How much do you hate plastic?

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  1. azn_123

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    I prefer feathers over plastics, the sound of the feathers are nothing compared to plastics. Feel and flight are excellent on feathers. The only reason why I stay away from buying feathers is the money. Most likely I'll buy feathers no matter what if I get a job so I can pay for my own things.:D
     
  2. DinkAlot

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    There are many reasons to hate plastic but my main reason is...

    ...there are not enough rackets to last an entire match.
     
  3. azn_123

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    Bring two badminton bags!!!:D:D LOL just joking that wouldn't work.:(
     
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    I used to! I would keep all my gear in my 2424-9 and bring a 2424-6 for extra drinks and shuttles. :eek:..........:p
     
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    actually I'm better with feathers, but I still prefer plastic since it's still cheaper. But yeah, I'm one of those people you mentioned who hurt their shoulder on plastic >_<" oh wells... key is to play with whatever you have!
     
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    -_-". i play 95% plastic, because my coach and my badminton team is too cheap to buy anything but the 'A' level group feathers, and even those are sucky AS-20's. hence, i really dont know how a feather shuttle feels except from the occasional tournament. Im used to all the tricky netplay with a plastic and all the 'less loud' smashes.
     
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    I also play plastic most of the time. The school matches are all plastic. However during the summer when I play at the club, they provide feathers so during the school year, all plastics, and summer and the odd tournament here and there I'll use feathers. I would rather play with feathers anyday.
     
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    hmm i play with feathers at lessons/ practice. but with plastic for ym friends cause i'm always the one bringing the birds and feather is too expensive. lol! but yeah feather has a way better feel to it. i used to hate feather when i first started because it takes more energy for clears. but now i love feathers cause when i clear ro smash the sound is so much louder:)
     
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    I don't hate plastics....they are much more affordable for a high school student....in fact i love them. Not to mention they also help lower the amount of birds being hurt
     
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    Yeah that's true too, eco-friendly:D
     
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    Maybe not for the making of those plastics but good because your not killing the birds.
     
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    kinda depends

    Wel i play socially at 3 different places a week, so i dnt hav a choice. the plastics they use at the first place(no name brand) are pathetic, fly too far, too fast, have no control and worst of all no feel to them, they actually ruin my confidence, the one and only reason i still go there is because it's badminton. But on the other hand i really quite like the yonex ones they use at the 2nd place, they have a nice feel to them and play generally pretty well. hav to say though i always look foward to playing at the 3rd place cuz nothing beats a new feather shuttle, but a high quality plastic can still suffice imho.
     
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    plastic suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx..
     
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    I tell my friends I can not order plastic for them. End of story.
     
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    Ok, now I'm tired of that ********!
    I have had enough of all the people out there always discrediting players that use nylon shuttles. Sorry if I don't have as much money as you do!

    Hi, I currently play in Quebec, Canada and I am ranked B Senior, which means I have to use plastic (nylon by the way) shuttles in my tournaments. It is also nylon shuttles that are used in my college league. But I used to play with feathers in my last junior years and I use feather shuttles from time to time to play a match here and there, but I find them to be quite expensive. So, basically, I know what I am talking about (see the following paragraphs).

    First of all, I would like to point out that when you try to argue about plastic vs feather shuttles, you should not use comments like: "plastic suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.." or something that says "I always use feather and have not played with nylon in years because it sucks." because it only shows how much of an idiot you are.

    Good, now that we have eliminated half of the responses in this thread, I can go on with my arguing as well.

    1) Playing with plastic shuttles does NOT cause shoulder, elbow or any kind or any injury that playing with feather shuttles won't. Why? Because whatever you hit that has the same "speed capacity" and similar weight will travel the same distance when you use the same technique. If you have experienced injuries while playing only with plastic shuttles, it is probably from one of those (or both) reasons: - You played with a ridiculously slow nylon shuttle and had to hit a lot harder (speed problem, not material) or - You don't use the same technique when playing with plastic (which probably means you are a total idiot). And please don't answer something like "But, plastic shuttles cause more vibration in your racket." because this will translate into: "I had too much lead or mercury in my food during childhood." (means you are stupid).

    2) It is true that when using plastic shuttles, smashes become more dangerous (but only at very high speeds, around 200 km/h and +: that's the kind of speed needed to deform the nylon enough to create acceleration). I have heard so much of stupid comments like: "A plastic match is only a smash contest." It is when I hear or read similar things that I am ashamed to be part of the same specie than the one saying or writing it. IF SMASHES ARE MORE DANGEROUS, THEN JUST DON'T GIVE THE ATTACK SO EASILY, YOU ST*P*D F*CK! Sorry, it had to come out... It's just, it does seem obvious, no?

    3) It is true that plastic shuttles don't have the same feeling on certain net shots and especially on sliced and "cut?" ("coupé" in French) shots. That different feeling is mainly caused by the lack of rigidity of the nylon "feathers" (I am not sure why, but it also seems that a sliced nylon shot will slow down faster than a sliced feather shot. I think it's about the weight of the shuttles.). But, I keep hearing all those babies crying and bitching about this "phenomenon" and I just can't understand what's the problem. Both (or all four) players play with the same shuttle... They have the same advantages and disadvantages, no? I still don't see what gives it's "superiority" to the feather shuttlecock then.

    Even if I could go on and on destroying stupid arguments, I will have to conclude on this:

    4) Plastic, feathers... Even if it changes some tactical and little technical aspects of a game, badminton is badminton. The point of the game is hitting the bird where your opponent won't be able to hit it back so you can make points and win the match.

    What's the next step? Having a thread discrediting players that uses rackets weighting below 80g because you can't smash as hard than with a 85g racket?
     
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    Plastic Shuttles were my best friends when i was a kind. They kind of boost your ego too! Just a slight knock...wheeeee...
     
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    hehe, u should read my old posts on this plastic vs feather topic sometime;)
    i play both because i just love badminton. I believe good nylon shuttles are good enough for me to have competitive fun in badminton. Each kind of shuttle have their own unique characteristic and good players should able to adjust to those what i see as minor differences. I find nylons are harder to play because it is harder to control. It is i think why most people prefer feather, it is a less harsher object to hit and easier to control. On your point #2, i did suggested 'don't lift so much' but one poster here took that personally...:eek:
    I think it boil down to human nature, we don't like changes to something we have gotten use to, be it plastic or feather shuttle to global warming.
     
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    Plastics are okay, but for technique, feathers are the way to go, cause hitting the feathers in a stroke will punish bad technique, but if you want to play, both are good choices.
     
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    I agree an partially agee. Using feathers are really expensive because they can break easily. (not to mention all the feathers on the ground). So i say, use plastics for schools or other community centre drop ins so there wont be a mess, but feathers are good in clubs where they have significantly more money to purchase them.
     
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    Gabriyel's post pretty much sums it all up... plastics are used by me more often just because of the durability and cost.
     

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