Last Thursday my friend and I were trading shots on the badminton court at a local gym. He lobbed a high one to me and I tried to smash it down his throat. Instead, when I swung, my racket flew out of my hand, smashed him in the face, and we spent the rest of …
In high school, I worked part-time at my local rec center. It wasn’t glamourous but I did at least get in for free in addition to getting hamburger money. On nights that I closed, I was typically there until 9:00 or so at night…unless I had bad luck. The “bad luck” I’m referring to actually …
When I was a kid we would had what my grandpa called a “portable net system” for playing sports. Every 4th of July all of the kids would run out to set it up. It consisted of two poles, stuck into the middle of cement-filled tires. We would roll them into place and string a …
I’ve always felt that having a great badminton bag is one of the most integral pieces of equipment that you can pick up as a new player. In fact, I purchased a bag long before I bought badminton-specific shoes. My main problem was this: I hate showing up to play looking like a bag lady. …
When I was in middle school we had a unit in gym class where we learned to set up a badminton net and play the game. Me, being the weird kid that I was, decided that I needed to bring in my own badminton racket. So I went out and bought the best Yonex badminton …
If you’ve ever seen me play badminton it’s no secret that I love Asics. Whether you notice them shining on my feet or you hear my blood-thirsty shout of “FOR ASICS!” everytime I smash you’ll be left wondering why I’m writing an article about the best Yonex badminton shoes. The reason is simple, really. Long …