Sound of smashes

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  1. iyuaeo

    iyuaeo Regular Member

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    I've watched many badminton matches, and in some of them smashes sound like the crack of a bullwhip or a gunshot, whereas in others smashes make a weak "whfft" sound. What causes this difference? Is it the particular brand of shuttlecocks that a tournament decides to use?
     
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    the... microphone?!...
     
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    amleto Regular Member

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    anything that can affect sound:
    temperature, pressure, size/shape of hall, strings, string tension, racket, shuttle, contact angle, racket head speed.
     
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    na can't be the microphone, too obvious, it the equalizer (EQ) settings
     
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    iyuaeo Regular Member

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    For example, the "crack of a bullwhip sound" can be heard in this match, while a less sexy smash sound can be found in this match, which sounds more like a muffled pop.
     
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    I think it's just where the mics are placed. If by side of court, then it'll be sharper.
     
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    Does anyone know this string where you just swing the racquet like in a smash way and there's like a huge whoosh sound :0
     
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    All my rackets make a loud swoosh sound when I just swing them without hitting the birdie.
     
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    Exert Regular Member

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    What's strings do you use? :0
     
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    Zymax 65. I don't think it matters what string if you are just swinging. But when hitting a real shuttle, different strings make different sounds at a given tension.
     
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    Yeah it doesn't really matter but when it comes into contact with the strings, it makes this same
    Sound this guy at my school had it and I really liked it, I currently have zymax 67 at 25 lbs
     
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    The LCW -- Kenichi Tago was a prime example of the whipping sound. The sounds of the shuttle hitting the strings was so exquisitely beautiful it almost made me cry at times.
     
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    Maybe it was due to them using Z's. :)

    LCW Z Force and Tago Z Speed.
    And it was crazy how Tago strings at higher tension than LCW because you can hear the difference in pitch at strike.
     
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    I thought I was hearing things....good that you think that Tago had a higher tension as well!
     
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    Are the head sizes the same? A smaller head will sound higher pitched.
     
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    george@chongwei Regular Member

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    Its all got to do with the strings and the tension strung..;)
     
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    From the ZSP thread elsewhere, the head frame size is smaller, so it is bound to have a higher tension, when pulled with the same pounds and force.

    Generally, the smash should have higher pitch with
    - thinner strings and
    - smaller head size, that is a smaller string area when you use the same pull.


    Hope you can sound engineer the next racket according to your taste.
     
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    Yes, ZSPD is a tad smaller than ZF, but only most noticeably at the bottom where it's shorter by 3-4mm. Along with the bright neon orange colour, the compact frame makes it look like a toy racket, imho. :p

    I'll try to get a frequency reading of LCW and Tago's hits when I get home tonite.
     
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    There are only 3 factors that affect pitch or frequency of a string.
    1. tension
    2. length
    3. linear density (ie. lighter, thinner)

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrating_string
     
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    If you replace the length with the SQR(AREA), because you may to account for the "woven pattern" of applied strings of a real racket, not just the length of one long string, then you may get a more accurate calculation.

    Informed by some Physics Department, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, in July 2006.

    PS: Call me a snob, I never ref to Wikipedia.
     

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