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Court
The badminton court is 17 by 44 feet for singles, 20 by 44 for doubles. To make up the difference, there's a 1 ½-foot alley along each side of the court that comes into play for doubles.
On each half of the court there's a short service line, 6 ½ feet from the net, and another line 2 ½ feet from the end line. This second line is the long service line for doubles. The end line is the long service line for singles. A center line extends from the short service line to the end line.
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The net is 5 feet high, stretched tightly between two posts placed on the doubles side line.
The shuttlecock (or bird or, simply, shuttle) has a base 25 to 28 millimeters in diameter, rounded on the bottom. It may have 16 feathers, arranged in a circle, or a skirt made of simulated feathers. In either case, the length must be between 62 and 70 millimeters, and the total weight must be 4.74 to 5.50 grams.
The maximum racket size is 680 milleters long and 230 millimeters at its widest point. The stringed area must not be larger than 280 millimeters in length and 220 millimeters in width. |
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The badminton court |
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Badminton shuttlecock
A shuttlecock (often abbreviated to shuttle) is a high-drag projectile, with an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. Shuttles with a plastic skirt are often used by recreational players to reduce their costs: feathered shuttles break easily. |
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Badminton racket
Badminton rackets are light, with top quality rackets weighing between about 70 and 100 grams (without strings). [8][9] They are composed of carbon fibre composite (graphite reinforced plastic), which may be augmented by a variety of materials. Carbon fibre has an excellent strength to weight ratio, is stiff, and gives excellent kinetic energy transfer. Before the adoption of carbon fibre composite, rackets were made of light metals such as aluminium. Earlier still, rackets were made of wood. Cheap rackets are still often made of metal, but wooden rackets are no longer manufactured for the ordinary market, due to their excessive weight and cost. |
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Shoes
Badminton shoes are lightweight with soles of rubber or similar high-grip, non-marking materials.Compared to running shoes, badminton shoes have little lateral support. High levels of lateral support are useful for activities where lateral motion is undesirable and unexpected. Badminton, however, requires powerful lateral movements. A highly built-up lateral support will not be able to protect the foot in badminton; instead, it will encourage catastrophic collapse at the point where the shoe's support fails, and the player's ankles are not ready for the sudden loading. For this reason, players should choose badminton shoes rather than general trainers or running shoes. Players should also ensure that they learn safe footwork, with the knee and foot in alignment on all lunges.
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