Badminton: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series) (Paperback)

by Tony Grice (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

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""The illustrations and descriptions in" Badminton: Steps to Success "are easy to comprehend, and they provide players with the ability to quickly improve their skills. This book is the best resource for every badminton player."
Soohyun Bang
Olympic Gold Medalist


Product Description
Players clocking shuttlecocks at speeds of 200 miles per hour, new scoring rules, and nonstop action make badminton one of the fastest racket sports in the world. With Badminton: Steps to Success you will learn the skills and tactics to excel at the highest level.

Through detailed, fully illustrated instruction, you will develop precision, power, and finesse as you use this step-by-step guide to master serves, forehands, backhands, clears, drop shots, smashes, drives, and more.

Badminton: Steps to Success also breaks down common errors players make and provides corrective techniques to pinpoint problems and improve execution. Over 100 drills will further enforce correct technique, with designated drills for tactical practice, conditioning, and teamwork for doubles play.

If you're ready to master today's game, rely on the one resource proven to make a difference. Badminton: Steps to Success--part of the popular Steps to Success Sports Series with more than 1.5 million copies sold----is your ticket to winning play.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 2 edition (December 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736072292
• ISBN-13: 978-0736072298
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #125,118 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you know the basics, it helps. Otherwise, it's confusing., September 7, 2000

By	Aaron Fung (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Badminton: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series) (Paperback)

Badminton is probably one of the most underecognized sports in the western world, but it is immensely popular in Asian countries as well as several European nations.

The game is not too difficult to learn, and this book does a good job in explaining the strokes. But the truth is that explaining how to play a game (through a book) is simply an impossible (or nearly impossible) task. The graphics do help, but the instructions can become a bit tedious. You'd do better to buy a video and simply study their actions and then read this book, rather than just buy the book by itself.

NOTE: This is not your average picnic-style game. True badminton is fast-paced, incredibly explosive, and filled with trick shots and actions at every turn. One has to be in top physical condition with excellent hand-eye coordination and quick feet in order to play the game well.

If you have these skills or have played the game before, grab this book. The basics will help.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great for drills, but useless for strategy, February 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Badminton: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series) (Paperback)

I bought this book hoping it would help me learn skills and tactics that would make me a better badminton player, but was really disappointed. This book has dozens of various drills that would probably have a positive effect on most persons' games if: (1) the reader had at least five hours a week of spare time to devote to the practice drills; (2)the reader has a partner willing to spend those five hours working on the drills; and (3) the reader can find a place to practice for those five hours. Given that most people (in N. America at least) probably have only a few hours a week available for either playing or court space (which they would like to use for playing rather than practice in any event), it does not become feasible to bother with the various drills that take up the majority of space in this book.
There is very little content in this book about subjects other than drills. [...] I agree with almost all of the comments of the first reviewer, but disagree strongly with his/her rating for the book. I found this book to be substantially useless for my needs.
Ok to check out from the library, but definitely NOT recommended for purchase.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Badminton: Steps to Success, January 11, 2007

By	Karen M. Zielinski (new hampshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Badminton: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Activity Series) (Paperback)

An excellent book on the sport of badminton. Easy to understand and follow. Great resource book for any high school p.e. teacher or coach. I recommend this book to all that are interested in the sport.