badminton or tennis???

[thereseclaireanne]

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OT: adto man ni sa "Love Is"

used to play badminton pero karon kay wla najd wla man gd koy ka jam hehehe mga tihik kaayo ako mga kaberks mahalan sa abang sa court.

kung daghan mo? mahug nlang mu amot mo bainte2x.. maau na baya..

[Boo-boo]

pag uyab uyab lang gud mo while enjoying badminton or tennis... hehehe

[josthegod]

badminton! burns more calories!

[BaNGis]

I got this from the Free Dictionary - interesting insight:

Comparisons with other racquet sports

Badminton is frequently compared to tennis. The following is a list of uncontentious comparisons:

• In tennis, the ball may bounce once before the player hits it; in badminton, the rally ends once the shuttlecock touches the floor.
  
  In tennis, the serve is dominant to the extent that the server is expected to win most of his service games; a break of service, where the server loses the game, is of major importance in a match. In badminton, however, the serving side and receiving side have approximately equal opportunity to win the rally.
  
  In tennis, the server is allowed two attempts to make a correct serve; in badminton, the server is allowed only one attempt.
  
  In tennis, a let is played on service if the ball hits the net tape; in badminton, there is no let on service.
  
  The tennis court is larger than the badminton court.
  

Tennis rackets are much heavier than badminton rackets, which may weigh as little as 75 grams. Tennis balls are also heavier than shuttlecocks.

The fastest recorded tennis stroke is Andy Roddick's 153 mph serve; the fastest recorded badminton stroke is Fu Haifeng's 206 mph smash.

Comparisons of speed and athletic requirements:
Statistics such as the 206 mph smash speed, below, prompt badminton enthusiasts to make other comparisons that are more contentious. For example, it is often claimed that badminton is the fastest racket sport.Although badminton holds the record for the fastest initial speed of a racket sports projectile, the shuttlecock decelerates substantially faster than other projectiles such as tennis balls. In turn, this qualification must be qualified by consideration of the distance over which the shuttlecock travels: a smashed shuttlecock travels a shorter distance than a tennis ball during a serve. Badminton's claim as the fastest racket sport might also be based on reaction time requirements, but arguably table tennis requires even faster reaction times.

There is a strong case for arguing that badminton is more physically demanding than tennis, but such comparisons are difficult to make objectively due to the differing demands of the games. Some informal studies suggest that badminton players require much greater aerobic stamina than tennis players, but this has not been the subject of rigorous research.

A more balanced approach might suggest the following comparisons, although these also are subject to dispute:
Badminton, especially singles, requires substantially greater aerobic stamina than tennis; the level of aerobic stamina required by badminton singles is similar to squash singles, although squash may have slightly higher aerobic requirements.
Tennis requires greater upper body strength than badminton.
Badminton requires greater leg strength than tennis, and badminton men's doubles probably requires greater leg strength than any other racket sport due to the demands of performing multiple consecutive jumping smashes.
Badminton requires much greater explosive athleticism than tennis and somewhat greater than squash, with players required to jump for height or distance.
Badminton requires significantly faster reaction times than either tennis or squash, although table tennis may require even faster reaction times. The fastest reactions in badminton are required in men's doubles, when returning a powerful smash.

Comparisons of technique
Badminton and tennis techniques differ substantially. The lightness of the shuttlecock and of badminton rackets allow badminton players to make use of the wrist and fingers much more than tennis players; in tennis the wrist is normally held stable, and playing with a mobile wrist may lead to injury. For the same reasons, badminton players can generate power from a short racket swing: for some strokes such as net kills, an elite player's swing may be less than 10cm. For strokes that require more power, a longer swing will typically be used, but the badminton racket swing will rarely be as long as a typical tennis swing.

It is often asserted that power in badminton strokes comes mainly from the wrist. This is a misconception and may be criticised for two reasons. First, it is strictly speaking a category error: the wrist is a joint, not a muscle; its movement is controlled by the forearm muscles. Second, wrist movements are weak when compared to forearm or upper arm movements. Badminton biomechanics have not been the subject of extensive scientific study, but some studies[23] confirm the minor role of the wrist in power generation, and indicate that the major contributions to power come from internal and external rotations of the upper and lower arm. Modern coaching resources such as the Badminton England Technique DVD[24] reflect these ideas by emphasising forearm rotation rather than wrist movements.

[juncanonigo]

prefer ko badminton kay maka play ra nako ako family including my two sons aged 6&7...

[xrm_racing]

tennis is still the best for me

[Micah]

tennis here

tennis is more on a mental game jud. its true its one of the hardest game to learn

[Micah]

ey guys when man ang next sked for tennis? 490 9869 tawagi ko para apil ko sa inyo duwa jojo

[lydell]

badminton

[EZRA]

Tennis

If you're good enough in tennis, you can get college scholarshipsand get into the best schools in the nation... and if you're really really good, you can turn pro and earn 5 mil a year like Roger Federer.

If you're good in badminton, schools hardly offers any scholarships for badminton players. If you're really really good in badminton, your income still won't let you afford a Ferrari.

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Pero seriously - I love tennis and I can't compare it to badminton since I've never tried the latter. I know a few people who plays both and most of them prefers tennis kay mas nindot kunog workout ang tennis.