Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 98: Ferocious Smashes and Blazing Speed (Fourth Update Complete)
"It’s just to relax at the badminton court, not anything professional," Xiao Yun grinned.
Xiao Yun’s full name is Liu Yun, nearly thirty years old, and he’s the most likable young man in the association.
Although not very young, he has a unique purity in his demeanor, and he’s quite emotionally intelligent and eloquent.
The elderly like to interact with young people like him.
"Sure, just call me when you’re going," Wang Ye nodded in agreement.
As a highly popular national sport, while there are few professional badminton players one might encounter in reality, most families usually have a set of badminton rackets at home and occasionally take their family to play a few rounds in the community or the playground.
Wang Ye is no exception. Although not claiming to be professional, he’s fairly adept at serving and receiving. Playing badminton occasionally is actually quite stress-relieving.
Moreover, Wang Ye has always wanted to try out how his current physical fitness would perform in sports like badminton, which lean more toward skill.
About half an hour later.
Xiao Yun drove Wang Ye to the nearest badminton court. He skillfully found the owner and paid 200 yuan to book a court. Then he took out two rackets from the trunk and handed one brand new racket to Wang Ye.
"Chairman, use my racket."
Wang Ye took the badminton racket and thanked him.
While Xiao Yun was warming up on the other side of the net, he swung the racket with one hand a few times to test its feel. He felt this racket was slightly lighter than the supermarket racket he’d used at home before. The swinging feel and the quality of the shaft were noticeably better, indicating it wasn’t a cheap racket.
"Looks like this Xiao Yun is probably a badminton enthusiast."
Wang Ye picked up a shuttlecock, ready to try serving.
He wanted to see if his [Bone-Piercing Needle] trait could still take effect in badminton.
After all, the [Bone-Piercing Needle] trait is "increasing penetration by 10%".
From its literal meaning, this trait should apply to any striking or throwing sport.
Including basketball, badminton, baseball, and even combat sports.
And through his tests, Wang Ye found that while swimming, the resistance of the pool water also decreased by 10%.
Therefore, Wang Ye speculated that this trait was somewhat conceptual, and as long as an action was related to "penetration", it could trigger the bonus effect of the trait.
Wang Ye gathered some strength, swung the racket with a "swish", transmitting Dan Force to the end of the shaft, which then exploded at the point of contact with the shuttlecock.
Pa!!
It sounded like a bullet being fired.
The shuttlecock shot out immediately, landing on the ground on the other side of the net with a loud "pa" sound.
This shocking speed immediately caught Xiao Yun’s eye.
Typically, the hitting speed of amateur players is about 200-300 kilometers per hour, while for professional players, it’s around 300-400 kilometers per hour or even higher.
Most players in these badminton courts are enthusiasts, and even their fastest smashes can only maintain a speed of about 200 kilometers per hour.
At this speed, the shuttlecock turns into a gray-white blur, instantaneously shooting across the net, requiring players with some training experience to barely catch it.
The speeds reaching over 400 kilometers per hour are usually smashes hit with full force by top world players, and the shuttlecock can be deemed a lethal weapon, causing at least a concussion if hit on the head from a close range, making it the fastest sport in the world.
Usually, such precise speeds measured to a single kilometer per hour require professional equipment. However, some experienced badminton players can roughly estimate the speed by eye.
Although Xiao Yun’s experience isn’t very rich, he could roughly estimate that Wang Ye’s serve was about 200 kilometers per hour.
Although it sounds typical, it was already quite astonishing.
Bear in mind, the serving posture itself isn’t conducive to generating force; for most people, an initial serving speed of about 100 kilometers per hour is already quite good.
Yet Wang Ye, with just a serve, created the momentum of a smash.
Xiao Yun was dumbfounded on the spot.
He knew his vice chairman was formidable, but he hadn’t expected such terrifying power.
But after pondering a bit, Xiao Yun understood,
"After all, he is a Tai Chi Grandmaster, who can unleash several hundred pounds of force with a casual release of Dan Force. Applying this power to badminton can indeed yield amazing results."
Xiao Yun didn’t overthink this point since, after all, badminton is fundamentally a skillful sport; speed isn’t always the decisive winning factor.
On the other side.
After hitting the shuttlecock, Wang Ye couldn’t help but smile excitedly, "It seems my Bone-Piercing Needle indeed enhances my badminton. If I can hit such high speeds merely with a serve, I wonder if my smash could break the current world record?"
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At this moment.
Opposite, Xiao Yun had finished warming up and was preparing to serve.
Wang Ye took a defensive stance, ready to receive the shuttle.
With a "pa", Xiao Yun served. The shuttlecock followed a perfect arc, crossed the net, and was about to fall in front of Wang Ye.
To Wang Ye, whose reflexes were four times that of an average person, this shot might as well be akin to a turtle crawling.
Wang Ye calmly took a step back, swung the racket, and sent the shuttlecock back.
Pa!!!
Once again, a sound akin to a bullet firing reverberated.
The entire court’s attention was drawn to this sound.
"Who’s hitting a shuttlecock so loudly?"
"This sound texture should be a professional player, right?"
"But he’s not even wearing badminton shoes; he doesn’t look very professional?"
"You have no clue, experts often disguise themselves; people dressed plainly like this are often the most formidable."
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At the moment on the court.
Facing the shuttle shot by Wang Ye, Xiao Yun dared not slack off, quickly stepping up to catch it, barely managing to hold onto it. However, the recoil from the shuttlecock hitting the racket stung his palm.
Xiao Yun showed a bitter expression.
He couldn’t understand why so much force was necessary for just a game of badminton.
Meanwhile, Wang Ye on the other side seemed unsatisfied.
Facing Xiao Yun’s counterattack, Wang Ye suddenly leaped up, swung his racket at a steep downward angle, intending to smash the shuttlecock with all his might.
Xiao Yun’s pupils slightly contracted.
A chilling fear immediately rose from his spine.
