Rajiv Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I got bored of playing pool at work, tried my hand on my ole fav ( table tennis aka ping pong ) 15 mins and I can safely say it was a great exercise, I sweated like hell and felt really good I think for someone who wishes to do cardio, these 2 might be great..I used to play badminton but gotta find company. How many ppl play these 2 games here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Played Badminton in high school here in u.s then never played... but still love to play. Played taBLE TENNIS a lot in Inid and still play here in States. Play the Regular Lawn tennis every weekend. 2-3 sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 Lawn Tennis Jeez..I tried once and no way I could play it, but what a game Ping pong in doubles is awesome I used to be a fairly good badminton player back in 1988, I bought a special racket Yonex 2100 that time, featherweight with great power..lol I used to play at the gymkhana but then faded out - its a great exercise for someone who doesnt slam dunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punjabi_khota Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I have played Badminton at inter district school level, then also played a bit in college. In US it is hard to find people but I played a few times. Ping pong is more like a fun activity than exercise though. Tennis is hard ass game, have started playing 3 times but could never maintain beyond a month or 2....the problem is that if both players suck, the game gets boring really fast and you end up collecting the balls all the time since the rallies don't last long..:hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Played Badminton, but didn't enjoy it much. Love playing ping pong. We used get a table chuck a piece of wood across the middle and you were ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaurav92 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 tt is my favourite indoor game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holysmoke Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I got bored of playing pool at work' date=' [/quote'] :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triam Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Used to play TT and badminton a lot during college days, I was fairly good in badminton was in the top 20 u19 players at one point of time in India. In the US still play competitive tournaments etc regularly, it is actually ***** kicking fitness after a certain level, actually feel it is more strenous than tennis. Play tennis regularly too in summers, and sometimes in the USTA league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triam Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Played Badminton in high school here in u.s then never played... but still love to play. Played taBLE TENNIS a lot in Inid and still play here in States. Play the Regular Lawn tennis every weekend. 2-3 sets. The clubs I gave didnt work out for you cricketics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Badminton is a bit harder than TT. Have played both at corporate/college level. Both give quite a workout. Probably Tennis is harder as you have to run around more, for Badminton you have to cover ground quickly. TT->Tennis is about skill and finnesse, like cricket is to baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 TT is a good game if the opponent is competitive also.. last year, about five of us played TT regularly for almost an hour at work .. then couple of those guys got fired and we were down to two guys.. but then got boring and stopped playing.. badminton -- i played that last month with brother and wife at local college court.. it was fun.. you can sweat a lot.. but it was hard to get that court so stopped playing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 :blink: u know , when u wanna relax - u go to the recreation room and play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triam Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 u know ' date=' when u wanna relax - u go to the recreation room and play[/quote'] you have a recreation room where you work, get me a jobbbbbbbb thereB->B->B->B-> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 The clubs I gave didnt work out for you cricketics? triam those were great links, thing is i haven't contacted them because i was buzy with my work and couldn't really fully commit to play regularly before. Now i am starting to get some free time and hopefully would be able to play badminton regularly after contacting clubs etc. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triam Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 triam those were great links, thing is i haven't contacted them because i was buzy with my work and couldn't really fully commit to play regularly before. Now i am starting to get some free time and hopefully would be able to play badminton regularly after contacting clubs etc. Thanks again. NP dude, was just wondering thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludhianvi Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I've played Badminton and it may seem like a easy weasy game. Only when you play it would you find out that it can be quite intensive. When one is starting out, it may seem easy but when you learn about moving the other player back and forth, it will get more fun then. Some of the drills we used to practice back in the days which would tire you out : Clear - Drop Clear Drop or Clear Clear Drop Drop. But there's nothing that makes you feel the pain like suicides - although used primarily in basketball practices. Basically you run the 1/4 of the length of the gym and come back and then to the 2/4 of the length and come back and then 3/4 of the length and back and finally the complete length and back. Do ten of these and you'll feel you're in hell. After practice it gets better. These days, I would only do it by walking only though :tounge_smile: Here's a visual [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QioPCop7ri4]YouTube - Basketball Drills - Suicide (with a basketball)[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triam Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 yep, those suicides are killers and also the "shadows" Dpam3NGAUqo Ludh, do you still play and if so where are you located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludhianvi Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Ludh, do you still play and if so where are you located? Nah, haven't played in years....just recalled some moments from the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabira Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 started playing squash. I must say picked up quickly, used to play when I was in USA. Its great exercise for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 The only sport wwhich i think is the most difficult and may seem very easy = Tennis. When i had never played, i thought hitting those four hands and regular smash shots would be very easy. We have to have lot of control on our shots. Since i play cricket regularly, it was hard for me to control. First few shots which i hit used to go out of the court and my doubles partner used to think that i was drunk as i am hitting some weird shots. When the ball hits the racket's string, it goes so fast and bounces a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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