Guide To.... Choosing a Badminton Racket

When choosing a racket it is important that you purchase one that suits your style of play and ability.

What style of player are you?

Rackets are designed to suit the style of the player and manufactures build their products to fit along a scale from Touch players to Power players. It is very unlikely to get a racket that suits both styles.

To identify if you are a touch or power player you need to think about how you play the game. If you are largely a doubles player and find yourself pushing your partner to the net when rallying as you stay at the back than you are more than likely a power player. Conversley if you find yourself playing at the net performing net kills and drop shot then you are a power player.

Once you've indentified your style then you can focus your racket browsing on a smaller number of products.

Other factors to consider when you are buying a racket is your ability and the how much you are prepared to pay for a racket.

To view different badminton rackets selct from the manufacturers below;

• Carlton Badminton Rackets
• Head Badminton Rackets
• Yonex Badminton Rackets