How to win a game of badmitton

How to pronounce the word badminton is one of life's great mysteries nestling in somewhere between why the Mona Lisa is smirking and what is that funky smell coming from the back of your cousin's old Chevy Nova. Ok, maybe it isn't that mysterious, but if you want to start a good brawl at a badminton bar than ask out loud whether it is bad "mitten" or bad "mint-en" and prepare for battle. Or maybe just get ready for some shuttlecock action because you will be challenged to a throw down.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A shuttlecock
• <br>A racket
• <br>A net
• <br>Several players
• <br>Some time to learn

The basic rules of the game

1. First things first, badminton is more than just a game you played in the backyard growing up. This is a serious sport nowadays with world championships, rankings and high-tech gear. The first thing you need to know are the rules (or laws) of the game.

2. To start, there is the toss, where both sides hit the shuttle back and forth. The team that wins (by getting the other team to fault or letting the shuttle to touch ground inbounds) gets to make a choice of either serving or receiving first or they can decide which side of the court they want to defend. The losing team then takes the unused option. Example: Team one decides to serve, so the second team will choose the side. This is somewhat akin to an American football coin toss.

3. Getting ready to serve is important. Remember to always serve with the shuttlecock below your waistline. Also, you need to stand in the diaganol opposite of the serve if you are getting ready to receive.

4. A full game of badminton is the best of three sets with the first side to score 21 points (faults or getting the shuttle to the surface in bounds) wins. However, if both teams get to 20, it takes a two point edge to win. If it gets to 29-all, the first person to 30 winds

5. To keep things competitive in case one side of the playing surface is better than the other, players switch sides after the first and second sets. They switch sides during the third set when one team gets to 11.

Tips & Warnings

• Strategy is key. Remember to try and "smash" the shuttlecock to end rallies.
• <br>Practice your stroke. Disguising your stroke and what you plan to do is a good way of keeping your opponent off balance.
• Wind can change the direction of a shuttlecock, which is why professional games are held indoors.

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