Customer Reviews

Pro Performance Speedminton Fun Set

5 star:		(41)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

The game is definitely fun, especially if you play it on a tennis court. The birdie is smaller and flies faster than in traditional badminton games. Hitting the birdie and directing it to the right spot is easier than I anticipated, especially considering the small size of the racket. Once the game gets going, the enjoyment level is fairly high, but falls short of the promised thrill in the product promo texts. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is that, in spite of all the hype and promises, the game is far from being wind resistant. A little better than badminton, but still can be ruined by anything stronger than a breeze. The "wind ring" is ineffective, feels more like a placebo.

Overall, if you paid under $30 for this set, you probably are going to get your money's worth out of playing it. Try it, and expect it to be a fast version of badminton.

This is truly a fun family game. All ages can easily play together -- we were playing two on two with 9 and 10 year olds against adults. It is worth every penny and I love that you can play it anywhere.

One potential problem I see is the cone markers. I have an older version that has sand bags connected by strings so your court is always the correct size, so I can't say how easy the cones are to set up in the right dimensions. I don't know why they got rid of the sand bags and strings -- this was a great way to set up the court so you know exactly where the inbound line is.

Overall -- hours of fun for the whole family.

We tried the Speedminton game over the holidays and thought it was lots of fun. Unlike badminton, the birdie is more sturdy and flies more accurately. The racquets are more like racquetball racquets and are also very sturdy. We were impressed that we could play the game at the very breezy beachside, with a few minor adjustments to our swing. Also, since the racquets are not too heavy, there was no arm fatigue. We've played Smashball at the beach for years, and when we picked up those paddles to play (after playing Speedminton) we thought they felt heavy and awkward. We will have years of fun with this game.

We opened the set and started out great, But in one Afternoon all of the Birdies or "Speeders" fell apart. I have emailed the manufacturer and hopefuly they will come up with a tougher design.

This is a great game. I've been playing regular badminton for a long time and this is definitely much more fun and a better cardio workout. The only drawback is poor workmanship of the rackets. The plastic tape covering the handles started to come loose after only a few games and soon came off completely, turning the racket handles into a gluey mess. I fixed the problem by removing the original tape and replacing it with the replacement tape for tennis rackets.

I bought this set to play with my nephews but it didn't last very long. The very first time I played with it, the 'Speedracquet' I was using broke after about 1 hour. Apparently, I hit it so hard the birdie stuck in the racquet. It was still fun to use and the birdies really flight high. In my opinion, it would be cheaper just to buy the birdies and use tennis or racquetball rackets that you already have.

My 8-year old son and I have had this game for nearly three years now and have not grown tired of it. Considering the use our set has been put to (we play nearly every day in the summer months), it has held up remarkably well. I am surprised to read of another reviewer's report that the all of the birdies in the set fell apart within the first day of use. Although we have lost a few birdies to the bamboo forest behind our property, we have lost none due to quality issues. In fact, we still have (and use) a birdie that came with our original set. We have gotten so much enjoyment from this game that I have just ordered a second set so we can have 4-player games.

Some friends and I asked our Intramural department to purchase two sets of Speedminton. If you are not sure what Speedminton is, it is a combination of tennis, racketball, and badminton. We played for the first time two days ago and played for almost 2 hours. It was a great workout and easy to pick up if you have played any of the sports mentioned above. Yesterday, we had a few more classmates playing and we were able to play doubles. The doubles matches were not as intense as singles, but overall a great great game. The Pro Performance set is better quality than the Speedminton Bag. The Pro set comes with higher quality rackets. I would advise purchasing extra speeders. The match speeders are what we play with and have already went through one speeder.

While we were playing, numerous faculty and students asked about the game and we are spreading the word about this new fun game! Enjoy!

Speedminton is a blast - just take your set with you anytime you're in an open area (our backyard is a little too small) and you can be playing in no time. I love the fact that there's no net. We use the match speeder exclusively - it's faster and more fun, though for kids probably the "fun" speeder would be better to learn with. It's quite easy to direct the speeder where you want it to go. Anyone who likes racquet sports will enjoy this game.

One minor quibble - the "speeder" does not appear to be as sturdy as I would have hoped, the plastic mesh is coming apart in some areas after about a week of play. Our experience with the racquet, though, have been fine - they seem quite durable to me.

This game is so much fun ,and I can play it with my 11-17 yr old children . The only draw back is that you need an open area preferably free of trees. Because the birdie goes much higher than a traditional badmitton set, but that's the fun of it.