Gade’s gams and how to glide across a badminton court
I don’t understand a single syllable, but what the heck–Peter Gade’s gams look awesome in them short shorts. OK, these are instructional videos, so learn from the pro.
Backhand defense
Forehand cross-court drop
Moving to backhand net
Forehand net shot
If you are a regular player, footwork takes about half of your game. It’s one thing to hit the bird and send it where you want to, but if you can’t bring yourself to that side of the court from where you will send the shuttle back to the opponent, then you’d better have a lot of luck or tricks up your sleeve. Or at least you should know how not to look silly; that’s what I seem most of the time, but I can muster a few excuses.
Yet another Dane, Peter Rasmussen, shows how to glide all over the court. Yeah–he does look like he’s only gliding. I guess it helps to have legs to go way up there. This one’s in English.
Denmark is this year’s happiest country in the world, and I’m guessing that there are reasons aside from “democracy, social equality and peaceful atmosphere” that explain the Danes’ satisfaction with the state of their being. When I grow up, I want to go to Denmark.
