What is the difference between Yonex SHB65X and SHB65XM?

XM is mid cut (a little higher round the ankle)

 

Depends if you really want a mid cut shoe. I always buy midcut but that's because my ankles tend to roll.

 

Any picture of of the XM version? I'd really like to get this shoes

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@Gerald Ting : I noticed this thread and to be frank, I just don't know whether to reply.

Not gonna try and cause a dispute with Charlie..... but I just don't know where he got his info that it's mid cut aka slightly higher at the ankle.

From the pictures alone, both ankles' cut is exactly the same. Same for the wide versions.
Maybe I don't know something he knows.









What I'll tell you though is this: the X, much like Yonex's EX, is meant for export markets. AKA not available in the Japan Domestic Market. That's all.

Notice how the SHBCFT tour is low ankle and normal 3E wideness, but the SHBCFWM is mid cut and 4E wide foot.
Notice how the Aerus 2 Ladies has the grey/lime color but JP doesn't.
Notice how the SHB65Z has a hot pink Ladies version. JP doesn't.
Notice how SHB03EX doesn't exist in JP market. They use SHB03Z as the ONLY SHB03 in Japan.
Just a few of the most recent models having more colors and differing specs. I would say it's due to them giving the outside market more color choices and/or some bias for their JDM.

As for the difference in price, no idea. 65X is slightly cheaper so maybe some corner has been cut, but I can't tell for sure.

 

Correct. The X model is basically a dumbed down version of the international Z model.

Also correct. Important to note however, is that people have done much dissecting and comparisons between the JP/international models and have proved again and again that they are indeed different.

Here's a comprehensive list of the history of the SHB-65 on badmintoncn: http://bbs.badmintoncn.com/thread-824648-1-1.html
The current lineup goes like this:
SHB-65Z (JP VER) - flagship 3E model
SHB-65ZW (JP VER) - flagship 4E wide model
SHB-65ZMEX & SHB-65ZLEX -> international model (materials differs slightly from JP model)
SHB-65XMEX & SHB-65XLEX -> dumbed down ver of the above (midsole is different from 65ZMEX/65ZLEX)

 

No dispute in this case it means Mens, which is a royal pain when M can mean either or, sorry for any confusion.

 

There is this version though that's similar to what Charlie described (white one)

But dang, why do they still have to make exclusive versions of this and not just make it available to everyone???

 

Yonex is getting worse in naming their shoes models for domestic and international markets. They just totally ignore the fact that domestic models are purchased worldwide these days.

 

And now I have the biggest answer why the 65ZM and XM exists together: the XM is the lower quality material version.
This is how the 65α (Alpha) is to the SHB65/65EX. Dumbed down and materials stepped down.

Hey, if no one gets their paws dirty, when will we ever know, right? So I did. So @Scott Kam instead of opening a million threads on the 65Z, just stick to one, ok? lol

Top is 65ZM, bottom 65XM.


Sole shot: the carbon plate definitely is different. Any more things within differs, I cannot see.




Same story with SHB65ZW and SHB65XW. I know I inverted the order, so I used the same colored words to show, ok?
XW on TOP, ZW on bottom.


Sole shot: Again, carbon plate different.

 

How much dumbed down is.. dumbed down?

As we saw.. there are quite a lot of players in Thomas- uber cup that uses the xm.. (I think Polli did)

 

More like the X doesnt have any carbon plate it seems + the midsole being EVA instead of Solid EVA.

Either way, they're on the same generation.