What do u guys think of the sport badminton?

Question

Statistics don't lie. The speed and the stamina required for badminton are far greater than for any other racket sport. At the 1985 All England (Tennis) Championships, Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. At the 1985 World Badminton Championships in Calgary, Canada, Han Jian of China defeated Morten Frost of Denmark, 14-18, 15-10, 15-8. The following is a statistical comparison of those matches.

TennisBadminton
Time: 3 hrs & 18 mins 1 hr & 16 mins
Ball/Shuttle in Play: 18 mins 37 mins
Match Intensity*: 9 percent 48 percent
Rallies: 299 146
Shots: 1,004 1,972
Shots Per Rally: 3.4 3.5
Distance Covered: 2 miles 4 miles

* The actual time the ball/shuttle was in flight, divided by the length of the match.

Note that the badminton players competed for half the time, yet ran twice as far and hit nearly twice as many shots.

--From "Badminton Facts".

Thought might be intresting...
Disscuss??

Answer 1

Thank you for interesting stats!
As most of the previous answers show, you are not changing many people's minds about badminton.
I think we should just realize that there are many different racket sports. Play what you like and enjoy it.
If you want to change some perceptions, I have some ideas.
First, I would start distinguishing Court from Lawn Badminton. I would promote Court Badminton by talking to Gym managers/owners, private or public (like Boys and Girls' Clubs and University/college) to make available time for Badminton which is not very expensive to have a court or two made with a few rackets, net and birdies. My experience is if you have a court, a few badminton players will show up and attract more attention. More people will try it. Then let it take care of itself. If you play in a more competitive game, you will realize that it is a sport.
Just like before soccer is more popular, some people didn't think it would take much to run around and chase the ball either. Then more people actually try playing it in school and etc and subsequently have more appreciation for the beautiful game!
We just have to give them the opportunity to try and find out for themselves.
I would think the badminton industry would want to tap into the US market. They definitely could do more.

Answer 2

I have mostly played badminton but i will agree badminton is far more tyring than it looks.But honestly if u think of the length and breath of atennis court 40x40 for each player its actually a long area to run around.Also the strength required for tennis is also huge.U get a tennis elbow not a badminton elbow.

Answer 3

Took up a badminton class in junior college as an elective sport. Don't think it's that dramatic, although it was fun.

Answer 4

But the shuttlecock cannot be driven as hard as a tennis ball, and there is something kind of "non-endurance" about badminton.

I have played it and it can be rather intense.

Answer 5

I play badminton competitively in high school and in college, currently. In two words: IT RULES.

Answer 6

I think its a fun game, but it's not a sport that can become popular in the world. It's more of a backyard sport than a competitve sport. Overall, i think it's a fun sport. 1 out of 10, I would give it a 8.

~Kishawn

Answer 7

meh, my school offers it, but i do cross country, i signed up for wrestling, and in spring, i'm doing track field, so...i guess it's an ok sport, i just find it tough to play outside because i always play in the wind

Answer 8

I think its fun and I would love to play some in my back yard but its alil bumpy and someone might sprain an ankle.

Answer 9

It's not a sport. It's a backyard game as far as I'm concerned. Fun to watch and fun to play. But I regard it in the same category as ping-pong.

Answer 10

Isn't that the game children play in the back yard where the birdie always gets stuck on the roof?

It wouldn't get my attention in the olympics unless I wanted to laugh at teh gheyness