Badminton rocks! Let's talk about Badminton!

[TubStain]

I play squash & badminton. both fun and fast sports.

Fact: Badminton has the highest top speed for a projectile in a sport

 

[wake]

I play badminton during the winter season many times per week, and play competively in tournaments some weekends. There are many places to play in the bay area, check http://www.shuttlecock.com/ for more information on badminton in the Bay area.
If you want more information of where to play in your region, check www.usabadminton.com or www.worldbadminton.com , if you want more information in general, there is a forum at www.badmintonforum.com
Another good website is www.badmintoncentral.com
My website is www.badmintonottawa.com but there isn't a great deal of information for you unless you're in the Ottawa region.
Badminton is one of the most difficult sports to master, it requires speed, agility, endurance, stength, fast thinking, among a great deal of other things.

 

[phatj]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5
Franklin? OMG.. try yonex at the minimum.

Well, as I said, I jsut started a month ago

I'll start investing in better equipment.

Badminton has the highest top speed for a projectile in a sport. OMG that is freaking sweet. I never knew that.

This thread has me so pumped for badminton.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
I used to play it on semi pro basis during my high school days under a former Malaysian player as a coach. The game is easy if you only play it for fun but it's crazy at the competitive level. Stopped playing for a while now cause I can't find any place with a good courts in Michigan.

Whoever that say this sport is ghay, I'll cream you.

That last comment scaries me.

 

[speg]

Hey cool, I know a girl I wenrt to school with up to last year that plays badminton pretty seriously. Actually she's on that list on your site wake. Cool.

 

[wake]

Some badminton facts for the people here:



-the world's fastest racket sport: a shuttle can leave the racket at a speed of almost 200 mph
-a badminton player can cover more than one mile in just one match
-the best shuttles are made from the feathers from the left wing of a goose
-the Thomas Cup, the men's world team championships, has been won by only three countries since it began in 1948 - Malaysia,Indonesia and China
-the only time the Uber Cup, the women's world team championships, was won outside Asia was by the USA in 1957, 1960 and 1963; other holders are China, Indonesia and Japan
-it is an American, Judy Hashman, who holds the record number of All-England titles - 17 in total
-the first US championships in Chicago in 1937 were played on 21 courts
-badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992
-more than 1.1 billion people watched badminton's Olympic debut on TV
-the two most successful badminton countries are China and Indonesia which between them have won 70% of all IBF events
-crowds of up to 15000 are common for major badminton tournaments in Malaysia and Indonesia
above borrowed from badmintoncentral.com
The top provincial players in Malaysia and Indonesia can beat the #1 Canadian and American players
Rankings can be found at worldbadminton.net

 

[phatj]

The left wing of a goose? 200mph? That's like a Nascar coming at ya! Woot!

My new goal in life: Bring the Thomas Cup to the united states lol.

 

[The Stigenator]

Originally posted by: Somecallmetim
I love playing Badminton
There is a place near LA that is open 24hours a day and devoted just to badminton.
Its in the city of pasadena I believe, if anyone wants more info, give me a shout

Shoot me a pm.. thanks.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: TubStain
I play squash & badminton. both fun and fast sports.

Fact: Badminton has the highest top speed for a projectile in a sport

is hunting/skeet shooting considered a sport? How about archery? (I'm sure the arrow goes faster than a birdie)

 

[dym]

Originally posted by: phatj
I've been playing badminton at my friend's house for over a month now and it's so sweet. I think this sport is seriously underrated. From June-July, I was playing basketball every day, but since the advent of badminton into my life, things have just turned around.

I'm getting really good at it. Anyone else enjoy this as much as I do? Are there pro-badminton players?

edit: B-A-D-M-I-N-T-O-N

Yup, I played for Vietnamese national team for 2 years...
Badminton -> easy to have fun with, but hard to be good at...
Badminton is harder than tennis, consumes more energy and brain...

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: wake
Some badminton facts for the people here:



-the world's fastest racket sport: a shuttle can leave the racket at a speed of almost 200 mph

Wouldn't the feathers on the shuttlecock cause it to decelerate extremely rapidly? It's a legitimate question, as I don't really play much. In school, I remembered the birdie slowing down a lot as it flew over the net.

For reference, some men's tennis players serve the ball over 130mph. I'm not sure where the speed is gunned at - before or after the net - but that's still pretty damned fast.

 

[fs5]

If you smash a birdie properly it can travel at 200 mph, granted it won't go as far as a tennis ball. It can stay at a high speed until it reaches the other players racket/head/body

 

[phatj]

Hey, just got home. Played ~3 hrs of badminton. once i get my paycheck, im buying a niice racquet. And some nice cocks.

 

[Ameesh]

i lettered in badminton in highschool

 

[SXMP]

"It can stay at a high speed until it reaches the other players racket/head/body "

Incorrect

The birdie decelerates down from 200mph in less than a second to about 70mph.

 

[dym]

Originally posted by: phatj
Hey, just got home. Played ~3 hrs of badminton. once i get my paycheck, im buying a niice racquet. And some nice cocks.

OMG, i play it seriously for 1 hour and I feel like loosing breath...

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: phatj
NE Ohio here, where do u live allies?
im in cleveland

um im in geauga county.

mike

 

[Woodchuck2000]

Originally posted by: SXMP
"It can stay at a high speed until it reaches the other players racket/head/body "

<STRONG>Incorrect

</STRONG>The birdie decelerates down from 200mph in less than a second to about 70mph.

70MPH is still a high speed...
And when the distance between players is less than 10m, you're not gonna have a lot of time to react.

Great sport though, is it played much in america?