badminton racket![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
The racket used to strike the shuttlecock is lighter (about 3 oz) and narrower than a tennis racket; its head is about 9 in long and 11 in wide.
head ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Oval part of the racket, including the frame and the stringing.
shaft ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Elongated part of the racket that ends in the head.
butt ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Enlarged end of the shaft that prevents the hand from slipping off the handle.
handle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the shaft that the player grips to control the racket.
frame ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Racket frame to which the stringing is attached.
stringing ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Surface of interlaced strings of synthetic or natural fiber that is used to strike a shuttlecock.