Equipment & Field

Field
Badminton courts can be made easily, anywhere, as far as available space with an area approximately 12 X 20 meters. In the open, of course, aligned to the wind disturbance is not too large, while when in a closed room, the roof of the building as much as possible on top of eight feet for shuttlecock which was played not to interfere.

In Indonesia, in the villages many established badminton courts on the ground, concrete, or asphalt. However, at the gym usually has a cement floor covered with vinyl or wood. In the field of internationally recognized used carpet made of hard rubber, but elastic.

Badminton courts had the size 610 X 1340 cm, which is divided into areas, each of the two sides berlawaan. There is a single line, there is a double line, any space that gives the distance between the perpetrator and the recipient of service.

Net
In the middle of the field is 155 cm tall net. Net is a mesh barrier that runs between the two areas of the game is tied to the pole. Pole must be strong, so the net which will not be laid off if pulled tight to straight. High net in the middle of the field, should be 152 cm from the ground surface.
Shuttlecocks
Shuttlecocks are commonly known in Indonesia anyway, usually made of goose feather artificial tear apart, generally have a defined standard IBF. Kok weight around 5.67 grams. Goose feathers stuck in corks wrapped in white leather amounted to between 14-16 fruits, and tied the two ropes that are not easily separated. This type is always used for the official championship. Abroad being used really made of rubber, both cork and feathers. The shape, size, and amount must be equal to why that is made of goose feathers, but generally why plastic is only used for practice only.

Shuttlecock which is good if hit with a racket with his hands slid under the waist with straight, with no movement towards the left or right as mengundara. The players often try kok international level by hitting the space behind netnya. When hit with a hand waving from below, a good shuttlecock would reach roughly in the same place with the perpetrators of service.

Racket
Racket in the past, until the 1970's, still known as a good racket handle and head (leaf) made of wood, are now generally made of graphite material, although there is still made from aluminum or mild steel. The shape is just a wide range, but that a trend until the year 2002 is the commonly used players pelatnas. The more expensive the more light and powerful racket that.

This racket has a net made of string (string), a synthetic plastic rope. Good strings are strings that can be mounted a strong but not easily broken, in order to reflect shuttlecock racket that has been hit with a fast or quick. This racquet racket usually wrapped in a bag that can contain up to approximately six racquets.

Shoes and Clothing
Like most other athletes, badminton players have every primary and additional equipment when it appeared in a game or match. Shirt, pants, shoes accessories classified major, was tied hands, headband, knee could be called additional security. Badminton shoes should be light, but the bite when used in the field for players to move, either forward or backward without slipping. Rubber soles that bit is needed because the frequency of forward and backward movement in badminton held high, in fast tempo. Badminton shoes are generally white with stripes in the colors vary.

Socks are not compulsory but should have a high sweat absorption and a little thicker so soft and reduce the likelihood of skin irritation due to skin friction with shoes.

Badminton shorts or jerseys actually free, but at the international level is widely used type of socks are cool and able to absorb sweat quickly. Sometimes players use gloves, fastener head, or knee guards, either for essential purposes or just to add a crowded appearance.

Competition Rules
Simply put, the game of badminton shuttlecock is an attempt to enter into the field of game opponent, without Shuttlecocks it will not be refunded. There are various ways to do it, like a shuttlecock enter into the field of opponents who are not awake, or enter Shuttlecocks quickly, so that no opponent had controlled or being chased.

Before the match both players sweepstakes conducted through the referee, usually with tos using a coin. The winner may choose the field and make servicing the first time. For the doubles, after the lottery is only one person who did the service and so failed to score a point, then the service was moved to the opponent.

Figures obtained by the offender service, so if he fails, the service switch, do not use rally points like in table tennis or volleyball. Shuttlecocks will not be refunded if the opponent, he will get the numbers.

In conducting the service, the principles that must be held is the racquet head should not be is higher than the waist, shuttlecock in a state is held, and the legs do not move ahead of the movement hit shuttlecock. Currently experiencing a fault if the service recipient moves before your opponent to serve out.

Shuttlecocks ball also becomes dead when hit twice, failed over the net, landed outside the lines, racket passes over the net or touches the net, feet past the boundary line of the field.

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