r/badminton

i've been a couch potato for all of hs and recently started playing badminton w ppl in college

we've played like 2 hrs a day for the past 3 days and my legs/shoulders are genuinely cooked. like it hurts to move 🫠

does anyone have advice on what exercises to do to build muscle in those areas so i don't injure myself? and should i even play today with my legs feeling like this? (it's just calves + shoulders)i know i should play less but this is the one week i have before school starts and it's so fun i don't want to stop.. :(

I’m trying to get my hydration sorted for badminton and could use some recs from people who actually play a lot. I usually play 2 to 4 times a week. Mostly doubles with some singles mixed in when I feel like making bad life choices. Sessions are usually 2 hours and sweat a lot. Not “slightly damp shirt” sweat. More like wring the shirt out and question my choices sweat. I’ve noticed that when I only drink water I feel fine for the first hour then I start getting that heavy leg feeling. Footwork gets lazy. Lunges feel slow. By the end my calves and feet sometimes feel close to cramping. I’ve tried a few basic electrolyte powders and tabs but I keep running into the same issues. Some are way too sweet. Some taste like salt water. I get that sodium matters when you sweat but I eat normal food and probably get enough salt already. I don’t really want every bottle to taste like I’m drinking a sports drink from a gas station. What I’m looking for is more of a daily badminton hydration mix.

Something I can drink before or during play that does not feel like a sugar drink and does not blast me with salt. Bonus if it has magnesium since cramps and recovery are part of the issue for me. I’m not looking for a magic powder that turns me into Axelsen overnight lol. I just want something that helps me feel less cooked in the second half of a session. For people who train or play often what do you use? Do you stick with plain water and food? Coconut water? Electrolyte tabs? Powder packs? Do you care more about sodium, magnesium, potassium, or just total fluids? And do you drink it before playing, during breaks, or after? Thank you in advanced.

When you perform a slice and you are at the rear court I know the orientation of the racket should be vertical (90°). But is the orientation (90°) of the racket will still be the same if I will perform a slice in midcourt or rear mid court or do I need to slightly adjust the angle of the racket?

Getting back into badminton after 7 years

I’m 20 and used to play badminton for around 8 years, but then I stopped for 7 years. Now I’m in university and have started playing again.

At my university, there are around 20–30 students, 3 courts, and only doubles. We only get around 2.5 hours of playing time.

I’ve played for 2 days so far, and I’m struggling with something I didn’t expect. Sometimes the shuttle doesn’t even connect properly with my racket. I know exactly which shot I want to play in my mind, but when I try to execute it, the shot doesn’t come out the way I want.

Also, after playing, my right hand, body, right leg and glutes feel very stretched/sore, probably because I haven’t played for 7 years.

Did I need to take rest after 2 3 days of playing.What should I do to get my timing, coordination and overall badminton form back?

- Kunlavut form is worrying, don’t think is title contender
- North America continues to impress with Garett Tan win over Sen, Victor Lai serious semifinal contender
- Jonatan Christie form also worrying, don’t think is semifinal contender
- Shetty looks great, hopefully isn’t fatigued with a few more games
- CTC & Farhan look strong

I predict semifinals will be CTC, Victor Lai, Ayush Shetty, Alwi Farhan

I recently found a badminton group that allows non members to play once a week. They call them open plays. I used to play semi-professionally in high school (Edit: My mistake, 'semi-pro' is the wrong word! I was in the junior national training pool as a teen, but stopped before reaching the advanced Flight B) and I’m aware that the skills are still in there somewhere but I’m so out of shape that I feel defeated when I go to play.

I’ve gone to play maybe 4 times. And after each badminton day I have to take a few weeks off because I’m so out of shape that I’ll end up with injuries from only a few hours of play.

I know that being consistent will help my rallying skills and timing come back but my brain is telling to run for shots like I’m 17 again bc I don’t want to let my doubles partner down.

I want to know if anyone else has experienced this mental battle with badminton after being on hiatus. And how do you feel when you play with players who are struggling like I am?

I’m not able to train with anyone at this time. It’s just a hobby I’m trying to pick back up to lose some weight and have fun but at this point I haven’t gone back to play in 6 months.

Thanks for reading my late night rant.

Edit for clarity: I’m 37 yrs old, used to play in high school, I just started playing again casually after taking a 10 yr break from casual play. Currently healing from diastasis recti.

After years of using a hl nanoflare I tried a hh astrox and discovered I could easily pronate on all my strokes. there just wasn't enough head weight in NF to use as resistance to execute a full and proper pronation.

Learnt something new.

I always wonder how can people play badmint9n regularly. I mean if my body allows I will play 24/7. But my body pains especially my knees and arms just after playing 2 hrs a week.And i need whole week to get recovery from it. People who play regularly, how do you guys manage your muscles and joints wear and tear (recovery)? Any tips and suggestions are appreciated. My body measurements are Weight- 65kg Heigyt- 6 feet Age 29 Male Playing badminton from last 3 years. I consider myself as intermediate player.

Watching the BWF World Championships at New Delhi and these new female commentators don’t seem to know when to shut up.

They’re talking continuously about random stuff with zero insightful commentary throughout the matches and the rallies. It’s almost like cricket commentary (which I’m assuming where India picked em up from). They have made it insufferable to watch these matches with the sound on. Can’t hear the racquet “thwacks”, the crowd reactions, the player emotions…anything, except these two women yapping about continuously. Their reactions to rallies are also not insightful at all. I miss the older commentators so much right now.

Anyone going through this or am I being too touchy right now?

We play Badminton at a local club mostly in a Mixed Doubles set-up where everyone is a hobby player. Usually, the group is between 5 to 20 players taking turns to play for 2 hours. However, there are always few players who make female (Partner) players uncomfortable by constantly yelling out the shots mid rally to „kill it“ or after they play any shot to hit harder or just send every shot back before the game has even started. it clearly visible that the female Player gets annoyed (when they infact play better than the male Partner) or less confident (when they are simply struggling). However, the XD Partner doesnt seem to have the sensibility to recognise how unconstructive such behaviour is. Eventually, the female Player just end up feeling Bad but not expressing anything or just Drops out from playing altogether.

Any advice for dealing with such insensitive players as someone who organises XD Games (third person) or something the female player can directly address such situation in a constructive manner. The goal is not to insult anyone or ban anyone from playing but to address or recognise that as hobby players it is important to understand that even within each intermediate or advanced level, skill sets might vary vastly, therefore one should be willing to have some patience and it is not a BWF tournament that they are partipating in.

p.s. apologies for the excessive capitalisation or typos, my German and english Keyboards are hyper active.

Context: Badminton is the first sport I ever played in. I started playing about 2 years ago at a local university in America in a state where it is lacking a competitive market. Most of our club players are like me and haven’t played badminton before joining the club. Since we are a recreational club, we mostly play games with no practice drills or anything like that.

I went to a tournament this weekend in another state where it is more popular and saw how my technique looks compared to other players. I knew there would be a skill gap considering my background, but I didn’t realize just how bad I was.

That said, the tournament has motivated me to improve, and I feel like I should probably start from scratch to fix my technique to create a more solid foundation.

What would you recommend I work on first and where should I go from there? I think I should approach this as if the two years of playing didn’t exist so I can forget any bad habits I developed.

TLDR: I went to a tournament and realized my technique is bad. What steps should I take to relearn the sport as a beginner to establish a good foundation?

Chinas mens singled will never produce good season again. After SYQ they literally have no one and will fall to the level of Malaysia in terms of mens singles

So, I'm in the process of vibe-coding some apps in Claude as the previous developer of the app used by my club no longer exists

1- Training app.

• Records session times,
• Sort players into groups depending on coaches
• Tracks how players pay, and provides handy totals at the end
• Also records what coaches showed up
• Optionally - Can also record player details, emergency contacts, contacts, phone
• Notes to discuss what training was done can be incorporated as well
• Check in page, can search by name, players are listed by name, and then gap if not there for more than 3 months
• Pricing Tiers, options for Vouchers
• Shows expected takings

2- Traditional Pegboard.

• Set round timers, set breaks,
• Database records skill level, gender (m/f/other), name,
• once again can contain PII, but not required
• When last played
• How many times played in the last time period
• Pricing tiers can be set (member, Visitor, concession etc)
• Can set number of courts (1-32), will display what court number people are on
• Full auto generated mode, with skill matrix (that the club can decide on)
• Manual mode, so the club can dictate who plays with who, and clearly shows who played last session to try and prevent the cries of I played with him an hour ago
• Session cap/limits
• Attendance only (makes tracking easier than bloody printouts / book etc)
• Display rounds on 2nd monitor

Anyone keen to try it out :)

Based on node.js and python with electron to do the PWA install etc.

Local database, no cloud, no apps, designed to run on laptop, data to external TV for courts etc

It's not badminton specific, all the fields are changeable, club names, the lot

17th August is Tomoka chan’s birthday

May you do well in the WC and hopefully be able to spar with Akane in the quarters.

May you win big titles and keep healthy without injuries always 🌼

I’ve recently been getting more into badminton and I’m hoping to play more often. I’m still pretty casual at it though, so I’m definitely not an expert or anything 😭

For those who play badminton, how did you get into it? Any tips for someone who’s still learning and trying to improve?
Also, do you usually play with friends or join groups to meet other people? I’d love to hear your experiences!