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Dabble at badminton / tongtong

Sunday, 22. April 2007, 12:32:47

Dabble at badminton / tongtong

With, my colleague, Ms Zhao's recommendation, I plunged into the badminton zest in the past two days, my husband accompanied me to play badminton in the morning in the park, I felt really great.

Starting with a correct grip is the foundation for beginers to build, which will decide the power and accuracy of the stroke and shot, it includes forehand grip and backhand grip. I can shorten my grip and place it nearer to the shaft when serving and hitting from forecourt and midcourt so that it can increase control and accuracy, there shall be a v shape between the thumb and index finger. On the other hand, in case of backhand, the thumb should be placed against the back bever of the handle for greater leverage and power.

Another fundamental skill need to possesse is footwork, good badminton footwork is an ability to reach the shuttle while on balance, you can skip, shuffle, glide, bounce, chasse and lunge on court, try best to deprive the opponent of time, you can use suitable movement to have a good shot.

To grasp the good serve is essential to improve the badminton skill, it's can be regard as a weapon than just as a serve. there are high serve, low serve, flick serve and drive serve in different purposes.

Badminton Clears are the most common and important of all badminton strokes that can be played overhead or underarm. These shots can be played both on the forehand and backhand sides. there are defensive overhead clear and attacking overhead clear with different trajectories for you to prepare next stroke with sufficient time. The underarm clear is usually played from the front court area to your opponent’s back court.

Use the badminton drop shot to move your opponent to the frontcourt. It will create space in the midcourt and backcourt for you to exploit. there are slow drop short and fast drop short, respectively driving at the forecourt and midcourt of the opponent.

The smash is a shot hit with power and speed downward to your opponent’s court. The angle and the steepness of the shuttle’s trajectory will make it hard for your opponent to retrieve. Contact the shuttle further in front of your body than the clear or the drop shot.

Badminton Drive shots are shots that crosses the net flatly in a horizontal trajectory. It can be played both on the forehand and backhand sides. The drive is an attacking shot that is usually played from the sides of the court when the shuttle has fallen too low for it to be returned with a smash. The shuttle shall be between your shoulder and knee height.

Badminton Net Play is an important area that requires more finesse than power. A flick of a wrist could send your opponent scrambling back. There are 3 types of net play, including net shot, hairpin net shot and net lift.

Practice makes perfect, with zest and practice, I will improve my skill in badminton, playing badminton is of great fun, and I really love it.