Because it is more aerodynamic,,and is all together better quality.
a shuttlecock is either a plastic or feathered conical objet. feathered are usually 14-16 goose feathers and are put to better use if advanced players use them,...otherwise they will be destroyed in minutes
A shuttlecock is traditionally made with goose feathers stuck into a cork base, but rubber and plastic shuttlecocks are more common now, as they are less easier to become damaged or ripped. The sport that shuttlecocks are used in is badminton.
There are two different types of shuttle. You can get plastic or feather. Both are made with a cork head. The flight is either made up from plastic or goose feathers, depending on the type of shuttle.
Easy, Badminton Feather Shuttlecocks are for professionals Plastic are for amateurs.
The base is made of cork.
A shuttlecock (often abbreviated to shuttle and also known as a bird or birdie) is a high-drag projectile, with an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather. Shuttles with a plastic skirt are often used by recreational players to reduce their costs as feathered shuttles break easily.
in old style and very good quality shuttlecocks they use real feathers. Most though are made of plastic
The shuttlecock has two different parts that helps it to fly once it has been hit, the cock and the feathers. The cock is the head piece which has the most weight. The feathers are the back in of the piece and can be easily damaged while playing in a game. The feathers have been developed into a plastic skirt for longer play.
Shuttlecocks characteristically are light weight and are thereby affected by the wind. Thus professional badminton is played indoors as even the slightest breeze can effect the direction of the shuttlecock.
Badminton took its name from the Gloucestershire seat of the dukes of Beaufort, (England) where it is believed to have evolved in the 1870s from the older game of shuttlecock. The original name of Badminton was Ha Ha
The first plastic used in the United States was a natural material known as Keratin, which was made from animal hooves, horns, feathers, and hair.
It is a racket specifically made for badminton. They have a low weight ranging from 70-95 grams (2-3.5 ounces). They are made of a range of reenforced plastic to solid steel. They can have carbon nanotubes in it now days which are very light weight. They have have stings that looks like a regular grid of squares. The strings are the with of about .67 mm and they have the tension of 80-160 newtons. They are usually low for regular players and higher for professionals.The thing you hit the shuttlecock with. Like baseball- theres a bat (badminton racket) and a ball (shuttlecock).