YB50 Image
Badminton Racquet / 1980![[ Image ] YB50 Image](./image/0031.jpg)
Yamaha entered the badminton market in 1980, when the number of players was on the rise.
The company made use its FRP, woodworking, and metalworking technologies, along with the know-how accumulated in the manufacture of tennis rackets, to successfully create high quality badminton rackets.
The YB50 Image featured a wood and CFRP (carbon resin) frame, making it light and powerful, and a beautiful design that made the most of the attractive wood grain, reflecting Yamaha's abilities in this area.