Just wondering, what do you carry inside your bag.

Besides the usual rackets and shuttles.

My whole list is as follows

Rackets + Shuttles
1 Extra Grip
Scissors
Glue
Deo can
A Change of clothes
Some old court payments receipts
Shoes
Socks
Plastic bag
Salopas Spray (Deep Heat)

Shoes
Change of Clothes
Racquet





Thats it, I still have too much room left in my ugly yonex bag (the dark blue kind, I hate those but had no choice cause couldn't find the light blue yonex ones) which makes it awkward to carry cause balance shifts from 1 side to the other when my shoes slide inside.. heh.

shoe
racket
cock (i mean shuttlecock... what were you thinking??)
scissors
clothes
tissue paper
glasses cleaner
bandage
wrist band

in addition to BN and RS list:

small towel - on-court use
bath towel
plastic shower sandals
lock
pen and pad of paper
racquet repair kit - flying clamp, dowel tensioner, pliers, cutters, awl, random string
extra laces
nail clippers
flash light - small maglight
discman and cd wallet

Although we both have our own bags, sometimes we take only one bag, in which case almost all my personal stuff gets removed and in its place:

her handbag - huge!
her extra shoes and pumps
all her change of clothes
cosmetics bag
shower kit (body soaps, lotions, shampoos, conditioners, scrubbers)
hair dryer
curling iron
feminine stuff

I'll find my stuff sitting in the basement.

So the truth comes out :)

For me i carry

Racquets
Shuttles
Scissors
Grip
Wrist bands
Catalogs(yonex 2000,2001,2002,karakal 2000,2001)
Sports wear
Shoes
Mini disk player
GB advance
Water bottle
Electrical tape
Socks
Wallet
Mini spray bottle for my shoes cause where i play the floors is slippery.

but your bag smells good :P

.... uh...well...okay... the red nail polish is mine ...

what I carry and did not see in other postings:
- plaster
- 5to10 muesli bars
- head-wear
- glucose pills
- magazine (typically "Beekeeping")

I guess all of us have some standard stuff!

Rackets, shuttles, towels, Grips, electric tape, Scissors, water bottle, wrist bands, extra Plastic covers for clothing, change of Tshirts, change of Gear for teh feet and wallet!

I carry some Neoprene gear for my knees (don't always wear them though), and nowadays also an elbow support due to a recent injury...

Oh yeah, and a skipping rope of course for warmups when there is no space to jog.

Do you find glucose tablets helpful?

I read somewhere that those tablets weren't good for you.

I do not know. I do not have any exact proof. Theoretically it should be the fastest way how to deliver some extra energy. To be on a safe side I would say that it has some psychological efect on me at least.

I am not aware of such posting. I tried search function and result was negative. Probably someone else posted such opinion.

Glucose is a fast source of energy, yes.

But in tablet form it's probably one of the worst things you could take during a high-impact activity such as badminton. Glucose is extremely fast carbohydrates, it is absorbed quickly and will cause a sudden increase in insulin production which will make you feel REALLY tired and slow!

So, in fact glucose tablets are counter-productive in this case.

This is also why water is better than most sports drinks. A good sports drink shouldn't have more than 2-5 % of sugar. Most of them have a lot more than that.

Thanks, it is an interesting information. I will try to experiment with it. In fact I used the pills rarely - only when I felt really out of energy and there were still some matches to play. (great to know that not me but the pills were guilty when I lost in semifinal :-))

Now I made some search on internet and indeed I found some info about the phenomena you described.

You're welcome.

It's actually surprising how many players are oblivious to this, even at a higher level. I once saw a match between two Swedish elite players, and one of them drank Coca-Cola between the games! There is probably ten reasons why you wouldn't want to drink that during a match, and the extremely high glucose content is only one of them!

He lost the match, by the way.

it's because of the mentality that if some is good then a whole bunch more is even better.

yeah i forgot, me too an knee and an ankle support. I don't wear it too often now. But just in case the old injury crops up

le'ts see....

racquets
waterbottles
shuttles
wallet
towel
receipts
cd player
chapstick
mints
wrist band
mini rule sheet

hm..

2 racquets
1 tube of shuttlecock
towel
waterbottle
locker lock
wallet
key
2 extra grips
wrist bands
Yoko Yoko