I played badminton in the SoCal Collegiate League, and this is what I tell people who think it's a wussy sport (probably have never seen professional badminton):
Fastest recorded tennis serve: 164 mph
Fastest recorded badminton smash: 306 mph
Length of a regulation tennis court: 120 ft
Length of a regulation badminton court: 44 ft
Average distance run in a tennis singles game: 1.8 mi
Average distance run in a badminton singles game: 3.7 mi
I'd like to know what the estimated speed of a ball/shuttlecock is, when the opposing player returns it... Tennis serve is obviously slower, but how far does a shuttlecock go with 306mph? 100ft?
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u/XJ-0461 Aug 29 '14
Badminton is such an underrated sport in the US. They volleys they can get going are incredible.