The Basics Most Badminton Club Players Choose To Ignore – And They Wonder Why Their Scores Don’t Improve!

December 7, 2009

Whenever I’m asked to visit a club for a coaching evening, I ask the organiser to canvass the club members and give me a list of the areas they would like me to work on.
Overall, I’m met with similar responses, which are:
Men – smash and backhand
Women – clearing to the back and returning a man’s [...]

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More On Slow Shuttles – It’s Happening Again!

November 20, 2009

Last night, I visited a badminton club in Widnes, after receiving an invitation from one of the players. The player found me through Yonex UK website and I took the Yonex range of racquets for the players to test.
I also agreed to provide coaching on the night.
First off, I’d like to thank the [...]

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Battle Of The Badminton Giants! – Yonex Arcsaber 10 Vs Yonex Arcsaber Z Slash

November 9, 2009

Since writing my review of Yonex Arcsaber Z Slash, I have received many favourable comments about the content of the review. Thank you, I enjoyed writing it.
Additionally, I’ve had many people ask me what are the differences between the Arcsaber 10 and the Arcsaber Z Slash. This post is written especially for those of you [...]

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Arcsaber Z Slash Badminton Racquet Review

November 5, 2009

There’s been a tremendous amount of traffic on the forums about this racquet. I can’t remember a time when a new racquet was so eagerly awaited. Yonex Japan website enticed us with their advertising, however, they kept us all in the dark about the looks of this racquet until a few days before launch.
When pictures [...]

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More On Incorrect Shuttle Speeds – It’s Becoming A Hot Topic!

October 23, 2009

I played a match last Wednesday. For the first time the club used the correct speed shuttles. Guess what happened?
As virtually all the players were used to playing with slow shuttles, a high percentage of rallies ended with the shuttle being hit out of the rear court. Only a couple of players managed to adjust [...]

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Testing Badminton Shuttle Speeds – Coaching Video

October 9, 2009

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Why Egos and Incorrect Information About String Tensions In Badminton Could Be Doing More Harm Than Good

October 7, 2009

Imagine the scene. A young player is chatting to an experienced player at your club about racquets. Invariably at some point the discussion moves on to the subject of string tension. “My racquets are strung at 30lbs” says the experienced player, “the tighter the string the better – that’s what you want.”
Now this scenario has [...]

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