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Badminton Shuttlecocks : A Popular Sporting Option Among Young Kids
The best badminton cocks or shuttles are available online at the best prices from the top brands.
Indian badminton players are ruling the roost, post PV Sindhu’s Olympic victory. In fact, such has been the impact made by Sindhu that young boys and girls have taken to the game with passion to emerge as champions in the coming years.
Just like any other game, badminton calls for a great deal of practice. Players move from beginners levels, graduating to the intermediate levels and finally becoming professionals. Of course, this does take time, a few years.
Regular practice needs equipment and a badminton racquet and
badminton shuttlecocks are the must-have equipment along with a court to play on, comfortable dress, and special
badminton shoes which are suitable to play on the hard wooden courts.
When it comes to buying badminton
rackets and shuttlecocks, you have a choice of brands. These include Yonex, Strauss, Cosco, Nivia, and Silver to name a few. In fact, when you’re a novice, you can buy local brands as well and then move over to the popular brands which are a tad expensive.
Badminton Shuttles: Types
Badminton shuttlecocks come in feather, nylon, and plastic variants. The choice of shuttlecock depends on the player. Generally the beginners to the game and those who play for recreational purposes play with plastic and nylon shuttlecocks, while the professionals play with feather shuttlecocks.
Feather ShuttleCocks
The preferred choice of professional level players, these shuttlecocks have a good flight and speed making them the ideal equipment in competitive matches. These shuttlecocks are made of duck or goose feathers. Numbering 16, these feathers are attached to a semi-ellipse shaped cork. When playing in professional tournaments, players are mandated to play with feather shuttlecocks whose specifications are laid down by the Badminton Federation of India.
While the feather shuttle cocks with their quick speed and consistent flight can make players win or lose matches, their durability is low. When it is a match between two ranked players, even a single tear of a feather can compromise on the player’s ability. So, it is no surprise that well fought out badminton matches see players using up almost an entire tube of feather shuttlecocks.
The Yonex AeroClub TR and Mavis 350 are good choice for professional players. Cosco CS 666 is also a good buy.
Plus, on the cost front, feather cocks are expensive. With their reduced durability, you will have to buy a good lot of them while playing regularly. If you want to experience playing conditions similar to the professional players, but the cost of feather shuttlecocks weighs down your purse, you can buy shuttle badminton online at discounted price. You can stock on reputed brands like Yonex with considerable savings.
Plastic And Nylon ShuttleCocks
These synthetic shuttlecocks score high on durability. In fact, plastic shuttlecocks are inexpensive but they last long. Beginners play with plastic shuttlecocks, nylon shuttlecocks and progress to playing with feather
shuttlecocks as they advance in their playing levels. When you start learning to play your shots, these synthetic shuttlecocks do not snap easily, even when handled the wrong way. Typically, these plastic and nylon shuttlecocks last for 100s of games, over numerous playing sessions.
While these shuttlecocks are easy on your pocket and durable, they lack the consistent speed and flight offered by feather shuttlecocks. The Yonex Mavis 500 plastic shuttle, Strauss Maxis Pro nylon shuttle, and the Yonex Mavis 2000 GRN nylon shuttle are good buys.
The choice of shuttle badminton is dependent on your playing level. As a professional player who needs to engage in winning matches, consistent speed and flight offered by feather shuttlecocks is the best choice. If you’ve just made your entry into the badminton arena, practice with the plastic/nylon shuttlecocks, perfect the strokes and move on to playing on a professional arena.
