isometric formed rackets the place the clamps sit completely within the paralell foremost strings. That is after all a difficulty with the rackets not the machine. All machines can have the identical downside with these (typically cheaper) rackets..
Additional notes and loadspreaders and head/throat towers
The machine comes with all of the spreaders and body mounts you possibly can presumably want for all sports activities. This contains the badminton particular spreaders that are completely fantastic. Higher for my part than the generic white spreaders you should buy at W&D and elsewhere.
To reply one other particular person’s feedback, you do not transfer the Towers (as on low-cost machines) if you change rackets. There are particular longer mounting posts for badminton which put the smaller body in the course of the machine (however may be adjusted to get optimum positioning for the facet arms) .
