How many feathers make a shuttlecock

English Army officers introduced it in England at a party given in by the Duke of Beaufort. The duke's country estate was called Badminton, so everyone started talking about the "new game in Badminton," resulting in the sport's name. Badminton became popular very quickly and the Badminton Association was founded in Great Britain in The world governing body is the International Badminton Federation, founded in , which now has over affiliated member nations.

The nations that take it most seriously are China, Korea and India. The shuttlecock used like a ball consists of a cork head made from the bark of the cork tree a skirt of overlapping 16 feathers, threads and glue. In China, goose feathers are used. In India, white duck. Only six feathers in each wing can be used to make a shuttlecock. The feathers are plucked from live geese — far more than will actually be used.

Each feather plucking causes unbearable pain to the bird — much more than if you had your hair pulled out in clumps. The bird is caught by handlers and held down, its wings pulled open and dozens of feathers pulled out from its wings. It bleeds horribly. Each feather shaft is full of blood. Technicians then identify the feathers they need. They choose the whiter feathers and those must weigh between 1. After this, the feathers are measured for its angle.

This step is vital to the overall shuttlecock because if a single feather is off just slightly, the shuttle would wobble during flight. Thousands of feathers are thrown away in the garbage. The goose or duck are then sorted into left-wing or right-wing piles. Only six or seven feathers from each wing can be used for shuttlecocks. Further, as feathers from left and right wings differ, a shuttle can have only feathers from one side of the goose.

Makers can't mix left-wing and right-wing feathers because of their contrasting curvature and left-wing feathers are said to produce the best results. Shuttlecocks lose their shape easily and up to three dozen can be used in one professional game the feathers of 54 geese! A few dozen shuttlecock units have also started up in Punjab. If the ball touches the net on the serve and lands in the proper service court, then it is considered a let serve and is to be reserved.

Smashing is not allowed in the non-smash zone area between the net and short service line. Can you smash a serve in badminton? If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court. If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new serving side.

According to badminton rules and regulations for doubles, the side of doubles that win a rally adds a point to its score. When both sides reach 20 all, the side which gains a 2-point lead first, wins that game. When both sides reach 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Lifehacks How many feathers are there in badminton shuttlecock?

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