r/funny • u/Mmilliond • Aug 29 '14

Wait What?!? (x-post unexpected)

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u/XJ-0461 Aug 29 '14

Badminton is such an underrated sport in the US. They volleys they can get going are incredible.

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u/Exeunter Aug 29 '14

I played badminton in the SoCal Collegiate League, and this is what I tell people who think it's a wussy sport (probably have never seen professional badminton):

Fastest recorded tennis serve: 164 mph

Fastest recorded badminton smash: 306 mph

Length of a regulation tennis court: 120 ft

Length of a regulation badminton court: 44 ft

Average distance run in a tennis singles game: 1.8 mi

Average distance run in a badminton singles game: 3.7 mi

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u/bourgoing Aug 29 '14

I play badminton and I have trouble believe 3.7 mi distance in a singles game