Badminton

Badminton, a two to four player racket sport, first originated from British India. The court is rectangular shaped that's separated at the middle by a net. When a singles court is produced, the doubles court is also produced on the same court by adding a few extra lines outside. When playing a singles game, the players have to ignore the doubles line; and when playing doubles, players must forget about the singles court unless otherwise serving. Badminton is pretty much the same as tennis but a few slight changes; the racket, the "ball", and the rules.

The basics to playing badminton are the following: having a suitable shuttlecock or birdie, racket(s), and some kind of scoring system. There are two kinds of shuttlecocks or birdies, feather and plastic. I prefer feather because I'm use to it, but for beginners i would recommend plastic. Feather shuttlecocks can be ruined if not taken care of or played by correctly. Beginners who aren't going to take badminton seriously shouldn't use feather because it'll be a waste of money. Feather shuttlecocks are bought at double the price than plastic ones. Intermediates and professionals should purchase Yonex or Aeroplane shuttlecocks because they last longer and flies more smoothly. There are other brands that fly even smoother in their opinion but Yonex and Aeroplane is my opinion.

Racket(s) are the most important part of badminton, because without them you can't play this sport at all; without shuttlecocks you cant play either, but i think racket(s) are more important. Badminton racket(s) come in a huge selection according to power, control, speed, and even strength. For power players, i would recommend Yonex MusclePower 100 because the energy transfer through the racket won't waste your energy and it also helps you with tension. This racket helps players who are learning how to smash or to clear cross the court. For players who want control, i recommend Yonex Armortec 30, which comes with a control support cap for a nice tight grip. Speed players should use Yonex ArcSaber Z Slash (Arc-Z for short), it's the new modified version of Yonex ArcSaber 10, it allows more speed in smash (up to 4% more than usual). Strength players should use NanoSpeed 9000 because it's made with a special carbon fiber layer to improve accuracy and high strength. Currently i'm using Yonex ArcSaber 7 because i don't really stick with a position, i'm more of an "all-around" player and i really like the yellow and white coloring on the racket. Teehee.

Badminton's scoring system is based on a 21 point system for each game. There are no special rules for this part of the subject but there is one you should remember, left is for odd numbers and right is for even numbers. Everyone who plays badminton for competition should get this and players who just play for fun should somewhat get it.

One final rule... try to have fun, competition or not. Oh wait i lied, that wasn't the last rule this is don't play outdoors.