Badminton Strings

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First, you have to know that there are two types of badminton strings, strings made of natural guts material or synthetic material. Natural guts strings provide more feel, control and power. Badminton strings have different gauge numbers to indicate the thickness or diameter of the strings. Thicker strings will have a lower gauge number.

A 20 gauge string is thicker than a 22 gauge one. A lot of people think that a higher string tension means more power. A higher string tension will give you more control while a lower string tension will give you more power. What you can do is - Use thin strings at lower tension. Then string it accordingly.

String of Badminton

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Badminton strings are thin, high performing strings in the range of about 0.65 to 0.73 mm thickness. Thicker strings are more durable, but many players prefer the feel of thinner strings. String tension is normally in the range of 80 to 130 N (18 to 36 lbf). Recreational players generally string at lower tensions than professionals, typically between 18 and 25 lbf (110 N). Professionals string between about 25 and 36 lbf (160 N).

It is often argued that high string tensions improve control, whereas low string tensions increase power. This is in fact incorrect, for a higher string tension can cause the shuttle to slide off the racquet and hence make it harder to hit a shot accurately. The most effective way for a player to find a good string tension is to experiment.

Badminton Shuttlecock

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A shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather.

The name shuttlecock is frequently shortened to shuttle; it may also be known as a bird or birdie. The "shuttle" part of the name was probably derived from its back-and-forth motion during the game, resembling the shuttle of a loom; the "cock" part of the name was probably derived from the resemblance of the feathers to those on a cockerel.

A shuttlecock weighs around 4.75 - 5.50 grams. It has 14-16 feathers with each feather 70mm in length. The diameter of the cork is 25-28mm and the diameter of the circle that the feathers make is around 54mm.

Badminton's Tactics Are Smashing - Thanks to the Shuttlecock

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Shuttlecocks make badminton unique, but paradoxically also contribute to its popular image as backyard recreation rather than an energetic sport - after all, don't real sports use balls?

The sheer variety of shots and tactics in badminton are made possible by the shuttlecock's unique aerodynamic properties.

With feather shuttlecocks it is possible, if you judge your shot right, to hit a hard and fast clear over your opponent's head but still have it fall safely inside the court. Very skilled players can use a special shot which can only be properly executed with feather shuttlecocks - the tumbling net shot.

This makes badminton an incredibly fast sport, requiring superb reflexes - the fastest smash recorded, hit by Fu Haifeng of China, was a thunderous 332kph (206mph).

The fact that shuttlecocks float gently before dropping also provides the opportunity for the most impressive badminton shot of all: the jump smash!