Sing Sport's Leasson

That have 3 step to play badminton

 

1.Style of play

 

Basically there are two styles of play, European and Asian. One might ask whats the difference.

Asian style focuses on using less of backhand and rather convert backhand to forehand by moving further to left and returning it with overhead forehand. Advantages of this is you get more power into your returns, more choice of returns (Like you could smash as well, which is difficult with backhand), more attacking in nature. Disadvantages are you exert more on your body by having extra movement on the court to receive and recoil. Asian style has had a strong focus on physical aspects of badminton. Generally in Asian style you would see more jump smashes.

Europe style traditionally focuses towards tactics and playing creatively. European style is "Take the backhand as backhand" and not to convert it into forehand, you would find lesser of jump smashes in European style.


The other way to look at it most players play mixed style (European+Asian) "Peter Gade" is more European and "Lin Dan" is more Asian.

 

2.Choosing the right rackets

 

Rackets are differentiated by Weight, Weight distribution, Head shape, Shaft being "Flex" or "Stiff".

4U - 80-85 gms               3U - 85-90 gms              2U - 90-95 gms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.Holding the racket, movement of wrists, importance of

 

wrists, thumb

 

One should hold the racket like a Shake-Hand with the grip slightly loose so as you can twist the racket when needed. Initially you will generate most of the power through your shoulders and later learn to generate the same using less arm swing by only using wrist and elbow, and at this time one would need to twist the racket (especially for backhand) and hence learning to hold it loose would help in graduating to this state. The thumb plays a very-very important role in backhand (We will talk more about this later) in short the thumb needs to move to the side of the grip while returning backhand and into its normal position when returning forehand.

You should be comfortable to move the wrist 360 degrees, if there is any pain in the wrist its better to work on strengthening it first before trying out backhand. A good wrist movement also adds to variety of stroke play and deception.