While several of these techniques were developed by current players, many come from old manuals, some of which date from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), which produced what is said to be the definitive work on the subject, "The Book of Shuttlecock".
從明清到民國初年，都有職業性的毽子表演；尤以抗戰前的上海最風行，曾連續好幾個月在著名的大世界戲院表演。