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Show It Used to Be 'Sissy' t There was a time tchen the man who played badminton was regarded re-garded as something less than a he-man. But those days are gone. In tliese action photos made by the Speedray technique, two stars, Ken Davidson and Hugh Forgie, show you some of the strokes. y H 1 y ' 1 I T ' 1 1 ; v k'.v i " ' "J1,tJ-' Top: The shuttlecock, $ V or "Bird," is in flight t t' j across the net here, and . Ken Davidson (left) also W VS. : ' looks as if he is soaring, j. : : lSNi after smashing it over to r 'Y v ... his opponent, Hugh For- i ' s gie, who is recovering aft- j; , .. . .. , -. :, ... :-.n.'v . . ,i er going off balance. ' " 'i'Js ' hight: Zouiel Hugh , ' ' ,l"i"'3 Forgie completing an '. around - the - head smash. . , -: ' This shot is used by the : p . j belter players rather than . 4" , j a back-hand stroke. i . : . ' & , : ; . - Top: The shuttlecock, or "Bird," is in flight across the net here, and Ken Davidson (left) also looks as if he is soaring, after smashing it over to his opponent, Hugh Forgie, For-gie, who is recovering after aft-er going off balance. Right: Zowie! Hugh Forgie completing an around - the head smash. This shot is used by the belter players rather than a back-hand stroke. Below: Kin goes up into the air to meet the bird. He is about to execute a high, back hand lob, or drop shot. aufssg-iric!:.:.,.;,'-! Below: Kin goes up into the air to gx' ' 11 meet the bird. He is about to execute a I high, back hand lob, or drop shot. - ' 1 k I iipip, j A V 1 Above: Ken Davidson, one of the greatest trick shot artists the game has ever produced, shows one of his tricks. I if it ' ! i MA Hugh Forgie is caught by the 1 Speedray here in a graceful leap. I Forgie playing a defensive shot I hack to his opponent's baseline. - x . ' J f ' i ' iT omen, too, are enthusiastic badminton players. |