2006-07-12 09:01:23 · 8 answers · asked by Chenier 2 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
haha- you said shuttlecocks!
2006-07-12 10:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by surfing_intern 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Goose Feathers
A shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape, with a rounded head at the apex of the cone traditionally made of cork and a skirt traditionally of sixteen overlapping goose feathers.
For most casual players, the cork-and-feather construction has been replaced by the use of a plastic (usually nylon) or rubber head and a plastic (usually nylon) skirt. The feather shuttlecock is still used by serious players and for competitions. The feathered variety is more expensive and far more likely to break during a match.
2006-07-12 09:05:40 · answer #2 · answered by thematrixhazu36 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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A shuttlecock is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. The feathers are collected from dead farm birds or specially reared geese that are bred for the same reason. A goose is not killed in order to obtain its feathers. Its just that some of the feathers are plucked, but sooner or later new feathers grow in its place and form a cycle.
2016-04-05 15:16:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shuttlecocks are traditionally made from 16 goose feathers which are taken from under the same bird's wing and then cleaned, cut and attached to a base of Portuguese cork.
2006-07-12 09:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by Gray Matter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best feather badminton shuttlecocks are made from wing feathers from a goose. Second grade shuttlecocks are made from duck wing feathers.
2006-07-12 09:09:09 · answer #5 · answered by Rocket Scientist X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Badminton Birds
2016-11-02 23:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tournament-quality shuttlecocks, also called shuttles or birdies, weigh 0.2 oz (5.7 gm) and consist of 16 goose feathers that protrude from one side of a ball-shaped cork base. Most shuttles used by casual players are plastic and have synthetic feathers. Both types of shuttles are 2.5 in (6.4 cm) long. When the shuttlecock is in the air, its aerodynamics cause it to spin so that when players hit it, they almost always strike the cork, not the feathers.
2016-03-27 02:51:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plastic ones.
2006-07-12 09:03:07 · answer #8 · answered by JAYROX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋