Apologies in Badminton?

I still say sorry even if I intended to hit the person on the face. But if the person is not an a$$h0le, I try as much as possible to hit the net kill away from that person. I'm not a bad person, but I also have boundaries. There are a few who don't like me (even if I tried my best to be patient with them), and I return the favor by hitting them with the shuttle point blank. But I still apologize. What can I say? It's schadenfreude. And may I add that I've been quite successful a number of times. Take that LOSERS!!!

 

My immediate reaction to whenever I hit anyone is to raise my hand and say sorry quite loudly so I know they will have heard.
And I always make sure that I raise my hand again if they haven't seen my do it the first time.

 

Just tell them.. " If I were you, I'll wear goggles next time". lol

 

LOL!

In my case, I'd say, "If I were you, I'd wear goggles and jockstrap cup next time."

 

i have switched from basketball & soccer to badminton because i fear my body would break into hundreds of pieces from all that contacts sport.

the worst i got hit is when i was rushing in front, to cover and didn't expect a smash and that the birdie hit my "birdie"... that's 10 minutes of bruised balls!

 

LOL.. Lucky you still alive.. Haha!

 

yan: yes... luckily the guy wasn't Taufik, Fu Hai Feng or Tan Boon Hong... Or I will have to change my name from Peter to Peterina...

 

I'm sure that lady appreciated you saying sorry after chipping her tooth.

I don't mind getting hit, I'm of the opinion that I should be in a better position to avoid getting hit but I would never smash full power at someone who had little to no chance to get out the way.

The people you play are helping you to improve your game, not your ego.

 

Man, you guys make badminton sound so dangerous D:
What happened to the good old days of using wooden Wilson rackets and making only set-up shots?

 

true. it's just a recreational game. no point to "kill" someone with a smash, especially to opponents who are just novice. that's unsportmanship.

i know that when most top players play with novices, they would usually play at 10% of their level, so that the game become fun than full of frustration. if they wish to kill, it would be something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnmriKX8STo (imagine ur head is that)

 

Courtesy is always welcome and apologies (when apologies is not necessary) sometimes is just a form of courtesy.

 

do u think playing your best and giving your all with a novice is a rude thing?

 

putting in 100% = respect. but at the same time, there's no need for body smashes against novice. it's not rude, but just unsportman...

 

Just wondering, is raising your racket good enough instead of raising your hand

 

Courtesy wise I would say no. You have two hands right? So, just raise the non racket hand, not hard.

 

I agree with druss. For me personally, I only hold up my racket to signal to my opponents I'm ready to serve, but maybe that's just me.

Funny thing is that my doubles partner has a pretty mean smash and he always subconsciously aims at the persons chest area so he's always apologizing profusely to everyone he hits out of habit because he hits so many people every time we play.

 

A simple (though unambiguous) apology is sufficient. Raising your racket and/or verbal apologies can be misinterpreted, so I apologise with a raised and open-palmed hand.

As for what to apologise for, I would go with hitting the opponent with the shuttle, miss-hit winners and fortunate net chords.

When playing socially, I will apologise when the opponent hits the shuttle out AND I was miles out of position, but never in a match.

As for Tactim's doubles partner, frequent apologising can be annoying. A less prefuse apology may be more curteous.