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BADMINTON - Service, Shot, and Stroke Techniques
BADMINTON - Service, Shot, and Stroke Techniques
INTRODUCTION
In this lesson, we are going to talk about the basic skills in Badminton such as, Proper Racket Grip,
Different Strokes, Shots, and Service techniques. It is very important to learn the basic skills in
Badminton, for us to be able to play it in proper manner or to be able to apply each one of these to gain
advantage in a competitive or casual Badminton play.
1. Forehand Grip
Your badminton racket handle will
have two wide parts that are in line
with face of the racket. Lightly press
your index finger over one of the
wider surfaces and hold the racket
with rest of the fingers. You can
adjust the thumb anywhere near
the wider surfaces to create a V-
shape between the thumb and the
index finger. Remember that you
can adjust the fingers according to
your comfort but the index finger
should be in the controlling position
to push the racket.
(See the attached video about the proper racket grip on the Module page)
BADMINTON BASIC STROKES
Badminton strokes are part of the foundation of badminton. Without proper knowledge of badminton
strokes, your progress in the game will be impaired. It is important to note here that only the intention
of hitting the shuttle is already considered a stroke. So, you could do a stroke and fail to hit the shuttle
and that would still be considered a stroke.
The strokes are not about what happens after you have hit the shuttlecock , that is what the shots are.
The strokes are about what happens before you hit the shuttle, how do you hold your racket, how do
you swing it, and in which location.
https://www.thebadmintonguide.com/badminton-strokes/
These over-chest strokes are not as offensive as their forehand counterparts because the backhand
shots tend to be weaker. However, this is only a limitation that people have and if you have a very
powerful backhand, they can still be offensive shots.
As in any sport, choosing the right shot is essential to excel in Badminton. If you are a beginner, read on
to know about the five essential badminton shots – Clear, Drive, Drop, Smash, Net – and when to use
them.
CLEAR SHOT
4. SMASH
5. NET LIFT
https://spyn.co/blog/basic-badminton-shots/
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6. NET KILL
In both disciplines, singles and doubles service a good is very important and the whole momentum of
the rally
Nowadays, player are always in hurry to finish the rally with smashes and if your serve is not good
enough than you can lose the point right away on your serve both in singles and doubles.
1. BACKHAND SERVE
Nowadays, backhand serve is done in almost every disciplines, benefit of doing this serve is that your
opponent cannot have many shot choices to make which gives the server an upper-hand. While in long
serve the opponent have a large amount of shot choice to make due to which now more and more
player are doing backhand serve.
Stand in a comfortable and balanced position with your racket hand in front.
Lead with your racket leg and place your non-racket leg behind with your feet pointing towards
your opponent.
Carry out a short back swing then bring the racket forward.
Hold the shuttle on the tip of the feathers in front of your waist level.
Push the shuttle with the racket face and try to make the shuttle skim the tape of the net.
You can try to shorten the grip for a better control of the racket.
This type of serve is mainly used in women’s singles nowadays as it gives the server more time to be
ready for the opponent’s shot and the reason why long serve is not used in men’s singles is due to the
power player having to produce a hard smash and finish the rally on the service.
(See the Video attached about the Different Service Techniques in Badminton on the Module Page)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cnbHARo8nI&ab_channel=eHowSports
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