Badminton!

**Med Moore** · 21-04-2007, 10:41 PM

sorry i just have to add my bit on this bit.

What is wrong with the new badminotn rules?

What is right with the new badminton rules please :P

I've been playing for years at county junior standerd and since teh new rules have bene brought in the matchs kinda suck

but that is personal opinion. Anway anyone know if east anglia or bsms have badminton teams that compete with other uni's ?

JH · 22-04-2007, 01:48 PM

Some of the more old school players at my club prefer the old rules to the new. I'm not sure whether it's because they're conservative and have grown accustomed to it or whether it is because they dislike the pace of the new rules. Could be a combination of the 2. Personally, I prefer the new rules to the old for 2 reasons. First, it stops the stupendously long tie breaks + exchange of service. Second, I think it makes you work harder for your game. Any mistakes are punished, so it's a positive kind of pressure. I can appreciate the dislike of the new rules for this reason also, especially if one is only after a friendly/leisurely game.

**jtlc2345** · 08-05-2007, 03:52 PM

We have a med school badminton team at UCL - http://www.uclunion.org/badminton-rums/

Jonathan

**1202black** · 19-10-2007, 10:45 PM

the new rules is pretty good. I play at senior county level and the new rules helps a lot!!

**sionyn** · 01-12-2007, 04:35 AM

birmingham interview...:
them: do you do any sports?
me: weeeell, i'll very occasionally play badminton... (about once every half decade)
them: oh, i see, didn't the rules change a short while back?
me: (i had no idea) yes!
them: how does your scoring system work then?
me: (aaaargh!) (pause) (pause) (long pause) well i only play it veeery occasionally, so we don'y use a scoring system.
them: but surely there must be one of some sort?
me: no, not really.
them: (pause) (and again) let's move on then

i'm never playing badminton again.