An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
Do you have a special someone in your life who loves badminton and are you looking for that perfect gift? Local department stores have nothing suitable? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Let Badminton Becky sort you out! …
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If you’re friends with me on facebook, then you’ll know I’ve been suffering from tennis elbow for the past few months. What is tennis elbow? Well it’s where the tendon, and muscles, in the elbow area are overused, damaged, and…
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I pride myself on being a low maintenance girl. When I started playing badminton, I borrowed a racket, wore the clothes I came in wearing and only needed some water and a sweat band to play. Now I need: my…
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So let’s talk tension…string tension. I’ve skirted the issue in the past, but the tension of your racket affects your game play a lot. The strings are strung at whatever “poundage” is best for you. Pro’s use the most tension…
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I forgot to introduce the newest member of my racket family! I got it for my birthday and in the shuffle of everything I forgot to announce it. It’s a girl! A Victor Meteor 260! It’s from Taiwan, and it’s…
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I figure these budget posts are pretty boring so I’ll update it every two months instead of every month. Equipment: This was a big month for equipment. I bought some basic stuff, a new pair of shoes, a towel for…
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So I did it. I pulled the trigger and got a new racket. It’s a Wish brand, which might not be familair to most player, but it’s a common racket in China, and the company is based in Xiamen so…
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Tuesday was a bad day for rackets. I broke my beloved beautiful racket in the middle of a game. Luckily my friends have extra and a guy lent me one. In 10 months I have almost never even touched another…
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My racket. My beautiful racket given to me 10 months ago by my friends. The racket that took me from a beginner to an advanced beginner. The racket that was with my in my first class with my teacher, the…
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With badminton rackets you need to regularly get them restrung because they lose tension. My friend Xiao He changes his about once every 2 weeks. Meanwhile, I hadn’t changed mine for more than 7 months. Time to figure it out….
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