Do I have to wear badminton shoes when playing badminton?

Do I have to wear professional badminton shoes to play badminton? Can't you wear other sports shoes to play? This is the common doubt of many golfers, and it is also the key to common badminton novices that are easily overlooked! Once again, the editor sincerely recommends that friends who like badminton sports, be sure to buy a pair of shoes specially designed for badminton sports to give your feet the safest protection! To ask why, please see the detailed explanation below.

professional badminton shoes are designed according to various characteristics of badminton. Consider the rapid change of direction from front to back and left to right, plus various actions such as emergency stop, cross step, lunge step, step forward and vertical jump. The design of badminton shoes emphasizes tight and comfortable covering, and at the same time, it also has the function of strengthening lateral stability and improving grip, so that the feet have sufficient anti-torsion protection when they move quickly laterally. On the other hand, because badminton sports puts a lot of emphasis on flexibility and speed, badminton shoes will also pursue light weight as much as possible while maintaining a certain degree of protection, so that players wearing badminton shoes can move quickly and fly into the ball.

1. Can jogging shoes be used to play badminton?

Some golfers who have just started playing badminton will choose to wear jogging shoes to play. However, when fast moving in multiple directions on the court, jogging shoes are easy to squeeze and flip the toes in the shoes, and the possibility of sports injuries is relatively high. This is because jogging shoes are mainly developed and designed based on the "front and back direction" sports mode, and professional badminton shoes are more than jogging shoes that take into account the "left and right side movement" sports mode design. It can be seen that the lateral covering of the jogging upper is not as good as that of professional badminton shoes. Especially at critical moments when you need to save the ball, it is more likely to cause toe sprains (the so-called mallet finger) due to the insufficient protection of the shoes. In severe cases, it may also cause ankle sprains. It can be seen that wearing Playing professional badminton shoes on the court can not only improve sports performance, but also protect the body and reduce the chance of sports injuries.

2. Can indoor shoes (Indoor Shoe) be used to play badminton?

Generally speaking, indoor shoes mean yes. "Sneakers with raw rubber soles", such as billiard shoes, volleyball shoes, and badminton shoes, are all indoor shoes. Although the above three are indoor sports, they are different due to different sports characteristics and styles. There will also be obvious differences in the "raw rubber pattern" of the sole! And in badminton, there are often front, back, left and right movements repeatedly, so the rubber pattern on the sole is mostly radial, and badminton shoes need to emphasize durability Wearing, anti-slip, covering and stability functions. Because the shoes are designed according to the characteristics of various sports, it is recommended that all golfers wear badminton shoes as much as possible when playing badminton!

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