Above is a button that takes you directly to a video of an Olympic badminton game.
Here is the website of the video four players playing badminton.
http://www.olympic.org/videos/china-v-china-badminton-mixed-doubles-final-full-replay
The clip from the video that best shows a short game of badmiton is from 10:06 to 11:00.
Here is the website of the video four players playing badminton.
http://www.olympic.org/videos/china-v-china-badminton-mixed-doubles-final-full-replay
The clip from the video that best shows a short game of badmiton is from 10:06 to 11:00.
In this clip, the players are playing badminton. They hit the ball with great force. Since the shuttlecock is small, the acceleration is great, as can be seen in this video. Also, their shoes are special badminton shoes, with special soles to increase static friction, so they do not slip. Static friction is also what is stopping the players from sliding all around the court, and keeping their rackets from slipping out of their hands. The ball nearly falls because of gravity multiple times, but is hit upwards at the last second nearly each time. Badminton is a sport filled with physics; without physics, it would not be playable.
The above link is a second video of a badminton game.
Here is the website:
http://gamesweplayed.wordpress.com/tag/badminton/