subject: Get Familiar with Badminton Shots - Upgrade Your Game [print this page] The sport of badminton was originated from Greece about 20 centuries ago. Now the sport has been a well known sport
over various countries all over the world. To start learning badminton is to get familiar with the rules and
regulations, types of badminton shots, court structure, equipment and techniques of the game.
A rally of strokes is started by a serve. There are different types of serve, low serve, drive serve (hitting the
shuttle towards the back area of the opponent's court) and flick serve (hitting shuttle upwards, but low
projectile).
There are various kinds of basic badminton shots to be executed when played at the different areas of a badminton
court. From the forecourt area, the various shots that can be played are:
1) Net shot Gently hit the shuttlecock to drop it into the opponent's forecourt as close to the net as
possible.
2) Net lift Clearing the shuttlecock upwards to opponent's rear court.
3) Net kill Tapping the shuttlecock down steeply towards the floor of the opponent's court, close to the
net.
From midcourt area, the various shots that can be played are:
1) Smash Finish the rally when shuttlecock comes to you at a good height, by hitting it forcefully towards
opponent's floor.
2) Drive When shuttlecock is at net height, at the side of your body, hit it with decent pace to opponent's
mid court or background area. (as deadly as smash when place it correctly)
3) Push Execute by hitting the shuttle softly into opponent's fore or front midcourt area. This shot is
played when shuttlecock is at net height.
4) Lift Defensive stroke when encounter with a smash or push shot, clearing the shuttlecock to the rear
court of opponent.
Most badminton shots in rear court area are played overhead, some shots in this area are:
1) Clear 2 types of clear shots, the defensive and attack clear, playing the shuttlecock high to the
opponent's rear court.
2) Smash Hitting the shuttle forcefully / steeply towards opponent's midcourt at high speed.
3) Drop shot Positioning the shuttle towards the opponent's forecourt.
Aside from these basic strokes as mentioned, there are various advanced strokes that are of slight variations.
Advanced stroke is adding an element of spin into the shuttle to catch your opponent unaware.
Slicing is an advanced stroke technique, which I will be covering on my upcoming article.
Get Familiar with Badminton Shots - Upgrade Your Game
