I feel that badminton would benefit from employing a standard type of synthetic shuttle that everyone is (relatively) content with. I wonder if this is possible? Most other sports don't have to rely on "consumables" during play. Also, the variation in shuttle type, speed, storage and the range of temperatures in halls (some warm, some nearly freezing) means you never quite know what to expect when you begin warming up. I have played matches in a cold hall with poor shuttles, making clears under pressure a problem. Other times I turn up and the hall is warm and the shuttles are really flying! OK so if you're lucky you may have a choice of speeds, and you can also tip them, but if badminton is to move forward wouldn't a more permanent, durable shuttle be a good idea?
