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We’ve all been in this situation. Perhaps you’ve significantly developed your game and it’s time for your first high-end racket. Or maybe your faithful old racket has been damaged, or maybe you just fancy an upgrade! Whatever the reason you might be wondering how to choose a badminton racket. One approach that I’ve seen employed […]
This article is a guest posting by Nidhi Patel. An author of a variety of posts on Playo’s blog, including badminton, fitness and nutrition articles. Having strong forearms is very beneficial especially when you are playing a racket sport like badminton. Having strong forearms means you can send the shuttle back to the baseline of your […]
So there’s a badminton player in your life. Maybe it’s a girlfriend or boyfriend, son or daughter or even just your own badminton buddy/partner. But what to buy a badminton player? If they’re anything like the usual addicted player, they’ll have all the latest rackets and branded clothing. And let’s be honest, unless you’re into […]
While the All England 2021 saw some great badminton, it came among the backdrop of significant controversy which has partially overshadowed the success of the victors of the tournament. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lee Zii Jia 李梓嘉 (@leeziijia) Almost one week after the conclusion of the tournament, the Indonesians are […]
Have you ever watched professional players and gawked at how high they’re able to jump? The hang time of some of these players is amazing. Many amateur players want to improve the height of their jump to mimic the professionals. And who can blame them? What’s important though is that to really benefit from learning […]
Shuttle Smash participates in the Amazon Affiliate program. This article contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to the purchaser. There were lots of news stories flying about in February in the badminton world. This was mostly off the court, but on the court – Finland hosted […]
The minions are arguably the most exciting men’s doubles partnership on the circuit. The pair comprises Indonesians Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. They follow in a long proud history of Indonesian men’s doubles pairs. If you need a reminder of just how exciting: Let’s have a look at this pair in-depth and see […]
Shuttle Smash participates in the Amazon Affiliate program. This article contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to the purchaser. Ah, Yonex badminton strings. The go-to strings for many badminton players. Strings are one of those elements of badminton which many people obsess over for […]
Shuttle Smash participates in the Amazon Affiliate program. This article contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. You may have considered taking supplements for badminton training at some point if you’re serious about your development. Supplements have become increasingly more and more mainstream as Social Media and fitness influencers […]
Last week we saw the belated finals of the 2020 Badminton season – otherwise known as the World Tour Finals. Antonsen came away as Champion World Tour Finals 2020 edition. Given Viktor Axelsen’s amazing form recently, there were many who would have bet he would make it three out of three in Thailand. However, it […]
