The Badminton God

If you happen to fall in love now in the game of badminton well this is the only cure for that and that is there’s No Cure for that. So might as well love it more and be the best version that you can be by training and practicing hard to become a better badminton player.  Here are some tips that can help you grow physically, mentally, strategically in playing badminton; Warm Up As easy as that you should warm up when you practice, you should warm up when you play, and yes you should warm up before anything else. Start with the head and down to your toes. Sweat it out first before you enter the court. Stretch your muscles and let it flex a bit. So if you want to know what can happen if you don’t warm up it can only lead you to serious injuries. Read also article: Common badminton mistakes and how to correct them . Footwork Learn and practice the right footwork. Watch videos of your idols and learn how they move and how return back their foot and anticipate the next mov...

Are you a serious badminton player? Then you should know by now that doing some simple badminton drills and routines will have a great and will bring you miracles in the future in becoming a better player. Playing games will surely help you in enhancing your competitiveness and in trying your learned strategy but playing alone will not be enough. Spend time and effort in your practice and training for you to become a better and a scarier badminton player. Here are some of the basic practice that you can run through to improve your game; Wall Rally Drill First is find a good and a tall wall then mark the wall of the height of the net and also a good practice wall should at least be 20 feet high to accommodate clears and then chalk that wall with the height of the net above 5 feet above the ground. Now take an old badminton racquets the heavier the better to practice also your muscle and power and hit the shuttle against the wall. Hit it with your forehand and backhand, it c...

First of all we would like to know if you really enjoy the game of badminton and now your concern is you don’t want to borrow badminton racket anymore because you know for yourself that you will be playing a lot more and it would be shy to borrow and borrow again. Now you need to buy your own because you are turning into a serious badminton player. The challenge now is you have to find the best badminton rackets that fit your game style and level of play. We list down some things that you can check when you are buying a badminton rackets. Shape Before anything else try to decide whether what shape of badminton rackets you should buy, if you are looking for an oval or square-shaped racket head. Know that an oval racket tends to have more concentrated power while a square badminton racket head has more surface area. But there are a lot of upgraded racket that can give you more power and more surface area. And square shaped racket nowadays are being improved. Weight ...

There are a lot of things that can make a player successful on the badminton court, but a select few things make an impact. Here are 5 Aspects of the game that you need to take note of; 1. Service One of the most important shot in the game is the Service. If you don’t have a decent serve you’ll be making the game significantly harder for yourself. Badminton is the game of opportunity and each shot is an opportunity to get a point and to win a game, each shot is an opportunity to gain control of a rally. Since Serve is the first shot of a rally and if you are the server you have a unique opportunity to have the first point. You need to have a good execution and decision making on your service game. Improve your execution to develop consistency across your short and long serves. Here are some tips to improve your service game; Focus on hitting the four corners of the service court. Keep your short serves as low to the net as possible. Keep your flick serves just out of ...

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth of India has claimed his first ever Indonesia Open Super series crown after defeating the Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Saki in an impressive and overwhelming win. “It’s been a long time since I’ve won a super series as I was actually injured after the Olympics,” Srikanth told journalists after the game in Jakarta. The World ranked No. 22 Srikanth who clinched a spot in the final rounds after scoring a victory against the World No. 1 Son Wan Ho of South Korea a day earlier only needed 37 minutes to overpower and dominate the game over Sakai in two straight sets with 12-11, 12-19. The great Sakai who ranked 47th managed to take back control at the beginning of the second game and was leading by 11-6 but Srikanth quickly caught up and ended his stint in the tournament in a glorious victory. Srikanth can very well remember the nightmare of the Singapore Open. He said, “It’s definitely much needed for me after losing the final in the Singapore Open.” Now ...

Tan Wee Kiong is down with a left knee injury while V Shem has a slight back pain. The world No. 4 men’s doubles shuttlers were dropped from this week’s Indonesian Open because of injuries but hold on yet because all is not lost for Tan Wee Kiong – Goh V Shem ahead of the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, from Aug 21-27. Chea Soon Kit, the newly-appointed men’s doubles head coach said that there were alternate plans to ensure that Wee Kiong-V Shem enough tournaments to prepare for the World Championships. The injured kings are likely to be sent for the Australian Open Superseries in Sydney from June 20-25.  They are also being considered to participate on their second-tier tournaments, either the US Open in July or the New Zealand Open that will take place in August. They were very well aware that Wee Kiong and V Shem ranking will drop but they are okay with that. The injuries are not that serious and they are in training. They need to play in one of two tournam...

There’s really a new kid on the block. The Turramurra teen is making a new for himself as he is on track for badminton stardom. We may be adding hype on the kid but he can be the next Lin Dan, or Lee Chong Wei of the game of badminton.  Ricky Tang, really lives and breathes badminton, and he hoped that all of his passion and devotion will one day see him win gold for Australia. He is only 12 and training a nerve racking six days a week, May it be on the court or in the gym so you would have to agree that he is a real deal. His training always involves foot work moving around the court, multi-shuttle which is receiving a bunch of shuttles, he also said that he is devoting 13 hours of his week doing physical activities and training. He’s love for badminton started when he was about five or six when his Mom always take him to the courts to watch her play. Then after about a couple of year her Mom bought her a racquet to play and hit the shuttle with. Since then he’s been ...

On May 29, 2017, the badminton gods favored the South Korea team as they won the Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia over the powerhouse China team. This can go down on the books of badminton history as the South Korea squad play their hearts and lungs out just to upset the China team. The Oppas won the title Sudirman Cup for the first time in 14 years with a very emotional 3-2 victory over the 10-time champions China at Australia’s Gold Coast on Sunday. This is not the first time that the South Korea won this title, they’ve also won the Sudirman Cup in 1991 and 1993, fought back from 2-1 down in the final claim victory. As they win the match point the entire South Korean team descended on Choi and Chae and swamped them in celebration, with Chae eventually climbing off the floor in tears. All would have to agree that the two stars had an outstanding performance, Choi and Chae who ranked 14 th in the world, against the 2 nd ranked Chinese combination of Lu Kai a...

If there’s one person who suits the name Badminton King it is no other than Lin Dan! If you don’t believe me, then, let me introduce Lin Dan. He is a professional badminton player from China, and he is a two-time Olympic Champion, a Five-time World Champion, as well as a Six-time All England Champion. Now are you convinced?  Lin Dan is born for the game of badminton. He is famous for his exciting and amazing plays and the fans is hooked on him because of his breath taking rallies on the badminton court and not to mention his signature apparels are always sought after from t-shirts, shorts, protective gears, racquets, shoes, and even socks are being sold on huge numbers in different markets, physical and online shops.  His competitive nature is out of this World for he plays only to win and nothing else. So every time he steps on the court you are to expect that he’ll give his 110%. He’s greatest rival is Lee Chong Wei (MAS) they have been fighting their hearts out...