Badminton

I love nailing smashes past people. It feels good. Lots of players (especially the guys) put a lot of time into developing a great smash. Once you’re good at it, it feels good to practice it even more because it feeds your ego even if it doesn’t make many marginal improvements to your game overall. […]

Experimentation isn’t just for scientists, badminton players can achieve serious benefits from experimentation. Sure, it’s important to start somewhere, but how do we go about improving that system? Experimentation. To help illustrate the value that can be gained with experimenting in your game I’m going to use manufacturing as an example. The Japanese are world-renowned

You are visiting your friends whilst watching the kids entertain themselves in the backyard. They are laughing and running around wildly whilst trying to play badminton. Your children have in no way played before, but they seem to be having a great time. You can tell they are getting lots of exercise. At their age,

How often do you hear someone finish a match, and then they begin to complain about something that caused them to lose? Something happened during the match, or some conditions on the court made it “impossible” for them to win or say they claim. The excuses are many, but to list a few: The lighting

“The best form of defense is an offense.” True, but only if your offense is so overwhelming that you won’t have much to be defensive about. Far too many players and some courtside coaches do not pay enough heed to the art of defense. Young ones are usually mesmerized by speed and power and are