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Ya, they're the textbook...

Thats like saying ufc fighters now are worse than before because they were more explosive and went all out right away back then. Modern badminton has everybody playing smart, so it's less exciting to less advanced players. But the pace is just the same if not even faster because they weaponized drives so much better now. However, the new style of badminton is definitely played with the smaller court now instead of bigger court because they take less risks since they're playing it smarter. This definitely makes it look like it's easier than old style of badminton

@@james-bx4wrDude - they are just bad😅 It's obvious.

@silenttrack8901 i think it says more about your skill level/understanding of the game if you don't see how much better today's badminton is compared to previous years. Chen long era was the transition from explosive-attack style to play-safe style, and this helped him keep a 50/50 record against a prime lee chong wei. Was chen long more talented than lee chong wei? Fuck no. But his playstyle was hard to deal with by someone from the previous all out attack oriented era. Momota pioneered the play-safe style and he dog walked chen long at his peak (although sadly his peak didnt overlap with the previous era's peak). Lin dan was the greatest ever because he mixed both. He played very safe and efficiently with A LOT of neutral shots just like today's style, but exploded with unmatched intensity when he needed to up the pace just like the old style - and that's why he's the greatest outlier. If speed and power are your only criteria of good badminton, you have soooo much more to left to understand about the sport.

@@james-bx4wrnah... back then was much better. Give them today’s racket technology and see what happens

@zachmerryweather805 you hardly made an argument. U just said nah. U didnt have an argument for any of the points i made lol.

He is not the goat