August 28, 2019 3 min read
While by no means am I as qualified as my business partner Jeff, I have now spent 13 years playing our beloved sport of badminton. When I was first introduced to badminton in my mid-teens, I had been playing tennis for most of my life. Because of the low participation of badminton in South Australia, most of the badminton I learnt in the first couple of years was self taught. Hence, even these days I find myself constantly learning better ways to play the sport. Sometimes, I’m on the court thinking, “where the hell should I be standing right now” and maybe that’s you too. The beauty of having a badminton business with someone who’s played for the country is that I’ve learnt a lot about the sport that I already know and love.
So here are my three quick wins that I have learnt this year (mostly doubles focused as I don’t play singles much these days!):
Once again, Thanks so much for reading our blog and we hope to see you out there!
Henry is an ex-state badminton player who represented South Australia as well as Melbourne University. He remains an avid badminton player in the social scenes of Melbourne. His passion for all things badminton lead him to be a co-founder of Volant Wear.
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