Badminton Gear
Singles Day Became Badminton Day!

The biggest holiday in the world that you’ve never heard of, just happened. In China November 11th (11-11) is Singles Day. Cutesy idea so single people can revel in their singleness. But no one cares about that anymore, that’s because…
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My Most Important Piece of Equipment

So, by now you know I love my racket, and my squeaky new shoes are fun to run around in. But I played before I had them, and if they were taken away, I can continue to play. But there…
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How Much Does Learning Badminton Cost Me? October’s Costs

Since I am just beginning the “journey” of badminton I decided I should keep a tally of how much it is costing me. I’ll start in the month of October because that’s when things got serious. Before October the only…
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Squeak! Squeak! My New Badminton Shoes

I’m not the kind of girl that has a closet full of shoes. In fact, I usually keep only 4 pairs: Hiking shoes, sneakers, sandals and some sort of more “formal” shoe like a docker. Each has a specific purpose…
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My Racket

For the first few months I used the communal rackets my group keeps on hand. As regulars at the badminton place, we have a permanent wooden locked box next to our courts. We keep our birdies and some extra rackets…
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