They’re both racket sports; players move side to side, back and forward. Surely good tennis players must be good at badminton too?
The reality is that while they are both racket sports, the dynamics of the two games are very different.
Tennis players can be good at badminton. It will be difficult for a player to perform at a very high level in badminton and tennis. This is because, beyond agility and the fact that they are both racket sports, the dynamics are totally different.
Many tennis players will actually find it hard when starting badminton. This is because their muscle memory has been built up to hit a shot in a certain way.
You are then having to train yourself to break a habit that has been built up.
In today’s article I will be covering:
- The difference between tennis and badminton
- The speed of tennis vs badminton
- Whether tennis players can be good at badminton
If you are a tennis player looking to play badminton don’t worry. There is one key skill that is relevant in both tennis and badminton that I will be sharing later on.
Tennis vs Badminton: Key Differences!
Badminton is easier to pick up by newbies and seems more fun, but it becomes tough to start proper playing.
The winning aspect would be precision in badminton.
The first difference is what we hit. Tennis balls weigh between 1.975 and 2.095 ounces. Shuttlecocks weigh anything between 0.168 and 0.194 ounces. Shuttlecocks are almost 11 times lighter than tennis balls.
The standard length of an adult tennis racket is 27 inches. Badminton is very similar, with rackets measuring between 26.18 and 26.77 inches.
Badminton rackets are significantly lighter than tennis rackets. The average high-quality badminton racket will weigh between 70 and 100g grams. You will be lucky to find a tennis racket that weighs less than 250 grams.
The height of a tennis net is 3 feet. In badminton, the net measures between 5 feet and 1 inch at the sides and 5 feet in the middle. Those two extra feet that make up the badminton net are among the main reasons the swing in badminton is so different from tennis.
Badminton courts measure 44 feet in length and 20 feet in width. Tennis courts are almost double the size coming in at 78 by 36 feet.
Comparing badminton with tennis is no different than measuring soccer against hockey. They are two totally different sports. There are, however, skills you have built up in tennis that are useful in badminton.
Like tennis, badminton requires a lot of movement and direction change. Agility is thus essential. The big difference is that most tennis movement is side to side whereas badminton is back and forwards.
Which sport you will find easier as a beginner will depend on you and your personal attributes.
If you have strong reactions, but your stamina is not up to scratch, then you will probably find badminton easier starting out. In badminton, the area you have to cover is less, but you will need to react quicker.
If you are fit but perhaps not as quick to react, you will likely find tennis easier. Even if beginners are not capable of hitting the ball hard, many can get long rallies. With these long rallies, you need the fitness to last longer than your opponent(s).
Hand-eye coordination is essential for both sports.
There are many different ways to win a point in both tennis and badminton. Due to the smaller area in badminton, precision is even more important. In tennis, you have a much larger area to hit.
One of my greatest challenges isn’t teaching new players how to hit the ball over the net as a coach. The toughest part is actually getting them to understand the unique scoring system.
To win a game in tennis, you must win 4 points in total while being 2 ahead of your opponent. The scoring is not a simple 1, 2, 3, and game. It goes 15, 30, 40, and then the game. The system is believed to come from medieval France and measured using a clock.
In tennis, you also have the added complexity of deuce, or 40-40. In this scenario, a player needs to win by two points. If a player wins a point at 40-40, the score then becomes AD-40 or 40-AD, depending on whether the server or returner won.
In tennis, you also have to win sets. To win a set, you must win 6 games and be 2 in front of your opponent. If the score reaches 6-6, a tiebreak to 7 points is played. The tiebreak must also be won by 2 clear points, and there is no limit to how long it can go on.
The match is won by the first player to win 2 sets. The only exception is for men at grand slams and the Olympic gold medal match in which 3 sets are needed to win.
Badminton uses simple 1, 2, 3 formats. A game is won when a player/ team gets 21 points. The two points clear rule is the same as tennis. If the score is 20-20, the minimum needed for one player to win is 22. If the score is 29-29, the side to score the next point wins.
To win a match in badminton you need to win 2 games.
Is Tennis Faster Than Badminton?
Tennis is similar but has some defining attributes that make it really different from badminton. It is also a fast-paced sport. But tennis has more court area.
If you like stats, then you are going to love this section!
The fastest tennis shot was served by Australian Samuel Groth. On 9th May 2012 in Busan, South Korea, he served at 163.4 mph (263 kph). Despite this record-breaking achievement, Groth actually lost the match in straight sets.
The quickest shot in badminton comes from the Dane, Mads Pieler Kolding. On 10th January 2017 in Bangalore, India, he hit a shuttlecock that traveled at a whopping 264.7 mph (426 kph).
Just for the comparison, the max speed of a Bugatti Veyron 268 mph.
Badminton is considerably faster, and this is why your reactions need to be even quicker.
The ball will, however, maintain its speed for longer in tennis. The tennis balls do not have feathers to slow it down as it drops. As soon as the shuttlecock starts to drop, it will rapidly slow down.
In 2013 Guinness World Records published a list of the top 13 fastest sports hits. Within this list Tennis appeared 3 times and badminton twice.
Can Tennis Players Be Good In Badminton?
In a nutshell, yes, tennis players can be decent in badminton, however…
Even though I coach tennis for a living, hitting balls every day, I still find badminton challenge. It will take a lot of time to transition from tennis to badminton.
It will also be difficult for you to flick between the two. If you teach yourself to hit a shuttlecock in a certain way, it is not as simple as switching to tennis mode.
Your body has got into the habit of playing a certain way with a racket in hand.
Tennis players will have it much easier playing pickleball. This is because the biomechanics (how the muscles move) are very similar to tennis. A pickleball court is the same size as a badminton doubles court.
It may seem at first glance that tennis and badminton are very similar. It’s clear, though, that they have very different factors. These factors mean no guarantee that a seasoned tennis player will be any better at badminton than boxing.
I wouldn’t say it is detrimental to your tennis to play badminton, but it certainly won’t help.
Whenever I get badminton players starting tennis, I know it will be a lot of work to change their natural swing.
Are you a tennis player who started playing badminton? How did you find it? Was it easy or hard?
Wote ni michezo ya racket; wachezaji kusonga upande kwa upande, nyuma na mbele. Bila shaka wachezaji wazuri wa tenisi lazima wawe wazuri pia katika mchezo wa badminton? Ukweli ni kwamba ingawa wote ni michezo ya racket, nguvu ya michezo miwili ni tofauti sana. Wachezaji wa tenisi wanaweza kuwa wazuri katika mchezo wa badminton. Ni vigumu kwa mchezaji kufanya kazi kwa kiwango cha juu sana katika badminton na tenisi. Hii ni kwa sababu, zaidi ya agility na ukweli kwamba wao wote ni racket michezo, dynamics ni tofauti kabisa. Wachezaji wengi wa tenisi kwa kweli watapata ugumu wanapokuwa wakianza mchezo wa badminton. Hii ni kwa sababu kumbukumbu yao ya misuli imejengwa ili kupiga risasi kwa njia fulani. Unahitaji kujizoeza kuvunja tabia ambayo umejenga. Katika makala ya leo nitakuwa kufunika: - Tofauti kati ya tenisi na badminton - Kasi ya tenisi dhidi ya badminton - Kama wachezaji wa tenisi wanaweza kuwa nzuri katika badminton Kama wewe ni mchezaji wa tenisi kuangalia kucheza badminton usijali. Kuna ujuzi mmoja muhimu ambao ni muhimu katika tenisi na badminton ambayo nitashiriki baadaye. Tenisi dhidi ya Badminton: Tofauti Kubwa! Badminton ni rahisi kwa wachezaji wapya kujifunza na inaonekana kuwa yenye kufurahisha zaidi, lakini inakuwa vigumu kuanza kucheza vizuri. Sehemu ya kushinda ingekuwa usahihi katika badminton. Tofauti ya kwanza ni kile tunachopiga. Mpira wa tenisi una uzito wa kati ya gramu 1.95 na gramu 2.95 Shuttlecocks zina uzito wa kati ya 0.168 na 0.194 ounces. Shuttlecocks ni nyepesi mara 11 kuliko mpira wa tenisi. Kwa mfano, urefu wa racket ya tenisi ya watu wazima ni inchi 27. Badminton ni mchezo wa mpira wa miguu ambao una reketi za urefu wa inchi 26.18 hadi 26.77. Racketi za badminton ni nyepesi sana kuliko zile za tenisi. Kwa mfano, racket ya badminton ya kawaida ya kiwango cha juu inaweza kuwa na uzito wa gramu 70 hadi 100. Kwa mfano, unaweza kupata racket ya tenisi yenye uzito wa chini ya gramu 250. Urefu wa wavu wa tenisi ni mita tatu. Katika mchezo wa badminton, wavu hupima kati ya futi 5 na inchi 1 upande na futi 5 katikati. Kwa sababu ya miguu miwili ya ziada ambayo hufanyiza wavu wa badminton, swing ya badminton ni tofauti sana na tenisi. Mahakama ya badminton ina urefu wa mita 44 na upana wa mita 20. Mahakama za tenisi zina ukubwa wa mara mbili kwa ukubwa wa uwanja wa michezo wa tenisi, na zina urefu wa mita 78 kwa mita 36. Kulinganisha badminton na tenisi si tofauti na kupima mpira wa miguu dhidi ya mpira wa magongo. Ni michezo miwili tofauti kabisa. Hata hivyo, kuna ustadi ambao umejenga katika mchezo wa tenisi ambao ni muhimu katika mchezo wa badminton. Kama vile tenisi, badminton huhitaji mwendo mwingi na mabadiliko ya mwelekeo. Kwa hiyo, ni muhimu kuwa wepesi. Tofauti kubwa ni kwamba harakati nyingi za tenisi ni upande kwa upande ilhali badminton ni nyuma na mbele. Ni mchezo gani utakaopata kuwa rahisi kama mwanzoni itategemea wewe na sifa zako za kibinafsi. Ikiwa una athari kali, lakini nguvu zako hazifai, basi labda utapata badminton rahisi kuanza. Katika mchezo wa badminton, eneo unalopaswa kufunika ni dogo, lakini utalazimika kuitikia haraka zaidi. Ikiwa wewe ni mwenye afya lakini labda si mwepesi wa kuitikia, yaelekea utaona mchezo wa tenisi kuwa rahisi zaidi. Hata kama wapya hawawezi kupiga mpira kwa nguvu, wengi wanaweza kupata mechi ndefu. Kwa mikutano hii ndefu, unahitaji fitness ya kudumu kwa muda mrefu kuliko mpinzani wako. Utaratibu wa mikono na macho ni muhimu katika michezo yote miwili. Kuna njia nyingi tofauti za kushinda pointi katika tenisi na badminton. Kwa sababu ya eneo dogo katika badminton, usahihi ni muhimu zaidi. Katika tenisi, una eneo kubwa zaidi la kugonga. Moja ya changamoto zangu kubwa si kufundisha wachezaji wapya jinsi ya kugonga mpira juu ya wavu kama kocha. Sehemu ngumu zaidi ni kuwafanya waelewe mfumo wa kipekee wa alama. Ili kushinda mchezo wa tenisi, lazima ushinde pointi nne kwa jumla wakati ukiwa na pointi mbili mbele ya mpinzani wako. Utaratibu wa alama ni rahisi, lakini sio rahisi kama 1, 2, 3 au 1 na mchezo. "Hata hivyo, ni ""15-30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""30-40"" na ""40"" na ""40"" na ""40"" na ""40.""" Mfumo huo unaaminika kuwa ulitoka Ufaransa ya enzi za kati na ulipimwa kwa kutumia saa. Katika mchezo wa tenisi, kuna mchezo wa Deuce, unaoitwa Deuce, au Deuce. Katika hali hii, mchezaji anahitaji kushinda kwa pointi mbili. Ikiwa mchezaji anashinda pointi wakati wa 40-40, alama inakuwa AD-40 au AD-40, kulingana na ikiwa mtumishi au mkurugenzi alishinda. Katika tenisi, pia ni lazima ushinde seti. Ili kushinda seti, lazima ushinde michezo sita na uwe mbele ya mpinzani wako kwa michezo miwili. Ikiwa alama inafikia 6-6, tiebreak kwa pointi 7 huchezwa. T-break lazima pia ushindi kwa pointi mbili wazi, na hakuna kikomo kwa muda gani inaweza kwenda juu. Mchezo huo unashindwa na mchezaji wa kwanza kushinda seti mbili. Mabadiliko hayo ni kwa wanaume katika mashindano ya Grand Slam na mashindano ya medali ya dhahabu ya Olimpiki ambapo seti tatu zinahitajika kushinda. Badminton hutumia muundo rahisi wa 1, 2, 3. Mchezo unashindwa wakati mchezaji au timu inapopata pointi 21. Kanuni ya pointi mbili wazi ni sawa na tenisi. Ikiwa matokeo ni 20-20, kiwango cha chini kinachohitajika kwa mchezaji mmoja kushinda ni 22. Ikiwa matokeo ni 29-29, upande wa alama ya pili unashinda. Ili kushinda mechi ya badminton, unahitaji kushinda michezo miwili. Je, mchezo wa tenisi ni wa haraka kuliko mchezo wa badminton? Tenisi ni sawa lakini ina baadhi ya sifa kufafanua kwamba kufanya hivyo kweli tofauti na badminton. Pia ni mchezo wenye mwendo wa haraka. Lakini mchezo wa tenisi una uwanja mwingi zaidi. Kama wewe kama takwimu, basi wewe ni kwenda upendo sehemu hii! Mshtuko wa tenisi wa haraka zaidi ulitolewa na Mwingereza Samuel Groth. Mnamo Mei 9, 2012, katika mji wa Busan, Korea Kusini, alisafiri kwa kasi ya 163.4 mph (263 kph). Licha ya mafanikio haya ya kuvunja rekodi, Groth kwa kweli alipoteza mechi hiyo katika seti moja kwa moja. Mlipuko wa haraka zaidi katika badminton unatoka kwa Mdanimaki, Mads Pieler Kolding. Mnamo Januari 10, 2017, katika mji wa Bangalore, India, alishambulia gari lililokuwa likisafiri kwa kasi ya kilomita 466 kwa saa. Kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano, kwa mfano. Badminton ni ya haraka sana, na hiyo ndiyo sababu itikio lako linahitaji kuwa la haraka hata zaidi. Hata hivyo, mpira utaendelea kuwa na mwendo wa muda mrefu zaidi katika mchezo wa tenisi. Mpira wa tenisi hauna manyoya ya kuuzuia usishuke. Mara tu shuttlecock inapoanza kushuka, itapunguza mwendo haraka. Mwaka 2013 Guiness World Records ilitoa orodha ya michezo 13 ya haraka zaidi. Ndani ya orodha hii Tennis alionekana mara 3 na badminton mara mbili. Je, Wachezaji wa Tenisi Wanaweza Kuwa Wazuri Katika Badminton? Kwa ufupi, ndiyo, wachezaji wa tenisi wanaweza kuwa wazuri katika badminton, hata hivyo... Hata ingawa ninafundisha tenisi kwa ajili ya kuishi, kupiga mipira kila siku, bado kupata badminton changamoto. Inachukua muda mrefu kuhamisha mchezo wa tenisi na badminton. Pia itakuwa vigumu kwako kubadilishana kati ya hizo mbili. Ikiwa unajifundisha mwenyewe kupiga shuttlecock kwa njia fulani, si rahisi kama kubadili hali ya tenisi. Mwili wako umezoea kucheza kwa njia fulani kwa kutumia racket. Wachezaji wa tenisi watakuwa na hali rahisi zaidi kucheza mpira wa magongo. Hii ni kwa sababu biomechanics (jinsi misuli hutembea) ni sawa sana na tenisi. Uwanja wa mpira wa magongo una ukubwa uleule kama uwanja wa badminton wa mara mbili. Huenda ikaonekana kwa mara ya kwanza kwamba mchezo wa tenisi na badminton ni sawa sana. Ni wazi, ingawa, kwamba wana sababu tofauti sana. Mambo hayo hayahakikishi kwamba mchezaji wa tenisi mwenye uzoefu atakuwa bora zaidi katika mchezo wa badminton kuliko wa ndondi. Sitasema ni vibaya kwa tenisi yako kucheza badminton, lakini ni hakika si kusaidia. """Wachezaji wa badminton wanaanza kucheza tenisi, najua itakuwa kazi kubwa kubadilisha swing yao ya asili." Je, wewe ni mchezaji wa tenisi ambaye alianza kucheza badminton? Uliipataje? Je, ilikuwa rahisi au ngumu?