Battledore and Shuttlecock

As a recreational badminton game is called, which is usually played by two players. There are some similarities to the competitive sport of badminton.

There are different ways to play badminton. Mostly it 's about the ball as many times as possible to play back and forth without falling to the ground. Other variants exist in the competitive game like a string or in driving the enemy. A fixed set of rules does not exist. A network is not absolutely necessary; it is not usually played in a limited field by lines. Despite the susceptibility to wind the game is often exercised outdoors.

The ball and the bat correspond to those of badminton, but is due to the recreational nature often much cheaper and lower quality material used.

Often, the term shuttlecock is also equated with the competitive sport badminton. Historically this use has grown especially in the new federal states of Germany, because there was the officially prescribed term for the competitively -driven game in GDR times badminton. In Austria, the game of badminton was also introduced in the mid -1950s under the name of badminton, and the Association was founded as badminton association.

Badminton racket