Two members of Smash Pilipinas were able to discover the outdoor variant of badminton, aerial badminton.
Ros Pedrosa and Sarah Barredo competed in a mixed short match held in the parking lot of the Vista Real Classica Clubhouse in Quezon City and was under the supervision of officials from the Philippine Badminton Association and the Quezon Sports Association. City.
For both shuttles, they had to make on-the-fly adjustments because the Air Shuttle differs greatly from its feather counterpart.
“In fact, nakakapanibago kasi yung shuttlecock kakaiba, mas mabigat siya. So yes you can play on the wheel, ”said Pedrosa, UAAP Season 79 MVP.
«Première navette aérienne ko lalaruin gamit yung. He was okay but in the beginning I really adjusted because the vol of the ball was different compared to a normal fly with a new game. More practice for maïs-familiarize is needed in this game », declared Barredo, a new junior at the National University.
The air shuttle itself weighs three grams more than the feather or synthetic bird.
Along with this, it is advised that the tension of the racquet is between 20 and 24 pounds, which is why the two also had to adjust the power of their swings.
«L’ajustement de Yung na ginawa ko est yung binawasan ko yung swing ko. This is a normal flight, but there are many bad ones. Moins de force talaga kasi pag sobrang lakas, lalabas yung bola ou minsan tatamaan mo pa yung kakampi mo », a déclaré Barredo, 20 ans.
At the end of their hour-long session, Barredo and Pedrosa felt that airbadminton is a completely different game than its indoor counterpart.
But that doesn’t mean they won’t play.
«Sentez-vous ko kakagat ito e. I, I will play it if I can have a chance to play it with it », said Pedrosa, a double specialist.
“Siguro personally yes pero for fun. Mahirap kasi pag afternoon, pagtingala mo yung araw makikita mo. So, feeling knocked out, I’ll enjoy it pag for fun pero pag serious game, I’ll think about it, ”said Barredo, one of the best singles players in the country.
PBA President Albee Benitez shares the same sentiments as players that indoor badminton and badminton are two completely different animals.
“In an ideal setting there will be a separate national team pool for the indoor match and aerial badminton. These are two completely different sports where finesse is at the heart of indoor play while power is the name of the game for the air, ”said former Congressman from Negros Occidental Third District.
“But of course there will be wonders who can easily adapt to both sports. And that is what we are looking for and later we develop and prepare in the federation.
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