I always sit next to them before I play them with my SA-80, a British army rifle, then I mutter the riflemans creed. In mixed I try and send a few smashes near the women early in the game, not to hit them but accidents happen, just to give them a warning. Then later as I attack the net or smash they tend to back off a bit. Or wear really brightly coloured clothes, really off-putting to have a guy wearing bright pink in your eyeline!
the legal way within badminton laws.... learn a variety of shots 1) it will make you less predictable 2) widens your options in certain situations these dont exactly strike the same kind of fear as say a dynamite in your hands with the fuse lit, but certainly they make your opponent have to work much harder to predict what you might do next
Just watched the SEA games finals b/w FMT and Firdasari... wow, the latter really has a way of intimidating when staring down the opponent before serving, dare I say... with "full vengence"? What are the official rules governing the attire and looks of a player? Is it possible to wear corpse paint then?
Better still, if you can shrill like Wang ShiXian after every point won. From 1-0, you shake your fist and shrill, 'Ai-Yeeee!" until 21... Repeat and rinse...
Shout HUZZAAAAAAAHH after every point you take. Frozen stare when you lose one . But all fun aside, i must say Andy05's advice is one of the good ones and also legal. Not to mention it spares your dignity.
- wear loudly yonex/li ning / victor etc - project confidence stand tall no slouch - appear big on receiving serve, open up your both arms , scare n intimidate them - smash repeatedly at weaker player, if there is half court try to smash at his body
assure them any point they get is only cuz you made a mistake not because they earned it... totally messes them up