Hey guys, I'm a bit new to badminton and just bought my new racket today for $200AU. Just thinking, would badminton be a expensive game to play compared to other sports? eg. table tennis, soccer, squash etc? I mean shuttlecocks gets destroyed pretty easily in a game, the string will break, then you got court hire as well and the good rackets are expensive. What do u guys think?
Hmm yeah.. racquets, strings, grips, court fees, shoes, clothes, insoles, shuttles, club fees, transportation to the courts.... expensive.. Leon.t, I dont think an 8$ tube of shuttles is really worth it.. it would be better for you to order better shuttles online but again, it's going to cost some money. But would you quit badminton because it's expensive, after you've just bought a new 200AUD racquet ? Badminton equipments such as racquets, strings and shuttles need to be replaced quite often because they're fragile compared to the equipment needed for other sports such as tennis and squash.
nah, I'm not gonna quit. I love badminton...just finding out the the future cost of playing badminton thats all. Why dont u think $8 a tube of shuttlecocks are worth it? Is it the quality?
oh man sometimes it is expensive hahaha. depending on if you want to get good... at glenora club summer camp is like 700 bucks. lolz. for 2 weeks.. coaching is like 60 bucks an hour.
The cost is always rising... time and money wise. Probably why we don't get as many lady players as they get older, they just move on because other commitments take more of their time. If you're passionate about something, you have to pay more for it... same goes for other interests, hobbies and women.
Badminton: Expensive to play, but it's fun . As cooler mentioned, shuttlecocks are expensive. And court hire is not cheap either. You felt the pinch when you had to spend $200 in one go. However that $200 racket purchase will go a long way. But if you were to calculate, for your $200, how many shuttlecocks and courts hire you will get, you will be shocked. Perhaps, just 10 hours. Yes, Badminton is not a cheap sport to play. But I would say Badminton is the best sport to play. .
Badminton definitely isn't cheap. Unfortunately [or maybe, fortunately], the price is just sooo worth it...
I agree. I have so much fun playing badminton and enjoying losing weight + making new friends around the court & learning new techniques is so much fun then sitting in front of a monitor playing WOW lol.
Yeah.. I played WOW for like 2 weeks and got bored.. because badminton is more addictive than WOW .. and it costs more than WOW too .. There's no "private-servers" for badminton though..
that's not true, it costs less to WOW per hour than badminton .... though obviously badminton is more beneficial ....
hahah true....one is that u never know what type of chick u pick up on the other side of the computer.
yes its an expensive sport esp the shuttles and court hire part... 1 way to lessen this is to share the cost amt among other players for rackets since you just bought a expensive 1, dont really need to buy again unless you dmg it string wise, seldom will break unless you go high tension, 20-24 pounds pretty safe even if you smash alot
but you can always SEE the chick on the other side of the net! haha i got a email from a girl of a team i beat in mixed doubles last tournament
well you can compare badminton with other sports and their expenses. hockey... well hockey equipment is pretty expensive with hockey stick, ice skates, helmet, all the protective accessories... around $500-$1000? Golf - clubs and membership at the local 18 hole course... $1000 annually? ummm... what else? if you find that shuttles expensive, then play with nylon... they last longer but a feather game is so much more fun.
Bicycling has just gotten insane. Wasn't that long ago when you hopped on your steel bike wearing gym shorts and tennis shoes. Now even novices are spending >$5000 for gear.
