Category: Equipment

Badminton rackets are one of the most important equipment you need in order to play badminton. I was curious to know the different materials badminton rackets are made of so I did a bit of research online. I didn’t find any website that gave the complete overview, so I decided to write this article to… Continue reading What Are Badminton Rackets Made of? All the Materials Explained

The most important piece of equipment in badminton is the racket. With one swift motion, you can gently tap the shuttle and send it soaring over the net toward your opponent. But have you ever taken the time to think about each and every part of your badminton racket? Badminton rackets look fairly simple, but… Continue reading What Are the Parts of a Badminton Racket? All You Need to Know

You finally picked out the perfect racket for you and your game, but you aren’t quite ready to jump on the court yet. You still have to decide how you want your racket strung. String tension is directly related to racket performance, so it is important to understand what different tension will do to your… Continue reading How Does String Tension Affect The Badminton Racket?

You have seen during a tournament on TV or maybe just during training, a player cut the strings of the racket. But, why do badminton players cut the strings? Badminton players cut the strings of the racket once one string is broken, in order to avoid building pressure into specific parts of the frame, which… Continue reading Why Do Badminton Players Cut the Strings?

If you are wondering what is a net in badminton, you are in the right place. In this post, I am going to explain what a net is in badminton. So, a net in badminton is the element that divides the court into two equal parts and over which all shuttles must pass to continue… Continue reading What Is a Net in Badminton?

You have been playing badminton for a while. You are getting serious about it. And you what to exploit any opportunities to improve your game. So, you might be wondering how often you should be changing your badminton racket string. I have created this post to answer that very same question. So, how often should… Continue reading How Often Should You Change Your Badminton Racket String?

The shuttlecock is the most special object in badminton. It is what makes badminton unique compared to the other racket sports. In this post, we are going to have a closer look at the badminton projectile, dissecting what are the different parts of a shuttlecock. So, what are the different parts of a shuttlecock? A… Continue reading What Are the Different Parts of a Shuttlecock?

I was curious to find out why badminton strings break, so I did the research and collected the information in this post. So, what causes a string to break in a badminton racket? The most common causes are: Split grommet Temperature change Notching Overstretching Wear and tear In the rest of the post, we are… Continue reading The 5 Main Causes Why Badminton Strings Break

When playing badminton with feathered shuttles, one of the biggest problems is how little they last. Because of this, the expenses for shuttles end up being one of the highest expenses for a badminton club or player. In addition to that, in today’s world, the sustainability cost of having such low lasting projectiles cannot be… Continue reading How Can You Make a Shuttlecock Last Longer? Four Solutions that Work

I was curious to know how long it takes to string a badminton racket, so I search online and I gathered all the information I could find. So, how long does it take? Depending on the machine you use and on how experienced you are, it can take between 15-60 minutes to string a badminton… Continue reading How Long Does It Take to String a Badminton Racket?