Comments on: Why Incorrect Badminton Shuttle Speeds Are Killing Skill Levels

By: Paul Stewart Advanced Badminton Coach | 7 Common Causes of a Poor Badminton Backhand Clear and How To Correct Them.

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:39:12 +0000

[...] you are playing with the correct speed of shuttle. If you’re not sure, refer to my video and article on the subject. Without doubt, if you are playing with slow shuttles, it’s most likely you’ve [...]

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:50:17 +0000

Jordan

Many thanks for your comment.

Whilst matches may seem to be focussed around power and speed, there is a critical element missing in your sentence and it’s something you’ll find to be true. Whilst these two elements are very important, the most vital ingredient is skill.

If you are very skillful with a racket, it’s only a matter of time before you have the same amount of power and speed. However, you will then have the advantage of skill to beat your opponents.

If you’re really interested in a Z Slash, then email me and I can arrange to get one for you if you like.

Paul

By: Jordan Green

Jordan Green — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:22:42 +0000

I’m so glad you have cleared up on this Paul, it is something I have been suspicious of for quite some time now. I’m currently playing in a junior team, but the rest of our division are adults, so they already have a pretty clear advantage over some of the younger players in our team who maybe aren’t as tall and so lack the ease of being able to play a clear or smash with extra pace. I myself thrive on being able to move my opponent around on court, which is actually why I prefer the Armortec900Technique as apposed to a power racket such as the Arcsaber Z-slash or Arcsaber 10. Although as I notice the matches are being more and more focused around “power and speed” I am very tempted to simply buy one of those rackets for that reason alone.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:10:37 +0000

Peter, that’s an unusual problem to have. You must have extremely good control in your club. It’s going to be very interesting to see what changes happen over the coming months as a result of choosing the slower speed shuttles.

What do visiting teams say about your shuttles? Do you find there is a distinct home advantage because the opposition cannot keep the shuttle in?

The good thing here is that you recognise the situation and are doing the right things to correct it.

I played a match last week and the shuttles were way too slow. Sometimes you just have to bite your tongue rather than make yourself unpopular, even though I was right and the badminton laws support me!

Good luck for a prosperous season.

Paul

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:09:14 +0000

We have the opposite problem at our club, our shuttles are too fast! We play with RSL Tourney No 1, speed 79, and I (and others) find that I can hit them fairly comfortably from one back line to the other.

The court isn’t overly warm, so I’m surprised that 79s should be so quick. Generally, we’ll ‘tip’ every other feather to bring them back to the correct speed, but this can raise a few eyebrows from opponents in matches.

Thankfully at the last AGM it was agreed we should change to 78s so the next batch should be better – I’m sick of my net pushes sailing out the back!

And yes, they really *are* too fast, it’s not just that I like shuttles that are slower than they should be

Peter