{"id":122810,"date":"2024-03-04T12:29:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T12:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=122810"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:51:44","slug":"which-badminton-shuttlecocks-should-you-choose-ultimate-buying-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/which-badminton-shuttlecocks-should-you-choose-ultimate-buying-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Choose The Best Badminton Shuttlecocks &#8211; Ultimate Buying Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"122810\" class=\"elementor elementor-122810\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5c4a73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5c4a73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58b2d2a9\" data-id=\"58b2d2a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ec1e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95ec1e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Choose The Best Badminton Shuttlecocks - Ultimate Buying Guide<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ec5916a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ec5916a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">There are <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">three different <\/span>badminton shuttlecocks &#8211; <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">feather, plastic <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-67bb0a5d-eaab-4b17-a8dc-0f287677a0ed notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"4\">and <\/span><span class=\"discussion-id-67bb0a5d-eaab-4b17-a8dc-0f287677a0ed notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">hybrid<\/span>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\">Feather shuttles <\/span>allow for better control, feel and sound, whilst <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"9\">plastic shuttles<\/span> are more durable and cost-effective.<!-- notionvc: 8ca9b011-d4d9-4b0e-9284-4b7301fe6b03 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc35844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc35844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">In this buying guide we\u2019re going to focus on feather shuttles as that\u2019s where our expertise lies since we\u2019ve used them from a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">lot<\/span> of different shuttlecock brands over the last <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">20 years<\/span> in our training, clubs, coaching and professional tournaments.<!-- notionvc: f7003be6-08e1-4891-b211-aa3cf51525d1 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225279a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"225279a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We\u2019ll now discuss:<\/p><ul><li class=\"p1\">The <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">features you need to consider <\/span><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">to choose the best badminton shuttlecock for you,<\/span><\/li><li class=\"p1\">Share results of our <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">comparison test<\/span> of over 10 types of shuttles at different prices,<\/li><li class=\"p1\">And we\u2019ll also share <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">what we use!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 9a803158-cca8-419d-a5ff-e22e7841ce20 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c8092a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70c8092a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 Main <span>Features To Consider<\/span><!-- notionvc: ae7e10b1-e755-438a-8030-8bbeb1644564 --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cad5480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cad5480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>1. Shuttlecock Speed<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74125d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d74125d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">There are 5 different categories of shuttle speeds going from <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">75, which is the slowest, up to 79 which is the fastest.<\/span><!-- notionvc: c20ea68e-0b02-48de-a47f-2e923136675f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9f219f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c9f219f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed-1024x501.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122813\" alt=\"Badminton shuttlescock speed scale chart\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed-1536x752.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed-600x294.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttlespeed.jpg 1754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea97847 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1ea97847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 Shuttlecock b<span data-token-index=\"0\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">rands like Yonex use their own system where speed 1 is the slowest, <\/span><span data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"discussion-id-e68c308e-bd16-4b03-9fec-58efece6f5e8 notion-enable-hover\">an<\/span><span data-token-index=\"2\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">d they go up to speed 5 which is the fastest.<\/span><!-- notionvc: ed698b24-0dfe-4fd4-8ea8-d2f7a093d194 -->\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a586cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a586cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing the best shuttlecock speed can depend on a few things, but most importantly:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 9ff9aab1-058e-4be9-b0c7-636673095ab1 --><\/p><ul><li><strong>The altitude you\u2019re playing at<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The temperature<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2924a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2924a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So, if you\u2019re playing in really <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">hot temperatures or high altitudes,<\/span> these playing conditions tend to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">\u2018speed up\u2019<\/span> the shuttle so you would opt for the slower 76 or 77 speed or 75 in <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">extreme<\/span> conditions.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: e49b3cb3-d82a-4f75-929c-cf7859cc884e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9ec12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9ec12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If you don\u2019t do this, then you might be wondering why your smash feels 10x more powerful\u2026 Or why all of your shots are flying out the back!<!-- notionvc: e90fbc1b-2562-4d65-b317-66ec90e809fc --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e422de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e422de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">On the other end of the spectrum, you would opt for the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">78 or 79 speed<\/span> if you\u2019re playing in <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">colder or air-conditioned halls<\/span>, or if you\u2019re <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\">below sea level.<\/span><!-- notionvc: 7202f8db-6d9b-422f-ab58-a55b86092c4d --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d2eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5d2eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">But generally, the most common speeds are <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">77 and 78.<\/span><!-- notionvc: e7dd1fbe-5057-4e34-a3e7-639ea8a5207c --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcb0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bcb0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>2. P<span data-token-index=\"1\">rice<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46379e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46379e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">There are shuttles that fit all different price points, with one tube of 12 shuttles costing from less than \u00a315 ($18), up to \u00a335 ($45). We\u2019ll cover price points more in the shuttle comparison section later!<!-- notionvc: ed8c4911-5ccb-4e6a-b12d-42146928697f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb08641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb08641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>3. D<span data-token-index=\"1\">urability<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0745848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0745848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">How long does each badminton shuttlecock typically last for?\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: a4c4242b-d2d0-45e5-baeb-fd810426bc75 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c02e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c02e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Well, this can depend on a few things:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: d47c87bf-cfb8-442f-9242-225b96cc2676 --><\/p><ul><li><strong>The level you play at<\/strong> &#8211; as beginners tend to mishit the shuttle more, they tend to break more feathers and therefore use more shuttles.<\/li><li><strong>The style of play<\/strong> &#8211; if you hit lots of powerful drives and smashes, the shuttles won\u2019t last as long.<\/li><li><strong>The storage conditions<\/strong> &#8211; for example, if you\u2019re leaving shuttles in a really <strong>dry space<\/strong>, then the feathers can dry out and become brittle, which will again reduce how long they last.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c629f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c629f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>4. F<span data-token-index=\"1\">eel and control<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ed189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ed189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"0\">How does it feel when you play with it?<\/span> Does the shuttle come smoothly off your strings?<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Some new shuttles might feel like they\u2019re coming off your racket weirdly, making it really hard to play good quality and accurate shots.<!-- notionvc: 7580c95b-eda3-4a9e-a54b-9fa5dfdd4b03 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a826d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a826d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>What Is The Best Feather Shuttlecock?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48c86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b48c86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"discussion-id-f7d09ddc-d1a4-4c28-9fdd-0b8d02ec0fcc notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">We ha<\/span>ve tested and compared <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"2\">10 types of badminton shuttles across different shuttlecock brands at various price points,<\/span> ranging from just \u00a35 per tube, all the way up to \u00a335!<!-- notionvc: 807189b8-c917-438d-a6ee-154790999276 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6216497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6216497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122948\" alt=\"Best shuttlecock brands for badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/All-Shuttles@2x-1-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">10 types of shuttles that were tested<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a74f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a74f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For each shuttle, we did <strong>2 tests:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: f1ecc18d-71c8-4c62-8505-b0676e456bcf --><\/p><ul><li>A durability test<\/li><li>An accuracy test<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fd47d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85fd47d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A couple of quick disclaimers before we get started:<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><!-- notionvc: 0d00091f-31ba-4f2e-823d-878982a08812 --><\/p><ul><li>We\u2019re not robots so some shuttles would have been hit <strong>slightly differently!<\/strong> We did however <strong>not mishit many shuttles,<\/strong> which is important to note.<\/li><li>We obviously didn\u2019t test ALL of the shuttles you can buy worldwide, but we tried to choose a selection from different well-known brands that we could get at different price points here in the UK, <strong>and they\u2019re all speed 78.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ff12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ff12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">So, we started our testing with a <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">\u00a35 ($6) tube from Drafon. <\/span>But this tube was kind of a joke.<!-- notionvc: 7bbb7bd4-9f5e-4beb-bc75-2b5487834b41 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8250606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8250606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We actually bought them from a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur, as we couldn\u2019t believe a tube of feather shuttles was so cheap. BUT we opened them, and realised they\u2019d already failed both tests &#8211; it definitely gave us a good laugh though!<!-- notionvc: baa10485-2df2-4e44-91b0-1eb6c9affc06 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df62fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df62fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drafon-vs-VICTOR-Master-Ace@2x-1-1024x845.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122950\" alt=\"Best badminton shuttlecock Drafon vs Victor Master Ace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drafon-vs-VICTOR-Master-Ace@2x-1-1024x845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drafon-vs-VICTOR-Master-Ace@2x-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drafon-vs-VICTOR-Master-Ace@2x-1-768x633.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drafon-vs-VICTOR-Master-Ace@2x-1-600x495.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Drafon-vs-VICTOR-Master-Ace@2x-1.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New Drafon shuttle (left) vs New Victor Master Ace shuttle (right)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea370ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea370ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Now lets go onto the rest of the test! These are the shuttles that we will be testing:<!-- notionvc: 7795854d-04ed-400d-a209-825a3b8d8c9e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1e0d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e1e0d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- notionvc: 7e656471-7821-4283-8076-23e067e145b3 --><\/p><table><thead><tr><th>Shuttlecock Brand &amp; Name<\/th><th>Price Per Tube<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Yehlex Tournament<\/td><td>\u00a316 ($20)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lining G800<\/td><td>\u00a317 ($21)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Babolat 2\u2019s<\/td><td>\u00a319 ($23)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yonex AS30<\/td><td>\u00a322 ($27)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forza VIP<\/td><td>\u00a324 ($29)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yonex AS40<\/td><td>\u00a326 ($32)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Victor Gold Champion<\/td><td>\u00a330 ($37)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Yonex AS50<\/td><td>\u00a332 (\u00a339)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Victor Master Ace<\/td><td>\u00a335 ($43)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d01ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45d01ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Durability Testing<!-- notionvc: d09d7fec-7006-43fa-8990-2f606070edaf --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76452da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76452da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>When we hit each shuttle 500 times with a variety of drills, how long did they last?<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f25bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f25bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Shuttlecock Brand &amp; Name<\/th>\n<th>Price Per Tube<\/th>\n<th>Condition After 500 Shots<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Yehlex Tournament<\/td>\n<td>\u00a316 ($20)<\/td>\n<td>We only needed to use 1 shuttle for the 500 shots, but by the end it was no longer circular and the feathers were fluffed up.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lining G800<\/td>\n<td>\u00a317 ($21)<\/td>\n<td>It held its shape quite well, but it went so fluffy! We noticed how fluffy it was from just 150 shots into the testing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Babolat 2\u2019s<\/td>\n<td>\u00a319 ($23)<\/td>\n<td>It held its shape well and didn\u2019t get too fluffy, but we had a small feather breakage right at the end of the 500 shots. This wasn\u2019t enough breakage to warrant changing the shuttle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yonex AS30<\/td>\n<td>\u00a322 ($27)<\/td>\n<td>After 150 shots the shuttle was completely squashed - so although a feather wasn\u2019t broken we changed the shuttle. The 2nd AS30 held its shape much better for the remaining 350 shots but that might be because we had finished all of the smashing!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forza VIP<\/td>\n<td>\u00a324 ($29)<\/td>\n<td>Around halfway through the testing, it was fluffy and quite squashed which meant it wasn\u2019t flying properly at all, so we changed the shuttle.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yonex AS40<\/td>\n<td>\u00a326 ($32)<\/td>\n<td>After 150 shots we noticed this was definitely the least fluffy shuttle we\u2019ve had so far. At the end of the testing it had held it\u2019s shape and didn\u2019t get too fluffy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Victor Gold Champion<\/td>\n<td>\u00a330 ($37)<\/td>\n<td>It held its shape very well, and just had 1 small break to a feather. This wasn\u2019t enough to warrant changing the shuttle as it still flew well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yonex AS50<\/td>\n<td>\u00a332 (\u00a339)<\/td>\n<td>It kept its shape, didn\u2019t fluff up much and all the feathers are intact.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Victor Master Ace<\/td>\n<td>\u00a335 ($43)<\/td>\n<td>This didn\u2019t really fluffed up at all and held its shape well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- notionvc: de5ea29f-6da8-41c5-baad-7e632ed70251 --><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03f3d6 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e03f3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 <span data-token-index=\"0\">What do we mean when we say the shuttle has become \u2018fluffy\u2019? \n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">\nWell, the feathers become <span data-token-index=\"2\">ruffled,<\/span> which makes the shuttles<span data-token-index=\"4\"> less streamlined<\/span> through the air and hugely <span data-token-index=\"6\">reduces<\/span> their speed. This makes it feel really different to how a brand new one would, which can be difficult to deal with!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 03b6222c-bfbc-4d7e-b3b0-cd524d81e151 -->\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221f374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"221f374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Overall, we found that the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">more expensive ones were half as fluffy at the end<\/span> and the two most expensive were DEFINITELY in the best condition after 500 shots.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: 428abe20-8c59-4de8-8bc5-6d9c854f8e6e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-300509b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"300509b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability-1024x595.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-122812\" alt=\"Badminton shuttlecock durability test Li Ning G800 vs Victor Master Ace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability-1536x892.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability-600x348.jpg 600w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Shuttle-durability.jpg 1782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e442e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35e442e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">And whilst we didn\u2019t completely break any feathers as we didn\u2019t mishit many shots, we did notice that the cheaper shuttles <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">lost their shape<\/span> a<span class=\"discussion-id-5d25d225-21c2-4c16-8ed4-3a35fad4d113 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"3\"> lot easier<\/span> when we were testing them!<!-- notionvc: dae014b8-d6a0-49c0-aeea-50aee890f107 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d7f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86d7f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>Accuracy Testing<\/span><!-- notionvc: 254063af-d443-4ee9-a296-46ac9d9cbeae --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af179f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af179f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><b>Do expensive shuttles help you play better and more accurate shots?<\/b><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c54bc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c54bc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">To do this test, we hit <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">20 lifts, 20 net shots, 20 serves and 20 smashes <\/span>with each shuttle.<!-- notionvc: 620ba2a8-a042-43bf-ae37-4761236300ec --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74f98d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d74f98d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Generally we noticed that the shuttles at the cheaper end bobbled more (i.e. had a less \u2018smooth\u2019 flight path) and we felt like we had <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">less control<\/span>, especially with our net shots and serves.<!-- notionvc: 113a874e-1955-4fd6-908b-6c1e4bed68ab --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35811a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35811a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">With the more expensive shuttles like the Master Ace and AS50\u2019s, we both felt we could play <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">higher quality<\/span> and more <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">consistent<\/span> shots.<!-- notionvc: d85bfaaa-e423-4a40-884a-46c5729a9ba6 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c57d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0c57d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We also noticed that even though they were all speed 78\u2019s, the Babolat 2\u2019s were much quicker!<!-- notionvc: e05edf5b-2410-4a3d-a657-20c96f3be980 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6681b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6681b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>What We Use<\/span><!-- notionvc: b8ec5856-cc83-4f42-b4a2-29daa7da07b2 --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fb2cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1fb2cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">For our own training, we use the <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">VICTOR Master Ace!<\/span> Full disclosure we are sponsored by VICTOR but we\u2019ve personally found that these last <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">over 3 times as long<\/span> as various cheaper ones, and of course aren\u2019t 3 times the price!<!-- notionvc: e93e57e3-eb7c-4dfa-9ef4-131c49d86d31 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1e988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe1e988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s also worth mentioning that if you can, it\u2019s better to <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">practice with shuttles that you compete with<\/span> to get used to the feel of the shuttle. A lot of international tournaments use the Master Ace so this works well for us!<!-- notionvc: d4a655ed-7331-4ba7-bb8b-bb4f974d544e --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04b312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d04b312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">But if you can choose what shuttles to play your matches with, then we\u2019d recommend trying these tests yourself. Maybe try a more expensive tube and see how much longer it lasts for you\u2026 because as we\u2019ve said, the durability depends on your <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">level and playing style<\/span>! <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\">If the shuttle lasts double as long but isn\u2019t double the price, it might be worth the investment!<\/span><!-- notionvc: 1b90e239-07be-439e-95d5-545f74ed8931 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3b2af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc3b2af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<!-- notionvc: 59d54838-64fe-40bc-b347-3d6e90d9a9a4 --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79274ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79274ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">After reading this, hopefully you now know how to choose <span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\">the best badminton shuttlecocks for you!\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: 629ea7db-75eb-46c0-b2b7-5a9866b0d39a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f4b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f4b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">If you&#8217;re looking for 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