Anyone play badminton?

I've been playing since the start of this year I think, and the racquet I'm using is the Yonex Armotec 700. I switched over to badminton from tennis mainly because I couldn't find my coach anymore It's a pretty fun sport, one that's easy to pick up, but a little harder to master.
I was flicking through my froogle search and found this:
http://www.opentip.com/product_info.php?cPath=1_4_111_373&products_id=46679

E-4431 Training High Quality Feather Shuttlecocks
Anyone play badminton can help me to make a judge of those Shuttlecocks?
If they can last longer in training or advance I think it is pretty good deal(bascially $0.8 per shuttlecock) compared to other brand at it's price. :imagestor
but as I've never played with them before I have no idea of their performance, does anyone have any experience with these shuttles at all? Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

 

fred said he would if you'll shoot him a pm

he's played with all kinds of shuttlecocks

 

hello! newbie here, cannie! i remember my first play of badminton, i didn't went to the class coz i can't moved my arms upward...my whole body has muscle pain, omg! i just took some rest in my room in the whole day...LOL!

 

Havent played in years but those shuttlecocks look like they'll do the job.
If you're a beginner i wouldnt worry too much about quality. You'll go thru enough of them to figure it out in time. I used to use real feather shuttle cocks back in the day. Those look plastic and stuck together rather than individual feather shafts. Im sure they're all mostly plastic or nylon these days anyway. The price is generally a pretty good indicator of quality.

As far as racket goes, lighter the better for me.

Bit of a difference between tennis and badminton hey? arm action V wrist action. I always prefered badminton myself and boy i miss those smashes.

Where do you play BTW?