Unclear rule...

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  1. -696-

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    Official badminton rules say that it is a fault when a shuttle touches a person or his/her clothing. Does that mean that I am at fault when I shoot my opponent with the shuttle during an exchange or is it the opponent's fault?

    I presume it's the opponent's fault but I'm just trying to make sure.
     
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    Opponent is definitely at fault. Fire away.
     
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    Makes much more sense. Thanks!
     
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    there is another rule im unclear about.is an opponent allowed to change his racket midway through a rally??:confused:
     
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    yes, it is allowed
     
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    Yes, a few pros have done it quite a few times, most notably Tony Gunawan. :p
     
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    Lol! That's crazy! How did he find the time to do that? A very long clear, I bet. :eek:
     
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    It's easier in doubles. Your partner has to cover everything until you get back.
    Ideally, your next racquet would be ready and waiting at courtside so you can just grab it.
    I think I've seen Jon Holst Christensen do it.
     
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    Seen that done by Tony Gunawan several times already. Lol! He's so fast I even missed him doing it once, and only realised that he changed his racquet when the TV commentators started chattering excitedly about him changing his racquet. Lol.

    But I thought you'd need to ask the umpire before doing that.. don't you?
     
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    Well, I guess that if this racquet change is legal then the only thing to make sure of is if the racquets that might be used later are in compliance with the regulations or not. They do check the players' racquets, right?
     
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    I think the reason you need to ask the umpire is that you aren't supposed to delay the game or gain an advantage by drinking, resting or towelling off. If you change in the middle of a rally, however, then that guarantees that you are not delaying the game.

    As for checking racquets, I've never seen an official check a racquet prior to the beginning of play or after a player requests permission and changes racquets. If such checks are made, presumably that would be done prior to the match and might include all the racquets that a player takes onto the court. That is conjecture, though.
     
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    That's what I was thinking. You would bring the racquets you might use during your match and they would be checked before going on court. That would make sense because if they are never checked then that might leave room for some none-compliant racquets.
     

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