that building beside superstore on no.3 road whatever its called

^ that would be clear 1 aka C1

What type of rackets do you guys use? i heard that there's a difference between defensive and offensive rackets... anyone who can school me on this?

Offensive rackets usually are head heavy and defensive is head light. Not to say you can't play offensively with 70gram racket, and certainly you won't be the hardest hitter with a 90gram steel racket. it boils down to preference and what suits you best. I have a lot of racket over the years and it takes trial and error to find the one that fits you best. I would be more concerned with the strings rather than the racket. more questions please pm :thumbsup:

bump!!!
any badminton players out there?
trying to get back into the sport and wondering if any one here still plays

I play:hi:

Yeah, I just picked it up in september and I play about once a week.
So I'm pretty sucky.

It get trounced by my friends all the time, but it's a good cardio workout.
Try doing 3 doubles straight, then a 1v1. Never dripped sweat so hard in my life.

This is not true at all as I play both sports and out of the two, Tennis is my stronger sport.

For Tennis, you need consistent strength, constant muscle movement, and is generally slower overall as the breaks in between points are a lot longer than those in badminton.

In Badminton, you need explosive strength and short bursts of energy. The points are a lot quicker and there are generally more hits in a rally than those in badminton. Breaks in between points are also a lot shorter.

Out of the two, I would say Badminton is actually more taxing on the body.

where do you guys play?
I usually go to c1 and UBC Rec.
The rec is an awsome deal compared to the C1. Free for students and only 5.50 for no students. This lasts you the entire day!!!


What rackets do you guys use?
I usally use my Arcsaber 7. but just bought the Arcsaber 10 on Saturday...

^you shoulda waited...peter gade edition arc10s are coming out next week...and the white/gold colour combo is so much better than the red

i use to play in HS a lot & was super super shitty since i played for fun, i had a cheap set of wilsons which was a double racket set & recently my buddy started getting me back in the game so i upgraded to an orange HEAD Titanium 60 which was on sale at sports check

^never go to sportschek...its a super ripoff to buy from there for badminton racquets

i go to C1, C2, Richmond Pro because it's so close.... :P

btw if anyone's going to the Sat drop ins please holla. I know how to play but not like hardcore competition type of player.

Cheers

i got it while it was on sale, payed less then $20 for it so it was all good

Anyone know drop in schedules in Richmond for badminton?

drop in schedules are posted on the respective sites for each place.. i know clear 1 has saturday morning drop ins..

here's an open invitation to join my frd and i on sundays.. we play from 7-10pm.. practically every week.. just holler if anyone's interested. PM is key :)

ACE badminton centre, on Van Horne Way right behind Costco Richmond, had new floors installed recently for their courts.

$5 fee for drop-in from 12 to 3pm on Saturdays.

Those new mats are so rough. And somehow the roof is dripping water making the mats super slippery. Plastic birds always get stuck to the new B&K netting.

Anyone know where I can get a good deal for ArcZ? Sportschek has them for $270. With family and friends it turns out to be $225 taxes in. Still, $200 for a racquet is a little too rich for my blood.
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^buy used off badminton central..or try tad's sporting goods

i have a friend who imports stuff from taiwan.. even with shipping it's cheaper than canadian prices.

Any local, new z-slash would run you 225+. I remember it being the same price at Tad's as an Arc 10, I went for the 10. I could live without all that offensive power, and the risk of breaking it from a hit to the rim haha.

sold my mp99 and using shitty blackknight i won at a provincials LOL
Badminton rackets are too overpriced!

Even more expensive then tennis rackets :S