AndrewC Â Â 270 #1 Posted July 15, 2008 Let's talk about pieces of equipment. No, I don't mean Eddie's crotch! I mean racquets and stuff that we use to play this wonderful game. Â I use a special kind of racquet which combines the 'grip' of a handle with the 'bounciness' of the stringed bit at the end. It's very high-tech. My particular model has a thin shaft which joins these two NASA designed peices of aparatus. This reduces the likihood of the stringed bit flying away mid-smash. Â I use plastic shuttles, because I am allergic Goose feathers, which as any good pub-quiz teams knows, is what the feathers of real shuttlecocks are made out of. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jaap   10 #2 Posted July 15, 2008 Did you know that Goose feather shuttles are either made from the left or right wings?  I have been told that the left wing shuttle is faster then the right wing but wouldn't that mean that the Goose would always fly in circles? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sportwilliam   10 #3 Posted July 15, 2008 I'm a little bit confused / worried / scared!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jaap   10 #4 Posted July 16, 2008 And did you know that modern Badminton originates from a town called Badminton! Soooo glad it didn't come from: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (Wales!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Edible   10 #5 Posted July 16, 2008 Yeah apparently it's named after the county seat of the duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire.  The official world smash speed record is 332 km/h (206 mph), set by men's doubles player Fu Haifeng of China, on June 3, 2005 in the Sudirman Cup. In the singles competition, the fastest smash recorded is 305 km/h (189 mph) by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia. That sounds like a challenge.  Maybe this thread should be changed to 'badminton trivia'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hitch_1980 Â Â 10 #6 Posted July 16, 2008 Badminton premiered as a full-medal Olympic sport at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona ...... just think of Freddie Mercury Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pmiddle5   10 #7 Posted July 17, 2008 Yes I wouldn't mind getting beaten by FU KIN FAST man from china:hihi:  Yeah apparently it's named after the county seat of the duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire. The official world smash speed record is 332 km/h (206 mph), set by men's doubles player Fu Haifeng of China, on June 3, 2005 in the Sudirman Cup. In the singles competition, the fastest smash recorded is 305 km/h (189 mph) by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia. That sounds like a challenge.  Maybe this thread should be changed to 'badminton trivia'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Little_Bex   10 #8 Posted July 17, 2008 Badminton courts were originally an hourglass glass shape and shuttles have to consist of 14 feathers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jimmy O Â Â 10 #9 Posted July 17, 2008 From 1914-1935 there was a rule in badminton where you got an extra point if you hit your opponent directly on the forehead with the shuttlecock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pmiddle5 Â Â 10 #10 Posted July 17, 2008 Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world, after soccer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
pmiddle5 Â Â 10 #11 Posted July 17, 2008 The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was founded in 1934 with nine members and now has over 150 members. Â - The IBF is now head quartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Little_Bex   10 #12 Posted July 17, 2008 Badminton is the second most popular sport in the world, after soccer.  thats what youd think, actually fishing is the worlds most popular sport. I spent a whole afternoon trying to prove otherwise! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...