Selecting The Right Halex Badminton Set For You
Games Guy | May 29, 2010
There are many badminton sets available from many manufacturers, such as Halex, Sportcraft, Franklin and Jacques, which may make it difficult to select the right one, but an easy test is to check the quality of the rackets and shuttlecocks. Most people just assume that when they buy a set everything will be of similar quality. But a lot of manufacturers pay more attention to the poles and the net than they do the raquets and the shuttlecocks because that’s what most people tend to complain about the most – how difficult it is to set up the net and how sturdy it is once it’s up. Here are tips on what to look for when you’re buying a badminton set.
The Raquets – When buying a Halex badminton set, or a set from any other manufacturer you won’t be able to switch out the rackets if you don’t like them. The rackets, the net poles, the net and the shuttlecocks are all included in one package. Look for a lightweight raquet made of aluminum or steel and the strings should all be evenly spaced, and of the same density, across the entire face of the raquet. Check that the grip is tightly wound with no loose or unraveling bindings.
The Shuttlecock – Most sets come with 2 to 4 shuttlecocks and they can be made of either plastic and nylon or feathers. Plastic shuttlecocks have a much longer lifespan than the feathered variety, but feather shuttlecocks provide greater accuracy and a higher performance rate. Neither of them will last forever though, so if you’re planning to get a lot of use out of your Halex badminton set, remember to pick up extra shuttlecocks along the way. You may notice that the shuttlecocks in the set are colored – these colors indicate the speed of the shuttlecock with green indicating slow, blue for medium and red for fast. If given the choice, choose blue for recreational play.
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