The speed of the shuttles that you used is dependent on several factors; a) size of the hall b) temperature c) sea level In Saskatchewan, you should be looking at speed 77-79 for sure. We use 77/78 here on the W. Coast and probably the same everywhere else except for Calgary (being at higher evalation) which uses at least 75. For Victor, the colours are not an indication of their speed but rather different grades of shuttles.
just some infos Saskatoon is 500m or 1,500 ft above sea level Calgary is 1,000m or 3,000ft above Vancouver is 3m above
for calgary, the elevation is range from 1050 to 1250m above sea level. The badminton courts where i played are situated around 1199m.
I had no idea thcalgary was that high. The highest mountain in england is only 977m Does it make you fitter? do you feel super human when you come down to play in say vancouver?
Hmm, i don't think it was for that reason. The main reason is availibility of facility at low cost because badminton canada is cheapskate
I would then suggest that you will probably be using 76/77 speed. Where I am playing right now (in Victoria), the standard speed is 78 but we sometimes have to tip the shuttles to slow it down (not so much in the winter).
I've looked many times at the packaging of the Victor shuttles and can't find any clue to what speed is inside. No number to be found. No indication at all. It only says Victor "Eagle" for regular tournament. How can I know what speed it is?
Nope, Victor tubes - in Taiwan - have no indication accept from a name and color, Eagle and Champion or something are two of them. BTW, I was wrong about our group playing all year with the same shuttle #, in summer we play Midway #2 or #3, now in winter we play #4.
For the Victor, look at the caps (there should be a number on the plastic caps). Eagle, Champion, etc. are just different grade of shuttles just like the Yonex AS-10, AS-20, ... AS-30
NO,NO,NO. I've looked for a long time in several stores at many tubes and no indication, not even on the caps.
