HAHA Badminton is the fastest racquet sport by miles - have you ever played?

Smashes in Badminton at professional level are around 200mph. The matches are shorter even though a Badminton player would probably run about twice as much as a tennis player in a proper game in about half the time.

Posted By: Brandonio on August 12th 2008 at 13:39:12

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Gail Emms... (Other Sports) - Brom, Aug 12, 12:43:41
- Oh yes ... (Other Sports) - meeky, Aug 12, 13:03:06
- Absolutely not! But that girl..... (Other Sports) - Muddyfunster, Aug 12, 12:57:15
  - i agree, i told my flatmate that it would be after she was chained to my cooker for a week (Other Sports) - samcd84, Aug 12, 13:26:41
- I'd probably try and have a go on it. 19-18 to us (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Aug 12, 12:54:36
  - 20-19 to us (n/m) (Other Sports) - malkybarkid, Aug 12, 12:56:35
    - win! (n/m) (Other Sports) - malkybarkid, Aug 12, 12:56:46
      - GET THE FUCK IN! Got money on them to win it...and I was proper gutted (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 12:58:19
        
        they traded over 100/1 during the match (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Aug 12, 13:12:05
        
        Oh well, the perils of working (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:25:20
        
        Badminton = Slow Tennis (n/m) (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 12, 13:03:32
        
        in what sense? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:30:30
        
        In the sense that shuttlecocks are slower than tennis balls when walloped ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:31:29
        
        HAHA Badminton is the fastest racquet sport by miles - have you ever played? (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:39:12
        
        Not when I played it :-) (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Aug 12, 14:00:56
        
        The only physical attribute Tennis players have over Badminton players (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 14:06:29
        
        Really? (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 12, 13:47:15
        
        And Jai-Alai ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:51:05
        
        Weird, I was just thinking the same and found this (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 12, 13:57:01
        
        ... (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 12, 13:49:59
        
        and this, at the most impressive domain name I've seen: (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:51:48
        
        Yes, played every week for a couple of years. (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:45:06
        
        It seemed like you were supporting his idea by offering some kind of reason (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:47:00
        
        When I played tennis it was slower than chess (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:49:44
        
        and it fucked my knees (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:45:32
        
        I used to play every week at the Bob Carter Centre - must get back into playing again. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 12, 13:40:44
        
        I play every Weds nights at the moment (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:44:32
        
        What round was that? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Aug 12, 12:59:06
        
        Last 16/First Round. Now in QF...I think (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:03:19
        
        Yep in the quaters now. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 12, 13:03:50
        
        9 (n/m) (Other Sports) - blindasabat, Aug 12, 13:00:58
        
        Can't beat a game of Badders. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 12, 12:59:00
  - Those thighs could do some damage. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 12, 12:56:14
  - Come on! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 12:55:30
    - We,ve done it! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Aug 12, 12:56:53
- Would I what? (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 12, 12:48:12
  - Ah, you mean the cock shuttler (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Aug 12, 12:49:16
- Hmmm - how's the 3rd set going? (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 12:47:38
  - Anyone watching it? Crap updates on BBC and I can't the video player to work (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 12:54:24
    - match point to us (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Aug 12, 12:55:59
      - cheers for the uodates! (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 12:58:47
        
        Have we got a gold then (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:03:02
        
        I don't think so. I don't know if we've got a chance of any golden medals in the horses la (Other Sports) - Small, Aug 12, 13:05:07
        
        They should give those medals to the fucking horses, not their ballast. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:06:30
        
        I agree. At least we don't have to put up with them monking over Zara Phillips this year (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Aug 12, 13:35:54
        
        monking over Zara Phillips (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 13:52:21
        
        no but they are seeded 2nd...it was a very hard match (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 13:03:44
- Dunno but I'd certainly Du Juan (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 12:46:58
  - Lollipop Head (n/m) (Other Sports) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 12, 12:47:34
- Yes. (Other Sports) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 12, 12:46:18
  - frankfurter, dairylea cheese spread and tomato relish in a roll (n/m) (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Aug 12, 13:05:51
  - Do you have to do Kellogg at the same time though ? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 12:49:07
    - I'm sure you'd spare a hand if you had to. (Other Sports) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 12, 14:29:38
    - oh dear...I hope not (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Aug 12, 12:50:37
    - ... (Other Sports) - Steve in Holland, Aug 12, 12:50:01

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