Badminton Facts

Badminton racquets are light, with top quality racquets weighing between 75 and 95 grams (2.6 to 3.3 ounces) including the strings. They are composed of many different materials ranging from carbon fibre composite (graphite reinforced plastic) to solid steel, which may be augmented by a variety of materials. Carbon fibre has an excellent strength to weight ratio, is stiff, and gives excellent kinetic energy transfer. Before the adoption of carbon fibre composite, racquets were made of light metals such as aluminium. Earlier still, racquets were made of wood. Cheap racquets are still often made of metals such as steel, but wooden racquets are no longer manufactured for the ordinary market, because of their excessive mass and cost. Nowadays, nanomaterials such as fullerene and carbon nanotubes are added to rackets giving them greater durability.

 

 About Me: Stuart Ingram Badminton Coach


I am a full time, CRB accreditted, qualified Badminton England (Level 2) coach and have been playing badminton for 30 years, up to County standard.

Currently involved in weekly coaching sessions with the Worcestershire Juniors, also working alongside Lorraine Cole (England Under 19s current coach) with the Worcestershire development squad.

I am keen to raise the awareness of badminton; badminton is a sport that can be enjoyed at many levels and unlike some sports a minimum level of fitness is not required to start.  Badminton can be enjoyed by young and old alike...

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