I wonder if many badminton players who enjoy the game know how fast a shuttlecock can travel. It is indeed very fast if you can smash the shuttle at the right timing and momentum. The execution of a great smash is when you anticipate and position your racket in the forward stance. The precise timing of hitting the shuttle from high and also the momentum of a great follow through produces a powerful smash. The downward impact will create a powerful smash in your opponent's court in a blink of an eye. That's a killer smash!
The fastest recorded SMASH was executed by the China player Fu Haifeng. It rocketed to a 332 kph equivalent to 206 mph . The smash was recorded in the tournament of the Sudirman Cup on 3/6/2005. It's quite phenomenal when compaired to the tennis stroke. The fastest tennis stroke recorded was by Andy Roddick at 246 kph that is equivalent to 153 mph. However the fastest singles smash record in the singles competition was by the Indonesian ace Taufik Hidayat at 305 kph that is equivalent to 189 mph. It's simply astonishing! Amazing!
So that's how fast a shuttlecock can travel - like a speeding bullet. And someday someone may just break that record, but it would'nt be me. ( I just love to play badminton)
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