the coming revolution: playing badminton barefoot

Cheung said:
So you are playing badminton regularly in bare feet?
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no, i still wear shoes. But if you want scientific literature to support barefoot playing on a soft mat, where's the scientific literature to support playing in shoes on a hard surface and its effectiveness in transferring power and reducing injury?

At best, it was arbitrarily decided.
 
thumpsky said:
no, i still wear shoes. But if you want scientific literature to support barefoot playing on a soft mat, where's the scientific literature to support playing in shoes on a hard surface and its effectiveness in transferring power and reducing injury?

At best, it was arbitrarily decided.
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that's right, so you need a large body of well designed scientific evidence to support your claim of a 'revolution'. Big words and big claims need better proof to change people's behaviour - for which you haven't yet shown proper evidence.
 
Cheung said:
that's right, so you need a large body of well designed scientific evidence to support your claim of a 'revolution'. Big words and big claims need better proof to change people's behaviour - which you haven't yet shown.
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communism had no scientific evidence, but it had its own revolution
 
thumpsky said:
communism had no scientific evidence, but it had its own revolution
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That's a philosophical argument, though it did create a revolution :)

For your 'revolution', standards have moved on from a hundred or two hundred years ago. Present day claims have to stand up to greater scrutiny than the magical elixirs of the Wild West.
 
Cheung said:
That's a philosophical argument, though it did create a revolution :)

For your 'revolution', standards have moved on from a hundred or two hundred years ago. Present day claims have to stand up to greater scrutiny than the magical elixirs of the Wild West.
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let's not be silly.

If we waited for FDA style testing for everything, as opposed to relying on anecdotal evidence and reasoning even a simple rubberized grip would remain in the "concept" phase indefinitely.

I really think this badminton player is trying to make a point by playing barefoot here

[video=youtube;KNftdk7DWZo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNftdk7DWZo[/video]

obviously you have more control, but you can't do it for a sustained amount of time because the floor is hard. You would have even MORE traction if you played on a mat which is DESIGNED for bare feet.
 
Since two years I play recreational badminton on bare feet and I am wondering if there are more barefeeted players around. For me, it works out very good. The major advantage is that I, as a 48 year old, no longer have to fear for nasty injuries as sprains of the ankles or a rupture of the achilles. Ten years ago, the latter happened to me and I do'nt want to repeat that performance.
An other advantage of playing barefoot is the much greater speed then with shoes on. The first year i had to get used, such as aches after a playing an evening, but the feet became stronger and will now play flawlessly. To avoid slipping I dep at the beginning of the play-evening my soles with MgCO3, the stuff that is used for climbing walls for better grip. There it's also available.
The social aspect is for me no problem. After a few surprised comments at the beginning, my bare feet are now fully accepted by my teammates. They also see that I've become much faster. I never had blisters, but that's maybe because I also do barefoot running and my feet get a lot of practice.

What do you think of barefoot badminton? I think it will prevent a lot of injuries in this reactive sport.
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http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php/85800-Playing-barefoot-is-cool
 
I agree there is no need for FDA style testing.

There is nothing to stop you from installing such a floor with such equipment. Are you ready to put your money where your mouth is? More to the point, can you guarantee fewer injuries and better play across the whole spectrum of players? You'll need better evidence to prove it.

Most people want to know the pros and cons especially if the cons (i.e. injury) may be significant.
 
Going by that logic, shouldn't football (soccer) also be played bare footed? There would be no problems with studs etc.
 
thumpsky said:
you need shoe protection for kicking the ball
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this from you who defend barefeet badminton with ridicolous statements?! lol

i can imagine playing soccer barefeet (actually i have done it oftentimes, as many ppl certainly did on beaches and on grass) but i absolutely cannot imagine playing badminton without shoes wtf
 
I am surprised with the hostility in the replies, especially Cheung's whose previous posts I have always found reasonable. Granted that the title is provocative, but that should not make it an argument instead of a discussion.
If one can get used to barefoot running, I can imagine getting used to barefoot badminton on good floors. And btw, India played barefoot soccer at the 1948 London Olympics.
Peace!
 
[MENTION=13151]VegiSmash[/MENTION]
We're more poking fun than being hostile. You have to read his previous posts and threads started to fully understand.
 
VegiSmash said:
I am surprised with the hostility in the replies, especially Cheung's whose previous posts I have always found reasonable. Granted that the title is provocative, but that should not make it an argument instead of a discussion.
If one can get used to barefoot running, I can imagine getting used to barefoot badminton on good floors. And btw, India played barefoot soccer at the 1948 London Olympics.
Peace!
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Where's the evidence of a revolution?

We are in 2014, not 1948. I don't use a 1948 phone. I don't use a 1948 racquet nor a 1948 type shuttle...


Sometimes, things are obviously good and useful. To claim a revolution is .....

But again, the original poster should be a convert himself but notably had avoided saying that he is playing barefoot. Shouldn't he practice what he preaches to persuade others?
 
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