WE know two sports that have very similiar gameplay, the badminton and tennis. Both of them use the racket and a ball(cock in badminton) and a court. But the difference is these things too^^, the racket of badminton is light and the tennis's is quite heavy(some of them light too), the ball, you know that, of course. ^^ And the court, the badminton needs only a small court and taller net, andt he tennis needs a bigger court than the badminton and shorter net. For me, the tennis is more interesting to be played. What's about you? Tennis or badminton? Give your opinion. ^^

Oh...gosh. I didn't even know what badmitton was until I went to china. I call it birdie. Well, I perfer tennis- I decent at that. I don't suck, but I'm not that good. It's like my 2nd sport to play when I'm bored.

I feel that badminton is better for me, since its much faster paced than Tennis, that and it has a smaller court area than Tennis... lol

Tennis for me.

urnitemarekiller

Oh...gosh. I didn't even know what badmitton was until I went to china. I call it birdie. Well, I perfer tennis- I decent at that. I don't suck, but I'm not that good. It's like my 2nd sport to play when I'm bored.

Ow, that's a shocking one, you don't know the badminton sport until you went to China. ^^ But that's okay, everyone needs to explore to know something, right? ^^ And I agree, the tennis is just like my second sport, my primary sport is basketball, and the tennis is the second, but I love it a lot. ^^

Badminton. I love to play doubles..it means less courts to cover..*lol im lazy* tennis is okai..its fun except im not phsycally stong or anything and i tire really easily.

I prefear Badmintaion over tennis cause I like the fast pace of it. I find that playing doubles in badmintion is a lot more enjoyable cuase of the fast pace, and that bamintion requires a smaller place to play in then tennis.

Yeah, badminton is at a much faster pace XD One has to react fast and what not to return the birdie, but the court is much smaller. I think you get more exercise through running in tennis and you use your arm instead of just flicking your wrist like you do in badminton. I personally can't choose a favorite between the two since I really enjoy playing both.

Even though I have some Malaysian and Indonesian friends who love the sport of badminton, as well as some Vietnamese friends from Westminster who play this for a habit, I prefer tennis. It's more showy, and very fast-paced, paced right enough for my interests. for example, our university's tennis team (albeit it's women only) is one of the strongest in the nation. I like tennis more as a spectator sport, and the best tennis players have awesome speed, are pursuant of the ball, and improvise on the fly

I did see a few badminton matches on NBC during the Athens games. Indonesia is, probably, the badminton capital of the world.

Badminton, I suppose. Tennis is a sport which I practiced for a while, but I find the insane left-right-left-right-left-right matches that come with badminton a lot more amusing. Especially when they keep going on and on. It kinda makes me forget winning, and pushes the fun part of the game more to the forefront then tennis ever did for me.

I have really really weak wrists. i used to be in gymnastics and broke my wrists twice, so i can't have too much weight on them, so i like to play badminton, however, i like to watch Tennis much much more.

I prefer Badminton because the "birdie" as they call it as much softer to throw across a net than a tennis ball, and I have boney, flabby arms who cannot run across a court to balance a ball between me and my opponent. Although it's hard to hit the birdie once you first practice, however.

csillesa

I feel that badminton is better for me, since its much faster paced than Tennis

ibby

I prefear Badmintaion over tennis cause I like the fast pace of it.

I'm just really curious what form of Tennis and Badminton all you guys are playing. Hearing people say that badminton is faster paced then Tennis is kind of baffling to me. I understand the birdie can come to the player quicker because the court is so small. But in all fairness a ball in a tennis match is moving much much faster then any birdie can in badminton. The larger court and an inability to play may cause some people to think tennis is slow. But if you've ever played tennis on a compedative basis you would realize that its a much faster sport then badminton. I can understand if you prefer playing badminton to tennis but hearing people say its faster paced is kind of startling to me. Obviously my choice is tennis over badminton.

My choice would be tennis over badminton simply because that was the main sport that I'm playing in high school. Not that I was any good or anything. It was fun nonetheless. I have played badminton a couple times but it just wasn't my cup of tea since I could barely hit the damn thing with that tiny racket. I have more control when using a tennis racket.

blaze242

I'm just really curious what form of Tennis and Badminton all you guys are playing. Hearing people say that badminton is faster paced then Tennis is kind of baffling to me. I understand the birdie can come to the player quicker because the court is so small. But in all fairness a ball in a tennis match is moving much much faster then any birdie can in badminton. The larger court and an inability to play may cause some people to think tennis is slow. But if you've ever played tennis on a compedative basis you would realize that its a much faster sport then badminton. I can understand if you prefer playing badminton to tennis but hearing people say its faster paced is kind of startling to me. Obviously my choice is tennis over badminton.

Badminton is fast due to the speed at which the shuttlecock travels. And remember that the shuttlecock never touches the ground unlike the tennis ball. A fast paced badminton game is characterized by many smashes and less rallies (a style favored by Asians due to physical body built compared to the European style of more longer rallies and less smashes). The average speed of a shuttlecock during a smash outspeeds tennis [ reference]. Same goes for tennis ball and shuttlecock speeds during rallies. And in badminton, a tighter reflex is required since the shuttle can basically go in any direction with the change in the racquet's handle. And indeed, it is faster paced than tennis statistically [ ref. 01][ ref. 02].

jsalazar

I did see a few badminton matches on NBC during the Athens games. Indonesia is, probably, the badminton capital of the world.

Not sure what is used for that statement, but Malaysia, China and South Korea have an equally large following (rivalled only by football/soccer I believe).