An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
With badminton rackets you need to regularly get them restrung because they lose tension. My friend Xiao He changes his about once every 2 weeks. Meanwhile, I hadn’t changed mine for more than 7 months. Time to figure it out….
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My racket thrives on kisses. And the happier my racket is, the happier I am because it plays so much better. So I encourage as much kissing as possible and my racket gets around. You too can kiss my…
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I play badminton three times a week, but the rest of the time my racket has nothing to do. Like its owner my racket has itchy “feet” so when I don’t need to play, it is free to go out…
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So after almost six-months of use with my beloved racket, I made a little change. I changed it’s grip. You see, my racket came with a big, white, fluffy wrapping around the handle. Set by the manufacturer. But it’s white….
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This week I skipped badminton on Tuesday because I had a cold and wanted to save my strength for my class Wednesday. And I’m glad I did! Right out of the gate my teacher said I was hitting it much…
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Every week I recap how my week in badminton went. I play three days a week: games with my regular group on Tuesday and Thursday and class with my teacher on Wednesdays. Tuesday was a good day. We had a lot of people sign up for…
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My racket, not content to just sit at home bored everyday, took a day off and went to the beach!