Yeah, James, what were you thinking? Flick serve that wasn't high enough? Good to see that you are wearing the SOTX shirt but the shoes, mate, the shoes!! You need to get new ones.
He was thinking: "This guy's smash is so crap I can take it at the net, standing upright and relaxed, with my racquet down"
It was either that or he was thinking I'll turn the lights out using my remote control and when the flick goes over I'll put them out so he'll miss it The first one looks like daylight when you started your flick and the second one night time when the shuttle went over the net, surely a time delay infringement or a bad case of shuttle tipping?
Lights... Hey James, I noticed that the gym was using the lights designed for badminton. How do you find them compared to a regular set of florescent tubes hanging down from the sides of the courts?
i find the lights very chinese cheap and effective (flourescent is cheap to buy and consume low wattage). WWC, no need to ask that question, of course they are better than lights hanging directly overhead
Peter's not asking about overhead, but side-hung ordinary fluorescent versus specialized badminton side-hung, lights
You got it! I was perusing some publications from Sports England on court design and requirements and was wondering whether these lights are better than the normal ones (the side-hung ordinary lights). Since badminton is a game where you are looking in almost all directions, I wonder if the players will actually lose sight of the shuttle as it came across at an angle against these side lights.
sorry wwc, i thought u were asking something differentn since the flourescents are already hung from the sides of the courts. No hanging lights will be perfect since the shuttle is commonly hitted above the net. The best i think is infloor lighting like cat walk, disco, runway, etc ...
almost all badminton centers here use side hung fluorescent lights but they still have blind spots. a good solution would be to place them very high but you will still get blind spots from lights on the adjacent court. its effective if youre playing on the only court with lights turned on i was surprised to see 4 fluorescent lights together in one row. normally here they use just 2.
Actually it might have been a short serve....... !!! and the shoes were new when I got there, as I didnt take any stuff with me (rackets, shoes, etc..) but bouht them when I was there. They are copies of yonex-shb90, made by a brand called UNIKO, cost me 70RMB (£5= $8US) How embarassing, i wasnt going to subject this forum to my ugly mug, but never mind. Weekey:Thanks! I am back home now, ready to take you on! Talking about my fans, I went to see the province team coach on one of my last days, and they had just finished training, and the girls team (of young age group, about 16) were walking out of the sports hall, and they all looked at me and all I could hear was chinese language, then "james...james" haha, my fame even spread to the professional team! Back home now Ready for some more playing! The lights were simply banks of fluoroescent lights hung from the sides of the court. They were good for seeing the shuttle (not in your eyes), but they were a bit dark overall (hence the dark looking photo). It was really off putting for me playing their cause everyone I felt was looking at me (my g/f put me at ease by saying, they ARE all looking at you), and people were taking pictures of me all the time, i could see them from the corner of my eye when serving and recieving.
thanks for sharing your experiences, sounds like a great time all in all! wish i could get some $8 shoes around here - i knew things in China are cheap but that's near ridiculous!
but they didnt last that long, I had to get them sewn up after two weeks playing (everyday). They are very comfortable though. Bought two more.
Jame's Chinese fans I'm one of Jame's fans in China. Hello, James, nice to meet you in Shenzhen. I think you look nicer than actually than in the pics. Glad to know you quiet enjoy your travel to China.
Should we move this thread to the Professional Players forum now that James is a globerotting tournament player with a fan club
saving up James' newspaper article here. someday it will be translated... 千人羽毛球赛昨晚拉开大幕 "外籍球员"成比赛亮点 【2004年4月10日20时18分】【来源：新桂网-当代生活报】【字体：大 中 小】【颜色：红 绿 蓝 黑】 新桂网-当代生活报讯４月９日夜晚，在南宁市工人文化宫欧亚五象羽毛球馆里，由本报与广西南宁欧亚体育用品公司、广州泰昂体育用品公司联手推出的首届“当代生活报·川崎杯”千人羽毛球大赛，引燃战火。据统计，这次比赛共有１０６７人报名参赛。 晚上７点半刚过，记者在现场看到，球馆中的１６块场地上男女团体和个别小组的单项比赛同时开战，赛场围满了来自各地的羽毛球爱好者，由于进到球馆之中的人很多，不少人就是站在距离比赛场地仅仅只有１米的地方观看比赛。 在男子双打比赛场上有一对非常令人瞩目的选手，两人中竟然有一位老外选手！据悉，这位名叫詹姆斯的英国小伙子，是来南宁市旅游的，当见到有这么一场谁都可以参加的羽毛球比赛，就报名和南宁的朋友搭档上场参加双打，没有想到还在第一场比赛中赢了对手！ 据比赛的裁判长介绍，除了这名来自英国的小伙子外，还有两位来自越南的球友——范黄沙和阮清谊，这真是一场“国际性”的赛事。另外，在赛场之上，选手之间的年龄相差很大，一位打男子单打的姓刘的先生，今年已经４０出头，但他的对手却只有１６岁，真是大两倍还多。 大赛组委会一位负责人表示，本次比赛分两个阶段进行，４月９日晚至１１日晚，先进行单项小组赛和团体赛；４月１６日晚至４月１８日晚，进行单项小组赛、决赛以及颁奖仪式；比赛时间为上午８时３０分开赛、下午２时３０分开赛、晚上８时开赛。
