Throughout this website you will find a incredible amount of information informing you on the many way that Physics applies to the sport of badminton. This information is based on physics knowledge and data collected by myself. There are many ways in which physics relates to badminton and this can be explored through various topics in physics such as kinematics, forces and energy.
Badminton overview
The sport of badminton originates all the way back to the mid 1800's where the idea of hitting shuttlecocks originally started. The sport consists of either two players on either side of the court or one player on either side of the court who hit the shuttlecock, also known as a birdie, back and forth until the birdie lands on one side of the court, giving the opposing team or individual a point . Many see the game of badminton as "just another racquet sport" like tennis or ping pong, but they could not be further from the truth. Badminton has very complex attributes to it such as the high drag projectile which is created by the unique shape of the birdie. The rest of this website will go into detail about these special attributes using primary data collected by myself.
The sport of badminton originates all the way back to the mid 1800's where the idea of hitting shuttlecocks originally started. The sport consists of either two players on either side of the court or one player on either side of the court who hit the shuttlecock, also known as a birdie, back and forth until the birdie lands on one side of the court, giving the opposing team or individual a point . Many see the game of badminton as "just another racquet sport" like tennis or ping pong, but they could not be further from the truth. Badminton has very complex attributes to it such as the high drag projectile which is created by the unique shape of the birdie. The rest of this website will go into detail about these special attributes using primary data collected by myself.