Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to find
the relationship between the length of feather in shuttlecock with distance it
travels. The result showed that the longer the feather the further it travels.
The results also revealed that the lighter the object the further it can
travel.
Introduction
Badminton is one of the oldest and popular
games in the world. It is believed to be originated from ancient Greece and China.
However, the modern version of
Badminton
game was imported by the British from India to Great Britain in the middle of
19th century and spread to other parts of the world. Today the game is so
popular that over 160 countries are now the official member of the Badminton
World Federation (BWF) - a governing body of the game. According to BWF
estimates, at present, the game is played by over 200 million people worldwide
and over thousand players participate in various competitions and tournaments
around the world.
Badminton
Shuttlecocks (also known as Birdies or Shuttles) are a distinct and unique
feature of badminton, that make the game so very different from all the other
standard ball games. Unlike most other games that
involve playing with a ball, badminton players have to hit these feathery
shuttlecocks across to each other with their rackets, and upon being hit these
shuttles tend to fly in the air, due to their aerodynamic shape. A
badminton shuttlecock is an extremely high drag projectile and badminton is
known to be the fastest racket sport, with the shuttlecock leaving the racket
with speeds of up to 115 m/s. No one is sure how the shuttlecock got its name. However,
the word “cock” probably comes from its traditional feather construction, while
the word “shuttle” may refer to the projectile’s back-and-forth motion that
resembles the shuttle of a loom. In this research, the relationship
between the length of feather with the distance it travels was investigated.
