Over the last few months, my badminton coaches have emphasized tactical strategy more and talked quite a bit about how current men’s singles pros play. If you watch a lot of pro play, you’ll notice that many men’s singles players play a flatter, box-style game nowadays. Let’s get into what that means and why they …
Launched in 2022, the Exbolt strings are some of Yonex’s newest strings featuring their new proprietary material, Forged Fiber. This new technology theoretically provides a phenomenal combination of durability, quick repulsion, and control. Let’s find out how effective the new technology is in my Yonex Exbolt 65 badminton string review. Summary Overall Rating: 8.5/10 Power: …
Yonex Exbolt 65 Badminton String Review – Great For Playing Fast Read More »
Getting injured is one of the worst things that can happen to any athlete. Injuries often prevent you from training for weeks, and when you are ready to go back into training, you have to start from a very light level. It’s almost like a complete reset of all your progress. Additionally, some injuries also …
How To Prevent Injuries In Badminton With Proper Training Read More »
Mindset is such an overlooked topic when it comes to competitive badminton. Too many people mindlessly go to training for the sake of training. It’s not enough to just train and compete. You have to learn how to learn, rebound from failures, and repeat good performances consistently. These things stem from your mentality and how …
7 Books All Badminton Athletes Should Read To Improve Their Mindset Read More »
Many people often ask me for advice on controlling nervousness and anxiety when playing under pressure, such as during tournaments and competitions. Being nervous was something I had lots of trouble with, too, when I first started playing. Over time, I developed various strategies to help myself control my anxiety much better and decided to write …
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One of the hottest rackets of 2023 was the new Yonex Nanoflare 1000Z. This racket got so much attention because it is the successor to the famous Nanoray Z Speed and was designed to set the record for the world’s fastest smash. In July 2023, Yonex announced that Satwiksairaj Rankireddy of India established the world record …
Yonex Nanoflare 1000Z Badminton Racket Review – Some Would Like But Not For Me Read More »
Summer is when countless young badminton players take the opportunity to go to foreign countries and experience higher-level badminton training. As we’re nearing the end of summer, many players close to me are returning from their boot camps, and the results are not as expected. One of my friends returned after a two-month trip to …
Is Badminton Training In Foreign Countries Worth It? Read More »
Physical strength and fitness have always been one of my stronger assets as a badminton player, which has led many people around me to ask what I do all the time for physical training. For some reason, though, it never occurred to me to write a blog post until readers began asking for workout routines …
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As we’re nearing the end of summer (as sad as that may be for some), I’ve begun to reflect on all my developments these past few months as a badminton player. One significant change this summer was getting a new badminton coach. I went from mostly self-training to working more closely with a former Chinese …
5 Lessons From My Badminton Coach This Summer That Changed My Game Read More »
For the entire life of this website, pretty much everything I wrote focused on singles gameplay, as I spent most of my time playing singles. Over the past year, however, I started playing doubles more often due to the number of people playing on the weekends and the limited court availability. At first, I was …
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