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LESSON 3 BASIC SKILLS IN BADMINTON

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Basic Skills in playing Badminton 1. Gripping the racquet • Forehand Grip o One of the most common styles of grip that your badminton friends or your parents teach you. o The bottom 3 fingers hold the racket handle. The thumb and index fingers have to be relaxed. To control the directions of your shots and to switch grip.  Shots used in forehand grip* (Smash, Drop, Clear, Forehand lift, Forehand net shot) • Backhand Grip o Thumb laid flat on the side of the handle. o Before switching to backhand grip. Index finger and thumb has to be relax, to rotate the racket o At the point of contact, put some pressure on the thumb to generate power.  Shots used in backhand grip* (Backhand clear, backhand drive, backhand lift) 2. Type of Strokes The basic strokes are: ● ● ● ●

Overhead Forehand Stroke Overhead Backhand Stroke Underarm Forehand Stroke Underarm Backhand Stroke

3. Serves The serve is the way the shuttle is put into play. Typically, the serves in badminton are different for singles and doubles play. In singles, you want to serve with a high long shot that will land near the back of your opponent’s court. In doubles, you want to use a low and short serve that will land near the front of your opponent’s court. Low serve This low serve is almost a gentle tap over the net with the shuttle, with the aim of flying just over the net, yet falling just over the front line of his service court. It must not be too high or predictable, otherwise it would be easy for your opponent to do an outright smash or net kill. o High serve The high serve is a powerful strike upwards with the shuttle that aims to travel a great distance upwards and fall deep at the rear end of the court. o Flick serve This flick serve is also played upwards but at a much lesser altitude. It is most common for players to use their backhand to execute the flick serve and the trajectory is lower as this grip has less power. This serve is executed with your forehand through underarm action and following through. The shuttle should be dropped a bit sideways rather than in front of your body and hit flatter. o Drive Serve Use this badminton serve to add some variation to your serving game. This is considered as attacking serve and can be used in singles and doubles. The shuttle will travel at a flatter angle pass the net with pace.

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4. Clears A clear is hitting the birdie high and deep into the opponent’s court. It can be used as a defensive hit to make sure your opponent cannot smash the shuttle at you or use it to keep your opponent on the move. There is an underhand clear, which is hit using the same motion as the serve. On the overhand clear, you want the birdie behind your body. 5. Smash A smash is an offensive hit which is very similar to a spike in volleyball. You will find that the smash will be your main offensive shot in winning points. When doing a smash, you want the shuttle in front of the body. 6. Drop Shot It is a soft badminton shot performed from the rear court. It travels down steeply and land at your opponent’s forecourt and usually done for placing purposes.

7. Footwork Badminton footwork is simply having the ability to reach the shuttle early while on balance. You can skip, shuffle, bounce, glide, chasse step or lunge on court....