Friday 29 May 2009

2000 Views

Wooohooo my badminton blog has attained 2000 views!

Good luck on your badminton :-)

Sunday 17 May 2009

1000 Views!

Hi,

Just wanted to say that this badminton blog has finally reached 1000 views.

I am happy that I have managed to help 1000 badminton fans with either getting information on badminton , or learnining techniques of badminton!

Best of luck to everyone - hopefully it keeps growing :-).

Friday 15 May 2009

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 The semi finals!

So who is in the semi finals?

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 is going to be another win for China.

I doubt anyone will stop them.

So these four are in the finals :

Koreas badminton team vs Indonesias badminton team for the first semi-finals.

and the other semi finals is :

Malaysias badminton team vs Chinas badminton team

So who do I think is going to win?

I think Korea are going to win , and china is going to win. So I think it will be a Korea vs China finals.

Tomorow is going to be very interesting with the 4 top badminton teams and amazing players in all of them.

Also the Lee chong wei match against Lin Dan.

Thankyou Li Ning for provinding this event.

So tomorow the :

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Semi - Finals.

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 5th day , its nearing its end!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 1

Philippines badminton team vs Portugals badminton team

3:2

Phillipines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 2

Germanys badminton team vs netherlands badminton team

3:0

Germanys badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 3

Chinese Tapeies badminton team vs Singapores badminton team

3:1

Chinese Tapeis badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 4

Thailands badminton team vs Russias badminton team

3:0

Thailands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 4

Frances badminton team vs Polands badminton team

0:3

Polands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 5

Turkeys badminton team vs Sri Lankas badminton team

1:3

Sri Lankas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 6

Switzerlands badminton team vs Lithuainas badminton team

3:1

Switzerlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 7

Hong Kong Chinas badminton team vs Japans badminton team

1:3

Japans badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 8

Denmarks badminton team vs Englands badminton team

3:2

Denmarks badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 9

South Africas badminton team vs Icelands badminton team

0:3

Icelands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 10

Luxembourgs badminton team vs Mongolias badminton team

3:1

Luxembourgs badminton team won!

Another good day for the The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 :-)

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 4th day

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 The 4th day

So :

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 1

Switzerlands badminton team vs South Africas badminton team

4:1

Switzerlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 2

Czechs badminton team vs Scotlands badminton team

1:3

Scotlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 3

Netherlands badminton team vs Russias badminton team

2:3

Russias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 4

Singapores badminton team vs Polands badminton team

3:2

Singapores badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 5

Swedens badminton team vs Australias badminton team

3:1

Swedens badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 6

Turkeys badminton team vs Phillipines badminton team

0:5

Phillipines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 7

Icelands badminton team bs Mongolias badminton team

5:0

Icelands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 8

Bulgarias badminton team vs Indias badminton team

0:3

Indias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 9

Denmarks badminton team vs Malaysias badminton team

2:3

Malaysias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 9

Indonesias badminton team vs Chinas badminton team

0:5

Chinas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 11

USAs badminton team vs Ukraines badminton team

1:3

Ukraines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 12

Lithuanias badminton team vs Sri Lankas badminton team

4:1

Lithuanias badminton team won!

So thats the third day of The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009.

A wonderful event!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 day 4!


The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 1

Switzerlands badminton team vs Luxembourgs badminton team

5:0

Switzerlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 2

Indias badminton team vs Scotlands badminton team

5:0

Indias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 3

Polands badminton team vs Russias badminton team

3:2

Polands Badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 4

Singapores badminton team vs netherlands badminton team

4:1

Singapores badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 5

Ukraines badminton team vs Australias badminton team

3:2

Ukraines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 6

South Africas badminton team vs Turkeys badminton team

3:2

South Africas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 7

Sri Lankas badminton team vs Icelands badminton team

1:4

Icelands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 8

Thailands badminton team vs Chinese Taipeis badminton team

4:1

Thailands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 9

Koreas badminton team vs Hong Kong chinas badminton team

3:2

Koreas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 10

Englands badminton team vs Japans badminton team

4:1

Englands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 11

Germanys badminton team vs Frances badminton team

5:0

Germanys badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 12

Lithuanias badminton team vs Portugals badminton team

2:3

Portugals badminton team won!

Another good day for Badminto and Li Ning

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 The second day of the Li Ning badminton cup!

So the second day of The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 1

Swizerlands badminton team vs Turkeys badminton team

4:1

Switzerlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 2

Indias Badminton team vs Ukraines badminton team

5:0

Indias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 3

Thailands badminton team vs Germanys badminton team

3:2

Thailands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 4

Chinese Tapeis badminton team vs Frances badminton team

4:1

Chinese Tapeis badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 5

Scotlands badminton team vs Australias badminton team

5:0

Scotlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 6

Luxembourgs badminton team vs Philippines badminton team

1:4

Philippines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 7

Portugals badminton team vs Mongolias badminton team

5:0

Portugals badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 7

Czechs badminton team vs Bulgarias badminton team

2:3

Bulgarias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 8

Denmarks badminton team vs Koreas badminton team

1:4

Koreas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 9

Chinas badminton team vs Japans badminton team

5:0

Chinas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 10

Swedens badminton team vs USAs badminton team

2:3

USAs badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 11

Lithuanias badminton team vs Icelands badminton team

3:2

Lithuanias badminton team won!

Another fantastic day of The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009!

An amazing badminton event!

The Li Ning Badminton Cup 2009 Matches Monday 11th of may

So the second day of The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009!

Lets see the results of this amazing badminton event!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 1

Switzerlands Badminton team vs Phillipines badminton team

The result - 4:1

Switzerlands Badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 2

Indias badminton team vs Australias badminton team

4:1

Indias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 3

Singapores badminton team vs russias badminton team

2:3

Russias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 4

Polands badminton team vs netherlands badminton team

2:3

Netherlands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 5:

Scotlands badminton team vs Ukraines badminton team

2:3

Ukraines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 6:

South Africas Badminton team vs Luxembourgs badminton team

4:1

South Africas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 7:

Sri Lankas badminton team vs Portugals badminton team

1:4

Sri Lankas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 8

USA s Badminton team vs Bulgarias badminton team

2:3

Bulgarias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 9

Malaysias badminton team vs Hong Kongs badminton team

4:1

Malaysias Badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 10

Indonesias badminton team vs Englands badminton team

4:1

Indonesias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 11

Swedens badminton team vs Czechs badminton team

2:3

Czechs badminton team won!

The Li Ning Badminton Sudirman Cup 2009 Match 12

Lithuanias badminton team vs Mongolias badminton team

5:0

Lithuanias badminton team won!

So another good days of badminton!

Thankyou to Li Ning again for hosting such a good badminton event - The Sudirman Cup

The Li Ning Badminton Cup 2009

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009's draws :

This is for Monday 10th :

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match1 :

South Africa's Badminton team vs. Phillipines badminton team :

The result - 1: 4


Phillipines badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 2 :

The USA badminton team vs Czech badminton team :

The result - 3:2

USAs badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 3 :

Malaysia's badminton team vs Koreas badminton team

The result - 3:2

Malaysias badminton team won!


The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 4:

Indonesia's badminton team vs Japans badminton team

The result - 4:1

Indonesias badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 5:

Swedens badminton team vs Bulgaria's badminton team

The result - 3:2

Swedens badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 6:

Luxemburgs badminton team vs turkeys badminton team

The result - 0:5

Luxembourgs badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 7

Portugal's badminton team vs Icelands badminton team

The result - 2:3

Icelands badminton team won!

The Li NingSudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 8

Chinese Tapeis badminton team vs Germanys badminton team

The result - 4:1

Chinese Tapeis badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 9

Denmarks badminton team vs Hong Kong chinas badminton team

The result - 3:2

Denmarks badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 10

Chinas badminton team vs Englands badminton team

The result 5:0

Chinas badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 11

Thailands badminton team vs frances badminton team

The result - 4:1

Thailands badminton team won!

The Li Ning Sudirman Badminton Cup 2009 Match 12

Srilankas badminton team vs Mongolias badminton team

The result - 5:0

Sri Lankas badminton team won!

So that was a good day of badminton

Thank Li Ning for sponsoring the badminton event , and hopefully the newest badminton brand will become massive and sponsor a lot more badminton teams.

I have heard a lot of unconfirmed rumours about Li Ning.

Almost 1000 hits for my badminton blog

Yes , finally my badminton blog has almost hit 1000 hits!

come on www.badmintonracketreview.blogspot.com

The future of badminton lol!

The Surdiman Cup Groups

The Sudirman Cup? No
The Li Ning Cup? No
The Sudirman Cup 2009 No
The Li Ning Cup 2009? No
The Li Ning Sudirman cup? No

Finally : The Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009! Which everyone has waited for:

I just wanted to announce the groups:

In the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009's : Group 1:

China
Indonesia
England
Korea
Denmark
Malaysia Hong Kong
Japan

In the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009's Group 2 :

Thailand
Singapore
Poland
Chinese Tapei
Germany
Netherlands
Russia
France

In the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009's Group 3 :

Sweden
India
Scotland
USA
Czech Republic
Ukraine
Australia
Bulgaria

In the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009's Group 4 :

Switzerland
Lithuania
Sri Lanka
South Africa
Luxembourg
Portugal
Iceland
Turkey
Mongolia
Philippines

The strange team about the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009 is that only the 7 teams in Group one can win it. Strange?

But I doubt that anyone will actually win the Li Ning Sudirman Cup apart from china.

The fight is on for the second place.

Even though the teams in the other groups can't win or lose , they can fight for a promotion.

Anyway I will talk about the seedings and review the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009 later.

:-) , All of you quickly go watch the Li Ning Sudirman Cup 2009 now!

Wednesday 13 May 2009

"Badminton could be the second most popular sport in the world."

Well actually badminton could be the the thrid most popular sport in the world becuase , after swimming which is the most popular sport in the world it is footbal which is the msot second popular sport in the world.

Then it should be badminton.

A lot of asians play badminton although it is not so big in the west.

People don't have to play at a high level , their are always lots of recreation or one time badminton players. Lots of schools do badminton because it is an easy sport to provide equipment for.

Their are lots more arguments , but lets be happy because we are playing the third most popular sport in the world -Badminton!

I only hope badminton could be first ! :-)

Hold your racket loosly!

This is a key common misake in badminton , and is very important for badminton - but people don't use it while playing.

When playing your shots before , you should be relaxed with a relaxed grip!

This is so when squeezing your grip , you produce more power than when gripping throughout the stroke.

Think of it this way. Squeezing your racket makes it harder to move fast , and having a loose grip the racket moves faster , and racket speed is equal to power.

So for all shots you should do this , this is when finger power comes into badminton , and is key for deception.

When clearing just before you hit the shuttle you should grip the racket tightly.

This is the scale it should be : wheir 1 is completeley loose , 10 is fully tightened.

1-2 when you are in your base position

3-4 whilst playing the stroke

8-10 when finished the stroke to produce power.

So how does gripping the racket produce deception.

You wait until the last second then bang , you grip causing very fast movement of the racket , which results in power. So you can either not grip the racket , to produce a light shot , or grip the racket to produce a fast powerfull shot.

Good luck and implement this in your badminton game!

Net shots

The main aim for a net shot :

To make your opponent to lift.

You can do a normal net shot , which is good , but what makes a net shot even harder?

A tumble net shot , you can do this just by slicing the shuttle slightly.

OK the main aims for your net shot :

Try and take the shuttle as high as you can , this is important in almost all badminton shots , taking the shuttle as early as you can , as this gives your opponent less time to react!

Try to take the shot at eye level , or net tape level.

Angle your racket slightly downards , this will give you a better shot , and means that it is easier to produce a tumble short , which will make ti difficult for your opponent. All top badminton players , tumble , so learn it!

Dont grip your racket too tightly!

Gripping your racket loosly will make it easier to play the shot , and for deception , I will talk about this in my next shot.

But a relaxed grip is key to all badminton shots!

Difference between armortecs and nanospeeds

Hi,

I saw that some people were asking for racket preferences , the differences between armotecs and nanospeeds.

Well the overall difference is that :

Nanospeeds , are more head light , and more suited towards doubles badminton players.

Armortec , are normally head heavy , and more suited towards singles badminton players.

Thankyou,

And good lucking in choosing your badminton racket!

Play gently Not too tense!

Hi,

If you play too tense , then you will not play.

If you take it too easy then you will not play abdminton well either.

"you play best when you are not thinking"

When your playing don't concentrate too much , so much that you are being blocked by your thoughts.And also don't relax too much , it should be more on the concntration side when your playing. So just take it slightly easier for those who are always too tight , it will help you play badminton better!

Good Luck , and hope you get better at badminton!

Badminton

The joys of badminton !

Yes I have always had it you are stressed out and go and play badminton , and it just helps you relax.

The friendships , the competition , the winning!

I just wanted to say this , and why I love badminton.

And I guess msot people reading this will love badminton aswell , and I just wanted to say thankyou for reading :-).

Come on badminton fanatics , we are always thinking of badminton , all day long , imagining rallys , thinking of ways we can improve!

Badminton , bamdinton , badminton - Thankyou :-).

A Big Badminton Tournament Coming Up

We have all been their , when you are nervous/anxious about a massive badminton tournament coming up.

So how do you overcome this anxiousness , well I believe we al have our own routines. This routine when done reptedly will help you overcome this.

Personally before a massive badminton tournament I always wash my hair the morning! This wakes me up , makes me fresh , and stops me itching my hair when playing!
I watch videos of badminton players , international/national bamdinton players on youtube , and think of my game , and concentrate on all their movements and where there shots are going , and why they are doing them shots.I drink and eat 3 hours before the tournament which means that I won't be hungry/full when I'm playing the tournament.

Everyone is individual so they should have their own routines , but people might want to have a try at my routine.

So people have , lucky socks , lucky underwear .

Well anything helps when playing badminton .

Anyway good luck and I hope you get better at badminton!

Why are good players always their?

Well this is a good question , how are good players always at the shuttle , their always their in time.

Well a very important thing for badminton is tempo!

Tempo is key in bamdinton because it means you get to the shot in perfect time!

If you get to the shot too early then it means that your speed when returning will be slower , so in badminton even getting their early is a bad sign.

If you get to the shot too late , then you will most likeley be taking the shot off balance and behihnd your body , this will significantly reduce the chances of giving an accurate and powerful shot. So this is a bad sign for badminton.

Proffesional badminton players if you watch them are always their in the perfect time. They are never too early or too late.

Don't believe me , go to

www.youtube.com

And type in badminton video.

The proffesional bamdinton players are always in perfect time , not too early and not too late.

So opposite to previous speculations , being too early in bamdinton is not always the sign of a good badminton player.

Good luck , and I hope you get better with badminton in this , who knows if a teenager is reading they could be the next worl number one badminton champion , the next lin dan ( well I should say lee chong wei because he is number one , but we all know that lin dan is better ( no offense to the malaysians) )

Different ways of moving back

Yes their are two different ways of moving back , which is a common mistake in badminton for some reason.

The two types are chaseeing and walking back.

So when do you use which one?

Well the majority of times when you do a good net shot , you stay with your front foot on the service line , either getting ready to kill the net shot back , or if they lift run back and play your shot, most likeley if it is a very good net shot , another smash to win the point!

If you do a bad net , then go back to the middle with your racket foot in front , this is because if they lift it you can get it , and a drop you can get it. If you stod at the front , then you wouldn't have enough time to get to the back.

If you lift the shot then , you walk back in timing with your opponents shot , so this varies ,it might be quickly for a flater lift or a slow walk for a really high lift. You need to asdjudt the timing so by the time you reach the middle , they are about to hit the shuttle - which is when you split.

So I hope this helps , because I have seen so many people whilst playing badminton doing this wrong. This is for singles!

Change the pace you smash-aholics

Hi,

This is a post for all you smash-a-holics!

When playing doubles don't always smash , you have to change the pace of the game , their are many types of smashing when playing badminton :

Jump Smash
Full powered smash
Half Smash
Fast drop/ stick smash
Sliche smash

You can change the pace of the game by using different smashes , and by using drops aswell.

This will save energy and win points quicker.

Because if your opponent knows your going to smash , their either going to keep defneding right to the back gallery , until you either tire of smashing , or hit a shot out of the court on into the net. Badminton is a clever game their are other ways to win doubles other than just smashing.

Good luck! And I hope you get better at badminton

The Latest Nano ... blah blah!

Ok we have all been tempted to by the latest most expensive racket. The one which you think will make you have a dream smash or make your game ten times better! The one that has technological advancements that you can't pronounce. The one that has so much technology related to badminton , but you have no clue what it does!

Yes don't be embarrased we have all been there!

Well you shouldn't care!

Don't go and spend hundreds of pounds when you can get your perfect racket for much cheaper.

Most people will buy the latest racket and think this will help them play badminotn better , but it won't! Most of the time cheaper rackets will be much better , and also leaving you with money to enjoy with!

This also stops the grief after breaking your racket , with a really expensive racket - you think , no! I have lost that racket!
With a cheap but amazing racket - you will probably think , no problem I'll get another one!

So , just don't care about the latest technology!

The latest racket design which reduces air resistance by 3%! So you pay hundreds of pounds more for?

No , so what can you spend the money on to improve your badminton game?

Strings are more important for your badminton game with the traditional rule for tension being , higher tension , less power more accuracy , lower tension , more power , less accuracy. But just choose the right tension FOR YOU , not the 35 lbs , which the best players have .

A good coach. Get a good coach , not a cheepy coach which knows nothing about badminton , not an expensive coach which charges way too much , a good coach for a reasonable price! this will help your game much mroe than the latest badminton racket.

Good shoes - yes don't buy the latest racket when you don't have shoes which have grip :D.
Get a good fitting pair of shoes , as these are important in your game.

So good luck , and good luck with your badminton game!

Ebay rackets

Have you ever been on ebay , and you saw the latest yonex badminton racket for 10% of the price!

Wow , should you buy it!

NO!

Yes it may be the latest with technology , but they are all fakes!

The only thing real about them is the paint - which is exactly the same as the real ones , which is why these rackets are so intrigueing!

These rackets could damage/ hurt someone. You don't know what these rackets are made of! So watch out.
Fitness ... Fitness ... Fitness ... !

This will develop you badminton game tremendously!

You play badminton with your feet.

Imagine yourself as a car , your engine does all the work , the paint job is just the finesse.
The faster , and better footwork you have the better you will get.

Buy having better footwork , you can get behind the shuttle and on balance to give a better more powerfuller and controlled shot.

Having better footwork will slightly help you , use less energy as chaseeing iuses less energy than running everywhere on court!

So Fitness - My main point!

You can train ofcourt , try and get fitter.

this can be through just doing some light jogs or cycling!

Don't drive to work , go for a cycle , or a light jog - this will increase you fitness and your leg muscles.

No?

What about only once a week?

It is for the best for your badminton game!

You can train at home aswell

Yes you can train at home.

You can :

Do press ups - this will help in smashing for badminton.

Do Sit-ups : This will help with your core strenght , and will help your overall game and help jumpsmashing.
And with your lady attrafcter - 6 pack.

Weights : Wrist curls will develop your game , they will strengthen your biceps - developing both your smashes and jumpsmashes.

Hope this helps!

Training while playing mactches :O

Yes , you can develop your badminton skills while simply playing matches.

Just get a training racket , which will be approximateley 140 grams.

Or you could use a squash racket.

The training racket will develop yor wrist strength , a key part in badminton.

Good luck :-)

Sunday 10 May 2009

Forum

Hi all check this forum out it is really good :

www.badmintoncentral.com

I have been reading it - and it has good content , who knows maybe I will sign up soon.

Surdiman Cup

So the Surdiman Cup has started today.

The Li Ning Surdiman cup as it is.

Hope you all watch it .

China is the most probable to win , but the mystery is who will come second?

Saturday 9 May 2009

Training Badminton Skills

Badminton :

Everyone wants to get better , but how?

A famous coach once saide to me :

" you play badminton with your feet"

Which is true , their is no point fo having amazing shots , if you can't get to the shuttlecock in time. Theirs no point fo having the latest racket if you don't have technique.

So work on footwork

Leg strength

and stamina.

I think these things will drastically improve your game.

Good luck

Create A badminton brand

So after all the badminton brand research I have been doing : I was thinking about creating my own brand.

I know where you can create rackets , shoes etc..

But I wanted suggestions from you guys?

If you could create a brand :

what would you call it?

What would its slogon be?

Obviously i don't have enough money to create it - but I'm just wondering , would you guys would do.

Li Ning

Hi,

As most of us probably know , Yonex is dominant in most places in badminton.

It has allways been the most popoular badminton brand - and has earnt a lot of money throughout their life with badminton consumers.

They have always branded their rackets the best , sponsored the top players and teams , and sponsored the best tournaments . Like the all england open which Yonex has sponsored for 25 years now.

In most countries you see people holding the famous yonex rackets which most likeley cost them a lot of money.But can you blame yonex for making their product cost the most?

I have always been anti - yonex but now I do understand that they had to do what they did. They have made badminton as big as it is now. They do deserve to make that money after investing a lot of their time. After all they have been in the market for 50 years?

Other brands are doing good to succed and overcome yonex's control over countries like victor.

I like victors products and they have now taken the Korean badminton team , and Thailands badminton team. But they are still developing and I doub't they will succeed to beat yoenx in sales any time soon. But they are well known in a lto of countries now.

I am surprised with the sucess of Forza as a brand. They have dominated Denmark's badminton range. And Denmark currently the most successful european badminton country this is a good effort from them. I also see Forza gaining the market in the U.K - which I like to see.

A lot of brands have been trying to get a bigger proprtion of the badminton market , and now brands like Apacs have created a "new" market. They have created clone rackets for approximateley a third of yonex's prices. Which is impressive - apacs too are doing quite succesfully.

I like the competition between the brands , because this is a devlopment for badminton. Why?

because when brands fight over the market share , they want to market their product by sponsoring more players , new events etc... Thus making badminton a more popular sport. Which for me is probably one of the most important goals in badminton. Firstly to make it not a backyard sport - it doesn't deserve this. And secondly so it can be as popular as other sports which millions get poured into.

So what has this been leading up to...

Their is a new very big brand in the Market :

Li Ning

Li Ning is a very big brand , and why am I so happy they are her , because they have money! Li Ning is an established brand in china . If you look it up in google you will see their logo , does this remind you of anything?

Perhaps nikes logo?

If you research their slogon - it is : Everything is possible

What is nikes slogon?

Nothing Is impossible.

So at first I thought , yeah thats nothing special another brand in the market which has practically copied Nike. But it is the complete opposite.

Although it may seem Li Ning has copied Nike , Li Ning was established firts!

This brought my awareness up - and I was filled with a strange emotion.

So what is Li Ning doing that I am so impressed about?

Well what did yonex do:

bought the allmight chinese team!

China normally dominates badminton although other countries like , malaysia , indonesia and korea are doing well.

China did win all the medals in the all england. So their dominance does remain.


Well if you really want to know yonex does no longer own the chinese badminton team!

What?

Yes this is no joke Li Ning has outbid Yonex for the chinese badminton team.

They have also sponsord a massive badminton event: the surdiman cup.

The surdiman cup starts tomoroow where Li Ning will showcase all their new badminnton products.

Great!!!???

Well a bit of both :

Yes because this may force yonex too lower their prices of all their bamdinton products.

Their will finally be a massive brand with a lot of money in badminton!

The bad side?

Li Ning after purchasing and advertising and marketing will want to make money.

Li Ning will basically be the new Yonex I think - and may even charge more for their badminton merchandise.

This will be an interesting year for badminton.

Not giving up

I only get approximateley 8 unique visitors a day , but I am not going to give up on this blog.

I started off wanting to help everyone - but after a while I though is it really helpng badminton fanatics?

Only approximateley 8 visitors a day? Then I thought to myself yes it is at least I can help 8 people a day , it is better than nothing right?

So too everyone who has read thankyou - and I will not give up

Sunday 3 May 2009

Training badminton :

2 vs 1 - is a really good way to train up. Singles court everywhere , the players with 2 people on one side have to stand on their side and can't do a normal doubles attacking stance.

Try it out - this will really improve your badminton.

If you can use a training badminton racket , this will increase you wrist and arm strenght - which is a key to success in badminton.

But thats not all when using the training badminton racket focus on correct hitting technique this will develope all your strokes.