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Badminton
Shuttlecock
or badminton is a popular sport throughout the world. Whether
you're relaxing with friends or a dedicated competitor, playing
this sport calls for a good eye and quick reflexes.
With
practice anyone can play, but those who can play at the highest
levels make the matches as exciting for the spectators as they
are for the players. Shuttles have been clocked leaving the racket
at speeds of close to 200 mph—making badminton the world's
fastest racquet sport...
Badminton Central
- Top rankings for world badminton athletes, forums, tips for
improving your game, and product reviews for rackets, shuttles,
strings and other equipment along with some badminton humor, bios
of the top international stars and photos of the players in action.
Badders
- Plenty of independent thought on this unaffiliated web site.
Comments on the BBC's lack of normal coverage and interviews with
players, articles, a well stocked shop, news and articles on all
aspects of playing and coaching will keep your badminton urges
under control when you're not hitting a shuttle.
Shuttlecock.com
- At first glance it seems that they are just another place selling
stuff, but move down the page a bit and you'll come to the reviews
and resources. This is good stuff. Hydrating the shuttle, measuring
speed and getting your shuttles to achieve greater speeds by all
sorts of techniques, stringing, stamina... and lots of other tips
you won't see elsewhere.
Wikipedia
- Badminton
- Wikipedia is an online communal encyclopedia. Anyone can add
information and it has some of the best articles on many topics.
The badminton section has a couple of very precise diagrams of
the regulation court - in case your were planning on constructing
your own - and very simple but complete explanations of the rules
of the game. The shuttlecock
article is not as good but if you were wondering where the name
came from... this is one possibility.
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