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Originally Posted by butter_sashimi
I have always liked badminton but my skills were never on par with this liking. I'm intermediate at best. I got more time now so I figured I could play to get a workout and meet people.
A friend and I want to play and I see drop-ins available everywhere at community centers and badminton clubs in Richmond. Unfortunately, my friend has less time than me to play so it will mainly just be me looking for a court and people to play with.
My only question is how welcoming will things be if I showed up at one of these drop-in's alone. I been to places like Yumo and ClearOne with a group of friends and more often than not, everyone seems so pro so I'm a bit worried if I can even get chance to play at all. And most people only play with the friends they bring? Last time I went with friends, it was a bit intimidating to see courts full of guys and old folks smashing right and left.
I can't ask other friends as they firmly prefer to play with people at their skill level. Anyone here casually play?
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You're having an experience that I used to have when I started learning the sport. Perhaps if you took badminton lessons to improve your game and meet new people you can have more badminton buddies to play with. I recommend doing that.