Rubbing shuttlehead against strings

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  1. vittorio790

    vittorio790 Regular Member

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    I was watching WC 2006 XD Final
    NathanRobertson GailEmms vs AnthonyClark DonnaKellogg

    and I noticed that when Donna got a new shuttle(3-4 Robertson n Emms leading -game 1), she was rubbing the head of the shuttle against the strings before serving.

    Then at 11-7, Robertson n Emms still leading, Robertson got a new shuttle and he also rub the head of the shuttle against the strings of his racket.


    Just wondering if anyone has seen this behaviour and what is it for:confused:
    Maybe only english players do that?
     
    #1 vittorio790, Jan 12, 2008
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    **KZ** Regular Member

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    yea the only players I've seen doing that are English....I think it's more of a habit...
     
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    Mark A Regular Member

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    Robertson was actually called by the umpire for this on one occasion. I can half-understand why. On the one hand, everybody uses the same shuttle, so there would be no discernible advantage to the offending side.

    However, it could be construed as "ball-tampering" (to borrow a cricket expression), and I suppose a rougher base would be friendlier to players who use a lot of cut shots...
     
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    Yup..just the english team.I wonder who is the one that first created that habit there..:confused:
     
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