As one who was introduced to the smashing game of Badminton in college --I took it twice for P.E. credit--I believe this to be important news.Here's an excerpt:
Chinese geese have been destroyed by the millions to prevent the spread of the disease, and that has left a shortage of the fine feathers used to make shuttlecocks.
Only the thickest, heaviest goose feathers from northern China are used to make premium shuttlecocks and sometimes as few as two feathers per goose make the final cut.
But now, shuttlecock makers are having to settle for substandard feathers -- and that's leaving players a little ruffled.
The sport's devotees in Southern California say the latest projectiles -- also called birdies -- just aren't the same.
1 comment:
It's a crying shame, I tell ya!
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