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At lower levels of competitive badminton, the strategy in mixed doubles badminton may be as simple as targeting the female. While this is a valid strategy, even at the professional level, it is a much more complicated game than that! What Makes Mixed So Hard? The underlying strategy for mixed doubles is the same as […]
Sometimes we’re disillusioned by our own skill level in badminton. Sometimes it takes a reality check to show us maybe we’re not as good as we thought we were. I had my own experience of this, coming out of university, thinking I was pretty good, thinking about going pro… then BAM got battered by players […]
Serving in badminton has a surprising number of technicalities and rules which govern how it is performed. Luckily for you, we’ve tried to make it as easy as possible for you to understand. So here are the basic badminton service rules for beginners. Before we get into it, for your own curiosity, might want to […]
Shuttle Smash participates in the Amazon Affiliate program. This article contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. What is the best body type for a badminton player? It’s a question that was inadvertently answered by my dad once who told me I am the wrong build for a badminton […]
Shuttle Smash participates in the Amazon Affiliate program. This article contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Believe it or not, not everyone is born with an equipped badminton bag. I know, shocking! But with this handy checklist, you’ll have all the essential items for your badminton bag for […]
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“WHAT IS HAPPENING?!” That is what I was thinking as I watched seed after seed being toppled in the Olympics this year. Upset after upset totally undermined my predictions, and I’m sure many others! We have seen big upsets before in the Olympics but I don’t think anyone was expecting the events to unfold the […]
The Olympics this year so far has been full of upsets, some controversy and a whole lot of great badminton! Below are two Tokyo Olympics Controversies that I have in mind. I will follow this up with a round-up of badminton in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics once we know the medalists. So stay tuned for […]
Mixed Doubles has some interesting games with the potential for some serious upsets. Even at the group stages. At least three out of the four groups look very competitive so players will need to get out of the gates early and stamp their authority on their matches, So here are my Tokyo Olympics badminton prediction […]
Now that I’ve accurately(!) predicted the singles events, it’s time to talk about my men’s doubles predictions in Tokyo! It is a little harder to show the anticipated matches for in the knock out round since half of the pairs will be drawn at random. Therefore I cannot break down individual matches at this stage. […]
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