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Badminton

Welcome to my site. I made this as a computer studies assignment and it is directed at the beginning badminton players wanting to know the basics about badminton. On this site, you will find the following:

1. The grips used for the various strokes
2. The rules and points system in Badminton
3. Videos and Pictures of Badminton

Cool Facts

Ask people what the fastest racquet sport in the world is and it is likely that most would say tennis, or even squash. Few would come up with badminton, but those who did would be right.

Top players have been known to cover up to four miles in a single match. Therefore, players must be extremely agile and light on their feet to counter the unpredictable flight of the shuttle.

A shuttlecock, struck by one of the top players in the world with a modern racquet, can travel up to 200 mph. Not bad for a piece of equipment made from sticking goose feathers into a piece of cork.

Rallies last for much longer than tennis - about ten shots more on average - and the shuttle is in play for roughly double the time.