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Better Badminton

Carl H. Jackson, Lester A. Swan

Read by Rapunzelina · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Introduction (10:51)
I. The grip and flexible Wrist (9:17)
II. The Service made easy (10:06)
III. Rules and scoring simplified - Singles (16:14)
IV. Rules and scoring simplified - Doubles (10:32)
V. Bird flight (18:03)
VI. The four fundamental strokes (26:14)
VII. Footwork (18:23)
VIII. The service in singles and doubles (25:53)
IX. Doubles teamwork (9:06)
X. Bird flight and the return (5:08)
XI. Pointers on general strategy (6:42)
XII. The fundamental strokes analyzed (8:32)
XIII. Filling in the stroking gaps (8:03)
XIV. Selection and care of equipment (12:22)
Appendix. Glossary of terms (19:08)