The physics of badminton

Caroline Cohen; Baptiste Darbois Texier; David Quéré; Christophe Clanet

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/17/6/063001

The physics of badminton

Caroline Cohen
, Baptiste Darbois Texier
, David Quéré
, Christophe Clanet

Laboratoire d'Hydrodynamique de l'Ecole Polytechnique
UMR 7636 CNRS-ESPCI ParisTech-Université Pierre et Marie Curie

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Abstract

The conical shape of a shuttlecock allows it to flip on impact. As a light and extended particle, it flies with a pure drag trajectory. We first study the flip phenomenon and the dynamics of the flight and then discuss the implications on the game. Lastly, a possible classification of different shots is proposed.

Original language	English
Article number	063001
Journal	New Journal of Physics
Volume	17
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/17/6/063001
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2015

Keywords

badminton trajectory
physics of badminton
shuttlecock flight
shuttlecock flip

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