The Badminton Racket

Badminton Rackets used to have a wooden frame, but they desired a more light-weight racket in order to be able to move around the court quicker. After the wooden frames, they changed to aluminium, then later decided to use carbon fibre materials to have the lightest racket they could possibly make. The shape of the frame has usually been in a tear-shape. The earliest strings in badminton rackets were made using the gut of natural animals. They then changed to using synthetic materials, the most popular being nylon in order to increase the speed of the game and improve string tension, also they are cheaper and provide the same quality as natural strings. Graphite fibre, titanium and kevlar are also used to make badminton rackets today. Synthetic materials have also been used to produce the grip on badminton rackets, one example is polyurethane. A lot of attention is put into the grip on a badminton racket as it stops the player from losing a hold they might have as well as making the handle a larger diameter, making the racket more comfortable to hold. The grip had to be evolved as when wooden rackets were used, the grip would cause the players to acquire cuts on their hands.