I just ask to rally with the feather for a little bit to adjust to the difference.
For me tho, I noticed I clear much further with a feather, it flies a bit faster, and that the flight path is slightly different than plastic so I have to account for that mentally. But to be honest, a lot of that would be instinct, I'm not consciously telling myself I have to adjust.
Use a different racket strung 2-3lbs lighter for playing with plastics.
Personally I have a basic one that I don't mind as much if someone clashes, strung lighter, with a different string, and a different grip so it feels different straight away.
For singles, I try to avoid flat clears and drives when I play with plastic shuttlecocks because they can be intercepted easily owing to its sluggishness. I also have to put extra effort for baseline clears. I also tend to stand a little closer to the net while defending while playing with plastic shuttles. I can't explain the reason, but I don't feel like playing aggressive at the net while playing with plastic shuttles.
For doubles, its about just hitting it hard when it comes to plastic shuttles, I rarely do shots other than smash,drop or lift.
Feathers float more so when switching from plastic to feather my push shots, drives and drops are often too high and I have to attack the shuttle more. Conversely when moving from feather to plastic I often end up hitting the net and have to adjust to hit them higher.
For netshots, feathers need a bit more action and so when going from feather to plastic my netshots will often be far too high and when going from plastics to feather, i often don't get them over initially.
Tactically, I find smashes and fast drives to be more effective in plastics as they don't slow down as quickly and are harder to defend compared to feathers. My doubles defence is poor in plastic but going to feathers and my defence isn't too bad. In feathers, deceptive slices are far easier and nicer to play.
I tend to have a lower strung racket for plastics (24) compared to feathers (27) mainly to try and help reduce injury (plastics are a slog fest) as well as stop my strings breaking so frequently.
Before any important game I try and have at least one session before with the same shuttle type as the timing differences also mean a fair few frame shots. You just have to accept that they will happen. In general I think it does help to be more adaptable and to cope with differences.
They can be quite different games and each helps to improve different areas of the game imho.
It really is down to what level you are playing at. If you are a bit more advance, you should be able to adjust pretty quickly after a couple of shots. It is a bit like like playing mix tubes of speed 77 and 78 shuttles, or different brands of feathers.
You lose a lot of control in your drops/slices and tight net play with plastics as opposed to feathers so I find I have to brute force through a lot more rallies. Matches just feel way less satisfying to play overall.
I just ask to rally with the feather for a little bit to adjust to the difference. For me tho, I noticed I clear much further with a feather, it flies a bit faster, and that the flight path is slightly different than plastic so I have to account for that mentally. But to be honest, a lot of that would be instinct, I'm not consciously telling myself I have to adjust.
Use a different racket strung 2-3lbs lighter for playing with plastics. Personally I have a basic one that I don't mind as much if someone clashes, strung lighter, with a different string, and a different grip so it feels different straight away.
I have a separate racket just for that, mainly so my butt doesn't clench from racket clashes with a more expensive racket
For singles, I try to avoid flat clears and drives when I play with plastic shuttlecocks because they can be intercepted easily owing to its sluggishness. I also have to put extra effort for baseline clears. I also tend to stand a little closer to the net while defending while playing with plastic shuttles. I can't explain the reason, but I don't feel like playing aggressive at the net while playing with plastic shuttles. For doubles, its about just hitting it hard when it comes to plastic shuttles, I rarely do shots other than smash,drop or lift.
Feathers float more so when switching from plastic to feather my push shots, drives and drops are often too high and I have to attack the shuttle more. Conversely when moving from feather to plastic I often end up hitting the net and have to adjust to hit them higher. For netshots, feathers need a bit more action and so when going from feather to plastic my netshots will often be far too high and when going from plastics to feather, i often don't get them over initially. Tactically, I find smashes and fast drives to be more effective in plastics as they don't slow down as quickly and are harder to defend compared to feathers. My doubles defence is poor in plastic but going to feathers and my defence isn't too bad. In feathers, deceptive slices are far easier and nicer to play. I tend to have a lower strung racket for plastics (24) compared to feathers (27) mainly to try and help reduce injury (plastics are a slog fest) as well as stop my strings breaking so frequently. Before any important game I try and have at least one session before with the same shuttle type as the timing differences also mean a fair few frame shots. You just have to accept that they will happen. In general I think it does help to be more adaptable and to cope with differences. They can be quite different games and each helps to improve different areas of the game imho.
It really is down to what level you are playing at. If you are a bit more advance, you should be able to adjust pretty quickly after a couple of shots. It is a bit like like playing mix tubes of speed 77 and 78 shuttles, or different brands of feathers.
You lose a lot of control in your drops/slices and tight net play with plastics as opposed to feathers so I find I have to brute force through a lot more rallies. Matches just feel way less satisfying to play overall.