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Featured Image: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin Rear Court Attacking Shots The badminton smash is the most common shot you will see in badminton doubles. Often we will be graced with players leaping high in the year and yelling with power as they rain down smash after smash. The shot choice from the rear court in attacking doubles […]
Have you ever wondered if professional players play both the singles and doubles disciplines? We have seen some examples of this but only in the context of exhibition matches. The Yonex Legends badminton initiative has shown us glimpses of singles players such as Taufik Hidayat and Peter Gade playing doubles matches. Back in 2017 Lee […]
What Is The Lift? The lift is an underarm action which sends the shuttle high into the rear court. In singles, you might see it commonly as a high serve. This is much more the case in women’s singles than men’s singles but appears in both. However, in this video/article, we’re focusing on this shot […]
Featured Image: Antony Stanley The smash in doubles is probably the shot you think of when you think of badminton. It’s the fastest, most athletic and exciting shot in badminton. It is performed most commonly by the rear court player in badminton doubles. However, too many amateur players assume that a fast smash is going […]
Featured Image: TSportsasia Neutral Situations In Badminton Neutral situations in badminton are where neither party has the advantage of the attack. Both are fighting for the lift. The battle for the lift tends to occur in the midcourt and forecourt. This does not last particularly long as eventually, one partnership will concede the attack. These […]
Featured Image: Murray Foubister In previous articles, we’ve looked at defence in badminton in terms of defensive positions and counter-attacks. Now there are a few other aspects of defence we can consider. Using Opponents Speed In many martial arts, you can use the speed of your opponent against them. The same can be said of defence […]
Featured Image: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 When defending in badminton doubles, it’s important to set your body and racket correctly before playing and defensive shot. By doing so, you achieve a stable base from which to play your defensive shot and minimise the time it takes to move your racket […]
Featured Image: Pierre Yves Beaudouin Rotation is a very important skill that any doubles partnership should possess. We previously mentioned the roles of the rear court player and frontcourt player. However, the game of badminton isn’t so static that each player is constrained to one role or the other. Consider the following situation: X is […]
Featured Image: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin In the last entry in this series, we discussed the role of the rear court player. Now we will discuss the role of the front court player and how they contribute to the success of the overall strategy. Most players are not naturally strong in the forecourt. Unless you have been […]
Featured Image: Ian Patterson Anticipation in a badminton context is the ability to be able to predict where the opponent is going to play their shot. At the front of court, this skill is particularly impressive. Players such as Cai Yun, Hendra Setiawan and Zhao Yunlei make their interceptions look so easy. However, you’ll notice […]
