in tournament play if this shot is hit once or twice it will not be called illegal unless it is blantently obvious. it is harder for the observer to see the slight carry than the player to feel it.
In the men's singles 2004 olympic final between Taufik Hidayat and Shon Seng Mo, 1st game 7-2 Shon to serving. After Taufik's smash, Shon's return looked like a drag shot - not called, seems it is ignored.
Birdie sliding along the racquet's surface = foul? Hi, Our group plays double a lot so I have many encounters with backhand kill and lift. Sometimes, when I did the backhands, the shuttle slided along the surface of my racquet before it bounced off near the rim or at the rim. I often got points this way so I felt a little guilty about it because I thought it may be a foul. What do you think? Is this a foul? ** I often wonder about whether my old string has something to do with it. My cab21 was strung with bg65, 23lbs, but it was left in the badminton bag for 7 years before I used it for 10 months. The string is still very tight. Should I cut this old string? This racquet can still make the smashing "bang" sound. Thanks.
Should be fine if it's just one stroke. Check out past threads on sling and shuttle contact for clarity.
Sling vs. double-hit Double hits are usually OK it it is a single stroke. However, a sling or carry could be considered a fault according to IBF law 13.6.1 "(It is a ‘fault’ if, in play, the shuttle) is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke" Check the laws at the following link: http://www.worldbadminton.net/Portal/documents/laws2002.pdf
Depends.... It seems like a carry. Which is when the bird is stuck on the racket. But the might be a time restriction, like under 1/10 of a second or something. But as long as it's not obvious, like stuck on the racket.
