Badminton
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The sport of Badminton as we know it today originated from a game called Battledore and Shuttlecock in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets but it wasn't until the late 19th Century that the game's official name became.
Badminton today is a racket sport played in either singles (two opposing players) or doubles (two opposing pairs of players) that are positioned on opposite sides of a rectangular court divided in half by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their rackets so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the ground, and each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Although played as international and Olympic level sport the nature of badminton makes it ideal for recreational garden play.
Jaques' Badminton
Like a great majority of today’s popular sports and games, Garden Badminton originated in England. It is named after the country estate of the Duke of Beaufort, and the British took the game to India where the first rules were drawn up in 1877. Since the Second World War, many other countries, especially the U.S.A., Denmark and the South East Asian countries have challenged Britain’s early domination of the game.
John Jaques and Son Limited, the oldest sports and games manufacturers in the world (pre-dating Badminton by some 80 years), have been associated with the game since its inception and were the first manufacturers to produce a laminated Badminton Racket of under 5 oz; the KFD model. Garden Badminton and many other games have been an important part of the Jaques business since the introduction of Croquet (one of many Jaques “firsts”) in the late 1800’s.
As well as offering complete Badminton sets, with all the equipment and accessories needed to start playing straight away, Jaques also offer rackets, nets, posts and shuttlecocks individually. At the top of the range, Jaques' Challenge set is suitable for either two or four players and comes complete with four alloy rackets, deluxe net and posts and three shuttles all packaged together in an attractive wooden box. Other sets in the range include Jaques' Pro set and County set both of which are packaged together in strong canvas style carry bags.
