shooting stroke
Regular Member
....With all things equal (footwork/technique/conditioning), the racket contributes very little to performance. I believe that a certain racket may "suit" you better, in that it makes shots slightly easier to do. However, I believe this difference becomes almost negligible in practise. For example, I've never really seen anyone (including myself) become significantly and consistently better at smashing/dropping/serving/driving/clearing (in a short space of time) just because they switched from one (high-end) racket to a "better" racket. Any (apparent) improvement in performance is much more likely due to the fact that you're playing more badminton and therefore are improving your footwork/technique/conditioning....
Since no racket will do any milisecond of any of our smashes, clears etc and it's the player that at the end of the day will painstalkingly performed all the hardwork hitting the birdie while moving through all the corners of the court, understanding the correct techniques and how to apply such technique while playing together with proper footwork movement will be the fundamentals for all satisfactory hits.
The fact that racket will influence the quality of our hits will only matter if the above parameters are constant and fully understood and the player is presented will the IDEAL racket that suits his style and playing techniques. Due to the differences of such preferences exist from one individu to another individu, an ideal racket weild in one player hand will not necessarily be an ideal racket in another player hand, therefore, you will still can deliver a satisfactory hits using a low end racket if its an ideal racket for you better than any high end that doesn't suits well with your preferences.