Nextmanup Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Anyone watching this? It's on the Olympic Channel. They are currently at the Round of 64 stage. I am finding it strangely fun to watch.
BringBackFergy Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Is it men’s or women’s? How are they handling the shuttlecock? 2
Nextmanup Posted August 20, 2019 Author Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: Is it men’s or women’s? How are they handling the shuttlecock? Finally! I've been waiting for some entertaining comments in this thread! It was men's. The one guy seemed to be Chinese, and he was a master at stroking that shuttlecock all over the court.
BringBackFergy Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 Yeah, the Chinese are notorious for whacking that shuttlecock all over the place. Probably because he had a good grip. (Badminton is a lot of fun to watch. Playing it at grad parties is a blast as well...after a few “sodas”)
Gugny Posted August 20, 2019 Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Nextmanup said: Finally! I've been waiting for some entertaining comments in this thread! It was men's. The one guy seemed to be Chinese, and he was a master at stroking that shuttlecock all over the court. How did he seem to be Chinese?
Nextmanup Posted August 21, 2019 Author Posted August 21, 2019 12 hours ago, Gugny said: How did he seem to be Chinese? You know, Asian looking. The graphic on the screen was Player A name vs. Player B name, not national names. His name seemed consistent with being Chinese, but he could have been from somewhere else.
PromoTheRobot Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 (edited) It's a great sport to play. Power and finesse. A fantastic workout. It's hard to find local tennis clubs that offer Badminton hours but it's worth trying it. Edited August 21, 2019 by PromoTheRobot
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 When you have proper racquets and shuttlecocks, it’s a blast.
BuffaloBill Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 How should one handle his shuttlecock? Is it proper to do so in mixed company?
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 9:16 AM, Gugny said: How did he seem to be Chinese? He was a good student!
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 9:16 AM, Gugny said: How did he seem to be Chinese? ...the takeout container was a dead giveaway............ 1
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 My mom won a badminton set from work once. Came with the net, biridies, rackets, and even ribbon to measure out an official sized court. One boring day during summer vacation, my brother and I finally decided to set it up, and even looked up the rules. We took it very seriously. We got into huge arguments over whether it landed in our out, etc. After about two days we reckoned we were both getting pretty good at it. It happened to be summer Olympic time. So we turned on badminton to see how the pros do it. That's when we realized that we were not, in fact, getting pretty good at it. We were actually quite bad compared to these guys. Thus went our plans of going pro.
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 21, 2019 Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: My mom won a badminton set from work once. Came with the net, biridies, rackets, and even ribbon to measure out an official sized court. One boring day during summer vacation, my brother and I finally decided to set it up, and even looked up the rules. We took it very seriously. We got into huge arguments over whether it landed in our out, etc. After about two days we reckoned we were both getting pretty good at it. It happened to be summer Olympic time. So we turned on badminton to see how the pros do it. That's when we realized that we were not, in fact, getting pretty good at it. We were actually quite bad compared to these guys. Thus went our plans of going pro. Could have turned out differently if you were only coached by the famous Ryan Brothers.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 Badminton has gone really downhill. I remember the glory days of Ought Nine, when the Pakistani national team (Gupta and Reddy) would dominate with a really finesse shuttle/net game. I think they used rackets made of poplar wood and bamboo. Nothing like that anymore. Just a bunch of guys on PEDs, smashing the birdie with graphite sticks. Such a shame. 1 1
Augie Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: Badminton has gone really downhill. I remember the glory days of Ought Nine, when the Pakistani national team (Gupta and Reddy) would dominate with a really finesse shuttle/net game. I think they used rackets made of poplar wood and bamboo. Nothing like that anymore. Just a bunch of guys on PEDs, smashing the birdie with graphite sticks. Such a shame. YIKES! A rare JR sighting! Welcome back! I might have to tune in to check it out.....PED’s to whack a shuttlecock? Struggling to envision this....
BringBackFergy Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 8 hours ago, JR in Pittsburgh said: Badminton has gone really downhill. I remember the glory days of Ought Nine, when the Pakistani national team (Gupta and Reddy) would dominate with a really finesse shuttle/net game. I think they used rackets made of poplar wood and bamboo. Nothing like that anymore. Just a bunch of guys on PEDs, smashing the birdie with graphite sticks. Such a shame. Hey JR!! Welcome back! That was one long suspension by the moderators. ?
US Egg Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 Waiting for the World croquet championships on ESPN 2 They should be soon with the Bean Bag and axe throwing Championships coming to a close.
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 5 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: Hey JR!! Welcome back! That was one long suspension by the moderators. ? haha-- you know me. Flying off the handle NDBUFFSYRACUSE#!FAN Style!! ? 1
Gary M Posted August 22, 2019 Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 1:02 AM, BringBackFergy said: Is it men’s or women’s? How are they handling the shuttlecock? Some of the women have excellent backhand stroke on that shuttlecock!
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