2006-07-24 08:53:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
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For most casual players, the cork-and-feather construction has been replaced by the use of a plastic (usually nylon) or rubber head and a plastic (usually nylon) skirt.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.
A shuttlecock can also be called a "birdie", "bird", "****" or "shuttle". The "shuttle" part of the name was probably derived from its back-and-forth motion during the game, resembling the shuttle of a loom, and the "****" from the feathers of the traditional shuttlecock, referring to a bird's crest.
2006-07-24 09:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by Deana G 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the left wing of a goose is used to make a shuttlecock, which is used in badminton. A ball is not used.
2006-07-27 07:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by john b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its not a ball its a shuttlecock and they come from the left wing of a goose
2006-07-24 08:58:21 · answer #3 · answered by TAFF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
real competition ones are made of goose feathers
2006-07-24 08:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by spawn_of_cookie_monster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
traditionally was a goose feather
2006-07-24 08:57:09 · answer #5 · answered by greengunge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goose feathers perhaps?
2006-07-24 08:56:31 · answer #6 · answered by Jackie P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not "using" but "used". Anyway, it's usually made of plastic.
2006-07-24 08:57:53 · answer #7 · answered by protbox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a ball, its a shuttlecock..
2006-07-24 08:57:31 · answer #8 · answered by Bob The Builder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a birdie.
2006-07-24 09:03:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be funny if they were made of peacock feathers :)
2006-07-26 03:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by Eleanor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋