Badminton Doubles

I’m Michael Hayes, a badminton blogger. I’ve been playing badminton regularly since my early teens. I’m a member of Finsbury badminton club in central London, and usually play 2-3 times a week. I'm learning to blog and working hard developing my Badminton website. If you want to learn new badminton doubles tactics and techniques, or find the places on the internet for badminton bargains, then have a look at my site. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7865601-20']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();

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PM fail: David Cameron is NOT good at badminton - YouTube

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And I thought Medvedev was bad! At least he could hit the shuttlecock cleanly...

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Losing at Badminton? Take Steps to Success!

Badminton: Steps to Success breaks down common errors players make and provides corrective techniques to pinpoint problems and improve execution.

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Badminton Techniques: 5 Common Badminton Doubles Mistakes

It's easy to pick up incorrect badminton techniques. Here are 5 badminton doubles mistakes, plus tips and badminton videos to help avoid them.

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Medvedev clashes with Putin... on the badminton court - Telegraph

via telegraph.co.uk

A new celebrity badminton player....Medvedev!

Who'd have thought the Russian president would know how to play? To be honest, he does have room for improvement but any support for our game is welcome!

More badminton videos here.

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Record Breaking Shuttlecock Juggling Video!

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Never seen anything like this! A record breaking 10 shuttlecocks being juggled

Also see my article about record breaking badminton smashes.

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Paul Stewart Badminton-Coach | Yonex Racquet Chart 2011

via badminton-coach.co.uk

A useful chart explaining the differences between the bewildering range of Yonex badminton rackets, from Paul Stewart's excellent badminton coach website.

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Badminton Doubles Player: Fu Haifeng biography on Squidoo

Have a look at my biography of Fu Haifeng, who with Cai Yun is the world men's doubles champion, and has hit the world's fastest smash - 332kph (206mph).

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Badminton Stereotypes — by chiefhoohaha « Off-Tangent

via cokhoonut.wordpress.com

Entertaining list of badminton player stereotypes – doesn’t tally with my experience but has cute pictures!

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Knockoff Sports Goods from China - NYTimes.com

Andrew Bettles for The New York Times (Shoes provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

PULL TAB The finish of the top edge is asymmetrical. LOGO The signature Nike logo on the counterfeit shoe is more like a check mark than a swoosh. STITCHING Each stitch where the upper meets the sole is longer and less uniform.

via nytimes.com

For the highest quality counterfeits, "The only way to tell the difference between the real ones and ours is by the smell of the glue.”

Fascinating and detailed article from the New York Times the about Chinese counterfeit goods industry and the ambivalence of the Chinese authorities about the subject.

It focuses on rip off Nike tennis shoes made in Putia, China; but the knockoff badminton racket industry must work in a similar way.

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Shirt.Woot : Badminton vs Tennis

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Further evidence that badminton is better than tennis ;)

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Bossy Chinese team getting on the nerves of many in Paris

CHINA can boast of having the quantity and quality in their team for the world championships this year. But their lack of respect for others is slowly getting on the nerves of many....

via thestar.com.my

Apparently there are many complaints about the behaviour of the Chinese Badminton team in Paris. Perhaps this is partly due to an unusual lack of confidence in their chances - the Chinese coach is only targeting wins in 3 events and defending champions in men's doubles, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng have barely practiced together this year, and they face a lot of tough competition in their attempt to win a historic third World title.

Fingers crossed that the rest of the world can compete with them and win some titles!

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Mix Yopur sport - Foot Badminton

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They're not really following the proper rules of badminton, but impressive skills nonetheless!

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Two Top Shuttlers Resign From Indonesia National Team - The Jakarta Globe

Markis Kido, right, and Hendra Setiawan celebrating after beating Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong of Malaysia in the badminton men’s doubles final. (Antara Photo/Andika Wahyu)

Two Top Shuttlers Resign From Indonesia National Team

Less than a week after presenting the country with two gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games in Laos, world No. 3 men’s doubles badminton players Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan have decided to quit the national team...

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YOG - The Best of the Rest?

Singapore will go down in history as the first host of the Youth Olympics. Badminton was included in the list of 26 different sports, with a total of 64 players in competition.  The next generation of badminton champions are on the way...

via badzine.info

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China's Racquet Town – Longmen, Zhejiang Province — Road Less Travelled Blog

via roadlesstravelled.com.au

Interesting documentary about a Chinese town which strings 50 million badminton rackets every year. Gives an insight into how China's economy works and how it produces so much with paltry labour costs.

I had no idea that most rackets from China are strung by hand with no stringing equipment used - hopefully just the cheap garden rackets and not expensive Yonex rackets!