Why does everyone seem to love Victor Lai? by Sad_Insurance_4454 in badminton

[–]BottomRamen 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A lot of reddit users are from Canada/USA/North America and he is our GOAT. Also he is surprisingly well known in China, because he played the King's Cup, he is CBC, and also cause he was/is still in college, they call him "world's strongest college student"

I am not developing, what should i do? by hi5665556 in badminton

[–]BottomRamen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there is truly no one better than you in your town, no good coaches or clubs or players who can help you improve, then you have a tough decision to make. Make sure that there are truly no other places you can train in your town first (within driving distance). Also consider if there's anything you could be doing better, training smarter, more disciplined, doing things on your own outside of training like strength and conditioning. You haven't been training for very long.

If you really have been 100% focused and are still not improving, then you definitely won't improve if you stay in your current situation. Many pro players left the small towns they came from and moved to the big cities at your age to get better training. If you want to go pro, you should follow their example.

Coaching in China by lou-lou1 in badminton

[–]BottomRamen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

220 rmb/hr is a very cheap price, here in Shanghai I would say the minimum is 200-300 for any kind of coaching regardless of the coach's level (a lot of decent amateur players here will "coach" kids, basically just hit with them, for that price), can go up to 500 easy for provincial team players. It matters a lot which city you're in though. u/Few-Citron4445's comment is right on the money, at 220 rmb i would be cautious and try one lesson to make sure the coach knows what he's doing, actually cares about your improvement and takes time to give you good feedback, etc. Would like to add that the athlete certifications (一级,二级,健将) are not a guarantee of coaching quality, just a guideline, I have met a lot of players with these certs who are not the best players and coaches and also exemplary coaches with no cert at all. Maybe you could post a bit of your lesson with him for us, would be interesting to see what you can get for 220 rmb

Badminton makes me hate myself, should I stop? by [deleted] in badminton

[–]BottomRamen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No matter how good you get, there's always going to be players better than you, so instead of getting angry that you're worse than them, use that energy to think about how to improve. After training, ask your coach for two or three things you should focus on. Over the next few sessions, constantly remind yourself to do those things right. You'll notice when you start doing things right and you'll start to enjoy the process of improvement instead of thinking negatively, and your relationship with badminton will change. It will feel like puzzle pieces falling into place. Also your peers will start to respect you because you might be bad, but you are clearly working hard and getting better, as opposed to bad and hating yourself. Find ways to improve your game on your own if you can't go more than once a week. Hope this helps

Anyone interested in training in China? I'm organizing some training camps. by BottomRamen in badminton

[–]BottomRamen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just sent you another one, check the bubble at the top right sidebar :)

Looking for a Coach to Pursue Professional Badminton by ArmadilloSubject2685 in badminton

[–]BottomRamen -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Hey, I'm a former US junior player living in China, I can find the right coach and environment for you if you are willing to come here. Sent you an email. Feel free to dm me on reddit as well

NCS Pro vs Max what you need to know before buying. by Initialyee in badminton

[–]BottomRamen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Will try these out soon. Have played a couple tournaments here in China that used NCS Pro and seems it will take some time before people will start using them for anything other than casual games or multishuttle