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Players clocking shuttlecocks at speeds of 200 miles per hour, new scoring rules, and nonstop action make badminton one of the fastest racket sports in the world. With Badminton: Steps to Success you will learn the skills and tactics to excel at the highest level.

Through detailed, fully illustrated instruction, you will develop precision, power, and finesse as you use this step-by-step guide to master serves, forehands, backhands, clears, drop shots, smashes, drives, and more.

Badminton: Steps to Success also breaks down common errors players make and provides corrective techniques to pinpoint problems and improve execution. Over 100 drills will further enforce correct technique, with designated drills for tactical practice, conditioning, and teamwork for doubles play.

If you're ready to master today's game, rely on the one resource proven to make a difference. Badminton: Steps to Success--part of the popular Steps to Success Sports Series with more than 1.5 million copies sold----is your ticket to winning play. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Quality book
The book was new but wow shipping took over two weeks and it said the book was in stock.Good deal if you have the time to wait for it to get to you.

Badminton:Steps to Success
An excellent book on the sport of badminton.Easy to understand and follow.Great resource book for any high school p.e. teacher or coach.I recommend this book to all that are interested in the sport.

Great for drills, but useless for strategy
I bought this book hoping it would help me learn skills and tactics that would make me a better badminton player, but was really disappointed.This book has dozens of various drills that would probably have a positive effect on most persons' games if:(1) the reader had at least five hours a week of spare time to devote to the practice drills; (2)the reader has a partner willing to spend those five hours working on the drills; and (3) the reader can find a place to practice for those five hours.Given that most people (in N. America at least) probably have only a few hours a week available for either playing or court space (which they would like to use for playing rather than practice in any event), it does not become feasible to bother with the various drills that take up the majority of space in this book.
There is very little content in this book about subjects other than drills.[...] I agree with almost all of the comments of the first reviewer, but disagree strongly with his/her rating for the book.I found this book to be substantially useless for my needs.
Ok to check out from the library, but definitely NOT recommended for purchase.

If you know the basics, it helps. Otherwise, it's confusing.
Badminton is probably one of the most underecognized sports in the westernworld, but it is immensely popular in Asian countries as well as severalEuropean nations.

The game is not too difficult to learn, and this bookdoes a good job in explaining the strokes. But the truth is that explaininghow to play a game (through a book) is simply an impossible (or nearlyimpossible) task. The graphics do help, but the instructions can become abit tedious. You'd do better to buy a video and simply study their actionsand then read this book, rather than just buy the book by itself.

NOTE:This is not your average picnic-style game. True badminton is fast-paced,incredibly explosive, and filled with trick shots and actions at everyturn. One has to be in top physical condition with excellent hand-eyecoordination and quick feet in order to play the game well.

If you havethese skills or have played the game before, grab this book. The basicswill help. ... Read more

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drills
More drills than I ever could use, but the instruction regarding techniques and strategy was good.

Skills, Drills and Strategies for Badminton
This is one of the best books i have read on the sport of badminton.A great book for high school p.e. teachers as well as coach's for the sport.I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the game.It is written and illustrated for easy understanding.

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An informative book for beginners and advance players
This book by Donald C. Paup and Bo Fernhall covers everything you need to know about the game of badminton. The illustrations and the explanations in this book are very informative. From the the basic drills, to strategies in badminton, this book is a must for any badminton ethusiast. For the beginners, this book tackles the essential basics of the game like proper hand grips, basic footworks, how to execute the net shots (clears,drives,smashes,drops), basic strategies for doubles and single players. For the advance player, this book will help you review some of the basics because I believe that any player should always review his or her basic skills in order to be a better player and go on to the next level of play. This book will also help advance players to plan strategies and tactics in play. ... Read more

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Coaching Badminton 101 is a book for everyone who wants to learn how to play, coach, or teach badminton and experience the fun of badminton games and tournaments. The book systematically presents all the fundamental and advanced skills while utilizing photographs, illustrations, and diagrams to provide readers with clear visual representations of critical skills and strategies. The session plan in the book provides teachers and coaches with suggestions of how to successfully conduct each lesson in order to ensure quality teaching and learning. The book demonstrates that with proper and systematic training, badminton can be a fun and exciting game for anyone. Chapters include: Introduction (the state of badminton in the US, benefits, etiquette, common injuries, and motivation to play), Preparation for Training (attire and equipment, equipment selection, warm-up, cool-down, and body conditioning), Badminton Basics (grips, racket motion and shuttlecock flight directions, ready stances, court positions, footwork, shuttlecock-handling exercises, and footwork training), Serves and Returns, Underhand Clear Shot, Overhead Clear Shot, Overhead Drop Shot, Smash, Drive Shot and Push Shot, Net Drop Shot, Singles Game Strategies, Doubles Game Strategies, Coaching High School Badminton, and Teaching Badminton. The book also contains an appendix containing the basic simplified badminton rules. ... Read more

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BADMINTON TODAY,2nd Edition covers the basics in every area-from rules and courtesies of the game to the strokes and strategies. The book allows the player to progress from beginning, to intermediate, and to the advanced levels of play. The text also addresses proper conditioning from weight training and stretching to the mental and physical aspects of the game. ... Read more

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Great book
This book does a great job of teaching basic skills and strategies and giving a good overview of philosiphy of the game.the instructions are very clear and the pictures show the exact sequence of movements for proper performance of skills.This book also features drills for improving techniques and conditioning as well as basic strength and flexibility training information.for the true beginner, this book also contains the IBF rules (at the time-setting score needs update).This book took me from a terrible player with no prior knowledge of the game, to an outstanding player. Highly reccomended for beginner to intermediate recreational or competitive player. ... Read more

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This title describes a game of skill, deception and finesse that has rightly made it the world's most popular racket sport. Written for players wanting a better knowledge of the game as well as for coaches and teachers looking for new ideas, this book explains the game from the basics to advanced shots and game tactics. The book offers an overview of the game through to advice on match play and fitness programmes plus training practice exercises and idead for coaching juniors. The "Skills of the Game" series aims to provide in-depth instruction for players and coaches, written by leading names in the field. ... Read more

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disappointed
I don't understand why the book deserved 5 stars (that misled my purchase), I think that it deserves 2 at most.
I don't believe that it is all what Mark has to transmit us, its experience should surely be a lot richer
it don't provide or describe important strokes, shots or hints (for example, what about the forearm pronation on smashes or clears). It also has, almost consecutively, repeated pictures without providing a new point of view.
With determination, I don't recommend it (and I recommend Mark that don't let his name be used in such a way).

Badminton (Skills of the game) reveiw
From the outset, this book plunges you deep into the wonderful world that is badminton. Mark Golds managed to teach me everything there is to know about the sport, from attacking serves to smashes. Accept no substitute, Mark - former England player - teaches in a way which would get begginers into the game, but at the same time has a learning curve steep enough for experienced players to add tremedously to their game. I now know why badminton is an Olympic sport, and more to the point, what a great game it is. If you are thinking of picking up a raquet for the first time, or are closer to forever hanging it up, this book is a perfect suitor for you, and in my opinion definately deserves the coverted five stars! ... Read more

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This guide to badminton uses the Personalized Sport Instruction model of teaching (PSI), which is widely respected as an effective, interactive, student-centered teaching model. This workbook, as part of a six-book series, features a common organization and framework for planning, managing, implementing, and evaluating the fundamentals of learning badminton. Each module includes specific directions for setting up learning tasks and criteria for demonstrating mastery. For anyone interested in the sport of badminton. ... Read more

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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Badminton is the most comprehensive and up-to-date badminton-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round badminton-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other badminton book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book provides you with the exercises needed to improve your putaways and increase racquet speed. It will have you hitting the birdie like never before. By following the programs in this book, you will increase your speed, power, and agility, enhancing your drop, flick, and drive shots until the end of the match.

Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20. ... Read more

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A reasonable book for weight training...
This book focus directly and specifically on weight training.
It shows you the techniques for using a gym with most of it illustrated with picture.

It also has some recommended program with methods of calculating the exact weight for training etc.
Overall, it seems to be a generic gym book but with the routine focused on muscle group or body part specific to badminton.

At this moment, I will give it an average rating.
Will give the program a try to see whether it will improve my physical conditions (agility and speed) for badminton.
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The Know the Game series is firmly established as the leading introduction to a huge range of sports. For years they have been the first step into a new sport for many people, children and adults alike. The series has now been relaunched in a new format and a modern design - making the best even better. The aim has been to make the books more accessible, and they are now packed with colour photos and illustrations, top tips and interesting facts. Each book contains everything you need to know about the sport, including equipment, rules, techniques and training tips. There's even information on how to find a club and meet new people to play the sport with. And having been written and endorsed by the sport's professional body, you can be sure that you are getting the best information available." ... Read more

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This book is a compact, groundbreaking training manual that gives the reader an overall insight into the world of badminton. ... Read more

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Designed for all players who wish to begin or improve their badminton game, the book addresses all levels of play such as: backyard, club, or tournament. The book is newly formatted to the Winning Edge Series, which included "What's Badminton All About", rules and regulations, equipment, basic and advanced skills, strategies, and assessments to improve your skills. The Winning Edge Series can be used for one-credit hour activities courses and as a reference book. ... Read more

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Provides badminton players with advice on choosing equipment and clothing, learning the basics, understanding the rules of the game and improving their technique. This book also offers colour drawings and diagrams to aid in the process, together with action shots of leading players. ... Read more

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Excellent Illustrations, Comprehensive book
This is a fine book, giving detailed, colourful charts, pictures and diagrams to supplement the information given. This book covers every aspect of the game, its history, and playing in singles, doubles, or mixed, and how to apply strategy and shots to each one. This is more of a book for those new to badminton. The more seasoned players will find this book a little boring, which is why I give this only 4 stars. Otherwise, it's much better than other Badminton books out there. ... Read more

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Describes the ball games of the Olympic Games and previews the athletic competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. ... Read more

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This edition has been completely updated with the most current information available regarding the game of badminton as it is played today. The text is written for the student who wants to succeed in participation in badminton and to be able to enjoy the game. Also, anyone who wants to raise his/her present level of play will benefit from this text. ... Read more

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Great for fundamental & intermediate skill tactics
This well produced book features detailed (yet easy to follow) text, illustrations, charts, photos and diagrams on badminton fundamentals and intermediate skill level techniques and tactics. Be sure to get the updated 1997 or 1998 edition. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Badminton," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Badminton in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Badminton when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Badminton, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This is an explanation of the rules of badminton, which contains the 1998 rule changes and should provide a thorough understanding of the scoring system, the equipment needed and details such as the size of court and the height of the net. It has been published in a concise, portable format. ... Read more

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Badminton Rules
Pat Davis does a good job with an overview of the rules of badminton. You get a brief history, racquet, shuttle, court and scoring information, faults and even a chapter on officials. There are some weaknesses: The wording in the scoring section left me wondering who could do what when the score was tied at 14. The diagrams are in meters with approximate English measurements - the width of the court comes out a foot too narrow. Despite the minor faults, this book will let the reader understand the basic rules of badminton. ... Read more