The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cushioning properties of different structure badminton shoes in different impact energies. In this study, three different structure badminton shoes were used to compare their shock adsorbing ability (SAA) and offer references for purchasers. All shoes were place on the shock absorbing ability test instrument (SAATI) to survey. According the procedure, SAATI was adjusted at 5 impact heights with a 5±0.1kg striker to impact the shoes. The 5 impact energies were 1.47J、1.96J、2.45J、2.94J and 3.43J. At each condition, the impact was done 12 times repeatedly. Peak deceleration of the striker was measured with an accelerometer attached to the striker during the impact. Independent Two-way ANOVA was used to compare peak deceleration of those shoes. Results were as follow: 1、The peak deceleration of different structure badminton shoes were different significantly (p＜.05). 2、The badminton shoe with air cushion has the lowest peak deceleration. 3、The badminton shoe with better cushioning properties has the less peak deceleration increasing rate.
